Gossip Girl (2007– )

Privileged teenagers attend an elite private school in New York City. Based on Alloy Entertainment's book series.

Creators:

Stephanie Savage, Josh Schwartz

Stars:

Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley

18 wins & 32 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Blake Lively	...	Serena van der Woodsen (121 episodes, 2007-2012)
Leighton Meester	...	Blair Waldorf (121 episodes, 2007-2012)
Penn Badgley	...	Dan Humphrey (121 episodes, 2007-2012)
Chace Crawford	...	Nate Archibald (121 episodes, 2007-2012)
Ed Westwick	...	Chuck Bass (121 episodes, 2007-2012)
Kelly Rutherford	...	Lily van der Woodsen (121 episodes, 2007-2012)
Matthew Settle	...	Rufus Humphrey (121 episodes, 2007-2012)
Taylor Momsen	...	Jenny Humphrey (88 episodes, 2007-2012)
Jessica Szohr	...	Vanessa Abrams (82 episodes, 2007-2011)
Zuzanna Szadkowski	...	Dorota Kishlovsky (78 episodes, 2007-2012)
Connor Paolo	...	Eric van der Woodsen (52 episodes, 2007-2012)

Storyline

Welcome to New York's Upper East side where the wealthy and connected mingle at benefits and try to deal with their always dramatic love lives, not to mention picking colleges. Blair Waldorf is the so-called toast of adolescence in her world; she and her friends, Kati Farkas and Isabel Coates, go to a prep school and fancy parties with their rich parents. Blair is envied by her adversaries because she is thought to have the perfect life, not just because of her gorgeous boyfriend, Nate Archibald, but because she's also planning on getting into her dream college, Yale. With everyone worried about college(or procrastinating on worrying, which everyone seems to be doing), and junior year dragging along, her seemingly perfect life is interrupted by her ex-best friend, the beautiful Serena van der Woodsen, coming back into town after getting kicked out of boarding school. Serena comes back into her life, and into the eyes of Blair's boy friend. When everything Blair knows starts to fall ...

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Plot Keywords:

school | private school | college | party | teenager | 

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Taglines:

Chuck: young, sweet and naive. Out for a good time no matter the price.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

CWTV ITV [uk]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gg

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

17th Street Productions, Alloy Entertainment, CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show's beginning date took place, chronologically, after it was aired. The show aired in Canada on September 18, 2007 and aired in the US on September 19, 2007. The show starts on Wednesday September 23, 2007 and ends on Saturday September 26, 2007, thus all dates in the Pilot fall after their air date.

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Quotes

Blair Waldorf: 3 words, 8 letters. Say it and I'm yours.

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Connections

Referenced in Bridesmaids (2011)

User Reviews

Great Wardrobe,Good Looks,Mediocre Acting

I would have to agree that this show is totally over-hyped mainly because it was based on a best selling series ala the Twilight saga-turned- movie franchise. As best as the writers try to entice audiences with the convoluting plots and supposedly thickening suspenseful drama from week to week, the show has failed to keep the book's original storyline and the characters are not much what the book had depicted them to be. It is because teen-aged girls and fashion savvy women make up the audience which makes the show very popular. Its varying fashion pieces from episode to episode makes it worth watching and also thanks to its beautiful actors that compensate for a show that's almost devoid of quality. In the acting department, most of them rely on the script and their looks, showing not more than bland expressions throughout the season and sometimes looking as though they're reciting than really acting out a range of emotions. I should be a little benign to the actress who plays Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) because I felt she was the only one who could brilliantly capture her character best and was able to deliver most of her lines memorably. So I beg the question, should you watch the show? Personally, yes if you are missing entertainment from your life and no, if you already have sufficient drama in yours.