A Lifegaurd is like a Kleenex – Use Once then throw away.

Yeahhh Gossip Girl is back!!

We begin Season Two with a recap of Season 1 how scandalous.  I’m watching with a Virgin Gossip Girler so we’ll see what he thinks at the end of the premiere!

Woah Chase Crawford is all up on some cougar in the Hamptons in a car….Ohh and he’s invited back to the house dum dum.  I smell trouble!  Annnd now we see Chuck with some foreign chicks who like to bathe topless.  Ohh and it looks like Blair is coming back into town.  Serena looks all sorts of sadness.  Oh jeeze and Lonelyboy is making out with a random in a bookstore?  She writes her digits on his hand.  Classy.  Ahh so he’s interning with some writer guy.  Woaaah and hes kissing some Chinese chick too. HAHA time for a new nickname — how about Playboy?  Jenny is still interning and making an ugly dress.  Looks like the kids are spending their summer with Mama.  Chuck is still looking as sleezy as ever and getting himself all spruced up for B.  Chuck totally waits for B with flowers and she shows up with a gorgeous boy instead.  Good for her.

S and B talk about their summers hahah a hot lifeguard is like a kleenez – use once then throw away.  James apparently is the “prop” that B was all up on after the Jitney.  Ohh that’s right Rufus is like on “tour” and stuff.  Wow zing to Jack Johnson.  Jenny totally wants in on the White Party and shes gonna start trying get in from Eric.  Yikes Dan is totally ripped for not doing what he was supposed to for his internship.  Jenny tries to apologize to Eric and he totally takes her back aww. HAHAH the lifegaurd has a Camero.  Annnd Nate and the cougar continue their rompe.  James the prop is so cute! Chuck tries to prove how well he knows Blair and we get quite a nice little round table.  Chuck confronts Balir about her relationship with James and how strong her feelings are.  She is totally upset about it.  Ut oh Cougars husband is back.  Annnd Nate goes out the window.  Nice. HAHAHAHHA and he runs into the Camero

Damn that Mother Chucker.  B is like all obsessed with Chuck Bastard.  Chuck and Nate are discussing S & B while S&B run into them.  Dan is all sorts of sad about getting fired from his internship.  Apparently the story that Dan was writing was about him and Serena.  Does anyone else think that these kids talk to their parents about too much stuff.  Chuck is all sorts of trying to figure out about this James.  Apparently he doesn’t go to any of the schools we thought he was.  Blair invites James Prop to the White Party.  Serena and Nate discuss his hooking up with the cougar.  They are going to the white party together.  Weiird Nate shows up in the Hamptons to get Serena back or talk to her at least.

The White party begins.  Oh jeeze and its the Vitamin Water Party lets see how many we can count.  I’ve seen 3 already.  Um i LOVE Serenas whole athenial greek look.  So cuuute.  Dan shows up at Serenas house.  Why is Serenas grandmother wearing two necklaces?   Annnnd another Vitamin Water promo.  Looove Blairs dress.  Ut oh Prop totally can tell shes using him to get to Blair.  Oh jeeze 6 more Vitamin Waters.  Jenny gets her pluses in frotn of the bitchy internship lady who was a cop on Law and Order so its totallly weird seeing her on this.  WOW Prop gives B a whole lotta shit.  Blair and Chuk sprawl some more.  Annnd more vitamin water.  Is this the White and Yellow party? Woaaaahhh Serena and Nate get it on oh jeeze right in front of Dan.  HAHHA nice.

Nate totally calls out Serena lol and then she gets to see him get wine poured on him by the randoms.  Cougar totally jealous about Serena anddd they get it on in the bathroom.  Dan and Serena make upish.  Dan totally wants back with Serena and she is sooo not ready to discuss.  Aww yeah and they kiss, and then they make plans to meet up at the beach.  Prop looks upset and Blair apologizes.  Ohh jeeze and the PI gets back to Chuck about Prop’s.  Woah James is actually Marcus and he’s British and a Lord oh interesting. I liked him better as an American School Boy is that weird? I love British boys.  He even has nice teeth.

Jenny gets props from SVU lady.  Chuck apologizes to Blair and he says that he still has feelings for her. Chuck is so creepy.  Blair wants to know why she should stay with Chuck and she’ll go with him if he says three little words.  Which he can’t do sooo she goes with the Lord who is now known as the Lord and not the Prop.  Cougar slips Nate a note to meet her at a hotel.  Dan finishes his story and starts a bonfire while he is at it.    More props of Vitamin Water.  I wonder if i noticed product placement as much as I do now…  Fireworks go off blah blah.

XOXO Gossip Girl.

Gossip Girl Season 2 Extended Preview

Gossip Girl New Ads

Well, we know that Gossip Girl likes edgy advertising, hence the “OMFG” promos for the second half of last season:

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Well the new line of ads are pretty spectacular themselves, “The racy ads co-opt language from the very criticism of the show for being too, well, racy.”

This gem is a quote from the Boston Herald about the show!
“Other such lovey-dovey moments (on a couch, in the sack or apparently skinny-dipping) are accompanied by headlines like “A Nasty Piece of Work” and “Mind-Blowingly Inappropriate.”  That latter phrase was borrowed from the Parents Television Council, which has blasted the series’ salacious content since its premiere.  “I think it reeks of desperation, if they have to position themselves as so edgy and so controversial that they’ve been called out by us,” said Melissa Henson, PTC director of communications.”

The rest of the article explains the purpose of the ads:

“CW marketing boss Rick Haskins said the advertising just aims to get noticed. “What we’re trying to do is communicate with the audience in a way that they like and can appreciate,” he said. “This sort of campaign resonates with someone who likes ‘Gossip Girl’” – specifically, women ages 18 to 34. The objective was finding “well-written headlines that are provocative and would catch our viewers’ attention,” said Haskins, “and, in a tongue-in-cheek way, capture what the show is about.”

SEXY!! I LIKE it!

Gossip Girl!!

Hooorah new videos for Gossip Girl!  Enjoy!

Gossip Girl 2.0

From Hollywood Reporter:

“The makers of “Gossip Girl” are planning a spinoff series set at a girls boarding school.

Producers are hoping to expand the popular CW show by either giving co-star Taylor Momsen her own series or by introducing a new character in the fall who is later spun off.

Regardless of which actor is used, the story would likely draw on the arc of Momsen’s character Jenny Humphrey in the “Gossip Girl” book series for inspiration.

Humphrey is a self-esteem challenged outsider who struggles to fit in. In the books, a series of public embarrassments (such as appearing in a teen magazine wearing next to nothing) results in Humphrey having to either repeat ninth grade or find a new school. She elects to enter a boarding school and reinvents herself as a popular girl. Her story is told in a series of six “Gossip” spinoff novels called “The It Girl.”

The big question is whether such a project would be picked up by the CW. The network already has two teen dramas set in high school this fall — “Gossip” and “90210,” a contemporary spinoff from the 1980s Fox series — as well as “One Tree Hill,” in which the characters recently graduated from high school. Plus, though “Gossip” has a devoted following and significant cultural buzz, its ratings are pretty modest.

Alloy Entertainment owns both book series, co-produces the TV show and has a first-look deal with “Gossip” series co-producer Warner Bros. Television, whose parent, Warner Bros. Entertainment, co-owns the CW.

All of which means the CW has right of first refusal on any “Gossip” spinoff. If refused, Alloy could in theory shop the project to cable networks that target young women, including ABC Family and MTV.

Broadcast scripted series spinoffs are increasingly common, with NBC’s “The Office” and Fox’s “Family Guy” having new shows launch next season. Such others as Fox’s “Prison Break” and “House” are at an early stage similar to “Gossip,” with producers intending to introduce characters for a potential spinoff but without a series commitment.

A CW spokesman declined comment.”

Lack of Updates

To say I’ve been busy lately is an understatement, and although it’s not a good excuse — it is mine.  Here are my brief thoughts on the last three note worthy tv episodes I’ve watched.

The Office – Season Finale
I have only seen Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone and I initially did not recognize her as the new HR person, but I thought she was excellent.  Who else LOVED her interaction with Kevin? I thought that storyline was amazing.  Sad…hahah for Kevin, but amazing. “I love pie”.  I felt AWFUL for Michael, and Dwight, AND JIM– I was like really? All three of them? Clearly Dwight got his revenge in the end, and that was sweet sweet justice.  You know who else got her justice? Phyllis!! AMAZING.  She was great in this episode.  I’m really glad they are letting the smaller characters get some air time (ala Meredith in the beginning of the season, and Stanley a few back).  Loved the whole episode and I found myself cracking up throughout the entire episode.

Lost
Ok I was BAWLING my eyes out in the first five minutes, when the Oceanic 6 all walked out of the plane.  NICE.  LOVED the Sawyer/Jack interaction.  LOVED Sun totally ripping her father a new one.  So excited for the season finale, and I’m so glad it’s not this week, but next — because I will be away!!

Gossip Girl
well…its was fairly good I suppose.  Totally loved Blair getting even with Georgina.  The whole Serena/Dan thing was a bit Marissa/Ryan for me.  And at a wedding? Come on Josh Schwartz…if they end next season with a death, I will highly doubt your creativity skills.  Chuck really had my roommate and I wrapped around his little finger.  We used to HATE him, and we ended up LOVING him.  Even at the end.. Sigh.  Good episode.  Last weeks was better tho.

Again, no American Idol recaps this week — because I’ll be at both show!!! Soo Go David Cook and I hope you guys all enjoy watching!!!!

Gossip Girl – The Non-Judging Breakfast Club

So another good episode of Gossip Girl.  The brief highlights include — we find out Serena has a crazy night, after she told Blair she killed someone.  Turns out she didn’t really kill anyone, she just didn’t stay with someone while they were dying.  After the big you are a whore wedding of last year, S went to hang out with G and G was planning on video taping a sex romp with some random cokehead and S.  S didn’t fall for it and she kinda regected the guy — so he did some more coke, and started to foam at the mouth.  Serena calls 911 and then leaves with G who is convinced they will get in trouble if they are there.  S tells the whole story to the motley crue which includes Blair, Nate, and Chuck…actually quite a great little crew there.

Meanwhile Nate and Vanessa plan a “date” whereas my roommate and I slightly throwup in our mouths. Eww Vanessa go away!  Rufus is going to do another ‘I was famous in the 90’s concert’ this one with Lisa Loeb (read the opening credits ladies!) and meh whatever.  Turns out there is a reason he is no longer famous, his music sucks.  Stick to something else Rufus.  Oh yeah and he totally makes out with Serena’s mom.  On the same night as her rehersal true story!

Serena apologizes to the parents of the guy who dies (after her mom finds the videotape that G left behind) and she feels better about herself and goes to talk to Dan.  The best moment of the entire show is when Blair pulls out every single sex appeal look you could possibly put together in a few seconds and “suduces” Chuck into going to find Georgina (who we all now know is Sarah) and Chuck gives an amazing look back “lets go get the Bitch”.  It was so amazing, the roommate and I rewound and played again.  Fabulous.

Sarah/Georgina works her magic ways and steals Dan away before the crew can get to her annnd they totally make out on the steps of some …place? I dunno.  Ut Oh.  Bad girl!!

Next week is the season finale!!

GG tomorrow!

Soo I apologize, but as most of you know it is Cinco De Mayo (is that how you spell it?) as well as Sean’s bday sooo I didnt get to watch GG, but I shall post tomorrow!!

Gossip Girl – And he likes animals!

So I didn’t live blog GG tonight, because I watched it a bit later.  But I will give a quick recap.
It’s the big SAT episode.  I guess Josh Schwartz can’t make these guys go thru junior year twice like in The OC, now that they’ve made a whole episode about it.  Then again…who knows?  While everyone is stressing a blast from S’s past comes back.  G aka Georgina is back and she pretty much ruins Serena’s life for the next two days.  She even drugs her and makes her miss the SATs.  Meanwhile Jenny is looking for a new suitor and he likes dogs and hot dogs.  Dogs of all forms.  Edible and Pet variety.  Jenny is still a biatch.  Blair sabotages some Asian girls SAT scores.  Finally Nate and Vanessa awkwardly make out on the steps and Blair and Dan catch them being friendly.  Nice.  Oh yeah and Georgina introduces herself as Sarah to Dan.  Next week looks good!

Gossip Girl – The Bitch is back.

Why is B running around in the rain screaming for a cat named cat? Dream or Movie — ok its a dream ahahah (LB: I think its from Breakfast at Tiffanys). Chuck (who is now the Best man in the wedding) is totally being a pest while Jenny is slowly becoming “J”. Blair is in mourning and hiding and its hilarious — S is telling her to move on that there is new gossip on the grounds. But she is totally wrong hahha.

OK so I missed the last few minutes bc of a phone call but I think Jenny invited S & B somewhere and Chuck walked in on S and Dan making out. Someone sends S a porn package…weird. Aww Jenny totally set up B to eat at “Butter” alone. Ut oh Jenny walks into one of her posse’s closet and shes totally gonna steal something. B is out for revenge after the Butter disaster.

Oh Jenny stole a super expensive dress and is trading it in and some random shop. Eric and Chuck are becoming fast BFFs. Chuck’s dad is basically bribing him to be a good boy and he will give him money for his strip club. Ut oh B is at Rufus’s place. Someone delivered 3000 bottles of champagne to Serena and Jenny is totally gonna get busted for stealing the new friends dress (apparently it was worth 15,000 bucks.) She calls up Nate and asks for the 8gs to buy the dress back — instead she just steals it? again. This girl is gonna get in TROUBLE.

HAHAHHAHA Blair “gets back” at Jenny by inviting all of her friends over to Js apartment with her dad for a surprise party. Nice. Hmm Nate interrupts the second makeout fest of the night and tells Dan about how Jenny was freaking out. Yikes Jenny is trying to get the stolen dress off and everyone walks in on her and sees that she totally stole it. Poor kid she was in waaaaay over her head.

Wow Jenny has her little breakthru moment and freaks out. Nice job. Yikes Eric brings Serena a package and this time it has Coke in it. Who is messing with her?? Dan gives Jenny the “I’m an older brother so listen to me” talk. Sweet. (LB: Hahah love Dan’s line when he walks in, “Who turned 12?”) Chuck moves out of the mini mansion (LB: Ok, is Chuck BASS wearing a sweater with FISH on it? hahahahahahahah!!). B gets revenge with the troops showing up at Butter. Is there really a resturant called Butter? (LB: Its more of a bar, in NYC, very hip, I believe you need to be 21 to get in, if not, you def do to be drinking Blair’s martini!! I wonder if J has a fake now?) If so there tween ratio is gonna skyrocket.

Oh no — Jenny has left the building annd she goes to Nates house.  What is up with this girl?  WOAH she shows up with Nate at Butter and sits in B’s seat (LB: And successfully trades off stealing by bringing Nate to that girl that likes him.  She is basically selling her soul.  Nice).  BITCH.  OH WOAH the person sending all the gifts to S was “G” aka Michele Trachtenberg.  Nice!! Now I’m excited to see this new biatch in town.  And apparently she has some scoop on our leading lady S.

(Edit there IS a resturant called Butter in NYC and you can find more information about it — HERE)

Gossip Girl TONIGHT!!

Set your TiVos – Gossip Girl is back tonight! For a refresher course, check out this article from ABCnews.com.

YAY our shows are back!

KH edit — totally read the new GG Article in the New York Magazine its a MUST read CLICK HERE

“Blake does give off a “star of the show” vibe that could inspire pedestal-knocking. Sitting in a swivel chair in the makeup room at Silvercup Studios, as her hairstylist carefully curls, then straightens, her superabundant blonde extensions, Blake is extremely cheerful, but a little edgy. We are informed that photographs are not allowed until she’s in full makeup, despite the fact that she looks great pretty much all the time. “We’ll let you know when we’re ready,” she trills. (“Blake,” we had heard a production assistant saying earlier, “is not laid-back.”)

While we wait, she talks about her career. “The people I look up to do very serious character roles,” she says to the makeup-room mirror. Currently, she’s signed on for a Rebecca Miller–directed ensemble film with Robin Wright Penn. “It’s a really incredible cast,” she says. Plus, she has a kissing scene with Alan Arkin.

“He’s a little bit of an upgrade from Chace and Penn,” she says. “So I’m looking forward to that.”

Harsh, considering that Penn is supposed to be her real-life boyfriend, but Blake doesn’t want to talk about that.

“I thought this was New York Magazine,” she says to us cheerfully, as we withered under the glare of her ultrabright smile. (Caps? Definitely.) “I thought you were supposed to be classy.”

Guess the question about the nose job is off the table.”

Go Fug and Gossip Girl

Ok, I almost peed my pants reading this post on Go Fug Yourself. Seriously, I clamped my lips shut, and held my nose so that my boss wouldnt hear my hysterical giggles and wonder what the hell I am doing because tradeshow planning is just not that funny. PLEASE read (and appreciate how cute Blair Waldorf is without a headband!)

Not Mischa Michelle!

Well as we all read about a few weeks back Mischa Barton was offered the role of Serena’s old biatch friend — and she turned it down.  Turns out, it’s going to be Michelle Trachtenberg.  True Story.  I think she’s a pretty good casting choice, don’t you guys?  Should be exciting to see!

CW Renewals

If you haven’t already heard — America’s Next Top Model, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, Supernatural, and Smallville have all been picked up for the 2008-2009 Fall Season. Hoorah.

Best of Spoiler Ask

Except…no Spoiler chat this week? What? But there were some great little tidbits in Ask Ausiello.

Question: Kind of going crazy here. Can you find out what the deal is with Prison Break? The season finale aired Monday, and there seems to be some confusion as to whether or not it’s ever coming back. — Mike
Ausiello: Much to my surprise, I’m hearing a fourth season is pretty much a lock. Go figure.

Kristin: Well — I guess we will find out what happens to our boys. I hope its kinda a short season. We don’t want this show to end on a drawn out fourth season. Let’s wrap up this story and end it while it’s on top. eh?

Question: I love Gossip Girl! Is it coming back this fall? — Tammy
Ausiello: Try this summer. Although nothing’s official, I’m hearing the CW is strongly considering bringing the show back in July/August with an original run of episodes. And that’s in addition to the five new episodes we’re getting beginning April 21. For more on when (or if) your favorite shows are returning, see my Strike Recovery Chart.

Kristin: This summer? Huh? Are they trying to compete with the Olympics? Or did they just not order up any other shows for this summer because of the strike? Then again, The OC (sigh RIP) started in the summer and it kicked ass so who knows.

Question: How’s it looking for Friday Night Lights? — Kevin
Ausiello: Not great. NBC gaveTaylor Kitsch permission to take a major role in the forthcoming X-Men spin-off Wolverine, which essentially KO’s any chance the show had of coming back this season.

Kristin: WAAHHHHHH Did you guys sign the petition and send your lightbulbs yet?

Gossip Girl, the DRINKING GAME!!

Ok, Kristin and I LOVED the OC drinking game. We have OC drinking game cups. No kidding. So imagine our delight when she sent me the . . . GOSSIP GIRL DRINKING GAME!!!

As it says, you must drink when…

- Gossip Girl posts (or people get texts from her)
- Either Kati or Isobel speaks
- There is a drunk, slutty Serena flashback
- There is a masked ball.
- Serena is seen wearing a coat, and that coat is buttoned.
- You spy one of Mama Lily’s three or four Birkin bags.
- Dan name drops a writer or painter and does that weird eyebrow thing.
- Someone eats a $50 grilled cheese sandwich or ice cream made out of violets or any other ridiculous food item marketed to people with Viking ranges they’ve never used.
- Blair cries.
- Dan and Serena visit the coffee shop where Vanessa works for absolutely no good reason.
- Vanessa shows up on the Upper East side for absolutely no good reason.
- Anyone travels from, say, the Upper East Side to “Williamsburg” (at least 40 minutes on the subway, 20 in a cab unless there’s absolutely no traffic) to have a five minute conversation with someone else.
- Anyone says the name Bart Bass. For whatever reason that name cracks me up.
- Someone mentions Monaco or the south of France with a faux-world weary sigh.
- Serena forgives Blair for doing something particularly awful to her and you wonder why. Is she just that nice? Dumb?
- Either Dan or Jenny whines about being “poor”
- There is actually a scene in a classroom at school where people appear to be learning something. (I don’t think this has happened yet.)

Hahahah I LOVE it, don’t expect good live blogging, I will be drunk!

Cute Article

So the New York Post has done this great little piece with some of our favorite TV writers rewriting the season finales of our favorite shows. Def. read the ones about The Office and FNL, they are hilarious.

http://nymag.com/news/features/43592/

You’re not going to be a Grandfather — That’s cool.

So the episode starts out with a random catching S buying 9000 pregnancy tests. My first though, they are totally not for her, but we shall see. Random then clearly takes a photo and sends it to everyone — Jenny sees it, therefor Dad finds out, in a quite hilarious scene. S runs into Dan and says she not pregnant.YIKES Jenny meets B on the steps of the Met and she totally tells her to move a few seats down — Jenny sticks up for herself and leaves. Duh the pregnancy test is totally for B.

Nate asks B to go visit his dad at rehab hmm. Time out how did I miss Dan saying the magic three words to S. B totally is denying the whole pregnancy scare and she won’t take the tests. Acceptance is the first step out of Denial.. hahah I don’t know what made me type that. S goes to talk to Chuck to see if he can talk some sense into B, but she finds out that S slept with Nate! woo

B confronts S they get in a mini bitch fight and we find out really why B hasn’t had her period etc.. is bc shes being bulimic again *ut oh* she takes the test just in case and she is not pregnant. B confronts Chuck to let him know she isn’t pregnant, they get in another tift and he decides to tell gossip girl the truth. another ut oh.

School finds out about B, Nate finds out from Jenny that the rumors are true. Nate confronts Chuck, flips out at him — did I mention this was in front of everyone. B goes to Nates house and hes pretty livid. Nate breaks up with B and he totally rats out Jenny. ut oh. Rufus gets asked out twice in one episode huh? B and S get in another fight blah blah blah.

Blair goes to meet the girls at the usual meeting ground where she flips on Jenny and tells her to leave. The rest of the bff group turns on B and says shes basically a horrible human being and Jenny can come hang out with them. B says shes gonna ruin Jenny and Jenny is all “how?” hahaha love it. S asks Dan if he ratted her out, he says no, and that he loves her — she says “ok”. Dan is hurt and runs away. bad call S. B asks mom if she can go spend a semester in France, she is going to try. wow, do we think she is going to France bc this lovely strike will let her?

wow role reversal — the group is totally calling Jenny little J and shes having random froshes take her books back to the library. Random S goes to Dan and asks Why he loves her? uhhh awkward? Does Dan have a weird like little shhh problem? He’s kinda slurring some of his words like he got his wisdom teeth out and they had to rush shooting this scene. His cheeks look puffy. Aww S says I love you back. S runs to go stop B from going to France. She convinces her to stay.

The End. Until the strike is over that is. Jan 28th GG is back and starting over from the beginning — so if you haven’t watched, here is your chance.

PS they are totally pimping the OneRepublic album

Your favorite TV Shows!

How many episodes of your favorite show are left? Michael Ausiello from TV Guide has a great list of what we still have to watch over on his website.
Click Here to read about all the shows

Here are the shows we watch and how many are left:

Brothers & Sisters: 3 episodes
Chuck: 2 episodes
Desperate Housewives: 0 episodes
Dirty Sexy Money: 3 episodes
Friday Night Lights: 5 episodes(hoorah!!)
Gossip Girl: 1 episodes
Grey’s Anatomy: 1 episodes
Heroes: 0 episodes
Lost: 8 episodes(who else is excited!?)
Men in Trees: 11 episodes(wow lucky for them)
The Office: 0 episodes
Prison Break: 5 episodes(another hoorah!)
Private Practice: 0 episodes
Pushing Daises: 0 episodes
Ugly Betty : 3 episodes

Plus we know starting in March, we have 8 new The Hills episodes!

Gossip Girl Moving to Mondays

Well they’re aren’t many new episodes left (in fact there might only be one..) but the reruns that will begin soon (ala the stroke) will now be seen on Mondays at 8PM before the new season of the Pussycat Dolls whatever show they do. Interesting move CW.

If they keep this schedule after the strike is over, that would have them competing against Prison Break and Chuck. Hmm

Click here to read the article from Variety