Amy Sherman-Palladino
Amy Sherman-Palladino is an
American Jewish television writer and
producer. She was a staff writer on
Roseanne but is best known as the creator and executive producer of
Gilmore Girls, an hour-long
television dramedy that airs on
The WB. She is married to
Daniel Palladino, who has also worked on
Gilmore Girls and as a writer on
Family Guy.
On
April 20,
2006, it was announced that Amy Sherman-Palladino and her husband Daniel have decided not to renew their contract for a seventh season of Gilmore Girls. Instead, the
show runner (the one deciding the general theme of the show and responsible for guiding the show through the season) for Season 7 will be
Dave Rosenthal, a writer/producer on the show.
When asked why they were leaving, they issued the following statement: "Despite our best efforts to return and ensure the future of Gilmore Girls for years to come, we were unable to reach an agreement with the studio and are therefore leaving when our contracts expire at the end of this season. Our heartfelt thanks go out to our amazing cast, hard-working crew and loyal fans. We know that the story lines from this season will continue into the next, and that the integrity of the show will remain long after we leave Stars Hollow." They sat down for an interview with
TV Guide writer
Michael Ausiello, where they went further into their reasons for leaving the show.
On
August 1, 2006, the
Hollywood Reporter reported that the
Fox Network had ordered a pilot of a new comedy project from Sherman-Palladino. The untitled comedy, which has received a pilot commitment from the network, is about two sisters who come together after years apart, when one of the sisters agrees to carry the other's baby. Sherman-Palladino will write, executive produce and direct the pilot. [
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A.V. Club Interview*
NPR Interview*
Announcement that they're leaving Gilmore Girls after Season 6*
TV Guide Interview with Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino
