Gossip Girl

This show is terrible. I mean it's HBO. You expect a certain kind of caliber when a show is on HBO vs The CW. Somehow, the original Gossip Girls show on basic cable from the early 2000's might I add, still manages to blow this one out of the water. I wasn't the greatest fan of the original, but it did have some interestingly flawed characters and had a decent storyline. This one tries to be a bit more risqué adding in some sex scenes and f bombs, but it fails in every way possible. It's boring, they revealed "Gossip Girl" far too early so they already ruined the mystery and potential shock value. I agree with another reviewer that the characters, with the exception of maybe Zoya, are unattractive and fail to captivate. I like that they added some people of color, but none of these characters are believable (not because of their race). Storyline is already stupid and the acting is horrible. Way worse than CW horrible. I don't see this show lasting long. Super surprised, and disappointed, in HBO.

The OG isn't fantastic writing or anything but it had a great sense of what it was a trashy soapy drama. This one takes itself too seriously and then tack on the characters which don't have the same charm as Blair/Leighton, Dan/Penn and Chuck it makes for a very dull first episode.

Proof you don't need to remake/reboot everything for the sake of it.

New gossip girl simply does not want to gossip? She simply takes orders and plays along with what the people want. Characters are bad and have no soul. It's a clear copy of Elite but in minors' version.

HBO needs to choose what they want, you either do a total kids' show or a 18+ one. They try to do both, threesomes and sexy plots with poor sex scenes and kids' conversarions.. everything is just bad overall why.

I came to see it with so much of expectations cause I am huge fan of original gossip girl & the storyline itself. The relationship turmoil with each other. I know its a little bit early to come to a judgement but involving teachers in the students schemes its beneath the art & creativity even unrealistic.

& as far as character goes whom are prioritized in the first episode I personally don't feel any interest to know more about them.

If in the future I give it a another shot that's only because of Audrey & Max. Really want to know what's the deal between them.

I think that for gossip girl original followers this reboot is a dull and boring copy. It's just another series about 2021 and basic drama and basic issues like any other series. Not as poetic and classy, just sexual and unoriginal. This is an offensive (in my opinion) reboot for the culture that gossip girl created years ago and that's still in our lives today.