Entertainment - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 14:41 - 0 Comments
Gossip Girl Goes Tisch (Whatever That Means)
The truth is that Gossip Girl’s “The Last Days of Disco Stick” was pretty bad. Chuck still has no storyline (and no life), Jenny is as pointless and annoying as ever, and the fact that they needed a threesome with Vanessa to get Hilary Duff off the show is pretty sad. But of course, the Tischisms from this episode were pretty funny. Here’s a few:
- Dan discloses that he wants to apply to Tisch for screenwriting next year so he gets Olivia to get him into a special Tisch Cabaret event where Dan has to write a short play.
- To impress the Tischies, Blair gets Lady Gaga to host a private concert. Gaga’s red dress, sheet, or whatever you want to call it was hilarious and we all know how much NYU has been obsessed with her recent success.
- All the Tischies represented seemed to be rich, snobby and egotistical about their field of study and talents. In that sense, #gossipgirlfail.
- Nate is finally back in the picture, but still no mention of Columbia. He and Serena almost hook up only to be interrupted by the Tripp’s silly storyline. There may yet be some hope left in this show, but all this randomness has got to end.
Entertainment - Tuesday, November 10, 2009 14:45 - 2 Comments
Gossip Girl Provides Good Old Fashioned Threesome Fun. Sort Of.
This week’s Gossip Girl was a good example of how much the show has changed since seasons past. And not in a good way. This show, as much as it pains me to say this and as much as I’ve tried to ignore it, has jumped the shark.
The Debutante Ball? I’m sorry, this is something Josh Schwartz usually does very well (see: The O.C.), but this one was a little too interpretational for my tastes. There is a fine line between re-imagining to keep the audience interested and just being totally unrealistic. In season one, the Deb Ball had normal music and girls in some form of white dress, because that’s what happens at a Deb Ball (at least in teen-soap land). As much as I love The Plasticines, they would not be performing “I’m a Bitch” at a high-society function, and what is with the prom ‘06 dress theme? It looks like they ransacked the junior’s section of Macy’s. Continue…
Entertainment, Featured - Tuesday, October 27, 2009 13:03 - 3 Comments
How Gossip Girl Can Stop Sucking and Actually Pretend It’s at NYU
Gossip Girl goes Halloween was far from what it could have been. The stories are becoming so convoluted that I’m beginning to wonder what the point of this season is. With some of the characters at NYU, some in high school, some at Columbia and some on their gap year (Serena), it feels as if the writers are just conjuring up situations where all the characters can interact together.
Also, has anyone else noticed that there has been significantly less sex and drugs this season? What’s up with that, aren’t they in college now?
NYU Local’s Samantha Moore saw things differently. She thought last night’s episode was a spectacular return to form with Gossip Girl doing what they do best: A lavish party, a run-in with the law, several plot twists, and romantic plot lines. She also correctly pointed out how awful Jenny is becoming (and pretty much always has been). Despite our divergent opinions, we decided to come up with some suggestions on how the show can stop sucking:
- Stop avoiding college! The whole greatness in the drama they created the first couple of seasons was that they were in high school and high school is by default dramatic. Show the damn dramas of college. We need more parties, classes and dorm situations. Also, where the hell is Columbia?
- Stop ignoring Nate! He’s barely in the show and he has stupid storylines. It’s time for Serena and Nate to hook up again. Everyone knows deep down they’re going to have a serious thing, at some point, before this show dies. It’s time. Continue…
Entertainment - Tuesday, October 20, 2009 13:16 - 1 Comment
Double Teaming “Gossip Girl” Like Chuck [Maybe] Double Teams Dudes
Last night’s “Gossip Girl” was pretty great. Yes, masterpiece status eluded it, but if you were looking for ridiculous things to laugh about, it was perfect. This week, Natan and I (Samantha) joined forces so you get to read both of our illustrious opinions about NYU’s official TV show. Here’s what we thought:
1. We are torn on the Olivia Burke character. Natan loves her and hopes she stays. I’m not so sure. Although this may be partly due to the fact that I kind of feel like HIllary Duff’s acting hasn’t really progressed all that much since she played a sort-of-famous person in the Lizzy Maguire movie. Feel free to disagree.
2. We’ve been waiting for it since season 1, and we finally got it, albeit under pretty inauthentic circumstances: Chuck’s Gay Scene. Yes, he kisses a boy, but it’s only for a game-that-isn’t-really-a-game-that-Chuck-isn’t-aware-off. However, the line where he asks Blair, “you think I’ve never kissed a guy before?” was just perfectly delivered. Oh I love you Chuck, even though every week my roommate says you look like a wet cat. (Which I can see, honestly.) Continue…
Entertainment, Featured - Tuesday, October 13, 2009 8:53 - 1 Comment
On Gossip Girl, Rufus Gets Married and We Get Bored
Considering how awesome the promos made it look, Gossip Girl episode 5, “Rufus Getting Married”, was a major disappointment. In true “WTF OMG” fashion, Lily and Rufus find out that Scott is truly their son at their wedding. The ep is ridden with annoying scenes of Lily and Rufus fighting about nothing. Apparently Lily decides to blame Rufus for Serena not going to Brown while she was away “tending to her sick mother.” (In real life, Kelly Rutherford was on maternity leave and I guess the writers were forced to tie her absence into the story line.) Continue…
Entertainment - Tuesday, October 6, 2009 9:04 - 0 Comments
Gossip Girl Calls Us All a Bunch of “Pseudo-intellectual Homesick Malcontents”
After last week’s despicable excuse for a Gossip episode, I was sure throwing Hillary Duff and Tyra Banks into the picture would only butcher the storyline further. Thankfully, I don’t think I’ve been more satisfied with a GG episode since season one. We were granted a wondrous surge of fancy language that our favorite characters used to describe NYU.
Episode 4’s (Dan de Fleurette) NYU mentions:
- Blair to the fictional NYU geeky club “Masters of the Universe” that she mistakes for a Wall Street Club: “I just need to know that in this misbegotten corner of Manhattan wealth, ambition and moral laxity are still alive and well.” Blair clearly has yet to find a Sternie. The suits must still be hidden behind all that construction that ended up transforming Tisch Hall into an Apple store.
Entertainment - Thursday, October 1, 2009 8:28 - 6 Comments
Gossip Girl Stalking (In Which We Become TMZ for a Day)
Leighton Meester and Blake Lively on the Gossip Girl Set from NYU Local on Vimeo.
Thanks to Kenny’s piece yesterday morning, I decided that there was no better way to spend my Wednesday afternoon than stalking the characters of Gossip Girl. After getting out of class I started walking south on Bowery to check out where OnLocationVacations said they were filming. After this past week’s jump-the-shark-esque episode (and even worse scenes for next week), I needed to make sure they weren’t planning on totally OCing the show.
Entertainment - Tuesday, September 29, 2009 14:39 - 3 Comments
The Official NYU/Gossip Girl Drinking Game
For this week’s recap of Gossip Girl, I decided to play a little game. A drinking game, if you will. Every time they said NYU I took a drink. Additionally, every time NYU was wildly misrepresented I took another drink. I started to get a little confused (and a little drunker) halfway through the game because I didn’t know if a drink was in order if someone said “here,” referring to NYU. I decided yes, but would not be able to give you an official count. I was also going to drink every time Serena pouted or Dan looked incredulous but surprisingly, neither of them did that once this episode. They were almost off-puttingly… tolerable. Here are the stats: Continue…
Entertainment - Tuesday, September 22, 2009 9:48 - 12 Comments
Gossip Girl Makes NYU Look Like a State School with Roof Access
What more can a guy want than for his favorite characters from Gossip Girl to start college at none other than our very own NYU? I’m already daring Take Back NYU! to start some GG-style NYU parties, similar to the Skins parties that popped up throughout England.
Not much actually moved forward in the story-lines during this episode. Will Scott reveal himself? How much longer can Chuck and Blair last? What the fuck is wrong with Serena this time? And lastly, will Nate’s second (!) secret affair implode in his face just like the last one? Instead of fast-paced plot, this time we actually get an up-close look at Gossip Girl NYU.
Entertainment - Wednesday, September 16, 2009 12:32 - 8 Comments
Gossip Girl Roundup: Blair Arrives at NYU, Gets Eaten by Hipsters
The season 3 premiere of Gossip Girl two nights ago was simultaneously everything and nothing like I expected. Here is a point by point recap of the most important (read: either outrageous or underwhelming) shit that went down in last Monday night’s episode.
1. There was much speculation and fanfare about how NYU would be portrayed in this episode. Well, the three letter word only got one measly mention, so they are clearly saving that whole pot of deliciousness for next week, as per the sneak peek. The only thing we see for sure is that Georgina and Blair are roommates (in WHAT dorm…is it a set, or are they in like….Founder’s Hall or some shit? Because I could not figure out where they were. Any guesses?). Also, Blair appears to get eaten by hipsters.
2. Onto everyone’s favorite couple, Blair and Chuck. They seemed bored with being the world’s most dangerously sexy couple. This results in a kind-of-convincing role play, wherein Chuck would seduce an unsuspecting hottie and Blair would storm in, playing the “scorned woman”. Of course, this doesn’t last long because we all know that Blair is terrified of losing Chuck, and really just wants to trap him into settling down with four kids and a dog as soon as possible. Also, who the fuck was styling Alexandra Richards? I’m going to give her the benefit of the doubt that she doesn’t actually look like confused giantess in a blonde wig all the time.
