There's A Reason Why 'GG' Wasn't On The MTV Awards

The MTV Movie Awards rightly chose to honor comedy superstar Melissa McCarthy as their Comedic Genius for 2016. But some of Melissa's biggest fans might be wondering: what the heck?! Why wasn't Gilmore Girls included in the MTV Movie Awards montage of McCarthy's best and funniest work? I mean, the show included a moment from Life As We Know It, but no Sookie St. James?! Well, don't get too upset, since there's a good reason for that omission: the Movie Awards were simply sticking to their name, and therefore focused on McCarthy's best work in film, instead of on television.

I mean, of course, if you were building a collection of McCarthy's best/funniest moments in any format, you'd have to include some moments from Gilmore Girls — and you'd certainly want to put some clips of her on Saturday Night Live, or even something from her Emmy-winning performance on Mike & Molly. But regardless of the show's absence in the montage, McCarthy's best moments as Sookie will always hold a special place in all Gilmore Girls fans' hearts. And now all the fans can look forward to seeing McCarthy in the Gilmore Girls Netflix revival, something that just a few months ago seemed impossible. So soon, there will be even more hilarious Sookie moments to enjoy.

But even when you eliminate all of McCarthy's am-a-zing TV work, there's still a lot to love in the montage MTV put together. Bridesmaids, Spy, and The Heat alone are enough to brand Melissa McCarthy a true Comedic Genius — her brilliance as Sookie St. James is just icing on the cake.