Gossip Girl is a television show produced by the CW, based off of a book series of the same name. It is an American teen drama set in New York Upper East Side and tells the story of privileged upper class young adults, as they battle sex, drugs, alcohol, relationships, and betrayal. The entire series is narrated by an infamous anonymous, who blogs the lives and drama of “Manhattan’s elite.” Many of the characters are frequently referred to as this, and as “Upper East Siders.” Gossip Girl has many of the problems seen in most television shows about high schools.
I enjoy Gossip Girl because of the intricate storylines, different age groups within the show, and different problems rising in every episode. There’s lots of variety in storylines …show more content…
Among these were Friday Night Lights, running from 2006-2011, almost identical to Gossip Girl’s runtime; 90210, airing from 2008-2013, again very similar run-time; and The OC with the different run-time of 2003-2007, but the target audience was and still is very similar. To begin, most of these shows implemented one or multiple factors from Gossip Girl. I address the runtime for context, though it is not different now currently accessing the show on Netflix, because all of these compared shows are in the related or recommended suggestions along with Gossip Girl on Netflix and online. The reboot of 90210 which began airing the year after Gossip Girl started, has the most similarities to the show because of the idea of social class and comparing the “popular” kids, to the not-so-popular. There’s many fake friendships and self-serving tendencies occurring in both shows, which is extremely reflective of the society in which the characters live in. The OC could be looked at to have similar themes with drama and love and relationships, it has the underlying tones of social class as well but it’s a much more low-key and honest approach — there’s not as much blown-out drama as Gossip Girl and so it caters to the type of audience that may not be as interested in the ritzy drama lifestyle so much as the intricate storylines. Since The OC started much earlier than Gossip Girl, it has had a slightly older audience following along with it which works because Gossip Girl focuses on teenagers and “the coming of age” in the rich upper class, whereas The OC could be more expressive of young adults. Gossip Girl also ties over into the world of reality television, most comparatively to The Hills, which was a reality series following young adults from the Laguna Beach series into the progression of young adulthood in their specific high-status social
I enjoy Gossip Girl because of the intricate storylines, different age groups within the show, and different problems rising in every episode. There’s lots of variety in storylines …show more content…
Among these were Friday Night Lights, running from 2006-2011, almost identical to Gossip Girl’s runtime; 90210, airing from 2008-2013, again very similar run-time; and The OC with the different run-time of 2003-2007, but the target audience was and still is very similar. To begin, most of these shows implemented one or multiple factors from Gossip Girl. I address the runtime for context, though it is not different now currently accessing the show on Netflix, because all of these compared shows are in the related or recommended suggestions along with Gossip Girl on Netflix and online. The reboot of 90210 which began airing the year after Gossip Girl started, has the most similarities to the show because of the idea of social class and comparing the “popular” kids, to the not-so-popular. There’s many fake friendships and self-serving tendencies occurring in both shows, which is extremely reflective of the society in which the characters live in. The OC could be looked at to have similar themes with drama and love and relationships, it has the underlying tones of social class as well but it’s a much more low-key and honest approach — there’s not as much blown-out drama as Gossip Girl and so it caters to the type of audience that may not be as interested in the ritzy drama lifestyle so much as the intricate storylines. Since The OC started much earlier than Gossip Girl, it has had a slightly older audience following along with it which works because Gossip Girl focuses on teenagers and “the coming of age” in the rich upper class, whereas The OC could be more expressive of young adults. Gossip Girl also ties over into the world of reality television, most comparatively to The Hills, which was a reality series following young adults from the Laguna Beach series into the progression of young adulthood in their specific high-status social