Number of seasons: 7 Number of seasons it should have had: 6, if youre generous The sweet-natured comedy-drama about a mother and daughter living in a twee Connecticut town lost its way sometime in the college years. The series began its descent when the once-saintly and mature Rory broke up her exs marriage with an affair, then stole a yacht and dropped out of college to sponge off her grandparents, all of which were treated with the same weight as a toddlers temper tantrums. At the same time, the interminable will they wont they relationship between her mother Lorelai and Luke Danes met increasingly ridiculous obstacles, including the sudden introduction of Lukes twelve year old daughter. The final nail in the coffin came in late season six, when the original creators had a less than amicable parting with the WB. Luke and Lorelais relationship was clumsily ended to fuel the repetitive plotlines of season seven, by which point most of the audience had checked out. It was a sad, undignified end to a once surprisingly original series, which could perhaps have been redeemed had it been granted an earlier departure date.
