Sean Gunn Reveals the Key to ‘Gilmore Ladies’ Lasting Success

Generally essentially the most memorable characters are those nobody expects. When Gilmore Girls premiered on the WB in 2000, after all, the standouts had been Lauren Graham and newcomer Alexis Bledel as Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. Because the sequence progressed and located its footing and voice, different aspect characters started to face out as nicely. Within the Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino created sequence, one of those standouts was Kirk Gleason, performed by Sean Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy). Gunn starred in Gilmore Ladies initially right here and there, however because the sequence developed, so did Kirk because the quirky, make-you-scratch-your-head, “that is Kirk” each man we knew by the ultimate season.

Talking on a panel hosted by Collider’s Steve Weintraub at Indiana Comedian Con, Gunn defined how Kirk developed, and why the present continues to be so profitable. “The proof is within the pudding,” he informed the viewers. He says of Kirk:

“There’s one thing about that character that I really feel like was actually kind of the very first thing that folks acquired to know me from and that kind of launched my profession, and there is one thing in regards to the essence of that character that I am happy with and that I believe lives on in a means.”

Sean Gunn Says He Logged a Lot of Lengthy Days on ‘Gilmore Ladies’

Gilmore Ladies stays beloved, with such longevity that it sparked a 2016 revival, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, wherein Gunn reprised his position. Gunn speaks fondly of the present but additionally talks in regards to the lengthy days and the lengthy scripts behind the scenes. He says, “I might by no means even wish to, , like, tarnish the expertise by considering that it was destructive.” He explains, “that it [filming the show] was notably grueling, however… I really like the folks that I labored with, I do not get to see a number of them as usually as I would love, however I nonetheless do nonetheless be in contact with folks, and it is all the time good to reconnect, however, , I cherished doing the present.”

He says that they had been “taking pictures 10 pages a day” which become “16-hour days.” Gilmore Ladies star Lauren Graham has also spoken in the past about these lengthy scripts, due partially to simply how a lot quippy dialogue was packed right into a single episode.

Gunn additionally touched on the distinction in how tv is made now versus when Gilmore Ladies was in growth. When he first appeared within the sequence, he did so on principally an “as-needed” foundation. As he continued showing within the second season of the WB sequence, Gunn tells Collider that “they got here in and stated, hey… they wish to make you a sequence common.” May we ever see Kirk once more? “I am one of many few who’re like, I might do it once more most likely if they will, , if there was extra, however I would not maintain your breath on that,” stated Gunn.

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