i have be hook on gg since midway through 2001 2002 ( 2nd season ) and when i tune in to see smallville 10 minute early . thanks to beginning and i now have all but 2 episode on tape and right up through last night ( ep . 4 . 9 ) . i be a middle age straight male and and this be the only weekly tv show i watch . i love this series because represent a ) lauren graham be a damn fine look woman and and funny and smart to boot while b ) the dialogue be extremely well write while c ) it be flat out hilarious and put overrated garbage like everybody love raymond to shame . many current tv comedy have be heavily influence by the highly successful and much despise slime pit know a married with child and where the viewer be encourage to deride and feel superior to the character . in gg and the character have fault and but we can see our own foible in them and and laugh with them and not at them . this be stimulate tv and where the writer challenge u to keep up with rapid fire exchange and out of left field pop culture or literature or current event reference . i get immense pleasure out of watch these episode over and over again and catch all the one liner and reference to previous episode . star hollow be it own little world and one that i will happily continue to visit as long a the series run .