Gilmore Girls - The Complete Second Season | 
| Directors: Amy Sherman, Chris Long, Danny Leiner, Dennis Erdman, Gail Mancuso
Actors: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa Mccarthy, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale
Studio: WB Television Network, The
Category: DVD
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Rating:  121 reviews
Sales Rank: 1630
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Region: 1
Discs: 6
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 6
Running Time: 976 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 1.3
MPN: D59053D
ISBN: 1419801538
UPC: 012569590533
EAN: 9781419801532
ASIN: B0002Y4TOM
Theatrical Release Date: October 5, 2001
Release Date: December 7, 2004
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Product Description
The acclaimed GILMORE GIRLS are back for a second season of warmth, charm, zingy repartee and heart-stopping moments of drama. Included here are all 22 irresistible episodes from the second season, based around young single mom Lorelai (Lauren Graham), her super-achieving daughter Rory (Alexis Bledel), her elitist parents Emily (Kelly Bishop) and Richard (Edward Herrmann), and a whole town of dreamers and eccentrics. New faces also come to Stars Hollow, including Luke's nephew Jess (Milo Ventimiglia), whose rebelliousness offends the town, but whose passion for books attracts Rory. Hearts break and mend, careers end and begin, folks stumble and pick themselves up in a series that's been a resounding success, both critically and commercially.
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Love was in the air at the beginning of the second season of Gilmore Girls, as both Gilmores found themselves in the midst of perfect, giddy relationships--or so they thought. Lorelai (Lauren Graham) had accepted the proposal of English teacher Max (Scott Cohen) and was excitedly planning her first wedding; Rory (Alexis Bledel) was back on happy footing with townie hunk Dean (Jared Padalecki) after a dust-up near the end of season one that prompted a mini-break for the teen twosome. However, series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino had anything but smooth sailing on the horizon for her heroines, giving Lorelai a severe case of cold feet and Rory a major distraction in the form of Jess (Milo Ventimiglia), the bad boy newly arrived in town. Soon, Rory found herself extremely attracted to Jess, while Lorelai rekindled the flame of passion that once burned long ago with Rory's father, Christopher (David Sutcliffe), who made his way back into her life despite a girlfriend in the wings. After the minor romantic speed bumps of the first season, the introduction of actual conflict into the second season of Gilmore Girls helped give the happy-goofy atmosphere of Stars Hollow a decided tension, as Rory tangled with her emotions over Jess and began the first tiny steps away from her good-girl persona. The episode "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," centered around the annual town auction of picnic baskets, was a wonderful portrait of Rory's conflicting adolescent feelings for both Dean and Jess. However, it was Lorelai's simmering chemistry with former flame Christopher, only hinted at in the first season, that gave the show its energy as well as its heartbreak, culminating in the stellar season finale "I Can't Get Started." But lest you think Gilmore Girls was centered only on romance, the second season also gave the expansive ensemble cast many hilarious moments, ranging from the hallway politics of Rory's private school to the town antics that shaped the Gilmores' daily lives. Through it all, the appealing Bledel and the radiant Graham exuded wit, charm, and a way with snappy patter not seen since the golden days of '30s screwball comedy. --Mark Englehart
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video review June 16, 2009
Jorene Huggins
I ordered this product some time ago and hadn't received it so I contacted the seller who replied that I should have gotten it by then. They were unable to track the original shipment. They responded very promptly and sent me another set of dvds. Even though it took a while to get my product, I was very happy with the customer service I got and with the dvds.
Wonderful Gilmore Girls as always June 11, 2009
Mme Yael Bolender (Los Angeles, CA)
I just love the Gilmore Girls so whatever you ask me, I would answer "wonderful, I love it". Actors are amazing, it is funny, very well written, actually incredibly clever for a TV show, a lot of references, so we learn in the same time. I can't stop watching this story, everything is inside. It makes us want to live in Stars Hollow ! If only the whole world could be so nice, so funny, so crazy, so exciting ! If only we could have more neighbors and friends like these ones ! It is more than a TV show, it is a classic, a must-have absolutely.
 A Sad Commentary on American Women May 23, 2009
Twain Unspoken of (Elysium, USA)
The first season of Gilmore Girls promised to be one of the best sitcoms since The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The dialog was witty and consistently good. The characters were quirky, but real. Each of the characters is a flawed, but decent human being (except for Rory who is the perfect young teenager, a serious flaw in reality). The story unfolds showing the strengths and weaknesses of each character in a series of warm, amusing episodes.
The quality of the series, however, descended dramatically in Season Two and essentially became a soap opera with dark overtones. Lorelai's mother changes from a manipulative but caring mother who is concerned for the welfare of her grandchild (from her cloistered perspective) to an extremely, self-centered woman whose primary concern is her control over her granddaughter and in the process sabotages her granddaughter's inheritance. Our hero, Lorelai, also develops an unusually cruel streak. She is so thrilled with her mother's discomfort with her mother-in-law (her mother's mother-in-law) that she brings a camera to photograph the event. A key episode is the one in which Lorelai breaks off her engagement at the last minute without the decency to explain why to her fiancee, but rather lets the town gossip break the news to all and sundry. Are men simply objects without feelings in women's soap operas, whose sole purpose is to adore the heroine and disappear when not needed? Escapism is one thing, but escapism that breeds gross insensitivity to others is not something to expect of the heroes with whom we identify.
In the first season, when Lorelei was a decent person despite her flaws, her father lectured her on the pain she had caused others by having a child out of wedlock. Lorelai, however, values her independence so much that she opts out of marriage with the father of her child although she loves him (in her self-centered sort of way) and sleeps with him in a later episode. It is interesting to note that of the many characters in the story there is no happily married couple with children. Is this because it might expose the fans of the Gilmore Girls to the happiness that Lorelai and Rory might have experienced growing up with a decent father figure (believe it or not, a key component of the majority of families). It is also interesting to note that in the first season, Rory's boyfriend breaks up with her because of her lack of spontaneous warmth to his declaration of love and she is then bereft and much saddened until they make up several episodes later. Episodes such as these have the element of truth in them. In contrast, in the second season, she puts off a date with her boyfriend because she is busy and promises to meet with him that evening. She later fluffs him off for a very self-centered reason. This time, however, reality gives way to escapism and the boyfriend crawls back with an apology. It doesn't happen that way in reality, at least with young men having some backbone. I gave the soap opera a rating of three stars, this being the average of five stars for the first season and one star for the second season.
The sad part of all of this is that Rory and Lorelai have a huge fan base. There are hundreds of thousands of young women who identify with our two self-centered heroes regardless of their insensitivity (if not downright cruelty) to others and their lack of responsibility regarding their actions. Witty banter does make up for irresponsible behavior. If Lorelai and Rory are role models for today's young American women, I suggest that young American men of substance look offshore for more deserving women.
worth the anticipation April 15, 2009
scrapping maniac (Hanover, PA USA)
Loved this season, loved this product, it was in perfect condition and I loved watching every episode
Great Show; Not So Great Discs March 5, 2009
Jenny S (Milwaukee, WI)
"The Gilmore Girls" is an excellent show, full of fast, witty dialogue and pop culture references you either get or don't get (I was rather proud of myself when I understood every reference they made in the third episode of this season.) That being said, I have no problem with the show itself in this season.
However, the discs have a tendency to pause for a second or two at least three times during each episode. I find this to be irritating, but not bad enough to return the product.
Overall, this is a great show that was put on not so great DVDs.
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