Archive for July, 2008
Gossip Girl: “Damn that Mother Chucker!”
Monday, July 28th, 2008Nothing makes me happier than new Gossip Girl ads. Despite what the CW wants us to believe, it’s not the most popular show on television, but it certainly has the greatest ad campaigns. Last season brought us the infamous OMFG commercials, and last week the network unveiled a racy set of posters that I wrote [...]
Top 10 Quotes from the TCA Press Tour
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Though I was only in Los Angeles for four days of panel sessions at the Television Critics Association press tour, it was enough to glimpse the utter insanity that is the event. Days are packed with session after session as more than 100 TV critics ask questions to the new stars and showrunners as [...]
Sexy New ‘Gossip Girl’ Ads Poke Fun at Outraged Parents
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008Gossip Girl isn’t a show that’s centered around sex, though you’d never know it by looking at the ad campaigns the CW has cooked up to promote the series. When the show returned for its post-strike run last season, the network promoted it with a controversial "OMFG" ad campaign that had teens smirking and parents [...]
Live from the TCA Press Tour: CW Could Start Next Season in July
Saturday, July 19th, 2008The TCA panel with CW president Dawn Ostroff was a bit like a firing squad. Between the loss of WWE Friday Night Smackdown and two of its urban comedies and the outsourcing of Sunday nights to Media Rights Capital, Ostroff had a lot to answer for.
‘Gossip Girl’ Goes to the Hamptons
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008When we last we left the scandal-making guys and gals of Gossip Girl, the deliciously devious Georgina Sparks had successfully managed to throw the main cast members into a tailspin with her evil antics. In the aftermath, three couples broke up . . . and moved on to new partners, as is their way.
‘Gossip Girl’ Stars Grace Magazine Covers and Influence Fashion
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008The girls of Gossip Girl know where it’s at when it comes to fashion. You wouldn’t expect any less from the top of the rich social elite, especially from Blair Waldorf, daughter of the fictional fashion designer Eleanor Waldorf. Sporting preppy, sleek clothing, the girls of the Upper Eastside know how to make [...]
‘Gossip Girl’ Cast to be Featured in ‘Vanity Fair’
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008The rich and stylish cast of Gossip Girl would fit right in with the posh, haute couture world portrayed within the pages of Vanity Fair. It’s only fitting, then, that the magazine that prides itself on being on the cutting edge of fashion and culture will have a feature on the Gossip Girl cast.