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Porter and Adejuyigbe finished their coverage of the original seven seasons just before the revival was released, allowing then to comment on Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life when it was brand new and without any gaps in their weekly installments.Įarly on in the podcast, Porter and Adejuyigbe announced their intention to cover the Amy Sherman-Palladino TV show Bunheads upon completing all of the Gilmore Girls episodes. Commenting on how this changed the dynamic of the podcast, Porter joked, "We've transitioned to the living". Porter and Adejuyigbe appeared in several different media to discuss the ramifications of the announcement, including an article written for The Guardian by Adejuyigbe, and an interview segment on NPR.
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On October 19, 2015, they released an "Emergency Podcast" after news broke on TVLine that Netflix planned to revive the series for four 90-minute episodes. In August 2015, Gilmore Guys was picked up by the HeadGum podcast network and gained corporate sponsorship. The live shows contained humorous musical numbers and audience Q&A. The hosts continued performing live shows. They performed two live shows and worked the red carpet for the Gilmore Girls panel, interviewing cast members as they arrived. In June 2015, the two were invited to take part in the ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas. Gilmore Guys began as an independent venture, relying on self-production, self-promotion, and word of mouth, but soon gained a following. Porter worked as a freelance editor, and had gained some attention online for his " Sorkinisms" YouTube video, while Adejuyigbe worked as a digital producer and had established a strong following on Vine. Though they had previously met and corresponded (primarily through mutual friends, attendance at live screenings, and UCB shows), they were not close friends and episode 1 of their podcast was the first time they had recorded content together. Porter and Adejuyigbe both grew up in Texas and moved to Los Angeles. Wanna start a podcast where we go through every episode of Gilmore Girls called Gilmore Guys. Porter tweeted the below, to which Demi Adejuyigbe replied, expressing interest. On September 17, 2014-shortly before Gilmore Girls was made available on Netflix -Kevin T. In 2017, Time magazine included Gilmore Guys in their list of "The 50 Best Podcasts Right Now". Many members of the Gilmore Girls cast and crew joined the Guys for an interview (dubbed 'Gilmore Gabs'), including Lauren Graham, Milo Ventimiglia, Scott Patterson, Kelly Bishop, Sean Gunn, Liza Weil, Keiko Agena, David Sutcliffe, Vanessa Marano, and more. Maisel, under the moniker "Maisel Goys", for which Adejuyigbe stepped down and was replaced with Alice Wetterlund.Īlthough it began as a small show, the podcast gained a strong following. Upon completion of their Gilmore Girls coverage, they continued discussing other series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino: Bunheads starting in January 2017 with the name "Bunhead Bros", and then The Marvelous Mrs. The Gilmore Guys also performed live shows, taking the podcast on several tours around the United States. Tompkins, Ben Schwartz, and Michael Ausiello. The podcast episodes usually featured a weekly guest, including notable figures from the comedy and media world such as Jason Mantzoukas, Paul F. They started the podcast on October 1st 2014, the same day that Gilmore Girls became available on Netflix, and released their final regular episode in June 2017.

The show represented two points of view, as Porter was a longtime Gilmore Girls fan and Adejuyigbe was watching it for the first time.

Porter and writer/performer Demi Adejuyigbe as they watched every episode of the television series Gilmore Girls. Gilmore Guys is an audio podcast that follows comedian Kevin T.
