This is a collection of 17 essays examining different facets of the US cable television series The Gilmore Girls which aired from 2000 to 2007. Contributors include academics and graduate students from the US, Europe, and Australia. Organized into four parts, the collection covers such topics as genre, authorship, branding, online community, race, class, food, addiction, and sexuality in meticulous detail as they relate to the series. Aimed at students of television studies as well as fans of the show, this work contains a complete list of episodes. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)