Gossip Girl Phenomenon: why are we obsessed with the lives of the Upper East Siders?
by Ana Belorustseva
It all started in 2007 on the Upper East Side when Serena Van Der Woodsen was spotted at Grand Central Terminal after her sudden disappearance half a year before that. The blonde’s comeback turns out to be a real sensation and she quickly becomes the talk of the town. Every single person is amazed by this breaking news, including her former best friend Blair Waldorf who gets both confused and furious after Serena crashes her party. Will B (Blair) and S (Serena) be able to leave everything behind and restore their friendship? That’s a tricky question because we all know that there can only be one queen on the Upper East Side.
Gossip Girl (GG) crashed the TV shows’ world very much like Serena crashed Blair’s party in the Pilot Episode and started a new era in series production. No wonder it was renewed for 5 more seasons and after a decade since the last episode had been released Warner Bros. Television decided to film a reboot of this iconic series. But what’s so special about GG? Let’s figure out how Gossip Girl managed to steal our hearts from the very first minute.
Gossip Girl (GG) crashed the TV shows’ world very much like Serena crashed Blair’s party in the Pilot Episode and started a new era in series production. No wonder it was renewed for 5 more seasons and after a decade since the last episode had been released Warner Bros. Television decided to film a reboot of this iconic series. But what’s so special about GG? Let’s figure out how Gossip Girl managed to steal our hearts from the very first minute.
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GG gives us an insight into the posh and scandalous life of the so-called golden youth. They attend one of the most prestigious High schools in New York, get ready to enter the Universities of the Ivy League and try to meet the expectations of their prosperous parents. In the meantime, they spend hours shopping for brand names, attend fabulous parties and lavish celebrations, fall in love with every other handsome guy in Manhattan, get into crazy troubles and learn to escape from them. The real thing is that the characters do all that together with their friends and though they fight from time to time, they are always ready to give their soulmates a helping hand.
So, of course, it’s fascinating to explore the life of insanely rich people as sometimes we all want to become a part of their world. However, it’s more than that. Gossip Girl gives you a chance to see how teens develop in certain situations and realize whether it’s possible to stay sincere and honorable when you belong to high society and your credit card doesn’t have any limits, or not.
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Fashionable TV series
GG characters became real role models for the viewers of the series. However, this is not just due to their complex relationships and posh lives. The main thing that every girl was jealous about is B. and S.’s cloakrooms. Their black tie gowns, cocktail dresses, casual outfits and even school uniforms seemed so fashionable that we all tried to copy their style.
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However, it wasn’t Serena and Blair who chose clothes for parties and everyday wear. The heroines and heros as well owe their trendy looks to Eric Daman known for costume design and fashion styling in a popular TV show Sex and the City. If you had a chance to watch it, you will immediately realize that Gossip Girl was destined to become the most stylish series of the decade the very moment he took up the job. Together with the heroines Eric set trends and showed how to wear brand names and look stunning in them.
Most extensive and least expensive tour around New York
Apart from scandals, parties and love affairs we also get a chance to have a look at real New York in motion. The views of the Metropolitan steps where B. and S. used to have lunch, Central Park and its huge pond with ducks Blair enjoyed feeding, astonishing Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan busy streets with Chuck Bass’s limos, Brooklyn and the Humphreys’ cosy residence, enormous skyscrapers and fabulous views of the night city from the air just blow our minds and imagination. Colorful tabloids on Times Square and yellow taxis make us feel the atmosphere of the city and fall in love with NY completely.
Every other girl has her American dream and GG not only helps us to travel to New York virtually while we can’t bring our dreams to life but also does encourage us and gives inspiration for fighting for our goals.
Every other girl has her American dream and GG not only helps us to travel to New York virtually while we can’t bring our dreams to life but also does encourage us and gives inspiration for fighting for our goals.
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There may be doubts about Serena’s perfect match as fans still can't agree who is the one for Queen S.: Lonely Boy (Dan Humphrey) or Golden Boy (Nate Archibald). However, the complete match between Blair Waldorf and Chuck Bass is undeniable. These two not only make the most toxic couple of the series but also turn out to be perfect partners in crime and passionate lovers. Their love story is full of betrayal, misunderstanding and inability to give their partner what they want from a relationship. However, during all the 6 seasons we watch Waldorf and Bass grow from inconstant teenagers into conscious and ready to put up with each other’s imperfections grown-ups.
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This iconic duo and their unstable relationship united fans from all over the world who were looking forward to the next episode to see whether Blair and Chuck manage to overcome all the obstacles and save their love or not.
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Gossip Girl isn’t just one more series about teenagers. It’s a real phenomenon of the 21st century that managed to become an important part of our lives. And you know what? Today in the media we can often see a question: “If you had a chance to watch only one series till the end of your life, which one would you choose?”. My answer is always the same and it’s Gossip Girl with its diverse plot, complicated characters and special atmosphere. And what is your choice?
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