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A Spin-Off in the Cards for 'Gilmore Girls' Star Matt Czuchry?
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May 8 -- A guy on a show called 'Gilmore Girls' might seem like he'd be second banana, but the series has launched the careers of several young actors. Chad Michael Murray (Tristan) went on to headline in 'One Tree Hill,' Jared Padalecki (Dean) stars this season's new 'Supernatural,' while Milo Ventimiglia (Jess) anchored the WB's 'Bedford Diaries.'
So, the future looks bright for Matt Czuchry, who plays Rory Gilmore's boyfriend Logan Huntzberger. AOL Television editor Kelly Woo chatted with him about his prospects, the fate of 'Gilmore Girls' and his competitive side.
What was your reaction to the news that the creator of the show, Amy Sherman-Palladino, and her husband, executive producer Dan Palladino, won't be back next season?
Amy and Dan were and are mentors to me. They were my teachers, and I was the student. They've given me an education all the way from the beginning. On a personal level, it's difficult to know they won't be there.
How does the cast feel about moving to The CW Television Network?
There is a general excitement among everybody in the cast. Being part of the first year of a new network is a pretty rare opportunity. So, everybody's excited about that, and hoping that 'Gilmore Girls' will not only continue with that core group of fans that have been following the show for six years, but that the fan base will expand with the CW extending new markets and attracting new people from UPN.
It seems like 'Gilmore Girls' is a lock to get onto the CW's schedule.
We'll know officially in a couple weeks. Nothing is ever official until your first day of filming or until you get that piece of paper that says you have a job. The upfronts are coming up, and that's when the networks announce their new schedules and the new shows. Nothing is a lock until it's official and on paper and we all have jobs.
You signed on for next season, right?
I did. If the show does come back, my character will be coming back.
So that must be a good sign for Logan and Rory's relationship.
As far as the season finale is concerned, there is turmoil on both sides, on Rory's side and Lorelai's side. We've seen Rory and Logan grow up together through this relationship. After Logan gets in this traumatic accident at the end of his college career, it shakes him up quite a bit. So in the last episode, we'll see him in a way we've never seen him before: very vulnerable, needing help from Rory and needing a change in his life. At the end of this season, there's going to be a lot of questions regarding Logan and Rory and how Logan graduating college and taking on more responsibility with his family's business affects their relationship. You'll see that they're committed to each other, but there are plenty of obstacles in the way.
Rory always seems to be attracted to bad boys. Why do you think that is?
It's a side of her that she can express through a relationship. Often times we find in life that we're intrigued by those people who have qualities that aren't like our own.
But Logan isn't quite the bad boy anymore. He's reformed quite a bit.
That's been one of the main themes for Logan this year, knowing that he needs to grow up and resisting it. But then, at the end of the day, he'll be a man and step up to the responsibilities. You'll see that personified really heavily in the season finale.
Many of the guys who used to be on 'Gilmore Girls' have gone to star in their own shows. Is that something you see in your future?
Right now, hopefully, we'll get another season of the show. I definitely hope that happens. With the new network, it's one step at a time. So my main focus is hopefully coming back to the show. Decisions about things in the future will come at a later stage. Definitely, Milo and Jared and Chad Michael Murray -- all those guys have careers I've watched as they progressed, especially coming from 'Gilmore Girls.' Certainly, I do feel a certain connection there because I'm on the show. They have careers I've watched and would like to emulate.
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