Gilmore Girls - Paris Gellar/Liza Weil Appreciation FSM #6 ~ She has a bright future ahead of her!

jennarose · 06-24-2007, 04:07 PM

Welcome to the Paris Gellar/Liza Weil Appreciation thread

! This is only the sixth one, but we're a dedicated and hearty bunch who love this sullen and intelligent girl for who she is, and the wonderfully talented actress who plays her. Come out of lurking and post, we can never have too many French Soda Monitors

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An explanation of the French Soda Monitor nickname:

Orangina is a French soda.

The French Soda Monitor reference comes from The Breakup, Part 2. Paris was at the party against her will, her mother made her go, so she was withdrawn. She guided Rory and Lane to the refreshments table, where she commented on Madeline's mother's obsession with French stuff.

Lane - All this soda is French.

Paris - Madeline's mother has a French fetish. She's obsessed with all things French. French wine, French food, French water, French cellulite products.

Then, Lane and Rory chatted with Paris for awhile, before Henry came in and swept Lane off of her feet. Paris was a little incensed at Lane getting someone to dance with, thus she uttered the line that would be come the inspiration for our title (and nickname for the group).

Paris - Unbelievable! She's here five minutes, she has a date. I've been going to this school nine years, and I'm the French soda monitor.

And that's how this thread was started.

I LOVE PARIS
by Nat King Cole
Every time I look down on this timeless town
whether blue or gray be her skies.
Whether loud be her cheers or soft be her tears,
more and more do I realize:
I love Paris in the springtime.
I love Paris in the fall.
I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles,
I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles.
I love Paris every moment,
every moment of the year.
I love Paris, why, oh why do I love Paris?
Because my love is near.

Paris thread regulars
Nate the Lizaphile (French Soda Monitor Extraordinaire)
Glenowyn (Del, Fillipino French Soda Distributor)
Hot Rod
Dana (enigmatic7777)
Oscar-Ixander (Staiz, Austraillian French Soda Distributor)
Crash Jess (French Soda Promotions and Artwork Director)
Steph (AwSchucks, Canadian French Soda Distributor)
PaperCups
Alexis
jennarose
GirlChic
LukeCoffeeMan
Jessica
Selkie_deRavin
Jamie Witter
Fred Pryce
UnaVitaSegreta
Only Hope

Previous Threads
#5 - Because she's hot. Why else?

Here's a plot description of Liza's 1998 film Whatever, it's recommended viewing for all Liza fans:

In the tradition of Nicholas Ray's Rebel Without a Cause, writer/director Susan Skoog's fiercely honest debut feature WHATEVER occupies the chaotic realm where adolescence is old ground, but maturity has no map. It's that territory where each moment seeks out a thrill, each risk is embraced with false bravado or casual abandon, and the prospect of becoming an adult is both thrilling and terrifying.

WHATEVER is a bold, retro exploration into rights of passage, set in the 1980's and sculpted by Skoog with the courage and unexpected resilience of its protagonist.

Aspiring painter Anna Stockard (Liza Weil) longs for escape. Escape from the anonymous New Jersey town she's grown in, but desperately wants to grow out of. Escape from the disheveled home she shares with her taunting little brother and a defeated and lonely mother. Escape from virginity and a woefully predictable life. She scavengers the mailbox daily for a scholarship offer from the prestigious Manhattan art school Cooper Union, convinced that rebellion and adventure is the apprentice to great art.

Who better to trot Anna on the wild side than her best friend, the troubled, reckless Brenda (Chad Morgan). She is the Pied Piper to parties awash in alcohol. To the frustrated painter Martin (Mark Riffon), a former infatuation of Anna's who has returned from a quietly futile foray into the world. And to Zak (Dan Montano) and Woods (John G. Connolly), sexy young men who share a fast car, a slow future and the wrong experience. Anna and Brenda find romance, risk and adventure - often coming out on the wrong end of trouble. Ultimately, Anna will learn some of the most difficult and important lessons of her life, and find the threshold of who she wants to be.

WHATEVER stars Liza Weil, in a terrific debut lead performance as the tough but vulnerable Anna; with an equally affecting performance by Chad Morgan as Brenda. Frederic Forrest inhabits Anna's patient mentor and art teacher, Mr. Chaminsky. Kathryn Rossetter lends a poignant performance as Anna's divorced mother, a woman who knows all too well the conflict between love and dreams. Dan Montano and John G. Connolly play Zak and Woods, the two leather-jacketed hoods who prove to be an irresistible attraction for the girls. And Gary Wolf plays Eddie, Anna's cynical boy-pal afflicted with a youthful delight in getting high, but gifted with an old soul's sense of loyalty.

WHATEVER is written, directed and co-produced by Susan Skoog, whose previous short film, A DRY HEAT, screened at the Cannes, Hamptons, Vancouver and Seattle Film Festivals, among others. Produced by Ellin Baumel, Michelle Yahn, Kevin Segalla and Skoog, WHATEVER is executive-produced by Jim and Ted Pedas, Bill Durkin and George P. Pelecanos of the renowned independent film company, Circle Films. Previous Circle productions include the oen Brothers' RAISING ARIZONA, MILLER'S CROSSING and BARTON FINK, as well as Robert M. Young's CAUGHT. Irwin Young of Duart Films is also an Executive Producer. Other creative principals collaborating on WHATEVER include Michael Barrow (HEAVY, CAUGHT, SUNDAY) and Michael Mayers (DENISE CALLS UP, SPANKING THE MONKEY, CAFE SOCIETY) as Directors of Photography and Editor Sandy Guthrie. The film's evocative soundtrack includes songs by the Pretenders, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, The Ramones, Blondie, Roxy Music, the Jam, Rush and Patti Smith.

Things we like about Paris:

Who else can make a hardhat and pigtails look so sexy and dignified?

She has a nice set of knees.

She's makes being feisty look so cute!

Mature men are just drawn to her natural sexiness!

Oh, I forgot to mention, she's very hot in a tight pink dress!

Fanarts from the first and second threads:
The first two are by JessyS:

This one is from Jessica from the Narcolepic thread:

By Babie Rachie:

A Paris/Jess art by Rea:

Wallpaper from CrashJess:

Liza/Paris Websites
Liza Weil List
Liza Weil Network
The Iconophile's Liza Weil Reliquary
Liza Weil at Wikipedia
Liza Weil fanlisting
Paris Geller fanlisting

Lovely casting pictures of our girl, courtesy of Nate.

Have fun talking about Paris and Liza!

jennarose · 06-24-2007, 04:10 PM

Someone suggest a title, please. I'm not creative like that.

I fixed up the opening post a little. We had too many images so I had to take some out. We might want to change things and add some more recent pictures, just let me know what to edit.

Let me know, either here or in PM, if you want to be added to the list.

Fred Pryce · 06-24-2007, 04:27 PM

Hey, can you add me in the list?

Yay, for the new thread !

UnaVitaSegreta · 06-24-2007, 09:55 PM

I'd love to be added to the list! Thanks!

Jenna, I think maybe we should take some more photos out of the main post. It seems a bit too crowded. Well, banners not "photos". There are too many banners and too many things to make the viewer read/look over. Notice I omitted the hard part - deciding which ones to cut. Lol.

jennarose · 06-25-2007, 06:46 AM

Yeah, I don't know which ones to take out either. I don't like opening posts that are crowded with pictures. Now that we have the DVDs, maybe I'll make some higher quality caps to switch out with the ones we have from before.

Only Hope · 06-25-2007, 04:07 PM

Can I join, Paris is cool.

UnaVitaSegreta · 06-25-2007, 04:17 PM

I like that idea, Jenna. Some higher quality photos would be good.

Maybe we could edit out a few of the formal headshots of LW? Or one of the text photos of Paris' face? And the birthday banner? It is so hard to choose! I am just trying to think of ones that seem repetitive.

Nate the Lizaphile · 06-25-2007, 04:41 PM

I wouldn't mind cutting out some of the pics for newer pictures, it has been two years since a new thread has been created

. I still have the original thread template somewhere, but I don't know where exactly. But it could use a bit of a spiffing up. Maybe a title could be along the lines of that she has a bright future ahead of her.

I do have something to tell you about though; Liza did a short called Order Up with her SoE co-star Illeana Douglas...and of course that Paul guy who married her and shares her bed every night

. She plays a "Hippie Patron", while Paul is just an "Angry Patron". I don't have any details beyond the IMDb link, but I'll let you know if I can find out more or a link to the short.

UnaVitaSegreta · 06-25-2007, 05:00 PM

^ Thanks for the news! I hear that LW's husband is going to be on the new GA spin-off. I hope LW finds a new series soon, too!

jennarose · 06-25-2007, 05:43 PM

I'll see if I can work on those caps later in the week then. Should we include French Soda Monitors in our title (like Sophies or JJs)? I almost put it in when I started the thread but I wasn't sure.

Thanks for the news on Order Up. Maybe it will show up on YouTube.

UnaVitaSegreta · 06-25-2007, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jennarose (View Post)

I'll see if I can work on those caps later in the week then. Should we include French Soda Monitors in our title (like Sophies or JJs)? I almost put it in when I started the thread but I wasn't sure.

It really is a cute name! If anything else, it would at least make people come into the thread just to find out what the name means!

I am glad to see that the LW love is back. I kept looking for an LW thread to appear. Sending her to Yale with Rory was one of ASP's best ideas!

jennarose · 06-25-2007, 06:29 PM

I am definitely glad they sent Paris to Yale with Rory. It wouldn't have been the same without her.

Nate the Lizaphile · 06-25-2007, 09:03 PM

More news, looks like Liza is starting to get busy now...

Variety.com - Dark reels in indie 'Fish'

Somehow I think the whole 'we don't have pictures of Liza and Paul together' problem will be ending soon

. Hopefully she isn't one of the dismembered women in the synopsis though.

UnaVitaSegreta · 06-26-2007, 11:07 AM

I am glad to hear that Liza is finding more projects post-GG. I think she actually has a brighter acting future ahead of her than AB. (No, I'm not an AB fan but I truly don't mean that in a malicious ways towards AB. I can just see more opportunities for LW in the future.)

emailtoanja · 06-26-2007, 11:32 AM

that sounds great and her husband will be in that movie too!
I'm really looking forward to the last GG season we just saw the 6th season in germany and now they show re-runs :-(
and Liza is starring in the neal cassidy movie it seems like it is a bigger role !
if you want to see some pics of her from that movie just go to that link:
Flickr: Photos from emailtoanja

( i know I posted that link on the appreciation thread number5 but I thought the pics are recent ones and would totally fit in the 6th thread as well!