For this list, were looking at other tv offerings that share similar characteristics with this very popular show. In both the novels and the television adaption, gossip girl is a blogger whose true identity is never revealed. Gossip girl and other amazing shows that started off as books. The carlyles series is written with annabelle vestry. Jun 28, 2019 a television series like gossip girl is built on its romantic pairings and scandals. Jun 18, 2018 gossip girl is pretty much pretty little liars, only a is a blogger named gossip girl and she doesnt just target five high schoolers she targets all the rich kids of the upper east side in. Welcome to new york citys upper east side, where my friends and i live, go to school, play, and sleepsometimes with each other. But in the writers defense, they made great efforts to make chuck. Gossip girl is also premiering in a show on the cw on channel 12 for cable.
Jun 29, 2007 books similar are the clique and the it girl series. Which by the way how did loyal viewers of this show feel. Now, a show like gossip girl needs a villain, and they got two for the price of one with chuck and his creepyass dad, bart. In the new titles of the gossip girl series, we will follow the carlyles, plus three other teenagers living in gorgeous apartments, attending the most exclusive prvate schools the familiar constance billard school for girls and st. Gossip girl was an incredibly successful cw show that ran for six seasons, receiving numerous awards and nominations along the way. So now i read all the it girl books, but watch, not read, gossip girl. The gossip, office romances, pranks, and quirky characters in the book will appeal to and feel familiar to fans of the show. Now its time to get your fix with other shows like gossip girl on netflix.
If you loved watching this show, then you will love this list of ten shows like gossip girl. Amazon will start publishing fanfiction for gossip girl and. Gossip girl was based off her experience growing up in new york city back in the 80s, but with a modern day spin. In other words, shes like gossip girls blair waldorf leighton meester and chuck bass ed westwick rolled into one. Olivia and adrienne rule their small southern town like all good mean girls dothrough intimidation and manipulation. Sep 19, 2016 the revelation that dan lonely boy humphrey was gossip girl all along was a fitting end to the show, in the sense that it was an incomprehensible mess best enjoyed as selfparody. Books similar to the complete gossip girl series gossip. When two onceclose friends become rivals, their battle for power is publicized to their entire prep school thanks to gossip girl s dirtdishing blog. Apr 24, 2015 as you watch the show, you get to here the narration of gossip girl. Blog posted on wednesday, jan 02 20 magical books like harry potter after harry potter and the deathly hallows was released, some of us thought wed never find another worthy book series again. However, there were a few let downs when fans finally got to see their favorite books up on the smallscreen. As someone who has never seen gossip girl, i watched the. Gossip girl meets heathers in how to break a boy by laurie devore.
You must check out these netflix series when you have some free time. The books, and a show, focus on teenagers in manhattan who are very wealthy, very wellconnected, and very much involved in drama. Like the reallife lonely boy he was, badgley hasnt really made a secret of his feelings about gg since the show ended. Books like gossip girl books to read if you still miss gossip girl as popsugar editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think youll like too. A few book recommendations if youre missing gossip girl.
Top 10 shows to watch if you like gossip girl youtube. Lord marcus was also involved but it ended very boringly. But little did we know that there are tons of other amazing books like harry potter out there you just have to know where to look. Gossip girl was a favorite for many in the late 00s. Olivia and adrienne rule their small southern town like all good mean girls dothrough. Best gossip girl behind the scenes drama did the cast of. I personally think the show is infinitely better than the books but i would be interested in hearing other s opinions. Sep 19, 2017 like her onscreen and eventually offscreen love interest penn badgley, blake lively was also considering leaving hollywood when gossip girl came calling, so she turned the producers down. It even offers a gossip girl getaway package complete with macarons and a discount on a tour of new york gossip girl filming locations. Here are the 8 biggest differences between the gossip girl books and the show.
Based on the series of young adult books of the same name, fans watched a group of high schoolers from new york struggle to stay at the top of the social ladder while stabbing one another in the back one week and teaming up the next. As you watch the show, you get to here the narration of gossip girl. Classy novels to read if you like these tv shows pretty little. Almost every teenyoung adult in the late 00s tuned into gossip. Mar 03, 2020 emily alyn lind cast as lead in gossip girl reboot along with four other actors meaww. Apr 17, 2020 one of the things i love most about gossip girl is the slew of random characters whose sole purpose is to keep the plot interesting by shaking things up for our favorite four upper east siders and two annoying brooklynites who endlessly complain about their unfortunate financial lot in life from their gigantic loft in one of new yorks most expensive neighborhoods. Jenny becomes a model with ss help and realizes she wants to be more like serena. The comingofage of courtney farrell, the precocious daughter of a. But when one girl catches the other in a compromising position with the wrong boy, the exbesties turn their ferocity on each other. Even though we can rewatch the series over and over again on netflix, we still. Apr 30, 2014 like gossip girl, gilt is chock full of sparkly dresses and glamorous parties, and it sure has the mean girls secrets and affairs, but they all mask a truly vicious circle of mean girls. In the book series, jenny humphrey is a short, busty girl who garners attention from boys because of her chest. Gossip girl is a blogger, voiced by kristen bell, who exposes the dark secrets and hidden turmoil of the wealthy teenagers in the upper east side of new york city. Before gossip girl was a cw show starring leighton meester and blake lively, it was a ya book series.
Sep 25, 2017 gossip girl meets heathers in how to break a boy by laurie devore. There were some basic storyline similarities like nate dating serena and blair being jealous. Judes school for boys and treating new yorks upper east side as their personal playground. With the success of shows like arrow, the flash, the vampire diaries, the originals, supernatural, and the 100, its poised to become one of the most reputable networks pretty soon. You can definitely feel gossip girls dna in these recent ya books, which take the book and tv series template for putting beautiful. I have a friend that reads it and she says its okay but kind of young for her try it. Why the gossip girl books were the best ya fiction ever vogue. Gossip girl was buzzworthy right out of the gate, so no wonder the cw doubled down on programming about sexy teens and the one percent the following year. There are some pretty wild differences between the books and the tv show. The gossip girl series i like it like that is the fifth is a sex and the city soap opera like series targeted for the 15 and over set. Gossip girl is the anonymous, unseen narrator of the gossip girl television series and the novels of the same name. If you like gossip girl books, youll love the clique. Season 1 season 6 season 4 season 2 season 3 season 5.
The 7 worst random characters on gossip girl betches. 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. Books similar to the complete gossip girl series gossip girl. For those readers much over 15 it is definitely in the guilty pleasure category, but it is fun. This teen drama made stars out of blake lively, leighton meester, penn badgley and chace crawford. A novel gossip girl series paperback april 1, 2002. I feel like the last season maybe gets a little soap operay based on the finale, but at least they revealed who gossip girl was.
Sep 19, 2017 3 when penn badgley kind of despised the show. Even when cw wasnt churning out one amazing show after the other, they still had fanfavorite shows, like gossip girl. Emily alyn lind cast as lead in gossip girl reboot along. Gossip girl books and tv show differences buzzfeed. The carrie diaries the vampire diaries the originals one tree hill pretty little liars 90210 make it or break it the 100 teen wolf heroes the secret circle. If you loved seinfeld, you should read philip roths portnoys. Gossip girl, and 6 other shows riverdale will remind you of.
The gossip girl protagonists, like my classmates, attended dancing school at. 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 citys upper east side. Gossip girl wrapped nearly eight years ago, and we still miss it. Whether you read the books, watched the tv show, or both, gossip girl was almost like religion for some of us in the 2000s. Mar 17, 2019 top 10 shows to watch if you like gossip girl subscribe. The manga series was adapted to graphic novel format by hyekyung baek. Ziegesar wrote 11 books for the series, so gossip girl had a pretty strong following before it was even made into a show. Jul 17, 2008 i read the it girl series and liked it alot, but then when i tried to start reading the gossip girl series, i found the scandals much too similar to each other.
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