Gossip girl was based off her experience growing up in new york city back in the 80s, but with a modern day spin. Gossip girl wrapped nearly eight years ago, and we still miss it. Welcome to new york citys upper east side, where my friends and i live, go to school, play, and sleepsometimes with each other. Goodreads on instagram goodreads on linkedin download app for. Below, she answers a question from entertainment weekly about the differences between the television series and the books it is based on. When the film project did not get off the ground, stephanie savage and josh schwartz took over the project to create a television series. Gossip girl is an american teen drama television series based on the book series, the series revolves around the fictional lives of upperclass teenagers living in manhattans upper east side. Gossip girl series finale recap hollywood reporter. When two onceclose friends become rivals, their battle for power is publicized to their entire prep school thanks to gossip girls dirtdishing blog.
Welcome to new york citys upper east side, where my friends and i live, go to school, play, and sleep. I read a bunch of gossip girl books in high school in absolutely no order. The gossip girl series is the ultimate in glamour and cool set in new yorks glamorous upper east side the narrative follows the thrills and spills with jimmy choo shoes and shopping at barneys mixed in along the way of its richest and most beautiful teenage residents. The story has been developing for 5 years 20022007 and in 2007 the twelfth book, a prequel to the gossip girl series, was published. Its brunette vixen blair waldorfs seventeenth birthday, and she knows exactly what she wants. It has also been adapted into a tv series airing on the cw and. With roller coaster romances and piles of secrets hiding away for gossip girl to find, this show is sure to bring the upper east side and its drama into our lives. Its christmastime and blair and serena are best friends again. Blair cornelia waldorf is one of the main characters of gossip girl, introduced in the original series of novels and also appearing in the television and comic adaptations. Also please note that i did not finish the book or tv series in their entirety. Why the gossip girl books were the best ya fiction ever. Welcome to new york citys upper east side, where my friends and i live, go to school, play, and sleep sometimes with each other. Sharp wit, intriguing characters, and high stakes melodrama drive the action of this addictive novel that will make gossip girl the lit worlds new it girl. A novel gossip girl series paperback april 1, 2002.
It spawned two spinoff book series, the it girl and gossip girl. Gossip girl, based on cecilyvonziegesars bestselling book series of the same name, follows the exploits of privileged young people from manhattans wealthy upper east side as they hook up, party, and play out adultsized dramas. Differences between gossip girl book vs tv show page 1. But the cws gossip girlcelebrating its 10year anniversary todaymay be the exception. Tonight, fans of the cw hit soap heard those words for the last time ever, as gossip girl ended its sixyear run with new york, i love you xoxo, an epic final filled with. After six seasons, more than 120 episodes and dozens of upscale manhattan shindigs, the cw said goodbye to gossip girl for. Major spoilers from mondays series finale of gossip girl. The wickedly funny first book in the number one new york times bestselling series that inspired the original hit cw show and the hbo max series. Over the top upper east side new yorkers vs spoiled upper east side new yorkers. It has also been adapted into a tv series airing on the cw and ctv. The following is simply based on my opinion after reading 5 books and watching 5 seasons of the show. As of october 2006, schwartz was working on the pilot. Even though we can rewatch the series over and over again on netflix, we still find ourselves craving all. See the complete gossip girl series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged socialite teenagers at the constance billard school for girls, an elite private school in new york city s upper east side. I tried to study the gossip girl books for clues as to how to win over my new. She played the same character in popular book and tv series of gossip girl. The gossip girl book series was originally supposed to be adapted into a film starring lindsay lohan with head gilmore girls creator amy shermanpalladino. The main series concluded with the novel i will always love you in 2009, which was the 12th book of the series. Gossip girl was an incredibly successful cw show that ran for six seasons, receiving numerous awards and nominations along the way. This teen drama made stars out of blake lively, leighton meester, penn badgley and chace crawford. The gossip girl series was adapted to the teen drama tv series of the same name on the cw. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. But the series seems downright quaint when viewed from the. The series, created by josh schwartz and stephanie savage, ran on the cw network for six seasons from september 19, 2007, to december 17, 2012 narrated by the unknown, omniscient blogger gossip girl voiced by kristen bell, the series revolves around the lives of. Nate, her studly, troubled boyfriend of three years. Why the gossip girl books were the best ya fiction ever vogue.
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