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Is a second Gilmore Girls revival still a possibility at Netflix?

While there had been "preliminary" conversations for a follow-up in the months after the 2016 series, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, debuted on the streaming service, it appears the status of the project has been downgraded to a mere possibility -- for now.

"We haven't discussed it at all," Cindy Holland, VP of Original Content at Netflix, said Sunday at the summer Television Critics Association press tour. "But [creator Amy Sherman-Palladino] knows that we are very big fans of Gilmore Girls."

Speculation that the Gilmore Girls revivalcould continue on past the four-part series that debuted nearly two years ago surfaced in December 2016 when Netflix sent out a cryptic tweet that led fans to perceive that another season may be on the horizon. In February 2017, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos didn't debunk rumors.

He revealed at the time that the streaming service was in "very preliminary" talks withSherman-Palladino and executive producer Dan Palladino for a continuation of the revival series.

"We hope [there are more installments]. We obviously loved the success of the show, fans loved how well it was done, it delivered what they hoped," Sarandos told the U.K.'s Press Association then. "The worst thing is to wait a couple of years for your favorite show to come back and for it to disappoint you, but they sure delivered and people were really excited about more, and we have been talking to them about the possibility of that."

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life memorably ended with Rory revealing to her mother, Lorelai, that she was pregnant. The father of the baby is unknown given that she had an open relationship with her ex-boyfriend, Logan; had an underwhelming boyfriend named Paul and also had a one-night stand with a man dressed in a Wookiee costume.

Sherman-Palladino told TVLine in December 2016 that fans shouldn't hold their breath for more new Gilmore Girls anytime soon. "The old adage is you always want to leave them wanting more," she said. "You don't really want someone to walk away from something you worked so hard on going, 'Alright. I can move on.'"

However, she didn't quite close the book on more episodes. "We pitched this as close-ended," Sherman-Palladino also told The Hollywood Reporter. "Netflix and Warner Bros., we all went into this sort of saying that this was it. So there really haven't been any more discussions about: Is there going to be anything else? I don't know."

Sherman-Palladino andPalladino are currently busy working on the sophomore season of Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which earned 14 Emmy nominations (including Outstanding Comedy Series) earlier this month. Several of its key stars are also contracted on returning series: Milo Ventimiglia currently stars in NBC's family drama, This Is Us, Alexis Bledel appears in Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale and Matt Czuchry leads Fox's sophomore medical drama, The Resident.
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Is a second Gilmore Girls revival still a possibility at Netflix? While there had been "preliminary" conversations for a follow-up in the months after the 2016 series, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, debuted on the streaming service, it appears the status of the project has been downgraded to a mere possibility -- for now.

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It's morning. The alarm goes off. You open your eyes and you're met with another pair of them as well as a wet nose. You can tell from the way his head is swaying that he's wagging his tail. You smile and he takes that as a note of permission to start licking your face. You giggle, give him a cuddle and jump out of bed.

You know getting up in the morning is a lot easier and more fun when you've got a dog who's so excited to see you open your eyes. He's even more excited as you get dressed to go out and grab the leash by the door. By now he's jumping up and down and making weird, excited maneuvers chasing his own tail. It's as if going for a morning walk is the most exciting thing that's ever happened to him. You can't help but smile.

This is the thing with dogs. They make your life better. They make you smile more. They force you to move. They encourage you to be more mindful of the present. They make you feel loved. Perhaps that's why it's no surprise that science has shown dogs improve your physical, mental and emotional health. Here's exactly how:
1. Dogs improve your mood.
Study after study has shown that owning a pet can help you to maintain a more positive, optimistic perspective on life and what you're faced with. Better yet, they can even lessen the symptoms of depression and anxiety. There are many reasons why this might be the case but author and animal expert Karen Winegar sums it up beautifully: "The human-animal bond bypasses the intellect and goes straight to the heart and emotions and nurtures us in ways that nothing else can."
2. Dogs make you feel loved.
Spending time with dogs, and even more so petting them and cuddling them, increases your levels of oxytocin. Oxytocin, known as the " love hormone," is a neurotransmitter that calms your nervous system down, relaxing you, whilst also increasing your trust.
3. Dogs lower your stress.
Petting dogs not only ups your oxytocin but also lowers your cortisol, the stress hormone. In line with this, studies at the University of New York found that people experienced lower levels of stress when conducting a stressful assignment when they had a pet with them. Studies in workplaces have also shown that taking dogs to work lowers your stress, improves your recovery after challenges and even increases positive social interactions.
4. Dogs help you to be social.
If you're shy, an introvert or simply not that confident in social situations, your dog can help you with this. As your dog greets another dog, it's natural to exchange a few words with the dog's owner. It's easier to chat because you already have one common ground (i.e. dogs) and having these simple interactions can help up your confidence.
5. Dogs keep you healthy and fit.
If you own a dog and you love them, you take them out for walks. You play with them. You keep them entertained. That means you're active throughout your day which naturally boosts your physical health whilst also, as an added bonus, improves your mood. In line with this, clinical studies have shown that dog owners tend to have lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, both reducing the risk of heart-related illnesses.

These are only a few of the many ways that dogs improve the quality of your life. If you've got a dog, make sure you give them an extra cuddle today and tell them how grateful you are for them. Don't worry about whether they will understand or not. They will feel it - and so will you.
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