We have finally come across the Gilmore Girls Unaired Pilot! It’s not like we were spending time on the cast listings for the show and noticed something out of the ordinary, that would be crazy…
Oh wait, that’s exactly what happened. We noticed that Jared Padalecki wasn’t listed as Dean Forester on one of the episodes… which led us to start searching for the unaired pilot for Gilmore Girls… and we didn’t like what we saw.
If you are reading this, Nathan Wetherington, I’m sorry, but Dean was meant to be played by Jared Padalecki and that’s just a fact. Wetherington’s version just couldn’t possibly work for Rory. Can we admit that we all fell for Padalecki the minute we were introduced to him?
What Happened to The Gilmore Girls Unaired Pilot?
While it’s pretty common for shows to play around with the actors and the roles people play before the official show is released, we’re glad that there were changes made.
It’s not too weird of a thing. Early on with new shows, sometimes roles are recast. Maybe this is just one of those things. But as someone who has watched Gilmore Girls more times than she should admit, I’d know if suddenly Dean wasn’t Dean anymore. And Dean is Dean throughout the entire series, so where is this episode where Dean ISN’T Dean?
It’s the original shot and filmed pilot of the series. That’s where.
Once upon a time, Gilmore Girls was filmed — and actually picked up to series — with a completely different pilot episode. This isn’t the pilot that later aired, though. That one was completely re-shot and re-edited, and included some minor (and major) changes, like replacing Dean. What else is completely different about this long-lost pilot episode?