by Myles McNutt
about Myles McNutt
Myles McNutt is Assistant Professor of Communication and Theatre Arts at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, where he researches and teaches on the media industries. In addition to published work in Television and New Media, Media Industries Journal, and The Velvet Light Trap, he also serves as a contributor for The A.V. Club—where he reviewed Gilmore Girls: A Day in the Life in 2016—and writes media analysis on his personal blog, Cultural Learnings.
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Abstract: While the 2016 return of Amy Sherman-Palladino’s series is part of a long lineage of development patterns (sequels, prequels, and reboots) built on existing properties, its choice to “revive” the show’s unfinished story signals a new era of reiteration. Myles McNutt explores how the creative choices in the Gilmore Girls revival speak to how contemporary shifts in television distribution are changing how TV stories are told and how audiences engage with those stories.