Ryan Gosling Auditioned for Gilmore Girls?!—& More Show Secrets

1. The fictional film Stars Hollow, which became one of television’s most beloved settings, was inspired by Amy Sherman PalladinoUnexpected visit to Washington, Connecticut. Charmed by the people she met, the traditions she witnessed, and the inn she stayed at, she left the small town with the concept for the series, including some dialogue from the pilot.

“If I can make people feel as much of what I felt walking through this fairy town,” Sherman-Palladino told the Deseret News, “I thought that would be wonderful.”

2. Alexis Blédel had only one uncredited acting role on her resume and was a student at New York University when she auditioned for Rory.

“I was very sick, I was a student at NYU and they kept calling me back to audition,” Bledel recalled during an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers. “I think I went six times. Oddly enough, I wasn’t a very experienced actor at all. I didn’t know the process. I got a little impatient. I had a bit of an attitude and our boss said really liked it. a lot. She was like, “That’s our girl!” I was like, “Are you going to take me back again?” and she was like, “I like it, it’s Perfect.'”