I was (am) obsessed with The Gilmore Girls. Amber and I loved this show when it was on and love it still. When it ended, I cried like a little girl. A little girl who has fallen down and broken a bone while watching someone kill her puppy on the day a family member has died. Yep, that was me on that sad, sad May 2007 day. So, understandably, when we saw a movie with a cast member from Gilmore in it the other day, Meghan asked me “are you okay with this?”. This question leads me to explain my view on celebrities and their parts.
While my love for Lorelai Gilmore is all consuming, I don’t see her as Lauren Graham. And while I like Lauren Graham a lot, I don’t see her as Lorelai Gilmore. To me, they are two separate people. Sure, they look a lot alike, but are not one and the same. Crazy, but true. It’s how I see her. I also see Sidney Bristow and Jennifer Garner as two different human beings.
This theory of separation, however, does not extend to minor General Hospital characters. While I’m able to see the main characters as actual people, I often forget that the minor characters are not who they play. The waitress at the local diner, Malili, to me is an actual waitress. The bodyguards of the mob boss are actual bodyguards. It’s an odd system and there really is no rhyme or reason.
The point of the blog is that Yes, Meghan, I am okay with seeing Lauren Graham in a movie. Thanks for asking.
