Lauren Graham on how her 'Gilmore Girls' character would've survived the pandemic
Everyone has dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic in their own way, and Lauren Graham knows exactly how her "Gilmore Girls" character would have survived time in lockdown.
"I think Lorelai would have taken up a lot of bizarre crafts," she told "Good Morning America" Wednesday during her first-ever "GMA" appearance. "I feel like she's making rugs and knitting a lot of scarves, that's what I think she's doing."
On "Gilmore Girls," Graham, 54, starred as Lorelai Gilmore, a fast-talking, coffee-addicted single mom to an equally whip-smart daughter, Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel). The beloved TV series originally ran from 2000 to 2007 on The WB/The CW and returned for a 2016 revival miniseries on Netflix.
As for what Lorelai and Rory would have done together, they would be "making up weird snack foods, because they're always big snackers," Graham said.
Graham said she's managed to stay productive by making "a lot of banana bread" then stopped when she "realized no one in my house really likes banana bread." Aside from that, she "got a lot of writing done" on her next book and "just tried to make the best of things."
This Friday, Graham is set to make her debut on "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers," a series based on the franchise that began with 1992's "The Mighty Ducks." The series will feature a new generation of stars and some returning favorites -- with Emilio Estevez leading the pack.
"Emilio in particular is someone I grew up hoping to be," Graham said of her co-star. "I mean he was part of this cool group of actors that I aspired to."
Estevez also starred in the original film's two sequels, 1994's "D2: The Mighty Ducks" and 1996's "D3: The Mighty Ducks." He was not a part of the spin-off animated series -- featuring anthropomorphic duck characters -- that ran from 1996 to 1997.
"I hope the fans appreciate what we've done with the show. It's just really kind and funny and hopeful," Graham said of "Game Changers," promising that the series won't "leave you quackless."
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