Gossip Girl 

Privileged teens living on the Upper East Side of New York can hide no secret from the ruthless blogger who is always watching.

Creators:

Stephanie Savage, Josh Schwartz

Stars:

Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley

20 wins & 36 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 83 episodes, 2007-2012
Zuzanna Szadkowski	...	Dorota Kishlovsky 79 episodes, 2007-2012
Connor Paolo	...	Eric van der Woodsen 53 episodes, 2007-2012

Storyline

Gossip Girl follows the lives of privileged teenagers on the upper east side. Serena Van Der Woodsen is a blonde and beautiful socialite. Everyone knows Serena. Blair Waldorf is Serena's best friend but it's always about Serena not Blair. Nate Archibald is Blair's boyfriend but ever since Serena came back from boarding school Nate has been acting strange. Chuck Bass is a rich and arrogant person. Daniel Humphrey, a lonely boy from Brooklyn, NY, who nobody knows. Follow the lives of this guilty pleasure show.

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Plot Keywords:

21th century | upper class | private school | popularity | queen bee | 

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Taglines:

You're nobody until you're talked about.

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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

Blake Lively and Leighton Meester reportedly did not get along once season four began.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Referenced in Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's (2013)

User Reviews

Strangely Addicting Amoral Guilty Pleasure

I binged this show on Netflix and found it quite addicting, even when it became increasingly farcical in the later seasons. While the characters and story lines could be silly at points I have to say the acting was better than on most teen shows. Leighton Meester, Ed Westwick, Taylor Momsen and Kelly Rutherford were particularly strong. I loved the fashion, the NY setting, and the music. I adored the copious film references as well. While the non-stop bed hopping and relationship merry go round got annoying, one of the main couples has the best chemistry I've seen on any television show in years. These two are reminiscent of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara, a touch like Bonnie & Clyde and very Beatrice & Benedick. This one relationship really carries the show emotionally and makes it worth watching until the end to see how it is resolved.

There are a large number of negative reviews on IMDb so I also feel compelled to offer some warnings: It's not a realistic TV show. It's hyper-realistic. A fantastical soap opera if you will. If you're the type of person that gets annoyed over characters traveling from Brooklyn to the UES in 15 minutes don't watch. You'll go mad.

It's not a show with warm fuzzy ethical teen show protagonists like Sandy or Seth Cohen. I was a big fan of The OC. This show has some similarities but is much darker and much more satirical. The characters on Gossip Girl that you expect to be the moral center (the "poor outsiders") end up being quite devious while the clearly wicked rich bad characters end up being the most emotionally compelling. Every lead character is gray. If you need a show with clearly delineated heroes and villains don't watch. You'll hate everyone by the end.

It's not a show with a moral code. It neither reflects traditional conservative values nor progressive liberal values. If you need a show that promotes "good values" of either kind, I'd stay away.

It deviates wildly from the books. If that matters to you, stay away.

But if you want a glossy glitzy glamorous guilty pleasure filled with beautiful people like Chace Crawford and Blake Lively, tons of drama, fashion, and some over the top but emotionally compelling characters and relationships? Give it a shot.