Gilmore Girls
Introducing Lorelai Planetarium
TV Flash files “Introducing Lorelai Planetarium” as hour 139 of 153 in the TV Flash guide — Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) on WB/CW, season 7, episode 8, aired 2006-11-21, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E08: listed hour 139 of 153 in the Gilmore Girls guide, hour 8 of 22 in season 7. It aired 2006-11-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “French Twist” (S07E07). Next is “Knit, People, Knit!” (S07E09).

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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
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Viewer FAQ
Where does Introducing Lorelai Planetarium sit in the Gilmore Girls guide?
S07E08 is listed hour 139 of 153 — hour 8 of 22 in season 7, season 7 episode 8.
When did Gilmore Girls S07E08 air?
Introducing Lorelai Planetarium aired 2006-11-21 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start Gilmore Girls?
The WB premiere, with Lorelai and Rory in Stars Hollow. The talk speed is the show; don't skip to a later romance arc.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Lorelai and Rory fill Stars Hollow with rapid-fire pop-culture talk and coffee logistics. Amy Sherman-Palladino made walk-and-talk caffeine a lifestyle brand: Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel at 100 mph, grandparents as class warfare. Dialogue-forward comfort TV with a Netflix encore that reopened the town.
The first look is steam off a coffee cup and two women talking fast enough to count as tailoring. Lorelai and Rory Gilmore fill Stars Hollow with pop-culture talk, caffeine logistics, and class warfare with grandparents Richard and Emily — walk-and-talk as a lifestyle brand. Amy Sherman-Palladino premiered the series October 5, 2000, on The WB (later The CW) for seven seasons through 2007. Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel carry a town of eccentrics: Melissa McCarthy's Sookie, Scott Patterson's Luke, Kelly Bishop's…
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- Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James
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- Scott Patterson as Luke Danes
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- Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore
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