India, Aug. 27 -- Gilmore Girls was peak early 2000s television: endless cups of coffee at Luke's, mile-a-minute conversations, and Rory's questionable taste in boyfriends. It was comforting and iconic. But if fans were still trying to shake off the disappointment of the subpar sequel A Year in the Life, they've just been hit with something stranger - a Gilmore Girls documentary nobody really asked for.

Titled Searching for Stars Hollow, the film is being made to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary. It promises to "examine the beloved show's role in American cultural history" with never-before-seen interviews from cast, crew, and creatives. On paper, it sounds ambitious. Behind the camera are Meghna Balakumar and Kevin Konrad Hanna as ...