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Gossip Girl (TV Series)

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Original title: Gossip Girl
Year: 2007
Running time: 45 min.
Country: United States
Director: Josh Schwartz (Creator), Stephanie Savage (Creator), Mark Piznarski, Norman Buckley, Patrick R. Norris, J. Miller Tobin, Tony Wharmby, Joe Lazarov, Janice Cooke, Michael Fields, Andrew McCarthy, Jean de Segonzac, Jeremiah Chechik, Lee Shallat Chemel, Allison Liddi, Ron Fortunato, John Stephens, Tate DonovanSee 10 More
Screenwriter: Stephanie Savage, Josh Schwartz, Cecily von Ziegesar, Joshua Safran, Amanda Lasher, Robert Hull, Sara Goodman, Jessica Queller, Lenn K. Rosenfeld, Leila Gerstein, K.J. Steinberg, Felicia D. Henderson, John Stephens, Jake Coburn, Alexandra McNally, Etan Frankel, Jeanne Leitenberg. Novels: Cecily von ZiegesarSee 14 More
Music: Transcenders
Cinematography: Ron Fortunato, John Thomas, David S. Tuttman, David M. Dunlap
Cast: Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Taylor Momsen, Ed Westwick, Kelly Rutherford, Connor Paolo, Matthew Settle, Nicole Fiscella, Nan Zhang, Willa Holland, Laura Elena Harring, Hilary Duff, Kristen Bell, Desmond Harrington, Sofia Black-D'EliaSee 7 More
Producer: Alloy Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television, CBS Paramount Network Television. Broadcast by: The CW Network
Genre: TV Series. Drama. Romance | Teen/coming-of-age
Synopsis: TV Series (2007-2012). 6 Seasons. 121 Episodes. The privileged prep school teens on Manhattan's Upper East Side first learn that Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) is back in town the way they learn all the important news in their lives -- from the blog of the allknowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl. No one knows Gossip Girl's identity, but everyone in this exclusive and complicated vicious circle relies on her website and text messages for the latest scoop. Even Serena's closest friend, Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester, "Entourage"), is surprised to find that Serena has suddenly ended her selfimposed exile to boarding school and returned to Manhattan.

Once the Upper East Side's most notorious party girl, Serena's reasons for returning are mysterious, although they may have something to do with her younger brother Eric (Connor Paolo). Whatever the reasons, the change in Serena is obvious, especially to Blair, whose friendship with Serena has always been competitive and difficult. When Serena was out of the picture, Blair enjoyed her time in the spotlight and she has no intention of going back to living in Serena's shadow. Their uneasy relationship is further complicated by Blair's boyfriend Nate (Chace Crawford, "The Covenant"), a young man uneasy with all the privileges that have been handed to him by his high-powered father Howie "The Captain" Archibald (Sam Robards, "The West Wing"). Now that Serena is back, Blair will have to fight to hold onto Nate's attention. It also remains to be seen whether Blair's loyal lieutenants -- Katy (newcomer Nan Zhang) and Isabel (newcomer Nicole Fiscella) -- will remain by her side or break ranks to follow Serena.

Awards: 2008: 6 Teen Choice Awards: including Best Series Drama and Series Revelación

2009: 4 Teen Choice Awards: including Best Series Drama

2010: 4 Teen Choice Awards: including Best Series Drama

2011: 3 Teen Choice Awards: including Best Series Drama

2012: Teen Choice Awards: 5 Nominations

2013: Teen Choice Awards: 3 Nominations

Critics' reviews

"This clever saga of haves vs. have-mores proves the East Coast can be as enjoyably sudsy as the West"

James Poniewozik: Time
"The cast is as good as its target demo, but I admire its fleet pace and sly craft"

Ken Tucker: Entertainment Weekly
"Some of the lines are witty, and while parents won't approve of all that goes on, the kids talk about much more than they actually do. Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Robert Bianco: USA Today
"It's a sleek, glossy (...) soap opera centered on wealthy, gorgeous high school students who connive and cavort to the sound of Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Peter Bjorn and John, Angels & Airwaves, and Timbaland"

Alessandra Stanley: The New York Times
"'Gossip Girl' hardly breaks any new ground"

Brian Lowry: Variety
"The main action is pretty much standard soap fare"

Tim Goodman: SFGATE
"But it's not just that the 'Gossip Girl' cast lacks chemistry. Among these characters and threaded through these predictable, thin stories, there's precious little of anything that approaches sweetness, kindness, altruism or heart"

Maureen Ryan: Chicago Tribune
"It's a nasty piece of work filled with underage sex, vulgar, hateful kids and references to young girls that are flat-out ugly and disrespectful. Rating: ★ (out fo four)"

Linda Stasi: New York Post

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