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82-1120: Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage and based on the series of novels of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar . It follows a group of students in Manhattan 's Upper East Side whose private and social lives are chronicled by the unidentified blogger "Gossip Girl". The series was broadcast on The CW from September 19, 2007, to December 17, 2012, spanning six seasons and 121 episodes. The series' main characters include socialite Serena van der Woodsen ( Blake Lively ), her popular frenemy Blair Waldorf ( Leighton Meester ), her mother Lily van der Woodsen ( Kelly Rutherford ), and her love interest Dan Humphrey ( Penn Badgley ), an aspiring writer and scholarship student. Other main characters include Serena's ex-boyfriend Nate Archibald ( Chace Crawford ), his best friend Chuck Bass ( Ed Westwick ), Dan's sister Jenny Humphrey ( Taylor Momsen ), Dan's childhood friend Vanessa Abrams ( Jessica Szohr ), his father Rufus Humphrey ( Matthew Settle ), and

164-414: A 'reality' program can. Gossip Girl presents a wealth-eye view of the city, but because it is a cartoon we can laugh along with the conspicuousness of the consumption." The Christian Parents Television Council has shown particular criticism of the series, especially with its " OMFG " ad campaign from April 2008. It also named the episode "Victor/Victrola" the worst television program of the week in which

246-515: A 1.0 for adults 18–49. Episode 4.04 hit season highs in all categories with a 2.8 rating in The CW's target of Women 18–34, a 1.7 in Adults 18–34 and 1.1 in Adults 18–49. The fourth season ended with 1.36 million viewers. The fifth season premiered with 1.37 million viewers. The fifth season ended with 1.44 million viewers. Despite this, throughout the fifth season, Gossip Girl continued to see

328-607: A 1.6 Adults 18–49, coming in last place in its 9:00 pm timeslot on Wednesday nights. However, the show was noted to have held the best audience retention of America's Next Top Model . Benefiting from the network rerunning the show during the 2008 WGA strike , the season ended with 3.00 million viewers. The second season premiered with 3.43 million viewers. The second season ended with 2.23 million viewers. The third season premiered with 2.55 million viewers. The third season ended with 1.96 million viewers. The fourth season premiered to 1.83 million viewers and

410-462: A better understanding of the film. According to the taxonomy, combining the type with the genre does not create a separate genre. For instance, the "Horror Drama" is simply a dramatic horror film (as opposed to a comedic horror film). "Horror Drama" is not a genre separate from the horror genre or the drama type. Crime dramas explore themes of truth, justice, and freedom, and contain the fundamental dichotomy of "criminal vs. lawman". Crime films make

492-400: A decrease in viewers. The sixth season premiered to 0.78   million viewers, making it not only the least viewed season premiere for the series, but also the least viewed episode in show's six-year run. The following episode saw a decrease to 0.76   million viewers, which once again marked a new series low in terms of viewers. The series finale was watched by 1.55   million viewers,

574-685: A more central component of the story, along with serious content.  Examples include Three Colours: White (1994), The Truman Show (1998), The Man Without a Past (2002), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), and Silver Linings Playbook (2012). Coined by film professor Ken Dancyger , these stories exaggerate characters and situations to the point of becoming fable, legend or fairy tale.  Examples: Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Maleficent (2014). Light dramas are light-hearted stories that are, nevertheless, serious in nature.  Examples: The Help (2011) and The Terminal (2004). Psychological dramas are dramas that focus on

656-400: A particular setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of moods . To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict —emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in

738-633: A person's life and raises their level of importance. The "small things in life" feel as important to the protagonist (and the audience) as the climactic battle in an action film, or the final shootout in a western.  Often, the protagonists deal with multiple, overlapping issues in the course of the film – just as we do in life.  Films of this type/genre combination include: The Wrestler (2008), Fruitvale Station (2013), and Locke (2013). Romantic dramas are films with central themes that reinforce our beliefs about love (e.g.: themes such as "love at first sight", "love conquers all", or "there

820-698: A regular on the ABC series Revenge , Paolo confirmed his departure from Gossip Girl in August 2011. As the show progressed, numerous recurring guest stars appeared in the show. Michelle Trachtenberg signed on to portray Georgina Sparks . The role had previously been offered to Mischa Barton who declined the role. Francie Swift and Sam Robards took the parental roles of Anne and Howard Archibald, respectively. Caroline Lagerfelt portrayed Celia "CeCe" Rhodes, Serena and Eric's grandmother and Lily's mother. Sebastian Stan made several appearances as Carter Baizen throughout

902-505: A scene at Cooper's Beach that was instead filmed in Rockaway Beach followed by an elaborate white party. For the sixth episode of the season, Columbia University was used to film the Yale campus , an episode that followed disappointment from Yale fans due to its erroneous portrayal of the admissions process and reliance on Ivy League university stereotypes. During the season's seventh episode,

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984-582: A score of 59, based on the reviews of 40 different publications. Toward the conclusion of the first season, Janet Malcolm of The New Yorker criticized the show for its deviations from the novels. She stated that the series was "related to the original only in the names and outlines of the characters", and that "Without von Ziegesar's fast, mocking commentary to propel them, the TV episodes are sluggish and crass—a move from Barneys to Kmart". Author Cecily von Ziegesar said that all of her major plot points were present in

1066-457: A specific approach to drama but, rather, consider drama as a lack of comedic techniques.  Examples: Ghost World (2001) and Wuthering Heights (2011). According to the Screenwriters' Taxonomy, all film descriptions should contain their type (comedy or drama) combined with one (or more) of the eleven super-genres. This combination does not create a separate genre, but rather, provides

1148-415: A whole generation." According to Zoe Fox of Mashable , the show popularized social media networks and mobile communication, becoming "a pioneer in its use of mobile". In 2008, New York Magazine named the series as "Best Show Ever". In 2009, Rolling Stone named the series as "TV's Hottest Show". On January 26, 2012, in honor of the series' 100th episode, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg visited

1230-508: A writer/consulting producer before becoming co-executive producer, was later added as an executive producer. On April 24, 2012, it was announced that he would leave the show at the end of the fifth season to be the new show runner of NBC 's now-cancelled musical series Smash . To fill in Safran's void, co-executive producer Sara Goodman was promoted to executive producer for the sixth season. Alexandra Patsavas who worked with Schwartz on The O.C.

1312-526: Is a final fight to the death; the idea of the protagonists facing death is a central expectation in a war drama film. In a war film even though the enemy may out-number, or out-power, the hero, we assume that the enemy can be defeated if only the hero can figure out how.   Examples include: Apocalypse Now (1979), Come and See (1985), Braveheart (1995), Life Is Beautiful (1997), Black Book (2006), The Hurt Locker (2008), 1944 (2015), Wildeye (2015), and 1917 (2019). Films in

1394-409: Is a real landmark, and I want to congratulate the show's cast and crew," he stated. The popularity of the series was also indirectly responsible for the creation of the reality series NYC Prep , which ran for one season on Bravo . Gossip Girl paved the way for numerous teen dramas that came after it. The show influenced the notorious text harassment throughout Pretty Little Liars , as well as

1476-644: Is always a social event taking place, whether small or large. Joshua Safran explained, "We structure it [the show] so that every week, the episode leads to an event. I feel like it is much like a procedural." All of the episodes' titles are based on the name of a film or a novel. For example, episode "The Wild Brunch" evokes western film The Wild Bunch and "Seventeen Candles" Sixteen Candles . Episode "All About My Brother" refers to Pedro Almodóvar 's All About My Mother while "Pret-a-Poor-J" came from Prêt-à-Porter . "There Might Be Blood" took its title from 2007 film There Will Be Blood . "The Serena Also Rises"

1558-414: Is as juicy and lunatic as ever." and that "The cast would all rather be making movies, while the showrunners are focusing on launching new projects via their nascent Fake Empire production company (including CW newcomer Hart of Dixie ). Barring an unexpected brand reboot or another stab at a spinoff, we're afraid the end is near. XOXO." AOL TV ranked Gossip Girl the 20th Best School Show of All Time and

1640-471: Is known for its product placement . The show had a contract with Verizon Wireless for its first five seasons; all the characters were seen with phones chosen by the brand until the deal ended by the sixth season. During their contract, Verizon Wireless offered exclusive Gossip Girl content and created a website where ringtones of the songs featured on the show could be downloaded. Barbra Robin, The CW's senior vice president of Integrated Marketing, stated: "It

1722-421: Is someone out there for everyone"); the story typically revolves around characters falling into (and out of, and back into) love. Annie Hall (1977), The Notebook (2004), Carol (2015), Her (2013) , and La La Land (2016) are examples of romance dramas. The science fiction drama film is often the story of a protagonist (and their allies) facing something "unknown" that has the potential to change

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1804-622: Is that in a documentary it uses real people to describe history or current events; in a docudrama it uses professionally trained actors to play the roles in the current event, that is "dramatized" a bit. Examples: Black Mass (2015) and Zodiac (2007). Unlike docudramas, docu-fictional films combine documentary and fiction, where actual footage or real events are intermingled with recreated scenes. Examples: Interior. Leather Bar (2013) and Your Name Here (2015). Many otherwise serious productions have humorous scenes and characters intended to provide comic relief . A comedy drama has humor as

1886-806: The Musée d'Orsay , the Eiffel Tower , the Gare du Nord , Avenue Montaigne . and Saint-Germain-des-Prés . Columbia University became the primary filming location for the first few episodes of the season following the Paris story arc. The fifth season premiered on September 26, 2011, with the first two episodes filmed in Los Angeles , California . Because of its location in New York, executive producer Stephanie Savage said: "We were quickly told it would be too expensive, too complicated" at

1968-435: The iTunes Store and Amazon Video where each episode can be purchased separately or in complete season sets. As of 2012, the series was broadcast in 197 countries. On January 1, 2021, Gossip Girl moved from Netflix to WarnerMedia 's streaming service HBO Max . WarnerMedia is the parent company of the series' production company, Warner Bros. Television. On July 25, 2012, Style Network announced that it had acquired

2050-407: The series finale . The Gossip Girl novel series by Cecily von Ziegesar was originally supposed to be adapted into a film starring Lindsay Lohan with head Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino . When the film project did not get off the ground, Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz took over, to create a television series. By October 2006, Schwartz was working on the pilot. He said: "I

2132-755: The western super-genre often take place in the American Southwest or Mexico, with a large number of scenes occurring outdoors so we can soak in scenic landscapes. Visceral expectations for the audience include fistfights, gunplay, and chase scenes. There is also the expectation of spectacular panoramic images of the countryside including sunsets, wide open landscapes, and endless deserts and sky.   Examples of western dramas include: True Grit (1969) and its 2010 remake , Mad Max (1979), Unforgiven (1992), No Country for Old Men (2007), Django Unchained (2012), Hell or High Water (2016), and Logan (2017). Some film categories that use

2214-454: The "rebellious teen" style of the show. With the approach of the fifth season, New York magazine reviewed the life expectancy of the show, noting its waning cultural relevancy despite the growing prominence of its actors, and the loss of its status as The CW's number-one show, having been beaten out in terms of ratings by other shows of the network like Supernatural and 90210 . "The series itself hasn't quite kept up, even if its plotting

2296-540: The 2007–2008 television season. An August 2007 survey by OTX, a global media research and consulting firm, placed the show on the list of top ten new shows that viewers were aware of. Though the pilot was the recipient of many positive reviews from publications such as Variety , The Washington Post , San Francisco Chronicle and the Boston Globe , other reviewers described it as a guilty pleasure rather than an hour's worth of must-watch television. Metacritic gave it

2378-411: The 4th TV's Biggest Guilty Pleasure. The show was declared the tenth highest-rated show for the first ten years of IMDb.com Pro (2002–2012). The reveal of Dan as being Gossip Girl in the series finale received mixed reception: Badgley stated he did not know about the identity of Gossip Girl before shooting the episode and said his character being Gossip Girl created several narrative inconsistencies for

2460-489: The Apes (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Children of Men (2006), Interstellar (2014), and Arrival (2016). In the sports super-genre, characters will be playing sports. Thematically, the story is often one of "Our Team" versus "Their Team"; their team will always try to win, and our team will show the world that they deserve recognition or redemption;

2542-639: The Brooklyn Inn was integrated into the show. Remaining true to its New York locations, the show filmed at the Russian Tea Room . The fourth season premiered on September 13, 2010, with the first two episodes filmed in Paris. New York Magazine revealed several locations shot at the French University, La Sorbonne in the Latin District (or Quartier Latin) of Paris on July 5. Other locations include

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2624-587: The Traveling Pants I & II , Work It , Everything, Everything , Good Girls Get High , and The Sun Is Also a Star . Morgenstein most recently produced the Netflix film Purple Hearts , based on the Alloy Entertainment novel of the same name. Purple Hearts stars Sofia Carson and Nicholas Galitzine , and is the 8th most popular film on Netflix of all time. It was the first film of 2022 on

2706-407: The audience jump through a series of mental "hoops"; it is not uncommon for the crime drama to use verbal gymnastics to keep the audience and the protagonist on their toes.   Examples of crime dramas include: The Godfather (1972), Chinatown (1974), Goodfellas (1990), The Usual Suspects (1995), The Big Short (2015), and Udta Punjab (2016). According to Eric R. Williams ,

2788-409: The beginning of the series. She said that it had been proposed to shoot in a Los Angeles studio that would recreate Central Park , but they eventually filmed the series in New York. Savage explained their choice to film there: "There's no New York City on TV, or there wasn't when we started making the pilot, except what you could see in the background behind the dead bodies on cop shows. We've never seen

2870-412: The broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis ) characters . In this broader sense, drama is a mode distinct from novels, short stories , and narrative poetry or songs . In the modern era, before the birth of cinema or television, "drama" within theatre was a type of play that was neither a comedy nor a tragedy . It is this narrower sense that

2952-533: The characters' inner life and psychological problems. Examples: Requiem for a Dream (2000), Oldboy (2003), Babel (2006), Whiplash (2014), and Anomalisa (2015) Satire can involve humor, but the result is typically sharp social commentary that is anything but funny. Satire often uses irony or exaggeration to expose faults in society or individuals that influence social ideology.  Examples: Thank You for Smoking (2005) and Idiocracy (2006). Straight drama applies to those that do not attempt

3034-460: The city from the point of view of teenagers. It felt like a world with high stakes for young people." Schwartz added: "What's funny about these teenagers is they grew up watching Sex and the City , even though it wasn't about them. And I think they've probably incorporated that into how they mythologize New York. I fought really hard to shoot the show in New York because we want New York to be a character in

3116-514: The class conflict plot in Elite . Popular among teenagers and young adults, the Gossip Girl cast has posed on the cover of numerous mainstream magazines, including Rolling Stone , People , Nylon , New York Magazine , TV Guide , New York Post , Vogue , Out Magazine , Details , and Entertainment Weekly . The series premiere was watched by 3.50 million viewers and achieved

3198-455: The costs of shooting on location in the Hamptons. An HP TouchPad was prominently displayed in an episode of the sixth season. According to OneNewsNow.com, other sponsors have included Procter & Gamble , L'Oreal , Target and Johnson & Johnson , which allowed the series to earn $ 28.2   million in advertising revenue in 2007. Gossip Girl aired on The CW on Mondays. In addition to

3280-473: The course of the film. Thematically, horror films often serve as morality tales, with the killer serving up violent penance for the victims' past sins.  Metaphorically, these become battles of Good vs. Evil or Purity vs. Sin.  Psycho (1960), Halloween (1978), The Shining (1980), The Conjuring (2013), It (2017), mother! (2017), and Hereditary (2018) are examples of horror drama films. Day-in-the-life films takes small events in

3362-513: The crew likened working on it to working for a lifestyle magazine . Bell stated: "[Schwartz and Savage] were spearheading: 'What if the Internet is just a place to judge people? What if that's what it turns into?' And they turned out to be Nostradamus." A hairstylist for the show compared media interest in Lively's hair to that for Jennifer Aniston 's " The Rachel ". In 2008, The New York Times reported

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3444-684: The episode originally was broadcast. Quotes from the Parents Television Council review, as well as negative quotes from the San Diego Union-Tribune , New York Post and the Boston Herald , were used on various advertisements for the second season. The Hartford Courant chronicled a variety of negative responses to the ads. The ads included quotes like "Every Parent's Nightmare", "Mind-Blowingly Inappropriate" and "A Nasty Piece of Work" in what appears to be an effort to continue

3526-481: The family as a whole reacts to a central challenge. There are four micro-genres for the family drama: Family Bond , Family Feud , Family Loss , and Family Rift . A sub-type of drama films that uses plots that appeal to the heightened emotions of the audience. Melodramatic plots often deal with "crises of human emotion, failed romance or friendship, strained familial situations, tragedy, illness, neuroses, or emotional and physical hardship". Film critics sometimes use

3608-409: The film and television industries, along with film studies , adopted. " Radio drama " has been used in both senses—originally transmitted in a live performance, it has also been used to describe the more high-brow and serious end of the dramatic output of radio . The Screenwriters Taxonomy contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character and story, and therefore

3690-574: The first season. Victor/Victrola filmed the fictional infamous Chuck Bass burlesque club, Victrola, at The Box Manhattan, a sister club to The Box Soho in London. The fictional Constance Billard-St.Judes School, based on novel writer Cecily Von Ziegesar's alma mater, Nightingale-Bamford used external shots of the Museum of the City of New York . The second season premiered at the Hamptons and began filming in mid-June. The season premiere opening montage showed

3772-452: The fourth season and was promoted to series regular for the show's fifth season. At the conclusion of the fourth season, Momsen, who went on an indefinite hiatus during the season while retaining regular billing, and Jessica Szohr both left the show. Throughout the series' run, Connor Paolo consistently declined to elevate his recurring role of Eric van der Woodsen to regular status, citing personal reasons for his decision. After becoming

3854-416: The future of humanity; this unknown may be represented by a villain with incomprehensible powers, a creature we do not understand, or a scientific scenario that threatens to change the world; the science fiction story forces the audience to consider the nature of human beings, the confines of time or space or the concepts of human existence in general. Examples include: Metropolis (1927), Planet of

3936-416: The hallmark of fantasy drama films is "a sense of wonderment, typically played out in a visually intense world inhabited by mythic creatures, magic or superhuman characters. Props and costumes within these films often belie a sense of mythology and folklore – whether ancient, futuristic, or other-worldly. The costumes, as well as the exotic world, reflect the personal, inner struggles that the hero faces in

4018-431: The highest viewed episode since season four. The series was the 5th most-binged TV series on Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) Services; derived from NPD's VideoWatch Digital, consumer tracker based on data from 313,866 SVOD TV transactions across 26,176 SVOD subscribers that were completed between January 2012 and January 2013. The first soundtrack of the TV series, OMFGG – Original Music Featured On Gossip Girl, No. 1

4100-413: The kids. I called Dawn Ostroff [...] and said, "Hey, I did so much narration on Veronica Mars , can I narrate this show?" [...] It was so clear to me how sassy and catty she needed to be. Jessica Szohr was signed on to portray the recurring role of Vanessa Abrams and received regular status during the fourteenth episode of the first season. Kaylee DeFer joined the series in the eighteenth episode of

4182-408: The labels "drama" and "comedy" are too broad to be considered a genre. Instead, the taxonomy contends that film dramas are a "Type" of film; listing at least ten different sub-types of film and television drama. Docudramas are dramatized adaptations of real-life events. While not always completely accurate, the general facts are more-or-less true. The difference between a docudrama and a documentary

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4264-487: The lead roles of Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen , respectively. Penn Badgley , who had previously worked with Stephanie Savage on The Mountain , Taylor Momsen , Chace Crawford , Kelly Rutherford , and Connor Paolo also auditioned successfully and landed roles in the series in March, as did Florencia Lozano who appeared only in the pilot, and was later replaced by Margaret Colin . Badgley at first turned down

4346-1089: The legal system. Films that focus on dramatic events in history. Focuses on doctors, nurses, hospital staff, and ambulance saving victims and the interactions of their daily lives. Focuses on teenage characters, especially where a secondary school setting plays a role. Leslie Morgenstein Morgenstein graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a degree in Writing and Photography. He also has an MBA in Finance from New York University Stern School of Business and completed his master's work in English and Creative Writing at City College of New York . Morgenstein produces or executive produces Alloy Entertainment's television series and feature films. He has produced more than twenty series, including current series You , Gossip Girl , and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin . In features, Morgenstein's credits include The Sisterhood of

4428-429: The off-network rights to Gossip Girl and started airing repeats of the show on August 15, 2012. The DVD sets of each season were released in various regions after their television broadcast. Notes : Gossip Girl initially received positive reviews. Due to the show's pedigree as an adaptation of The New York Times best-selling novel series, the show was considered to be one of the most anticipated new shows of

4510-459: The part of Dan since he originally auditioned for Chuck Bass. In an interview with Vulture he stated that he turned down the role of Dan at first because it was frustration. as did Lively—who planned to attend college—for the role of Serena. Actors for the roles of Chuck Bass and Rufus Humphrey were found in April when British actor Ed Westwick , and Matthew Settle were cast. Westwick first read for

4592-452: The picture. The narrator is Gossip Girl, voiced by actress Kristen Bell. She begins the recap with the sentence: "Gossip Girl here, your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite," and ends the recap with whispered voices saying "Where has she been?" and "Serena." Then, the voice of Gossip Girl says, "And who am I? That's one secret I'll never tell! You know you love me... XOXO, Gossip Girl." During each episode, there

4674-454: The pilot. Von Ziegesar was so pleased by Malcolm's article that she asked to meet the writer. As the show continued its first season, the response became considerably more positive, and by the second season critical response was favorable. Metacritic gave the new season an improved score of 71. "Summer's been good to this girl," claimed Entertainment Weekly , who awarded the series its highest grade of "A". The New York Daily News claimed

4756-455: The platform to break 100 million hours viewed in a single week. Via Alloy's publishing division, Morgenstein oversees the creation and production of approximately twenty titles a year. The company has had more than eighty New York Times Best Sellers including Everything, Everything , American Royals , The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants , and Frankly in Love . This article about

4838-443: The pseudonym "Gossip Girl". Gossip Girl chronicles the scandals and intimate details of the characters' lives during high school, college and in the years that follow. All of their ups and downs are available for the public to read about. Throughout this time, the characters strive to unveil Gossip Girl's true identity. The series featured uncredited narration by Kristen Bell , who appears in every episode. Bell portrays herself in

4920-400: The role of Nate but was then asked to try Chuck. As rumors swirled about the impending cancellation of Veronica Mars , it was revealed at The CW's 2007 upfronts on May 17, 2007, that Kristen Bell had narrated the pilot, thus making her the title character of another show on the network. Of the casting, Bell said: I read [the Gossip Girl pilot], and I knew I was sort of old to play any of

5002-569: The series was followed by a standalone sequel which aired for two seasons between 2021 and 2023 on HBO Max before being cancelled for negative reviews and underperforming. The show was criticized for its writing, pacing, and lack of the messy drama that made the original series compelling The series focuses on a group of privileged teenagers who attend a prestigious high school in the Upper East Side of New York City . Their private lives are constantly commented upon by an unknown blogger under

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5084-407: The series' run, followed by Bob Levy and Leslie Morgenstein of Alloy Entertainment , who were assigned in aiding the adaptation of the novels into the series. Following the success of Gossip Girl , Gilmore Girls co-producer, John Stephens was approached by Schwartz and Savage, having previously worked with him on The O.C. , and hired him as an executive producer. Joshua Safran , who started as

5166-446: The series. Von Ziegesar defended Dan being Gossip Girl in the series as "the only logical thing", but reiterated that Gossip Girl in her novel series is an unidentified omniscient narrator . CW executive Dawn Ostroff later compared Gossip Girl ' s role as the show that defined its network to House of Cards for Netflix . Its television audience was never very large, but the show was influential on culture; Savage recalled that

5248-560: The set and proclaimed the date Gossip Girl Day, citing the show's cultural influence and impact on the economy of the city. " Gossip Girl has made New York a central character. While Gossip Girl is drawing fans in with its plot twists, the show also attracts many of them to visit New York, contributing to our incredible 50.5   million visitors last year. In fact, the economic impact of Gossip Girl and other television shows and films that are made in New York really can be felt directly in all five boroughs. The 100th episode of Gossip Girl

5330-404: The show had found its footing by stating "It knows exactly what it wants and needs its new hybrid product to be. The hockey fights video of teen romance drama." Gossip Girl was designated the "Greatest Teen Drama of All Time" by New York magazine. The magazine wrote: "The show has resurrected the potential for scripted dramas to be effective social satire—to present a world more accurately than

5412-431: The show has had a profound impact on retail, saying Gossip Girl is probably "the first [show] to have been conceived, in part, as a fashion marketing vehicle". While it has had middling success in terms of ratings, it "may well be the biggest influence in the youth culture market", said a trend spotter. However, for Maheen Humayun of The Tempest , the show emphasized toxic cultural traits, like rape culture, that "messed up

5494-689: The show's first three seasons. Primarily filming in New York , Gossip Girl has been declared by New York Magazine as the "Most Restauranty Show Since Sex and the City ", citing the pilot episode filming locales such as the Japanese restaurant Geisha, the Campbell Apartment where Nate and Serena were filmed having sex, and the New York Palace Hotel bar Gilt . Other New York City landmarks and well-known establishments were filmed throughout

5576-587: The show." Many scenes were filmed in the Empire Hotel on the Upper West Side. Each episode begins with the home page of the Gossip Girl website and Serena's picture from the pilot episode. Afterward, a recap of events relevant to the upcoming narrative is shown, which ends again with the home page of the website, only this time with a picture from other character(s) with a text about a recent event connected with

5658-473: The show’s Web site. Gossip Girl was very influential on fashion for teenage and young adult women. The show was intended in part as a way for fashion companies to market their products. Some brands paid a fee, and the show's Web site provided referral links so viewers could purchase items they saw on television. In 2009, Anna Sui created a line inspired by Gossip Girl . Daman, who based his costumes on what Manhattan private-school students wore,, said that by

5740-633: The sixth season the show was "getting one-of-a-kind couture from Paris", because "they wanted their wares on Blake Lively". Teen drama In film and television , drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction ) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera , police crime drama , political drama , legal drama , historical drama , domestic drama , teen drama , and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate

5822-530: The story does not always have to involve a team. The story could also be about an individual athlete or the story could focus on an individual playing on a team. Examples of this genre/type include:  The Hustler (1961), Hoosiers (1986), Remember the Titans (2000), and Moneyball (2011). War films typically tells the story of a small group of isolated individuals who – one by one – get killed (literally or metaphorically) by an outside force until there

5904-514: The story." Examples of fantasy dramas include The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Where the Wild Things Are (2009), and Life of Pi (2012). Horror dramas often involve the central characters isolated from the rest of society. These characters are often teenagers or people in their early twenties (the genre's central audience) and are eventually killed off during

5986-440: The television broadcast of the show, episodes of Gossip Girl have also been released on the Internet. In October 2011, The CW signed a deal allowing all Gossip Girl episodes to be streamed on Netflix . The same month, the network signed a deal with Hulu . Both CWTV.com and Hulu streamed episodes for free, but only the five most recent installments were available for viewing. All seasons of Gossip Girl are also available through

6068-578: The term "pejoratively to connote an unrealistic, pathos-filled, camp tale of romance or domestic situations with stereotypical characters (often including a central female character) that would directly appeal to feminine audiences". Also called "women's movies", "weepies", tearjerkers, or "chick flicks". If they are targeted to a male audience, then they are called "guy cry" films. Often considered "soap-opera" drama. Focuses on religious characters, mystery play, beliefs, and respect. Character development based on themes involving criminals, law enforcement and

6150-443: The troublesome Ivy Dickens ( Kaylee DeFer ). A ratings hit in its early seasons, Gossip Girl received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences but became known for using negative critical reviews in its marketing . The series won numerous accolades, including 18 Teen Choice Awards . It gained a large cult following , influenced other teen dramas and spawned several international television adaptations. Eventually,

6232-488: The word "comedy" or "drama" are not recognized by the Screenwriters Taxonomy as either a film genre or a film type. For instance, "Melodrama" and "Screwball Comedy" are considered Pathways,  while "romantic comedy" and "family drama" are macro-genres. A macro-genre in the Screenwriters Taxonomy. These films tell a story in which many of the central characters are related. The story revolves around how

6314-511: Was in charge of the music. Eric Daman was at the head of the costume department; he previously had assisted Patricia Field on Sex and the City . Featuring nine regular speaking roles, the majority of the ensemble cast was assembled from February to April 2007. Leighton Meester and Blake Lively –who started auditioning in December 2006–were the first two actresses to be chosen in February for

6396-493: Was named after The Blair Witch Project . " Victor, Victrola" is named after the British-American musical comedy Victor/Victoria . "Bad News Blair" was named after the 1976 movie The Bad News Bears . "The Wrong Goodbye" was named after the book The Long Goodbye . Joshua Safran said, "we draw from classic works like Les Liaisons Dangereuses and The Great Gatsby as much as we do from pop culture." Gossip Girl

6478-468: Was really about showing features on a device. [...] Initially, it was just a wireless phone, but eventually that became a smartphone, a tablet, all these other types of technology that took them through their day and showed how they used it to get from one place to the next." In mid-2008, executives of VitaminWater approached The CW for a placement deal. During the second season, the drinks were mentioned several times in dialogues. The partnership helped pay

6560-411: Was released digitally on September 2, 2008, and in stores on October 28, 2008. Merchants, designers and trend consultants say that Gossip Girl ... is one of the biggest influences on how young women spend. Fans stride into boutiques bearing magazine tear sheets that feature members of the cast and ask for their exact outfits. Or they order scoop-neck tops and hobo bags by following e-commerce links from

6642-507: Was titled after novel The Sun Also Rises . The fifth-season episode "The Big Sleep No More" was named for the film The Big Sleep and the New York-based production Sleep No More . Episode "Easy J" was titled after Emma Stone's hit movie Easy A . Episode "The Age of Dissonance", which was titled after Edith Wharton 's novel The Age of Innocence , saw a high school production of the novel taking place, and "The Blair Bitch Project"

6724-427: Was very skeptical [of the series]. I don't want to [repeat] The O.C. . [von Ziegesar's] books are smart [and] the characters are worldly". The characteristics for each character in the pilot were based on the first Gossip Girl book. In January 2007, the show was given the green light by The CW . The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz and fellow writer Stephanie Savage served as the show's executive producers throughout

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