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**satisfy the crave** · 10-16-2009, 06:25 PM

Aw. Thanks, Chaz.

ChadN · 10-16-2009, 08:57 PM

Check this one out folks! YouTube - The Hills Spoof (with gossip girl and hell's kitchen)

Edit: whoops! didn't see the one posted below! check it out though!

**satisfy the crave** · 10-17-2009, 07:34 PM

Any new stuff?

chazman · 11-04-2009, 07:45 AM

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Where'd the buzz go? 'Gossip Girl' no longer the hot series it used to be

Cristina Kinon

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 4:00 AM

OMFG, what happened to the "Gossip Girl" buzz?

The CW series about the upper East Side's most privileged is well into its third season, and despite guest stars like Tyra Banks and Hilary Duff and "controversial" story lines like Chuck Bass' guy-on-guy kiss, the show that was once on the tip of everyone's tongue now seems to be in the back of their minds.

And as any teenager knows, no buzz is bad news.

"The silence is deafening," Syracuse University Prof. Robert Thompson, a popculture expert, told The News. "'Gossip Girl' was like Twitter - when people first discovered it, they couldn't stop talking about it. But the enchantment has worn off."

CW officials say nothing is wrong. They cite the show's steady ratings and the fact that it remains their No. 1 series in the coveted demo of females ages 18 to 34.

"'Gossip Girl' remains an incredibly valuable franchise for both the network and our parent companies," said a spokesman for the network. The show, he added, "has made an indelible impact on popular culture and remains one of the most powerful brands on television, and a signature show for the CW."

But Thompson says the network should be worried, because "buzz is like a Dow Jones Industrial Average, an indicator of things to come."

It's not unusual for interest in a series to level off as newer shows crop up. Let's be honest, the "Rachel" wasn't a popular haircut for "Friends'" entire run.

But where there was once an "OMFG" on the side of every bus, there's now a "Vampire Diaries" ad. And because "Gossip Girl" catapulted into pop culture entirely on the back of its buzzworthiness - who is Gossip Girl? What was that song? Who makes those shoes S was rocking? - when magazines and blogs would rather pay attention to the Kardashians and Gosselins, the series is left with nothing going for it but its plot, and that might not be such a good thing.

"It's getting a little long in the tooth," Thompson said. "The premise of the show was so interesting and exciting in the beginning, but this season's story lines don't seem to be clicking. It's not like if you watch an episode this season, you can say that it's fundamentally worse than it was last season - it just doesn't seem to have the shelf life of other programming."

AOL Television's Maggie Furlong said that even if the series' actors land in the tabloids or on a magazine cover - Chace Crawford was recently on the cover of People, and the CW folks said there are four upcoming covers - they aren't as much of a draw as they used to be.

"They're no longer that interesting," said Furlong, whose story about "Gossip Girl"-inspired Halloween costumes garnered only one comment from readers. "That would have never happened a year ago. Now everyone wants to argue about the Gosselins instead."

ckinon@nydailynews.com

Where'd the buzz go? 'Gossip Girl' no longer the hot series it used to be

Brucas_Is_Love · 11-04-2009, 07:50 AM

I agree with the above article, which is sad, 'cause this was supposed to be NS' season...

**Beautiful Disorder** · 11-04-2009, 07:59 AM

i kinda agree with the article, but I think that's just how shows roll really. And for me this season didn't really start till 3,05.

New shows come up, the novelty wears off, only dedicated viewers will stick around

Hate to say but even shows like VD and Glee... after a couple of years, it becomes old news. People will still watch, but in popculture, people have short attention spans. Shows like GG suffer because they had insane hype in the beginning.

Brucas_Is_Love · 11-04-2009, 08:01 AM

Very true. The O.C. was a great example of that, even if the writing did decline just as fast as the popularity...

jesaispas · 11-04-2009, 09:23 AM

Sad but the article is right. I guess it's just normal though, it's not the hot new show of the year... GG has lost some appeal, it's hard to explain but it happened.
The actors are doing great though, so at least all this publicity helped them.

ElectricHearts · 11-04-2009, 10:00 PM

'Gossip Girl' Threesome Has PTC Peeved | The Wrap

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Bianca in Palm Beach, Fla.: OMFG! Please help! I am now just hearing of this ridiculous complaint that the Parent Television Council is making against next Monday's episode of Gossip Girl, because of the threesome storyline. I hope this is just for publicity, but can you reassure us that the episode will indeed air? Please?! Thank youuu!!!

In case you haven't heard, TV fans, the self-appointed band of media moralizers known as the Parents Television Council has gotten wind of the Gossip Girl threesome set for this coming Monday, and boy, are their granny panties in a bunch! The PTC is sending sternly worded faxes hither and yon in protest, but does this squawky bunch of cultural conservatives actually have any power?

Could they be persuading the CW to step back from the threesome storyline? We've done a little digging and here's the word on the street:

According to insiders, so far there is "no affiliate pullout" for Monday's episode of Gossip Girl, meaning that no local CW stations have opted to preempt the threesome episode (official title: "They Shoot Humphreys, Don't They?"). That might change before Monday, as more TV stations catch wind of the so-called scandal, but chances are that you (and your show) are safe! Good news, don't you think?

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watc..._away_our.html

**satisfy the crave** · 11-07-2009, 12:55 AM

thanks guys!

JeRoMe · 11-07-2009, 09:37 PM

BH 90210 skyrocketed ala S3! from what I remember as a kid.

**satisfy the crave** · 11-13-2009, 11:51 PM

Any news?

jesaispas · 11-14-2009, 03:18 AM

New GG promo

maplez13 · 11-14-2009, 04:05 AM

LOL. Seriously. Second half of that was better than the first though.

only midnight · 11-21-2009, 11:12 PM

Blake is going to be hosting SNL on Saturday, December 5!

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