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Bunheads, the new show from Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, premiered on ABC Family two or three weeks ago and, um, have any of you been watching it? I have! And I think it’s pretty ok, kind of! It’s hard to get past the fact that — well, first of all the show is called Bunheads, which is itself very hard to get past, but also it’s hard to get past the fact that Sutton Foster is playing Loreli Gilmore, and the town of Paradise is an awful lot like the town of Stars Hollow, and the grandmother is playing a very similar character to the grandmother. Basically it’s very similar to Gilmore Girls, except it has dancing. But that’s not necessarily that big of a problem! Who cares. That’s the Amy Sherman-Palladino style and I like that style. What gets hard to take about the Sutton Foster/Loreli Gilmore issue is how outside characters far too frequently react to Sutton Foster in the exact same way they would sometimes react to Loreli Gilmore — that is, by implying that she’s slutty, and more upsettingly, commenting on her “quips” and how fast she is speaking. When that element was introduced on Gilmore Girls it seemed like a self-deprecating response to criticism it had been receiving about how the Gilmore girls were too witty and used too many pop cultural references and spoke too quickly for normal people, etc. But during the first episode of Bunheads it seemed like every person Sutton Foster met seemed to mention something about her quips/quick speech patterns. What’s the deal with that? R U still mad, Amy Sherman-Palladino? Are you worried that people wouldn’t make the connection that those two characters have the same personality, so you though you really had to hammer it in? Enough! Also another thing that bothered me in the first episode was how upset Sutton Foster was that the town didn’t have a movie theater, and also how she was surprised that the grandmother had lots of bad CDs and then told her to get iTunes? “You really need to get iTunes.” As if CDs are so out-of-date, and as if iTunes already comes with MP3s in it? And who cares that much about movie theaters? You like going to the movies that much, Sutton Foster? Didn’t you read this? It just seemed kind of out-of-touch in a way that was not necessary. Like, one time I had a math teacher who suggested — to make studying for math more fun — to “put on iTunes while you study.” “Ok.” Also: CAN YOU BELIEVE SPOLIER ALERT IS SPOILER NOW? IMMEDIATELY? I liked spoiler! That was kind of disappointing! But, overall, I think I like this show. I like the dynamic between the ballet girls. I like the Sutton Foster and grandmother relationship. I like seeing shots of a beach. Sooo. What do you guys think? Am I the only one watching this? You guys wanna take ballet lessons with me? From Sutton Foster? Lemme know.
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What you’re telling us is that this isn’t a show about Cinnabon addicts.
You mean it isn’t a Coneheads porn parody?
Haven’t seen the show, did spoiler alert die or something? Did she become a bunhead?
I don’t know, I thought the whole thing was justified fairly well in the beginning, when there’s that beautiful shot of Lauren Graham by the beach and she drinks the black goo and her body disincorporates into the ocean as the camera pans up to the big sign reading Welcome to Paradise.
Why is it called buttheads? Ohh…
#1 Bunhead:
I have been watching it and I’m really into it for some reason, probably because it’s summer and I can only handle that ninja warrior show so many times. The i tunes this was annoying like it’s two old ladies talking about newfangled technology. I also probably like the show because they drink so much…
I’m not allowed to watch Bunheads cause my mom, Shonda Rhimes, is mad that there isn’t even ONE young dancer of color. She says she doesn’t feel good about me watching it.
I am continually surprised by how unabashedly white ABC Family is.
I am enjoying it so far! It’s no Gilmore Girls… but it’s still kind of Gilmore Girls. And it has Mitchum Huntzberger playing a surfer dude bartender which is hilarious.
ohhhhhh. THANK YOU.
That made me laugh! Then I had to sit and realise I’ve watched Gilmore Girls so many times that all the minor characters are immediately obvious to me the second they show up.
Speaking of, how do I know the flaky woman that was on the porch who spoke in a dreamy voice? I think she lived in Stars Hollow at some point and maybe was involved in the knitting fundraiser? I can’t remember and IMDB didn’t have her listed in the episode yet. Not the real estate lady, she’s from Saved By The Bell: The College Years. The one just on the porch hanging out. Maybe she was talking about crystals? All the eccentric townsfolk were running together.
Nope, she is Aunt Vivian from Pushing Daisies!
ohhhhhhhhh! I LOVE HER. How the fuck did I miss that? I used to recap that show.
Also, Audrey from Little Shop of Horrors. Ellen Greene!
Wait, for real? Ellen Greene is in this?? I will for sure start watching. Does she get to sing??
She hasn’t had a song in an episode yet, but only 3 episodes have aired so far. Give it time.
Is there a character named Seymour? Can they possibly get one so she has an excuse to sing “Suddenly Seymour”?
the artist lady that said she used to be wiccan and that makes nude sculptures out of trash? she was one of the aunts on the pie show
RIP pie show
RIP pie show indeed.
She was also in Little Shop of Horrors.
Woops! Donna Darko! Feel free to feed me to Audrey II.
I’ve really been enjoying it! I’d forgotten how much I missed a Gilmore Girls style show – fun, heartfelt, playful – so I’m okay that it’s kind of Gilmore Girls with ballet. I adore Sutton Foster too, so that helps, even if she is Lorelei 2.0.
But you’re right about the “Golly gee you shore do talk fast, city girl!” thing. Like in the first episode when Emily Gilmore kind of freaks out at her at the party and is like “Do you EVER shut up?” I was like “Whooooaa! Emily! Settle down.” Michelle wasn’t even really talking THAT much. Not enough to prompt such a reaction!
I too was bummed about Cameron SPOILERing.
Also, what’s up with girlfriend who was in love with Cameron? Would you really say, to an absolute stranger, “I blame you” to her face?? Only people in small towns on TV do that.
About the latest episode, what do we all think of Mr. Secluded Handsome Millionaire? I’m a fan. Sutton Foster + Secluded Handsome Million OTP!
The teenage ballerinas I can take or leave. “Boo” is a little grating in her jittery sincerity.
Oh, and HOW CUTE WAS THAT DOG in last week’s episode? So cute is the answer.
where is my secluded millionaire is the real question
PREACH.
Well… any show that has me teary-eyed by its second episode – and wit a ballet scene above all (even Black Swan didn’t achieve that) – can’t be far from being a pretty great show in my book
I am actually watching this weeks episode right now! I like it. I have to admit that I’ve never seen one episode of Gilmore Girls. I didn’t have anything against that show, I was just watching a lot of other TV at the time and couldn’t squeeze in anything new.
Wallflower, this is the most valid argument I have read all day, and I have been reading Supreme Court Justice’s decisions all day. Finally, REASON!
I think Secluded Handsome Millionaire is dating skinny bitch dancer girl’s mom. Just putting that out there so when I’m right I can say I called it, and when I’m wrong you can all mock me.
That’s a good theory! I knew that his mysterious date would turn out to be some kind of plot point, and I like that idea. OH WAIT, I just had a brainwave: what if it’s her closeted dad?! Oh man.
that is a much better theory than my theory
i can’t tell if i like this show yet but i keep watching because the grandma is great. she doesn’t have the DAR or a maid to yell at and now she lives in a crazy house full of clocks and dolls and she’s still the best.
the spoiler was really spoiler . i maybe understand it storywise but it couldn’t have hurt to give cameron a full day of happiness?
i guess the new mr mystery millionaire is luke? but her telling him all her new money problems after she just met him was a little weird
Emily Bishop should be drunk on all shows. It’s just math.
and making you feel guilty about rusty tea kettles and lead painted cups
I was looking up an interview of Amy Sherman-Palladino and noticed she dresses like Blossom. In. Every. Photo. Taken.
Lady, quit it with the hats.
Nooooo! Does she really dress like that all the time? I feel like Lorelei would make so much fun of that hat.
Google it. Same kind of outfit, same kind of hat in every photograph. It’s really weird and kind of hilarious. It should be a novelty Tumblr. Or not. Probably not. Just do an image search. So. Many. Hats.
So weird! It’s like she’s always ready to go to the Kentucky Derby or Royal Ascot! Uhoh, badideajeans, now you’ve planted the idea so don’t be surprised if you see a novelty Tumblr pop up that specializes in photoshopping her into shots from the aforementioned races and screenshots from the Ascot Gavotte scene in My Fair Lady.
(Umm, does anyone have photoshop? Does anyone want to run this Tumblr with me?)
Let me know when it launches. I’d love to help but I keep neglecting my novelty Tumblr about 2012 and totally forgot to post stuff about the Diamond Jubilee and Summer Solstice. It’s shameful, really.
I know! Do you guys read Bad Machinery (you should, it’s really good)? He made a great Amy-Sherman-Palladino-related hat joke:
http://scarygoround.tumblr.com/post/23479907403/remember-my-tenure-as-artist-on-the-officially
Oh my god you’re right. And they’re mostly top hats. LOL WUUUT? “Hey do you like this, George? Look, look. Should I get this one? Add it to my collection? Because of how it identifies me as an individual? GEORGE. LOOK. Do you see the feathers? GEORGE! What do you think? Huuuuh?” <—–Amy Sherman-Palladino
I was surprised about spoiler spoilering. I was rather hoping that the show would take a difficult path of trying to make a marriage work, rather than have Loralei 2.0 go through a string of suitors and heartbreaks. Without Cam, the show really needs a Luke! Someone else said Millionaire Guy might be the Luke, but I’m not sure I buy that just yet.
Oh yeah and stupid name aside, I do love this show. Gilmore Girls 2.0 is all I wanted out of TV. Originality be damned in the face of my desires!
It could use Kirk. Not “a” Kirk but real Kirk.
I miss Kirk.
Especially A Film by Kirk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6lwb5v4q_Y
Because Kelly mentions it so often here on Videogum, I started watching Gilmore Girls, and I’ve really been liking it! But isn’t Lorelai kind of awful sometimes? In the most recent episode I watched, Luke was cooking her breakfast at her house and all she could do was complain that they weren’t going to eat at Luke’s diner. Like, he just made a whole breakfast! What is he supposed to do, throw it out?
My fiance loves the show, and I love Sutton Foster (I work for the company that just produced “Anything Goes” on Broadway) so I frown upon your nitpicking.
If there’s anyone who could get her mouth around all of ASP’s crazy words as winningly as Lauren Graham, it would have to be Sutton Foster. She is our generation’s Carol Burnett. Sometimes I cringe at the self-satisfied yammering, but Foster’s just too fun to watch. I can’t miss it. I’m starting to like the kids. It’s nice to see dance on TV outside of a contest setting. I thought the spoiler was pretty bold, but this new handsome billionaire guy seems like some stupid, lazy, 50 Shades of Gray bullshit. But, still, like I said, I’ll keep watching…
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Also i saw Sutton in thoroughly modern milly and she was like SUPERB