In 2002, before the blog scene became popular, Cecily von Ziegesar wrote about an anonymous blogger calling herself Gossip Girl, who wrote about the teen socialites of Manhattan. People would send gossip, tips and photos to her and she would post it for the world to see, much like the tabloids do.
Gossip Girl begins with the return of 16-year-old It Girl Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) from boarding school after mysteriously disappearing six months earlier. None of her friends know why she left or came back, but the audience learns that her 14-year-old brother Eric (Connor Paolo) tried to commit suicide, which brought her home.
Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) and Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford) have been dating since kindergarten. And Serena and Nate slept together right before she ran away to boarding school.
Gossip Girl centers on Serena and Blair’s friendship. Blair is Queen B of the Upper East Side; Serena is the It Girl. Blair’s the bitch; Serena’s the wild child who reformed.
The way relationships come and go, this show would be classified as a teen soap opera, and yet it is a guilty pleasure for many people, no matter the age.
Serena’s ex-boyfriend and soon-to-be stepbrother Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley) and his best friend Vanessa Abrams (Jessica Szohr) are both heading to NYU, too, much to Blair’s dislike, as Brooklyn natives and the Queen B loath each other. Nate, heir to the Vanderbilt fortune, is attending Columbia. Serena herself is supposed to attend Brown University (Rhode Island), but we know she won’t leave New York. The premiere Monday should explain how this happens, but fans are pretty sure it involves Carter Baizen (Sebastian Stan) and her missing father. Little Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen), Dan’s sister, is a junior at Constance Billard School for Girls. In the finale, Blair named Jenny her successor. So while the older kids are now in college, Jenny and Eric are left in high school alone. We will see how the show ties everything together.
Much like Gossip Girl developer Josh Schwartz’s previous show, The O.C., parents are a central part of the cast. Follow me through this: Dan and Jenny’s father Rufus Humphrey (Matthew Settle) is engaged to his long lost love Lily Bass (Kelly Rutherford), Serena and Eric’s mother and Chuck’s father’s widow. After Bart Bass’s (Robert John Burke) death last season, news came out that Lily was pregnant and gave the child up 20 years ago, when she was a groupie and Rufus was a rock star. The two went in search for their child and the adoptive parents told them he was dead. The audience knows this is untrue and from the finale, we learn that Scott Ronsson (Chris Riggi) has transferred from Boston University to NYU and he’s in search of his birth family.
With college beginning, new characters will be introduced, two of which are played by Hilary Duff and Joanna Garcia. And an old enemy returns. In the finale, we learned that Georgina Sparks (Michelle Trachtenberg) has requested to be roommates with her mortal enemy Blair.
How will Blair survive roommate hell, a school where her social status means nothing and a billion ex-womanizer boyfriend? Will Serena’s wild side finally come out, and is that good or bad? Will college change our favorite teens? Will Jenny be able to handle being queen? Will Lily and Rufus finally survive? What does Scott really want? Find out this Monday on The CW at 9 p.m. [source]
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Yeah, I know you couldn't help but have your attention drawn to the 'King and queen' of this show. Even these reviewers know it. 'When the show took a turn' Blair and Chuck 'fan favorite' Preach it!
Gossip Girl begins with the return of 16-year-old It Girl Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) from boarding school after mysteriously disappearing six months earlier. None of her friends know why she left or came back, but the audience learns that her 14-year-old brother Eric (Connor Paolo) tried to commit suicide, which brought her home.
Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) and Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford) have been dating since kindergarten. And Serena and Nate slept together right before she ran away to boarding school.
Gossip Girl centers on Serena and Blair’s friendship. Blair is Queen B of the Upper East Side; Serena is the It Girl. Blair’s the bitch; Serena’s the wild child who reformed.
The way relationships come and go, this show would be classified as a teen soap opera, and yet it is a guilty pleasure for many people, no matter the age.
Though the first few episodes centered on the triangle between the girls and their Prince Charming, the show has veered off-course as it enters its third season. The fan and media favorite are Blair and Chuck Bass (British actor Ed Westwick), the Queen and King of the Upper East Side. Money, power, sex and manipulation are how they roll, and after a season and a half of ups and downs, the two are finally together, ready to put high school behind them. Blair is now a freshman at New York University (much to her dislike since being rejected by Yale). Her 18-year-old boyfriend is now CEO of Bass Industries, a billion-dollar real estate company; his father died last season.
Serena’s ex-boyfriend and soon-to-be stepbrother Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley) and his best friend Vanessa Abrams (Jessica Szohr) are both heading to NYU, too, much to Blair’s dislike, as Brooklyn natives and the Queen B loath each other. Nate, heir to the Vanderbilt fortune, is attending Columbia. Serena herself is supposed to attend Brown University (Rhode Island), but we know she won’t leave New York. The premiere Monday should explain how this happens, but fans are pretty sure it involves Carter Baizen (Sebastian Stan) and her missing father. Little Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen), Dan’s sister, is a junior at Constance Billard School for Girls. In the finale, Blair named Jenny her successor. So while the older kids are now in college, Jenny and Eric are left in high school alone. We will see how the show ties everything together.
Much like Gossip Girl developer Josh Schwartz’s previous show, The O.C., parents are a central part of the cast. Follow me through this: Dan and Jenny’s father Rufus Humphrey (Matthew Settle) is engaged to his long lost love Lily Bass (Kelly Rutherford), Serena and Eric’s mother and Chuck’s father’s widow. After Bart Bass’s (Robert John Burke) death last season, news came out that Lily was pregnant and gave the child up 20 years ago, when she was a groupie and Rufus was a rock star. The two went in search for their child and the adoptive parents told them he was dead. The audience knows this is untrue and from the finale, we learn that Scott Ronsson (Chris Riggi) has transferred from Boston University to NYU and he’s in search of his birth family.
With college beginning, new characters will be introduced, two of which are played by Hilary Duff and Joanna Garcia. And an old enemy returns. In the finale, we learned that Georgina Sparks (Michelle Trachtenberg) has requested to be roommates with her mortal enemy Blair.
How will Blair survive roommate hell, a school where her social status means nothing and a billion ex-womanizer boyfriend? Will Serena’s wild side finally come out, and is that good or bad? Will college change our favorite teens? Will Jenny be able to handle being queen? Will Lily and Rufus finally survive? What does Scott really want? Find out this Monday on The CW at 9 p.m. [source]
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Yeah, I know you couldn't help but have your attention drawn to the 'King and queen' of this show. Even these reviewers know it. 'When the show took a turn' Blair and Chuck 'fan favorite' Preach it!
ILOVE THEN THEY MENTION CHAIR!!!!! I hope they give good reviews for the premiere.
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