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We hardly knew ye.? Actually we knew ye well over the past seven years.? We got to grow up with some cooky characters in Stars Hollow and saw Rory develop from a high school freshman into a stunning woman.? Gotta say the finale was, although in many ways overtly sentimental, a nice little wrap up.? Some nice moments between Lorelai and her parents, Rory and Lane, and of course Rory and Lorelai.? Even Luke got in on the action.

The ending was very appropriate with the mother and daughter drinking coffee at Luke’s Diner.? Couldn’t really have asked for much more, except maybe a few more pop culture references just for fun.? Even better is, I have one less show to devote an hour of my week to from now on.

Planning on staying in tonight? Well you’re in for a treat. Fox has American Idol and Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?, NBC has Dateline: To Catch a Predator (each of them are good for some solid laughs), CBS has the testosterone of NCIS and The Unit. But we’ll be catching up with the Gilmore Girls and our fave sassy detective Vernonica Mars. This week, before going on hiatus (dang you CW), Vernonica and Keith catch Dean O’Dells’ killer. As for Lorelai and Rory, well, Rory apparantly gets an interview with the New York Times and other fast-paced-pop-culturey dialogue will ensue.

Also not to be missed is the ABC special Bob Woodruff: To Iraq and Back. Word on the street is the esteemed Woodruff uses his near-death experience in Iraq to examine the treatment soldiers recieve for head trauma wounds when they return from combat. I’m thinking it’s going to be a three or four hanky program tears wise. Either way it should be required viewing for every American.

I’ll be checking out Elvis Perkins and Patrick Watson over at Great Scott’s in Allston, so look for that tomorrow or late tonight. Anyone going? Anyone want to meet up for a brew?

The real debate is who do I love more? Alexis Bledel, Lauren Graham or Kristen Bell.