But the cws gossip girlcelebrating its 10year anniversary todaymay be. Lily is raising her daughter in luxury and ends up meeting a few suitors along the way. The gossip file anna staniszewski ava is a girl who says she is confident and cool, but she actually lies about everything. So, i just finished rewatching gossip girl on netflix and the one thing that always really bothers me is the way dan and blairs relationship played out. Gossip girl was supposed to have an entirely different ending stylist. While some of the major plot points remain intact, the creators of this show took some serious liberties with the source. In the vein of six feet under and life unexpected, gossip girl flashforwarded a few years for another headline event. Gossip girl portrayed by penn badgley first appearance book series. The original novel became the inspiration for the gossip girl teen drama. Narrated by an anonymous blogger only known as gossip girl, the hit book seriesturnedtv show centred around elite adolescents on the. And hurtling towards it is an amtrak train over this we hear the voice of god.
Here are 10 surprising facts even true gossip girl fans dont know. All of ziegesar novels are about the lifestyles of teenager or students in college. Im going to guess that serena ends up with a character. Tonight, fans of the cw hit soap heard those words for the last time ever, as gossip girl ended its sixyear run with new york, i love you. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged teenagers at the constance billard school for girls, an elite private school in new york citys upper east side. Cabbage patch by blair waldorf lonely boy by gossip girl brooklyn by chuck bass aliases d or lonely boy gender male occupation book series.
The juicy buzz oozing from gossip girl s blog continues as dan begins dating a film star and serena looks to get even after a falling out with chuck. Lets not forget how everyone just forgave dangossip girl for years of stalking, lying, manipulating etc. The most important one is probably rufus humphrey, dans father. The series, created by josh schwartz and stephanie savage, ran on the cw network for six seasons from september 19, 2007, to december 17, 2012 narrated by the unknown, omniscient blogger gossip girl voiced by kristen bell, the series revolves around the lives of. Blair agrees to help be a peer group leader for a group of freshman in order to make her application stronger for yale. In the book series, he is considered as the main male character, always being fought over by the two most prominent females, serena and blair. I think at the end of the day, we tested blake, katie cassidy, who is now on arrow, and this girl who was serena on the gossip girl books. The cw many viewers didnt like that brooklyn lonely boy dan humphrey ended up being the tormenting blogger gossip girl.
Georgina michelle tratchenberg and uncle jack are together. All three books in the series seem to be devoted to nothing but boys and girls and the schools they go to. Blair gives this to vanessa in enough about eve, and it actually ends up being a trap set by vanessa. While some of the major plot points remain intact, the creators of this. His smooth swagger, enormous wealth and way with words meant he pretty.
Ranking the romances of gossip girl from best to worst. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. There also exists a manhwa series by hyekyung baek. The television adaptation of the novel series, also titled gossip girl, was picked up by the cw. Nathaniel nate fitzwilliam archibald, is a character in the best selling gossip girl book series. In the show, chuck bass ended up as the most iconic character. Every single episode of gossip girl, ranked glamour.
I couldnt get into the show for the same reason i stopped reading the series. The chuck in the books is a sociopath so im not surprised the chuck on the show was crazy af. Gossip girl was an incredibly successful cw show that ran for six seasons, receiving numerous awards and nominations along the way. Romantic dan blair was written as just another obstacle to avoid putting chuck blair together. He is portrayed by chace crawford in the television series of the same name. Serena does not understand why she is being ignored by all of her friends, but the reader knows that blair had something to do with that.
The series gossip girl came to a close last nightand, perhaps improbably, in a flash forward scene taking place five years in the future, the rufus humphrey character seemingly ended up with lisa loeb, a pop singer whose biggest hit came in the 90s. I know gossip girl and you are two different booksshows. Blair forgave serena and nate for screwing each other for an entire summer way too easily. December 18, 2012 by julia wayne 0 shares advertisement gossip girl season 6, episode 10 new york, i love you xoxo is over, guys. Dan was almost accidentally revealed as gossip girl in the very first episode. The gossip girl series was adapted to the teen drama tv series of the same name on the cw. Although gossip girl started more than 10 years ago, it is still remembered for its characters iconic outfits, its endless drama, and its exaggerated look into the lives of new yorks elite. Gossip girl livens things up at graduation by sending out a shocking email blast during the ceremony. This village girl 10 books to read if you want to change your life 10 books to read if you want to change your life these books made it easier for me to let go of things i cant control and be excited for the best ones that are yet to come. Mar 30, 2020 owing to gossip girl being a teenoriented show, this couldnt be some sort of savage murder, so the impact of the reveal was somewhat reduced when it turned out to be a cocaine overdose serena wasnt actually directly responsible for at all.
Another follow up novel, in which the characters return home from college for the holidays, was released in hardback format in november 2009. The books of course vary in certain ways from the shows, however i would highly recommend them for the teen girl in your life or any fan of the show. Gossip girl series finale recap hollywood reporter. Jan 23, 2018 these are the main differences between the gossip girl books and tv show.
Owing to gossip girl being a teenoriented show, this couldnt be some sort of savage murder, so the impact of the reveal was. Dan gets a job shelving books at the strand bookstore and ends up dating his coworker greg for a hot minute. She ends up with jenny in her group, who technically stole nate from her, but there are no hard feelings because nate just dumped jenny on nyes and blair feels like thats pu. I think at the end of the day, we tested blake, katie cassidy, who is now on arrow, and this girl who was serena on the. Dec 18, 2012 the 3 minutes in the finale that explain who gossip girl is.
Tonight, fans of the cw hit soap heard those words for the last time ever, as gossip girl ended its sixyear run with new york, i love you xoxo, an epic final filled with. Shows like gossip girl and pretty little liars really gave them a script on how to be used and abused while pretending youre making self serving choices. It makes the situation even worse when you realize he ended up with a woman he had a blog devoted too. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged socialite teenagers at the constance billard school for girls, an elite private school in new york citys upper east side. And yes, another lonely outsider seems to have picked up the gossip girl mantle. They benefited from not being one of the main couples because they could just be together and happy. If only more gossip girl couples were like eleanor and cyrus, the series wouldnt have been overrun with drama. Blair doesnt get into her top choice, but serena does. Gossip girl is the anonymous, unseen narrator of the gossip girl television series and the. Chuck keeps on getting away with being a skeevy asshole because hes popular and rich.
Blair cornelia bass nee waldorf, previously grimaldi is a main character in the gossip girl series of novels and its television adaption, in which she is portrayed by leighton meester. The emphasis is on two girls, with supporting characters, and the boys they all seem to get involved with. Jul 19, 20 the books of course vary in certain ways from the shows, however i would highly recommend them for the teen girl in your life or any fan of the show. Gossip girl herself says that the two are just meant to be together. Books mentioned in gossip girl show list info in this list, you can check all the books mentioned in the american tv show gossip girl 2007 2012. Gossip girl was based off her experience growing up in new york city back in the 80s, but with a modern day spin. The series, created by josh schwartz and stephanie savage, ran on the cw network for six seasons from september 19, 2007, to december 17, 2012. The first novel, gossip girl, was released in april 2002. It was the blast that knocked the upper east side off its christian louboutin stilettos. Its always been an obsession, and over the course of my many encounters with the diverse gossip girl outlets, i have recognized the many alterations the tv show. In the gossip girl book,who does blair end up with. A prime time soap starring a bunch of rich kids and a few middle class kids sort of from the upper east side of new york.
Jack ends up being good for jack, and then we get a cliffhanger because russell is gonna kill blair. I also enjoyed buying them thru the box set, as it ends up being a little bit cheaper after shipping for each individual one. And speaking of chair, their wedding likely was the shows biggest event at least from a fans perspective. Sure, they hit a bump in the beginning, when blair tried to break them up, but that was it. In the show, blake lively plays serena, leighton meester plays blair, chace crawford plays nate, penn badgley plays dan. The revelation that dan lonely boy humphrey was gossip girl all along was a fitting end to the show, in the sense that it was an incomprehensible mess best enjoyed as selfparody. Jun 29, 2018 if only more gossip girl couples were like eleanor and cyrus, the series wouldnt have been overrun with drama. Ed westwick stole the show with his performance as chuck bass. As someone who has never seen gossip girl, i watched the. High school student occasional writer residence 112. It was pretty much a fiasco from beginning to end, but probably the worst sin of all was how it turned dan and serenas once pretty adorable onoff. Woodsen blake lively, is the girl every other girl wants to be, with a not entirely deserved wild reputation, is the. Like most major gossip sites, gossip girl relies on tips sent in by people who have any.
Sep 19, 2018 jack ends up being good for jack, and then we get a cliffhanger because russell is gonna kill blair. Books like gossip girl books to read if you still miss gossip girl as popsugar editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think youll like too. She thinks she is going to be relaxing by the pool, instead she got stuck scrubbing toilets, her dads girlfriend had asked her to help at her. Nathaniel fitzwilliam nate archibald is a main character in the gossip girl series of novels and on its television adaption, in which he is portrayed by chace crawford. These are the main differences between the gossip girl books and tv show. Gossip girl you know you love me all i want is everything because im worth it bbonds with j over breast size just a few fries and some ketchup, please, jenny humphrey told irene, the onehundredyearold bearded lunch lady behind the counter in the basement cafeteria of the constance billard. As promised, gossip girl unmasked its namesake blogger in the shows series finale monday night and the. Whether you read the books, watched the tv show, or both, gossip girl. The final season might have been a wash, but the two managed to survive a royal wedding, a questionable pact. Also all throughout the book, gossip girl, a popular blog site written by a girl which many visit, spreads around rumors or gossip about this group. The hollywood reporter called the gossip girl reveal a fitting end to the series, and commended the series for returning to its guilty pleasure roots. In the present time, viewers saw dan decide to give the final chapter of his book to nate archibald chace crawford and the spectator, which revealed who gossip girl was. Oct 01, 2007 serena does not understand why she is being ignored by all of her friends, but the reader knows that blair had something to do with that. There is also a spinoff series called the it girl, a subseries entitled gossip girl.
Academics are totally missing, the emphasis is on relationships, what they mean and where sex comes in. Jack and georgina totally would have been a thing if the scheduling worked out. She has a shaky relationship with dan humphrey, particularly after she ends up living. Gossip girl casting secrets blake livelys gossip girl. Gossip girl series finale spoilers chuck and blair wedding. See the complete gossip girl series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. I know gossip girl and you are two different books shows.
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