No Gilmore Girls Spin-off

[Pavan]

The WB and Warner Bros. Television will not go forward with a mid-season spin-off of The Gilmore Girls as planned, after all parties involved determined the show would have been too costly to execute correctly.

'After thorough analysis, we have determined that the costs to produce six episodes of an ambitious series, filmed totally on location in Venice, Calif., were simply prohibitive,' said Jordan Levin, president of The WB and Peter Roth, president of Warner Bros. Television, in a joint statement.

'I should have listened to what my mother told me when I was a little girl: ‘If you set a show in Venice, no one’s gonna pay for it.’ This was a great project with a great cast,' said Amy Sherman-Palladino, creator and co-executive producer of Gilmore Girls with her husband, Daniel.

The spin-off was to star Milo Ventimiglia as Jess, Rory Gilmore’s boyfriend, who moves to Venice, Calif., to live with the father he has never known.

The show also was to star Rob Estes as Jess’s estranged father, Sherilynn Fenn as his girlfriend and Saige Thompson.
Gilmore Girls, entering its fourth season, will continue to air on The WB on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m.

[Swimfan85]

yup I heard, I am sorta glad so that he can return to GG

[InspectorExstead]

Originally posted by Swimfan85
yup I heard, I am sorta glad so that he can return to GG

That would be very interesting if he came back...

I'm having mixed feelings about this...I was looking forward to seeing it, but, not many spin-offs are popular. Thanks for the info.