sistershrew
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Poor Gossip Girl. She's been called everything from "a less classy OC" to "an advent for teen drinking." At any rate, the combination of scandal, booze, and pretty teenage boys has proved to be a dynamic formula. On the surface, sure, it smells like an OC clone-- but in truth, Gossip Girl doesn't deserve to be degraded into another 90210 knock-off. The show is genuinely entertaining.
Yes, it delves into the ubiquitous 'teendramaangst' genre that my male friends have a tendency to point fingers and laugh at. And yes, the show enters one of those outwardly realms where ugly people do not exist. However, Gossip Girl can be quite sharp when it wants to be. There's enough angst in it to drown a screaming, mascara-ridden Jared Letobut it is in no way a terrible show. (If you want to see terrible, go watch 'Cavemen'I dare you.) It's sleek, it's polished, and there are times where the dialog is smart enough to remind me a slightly sassier version of the late Gilmore Girls.
Based on a book series of the same name marketed toward teenage girls, the show follows a group of privileged teenagers. Their pinkie-manicures cost more than my car, I'm sure, but the characters are likable enoughexcluding a particular few, of course. Blair is played to sardonic perfection by the lovely Leighton Meester the CW's answer to Alexis Bledel. (Angelfaced brunettes of high-societal lines of pompous blood are quite popular amongst the network.) Serena, played by Blake Lively, is charismatic enough for the audience not to completely dislike hereven if she did sleep with her best friend's boyfriend.
Thus, I am somewhere between proud/reluctant to declare 'Gossip Girl' as Guilty Pleasure #142, just two spaces away from sleeveless turtlenecks and jelly pens (tied at guilty pleasure #140.) In many ways, Gossip Girl is the perfect metaphoric depiction of the jelly pen trend. Lovely to look at, arresting in all its sparkly, glittering glory-- but a bit ridiculous from a larger scale. If you want to watch Gossip Girl, you have to be in a certain state of mindthe same state of mind people are in when they blow $300 on one of those teeny-tiny name brand purses.
At any rate, if you don't like shows about scandal-driven teenagers (you know who you are) then don't kid yourself by watching this show for no reason. Gossip Girl's core audience is not meant to be critical middle-aged geniuses with PhDs.
Yes, it delves into the ubiquitous 'teendramaangst' genre that my male friends have a tendency to point fingers and laugh at. And yes, the show enters one of those outwardly realms where ugly people do not exist. However, Gossip Girl can be quite sharp when it wants to be. There's enough angst in it to drown a screaming, mascara-ridden Jared Letobut it is in no way a terrible show. (If you want to see terrible, go watch 'Cavemen'I dare you.) It's sleek, it's polished, and there are times where the dialog is smart enough to remind me a slightly sassier version of the late Gilmore Girls.
Based on a book series of the same name marketed toward teenage girls, the show follows a group of privileged teenagers. Their pinkie-manicures cost more than my car, I'm sure, but the characters are likable enoughexcluding a particular few, of course. Blair is played to sardonic perfection by the lovely Leighton Meester the CW's answer to Alexis Bledel. (Angelfaced brunettes of high-societal lines of pompous blood are quite popular amongst the network.) Serena, played by Blake Lively, is charismatic enough for the audience not to completely dislike hereven if she did sleep with her best friend's boyfriend.
Thus, I am somewhere between proud/reluctant to declare 'Gossip Girl' as Guilty Pleasure #142, just two spaces away from sleeveless turtlenecks and jelly pens (tied at guilty pleasure #140.) In many ways, Gossip Girl is the perfect metaphoric depiction of the jelly pen trend. Lovely to look at, arresting in all its sparkly, glittering glory-- but a bit ridiculous from a larger scale. If you want to watch Gossip Girl, you have to be in a certain state of mindthe same state of mind people are in when they blow $300 on one of those teeny-tiny name brand purses.
At any rate, if you don't like shows about scandal-driven teenagers (you know who you are) then don't kid yourself by watching this show for no reason. Gossip Girl's core audience is not meant to be critical middle-aged geniuses with PhDs.
There have been many vapid, watery attempts at an appealing comedy show in the past, and I'll sure there will be plenty more to come in the fall.
Luckily, this particular show is among the good batch. The humor is very consistent, and there's never a dramatic moment without a comical follow-up to compensate. It says to you 'Hm, even though it's obligatory that we must have these touching moments of overwrought sentiment, we can make up for that by immediately trailing this with an insanely witty bit, most likely to be delivered by the neurotic husband.'
It's clever, it's witty, and it possesses an pleasantly engaging title that screams for folks to give the name a double-glance, frown iffy-ly, say "Why, what is this 'Underbelly' you speak of?" and eventually (hopefully) succumb to their meddling curiosity and watch this show.
Luckily, this particular show is among the good batch. The humor is very consistent, and there's never a dramatic moment without a comical follow-up to compensate. It says to you 'Hm, even though it's obligatory that we must have these touching moments of overwrought sentiment, we can make up for that by immediately trailing this with an insanely witty bit, most likely to be delivered by the neurotic husband.'
It's clever, it's witty, and it possesses an pleasantly engaging title that screams for folks to give the name a double-glance, frown iffy-ly, say "Why, what is this 'Underbelly' you speak of?" and eventually (hopefully) succumb to their meddling curiosity and watch this show.
My first thought when I heard they were making a television series out of Animorphs? "How the *beep* are they going to that?" Well, apparently I am a primordial gizmo-challenged dinosaur. Nowadays, there is a wonderful shitload of what folks call "Special Effects." Or, "SpEff," if you will.
With Speff, we have managed to create one of the most horrendously adapted small-screen projects ever.
No, I am not a book snob. But really, the only benefit I got from watching this television series was a newfound understanding of the pronunciation of Tobias' name, and an urge to bash open my skull and gouge out every lasting morsel of respect I had for the books.
I had never noticed this before, but the thought-speak is ridiculous! It's like Doctor Dolittle gone Spandex! One day, when the 'Speff' and creative teams for television are better, perhaps they will try again-- with slightly better results.
Till then... 4/10
With Speff, we have managed to create one of the most horrendously adapted small-screen projects ever.
No, I am not a book snob. But really, the only benefit I got from watching this television series was a newfound understanding of the pronunciation of Tobias' name, and an urge to bash open my skull and gouge out every lasting morsel of respect I had for the books.
I had never noticed this before, but the thought-speak is ridiculous! It's like Doctor Dolittle gone Spandex! One day, when the 'Speff' and creative teams for television are better, perhaps they will try again-- with slightly better results.
Till then... 4/10