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Fun Stuff => ENJOY => Topic started by: Professor Snuggles on 08 Dec 2008, 19:10
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Fucking Great episode tonight, but I hate the midseason break that they always do around winter. Shit seems poised to go off soon though, more than it already has at least.
Fuck I love this show.
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How do people like all these shows about rich, good-looking schoolkids? They all strike me as being vapid, cliched and predictable.
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I saw the first episode of this show when it aired on free-to-air here last week. What's with the guys in the show and their hideous and ridiculous scarves? Is this the new fashion or something?
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I too have misgivings.
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Man, I embarassed the hell out of myself because of this show.
Somehow, I didn't realize that it was anything besides books until a few months ago.
Now my injured pride won't let me watch it.
That and the fact that it pretty much sounds like the O.C. in New York (which was basically just Dawson's Creek with lots of money and so forth).
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Ok enough of all your hipster shame.
My guilty pleasure, Johnny I will kill your family if this gets leaked, is Gossip Girl. I watched it once cause I just saw Accepted and had a total boner for Blake Lively, then ended up watching the whole thing. I think its cause Im a poor boy that want to live in Manhattan so it kinda speaks to me.
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It's lifestyle porn.
How good was this episde.
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So good. At least once I got over the fact that Ed Westwick must've gotten a major crick in his neck from shooting this one. Lily's secret was exactly what I thought it would be, but they played it nicely in that it (mostly) didn't happen the way I thought it might.
I think the guilty part of guilty pleasure might even be disappearing. Maybe.
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I've never watched more than 2 minutes of the show, but if you could clear something up for me... are these kids supposed to be in high school? Do high school kids now go to bars and drink martinis?
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Yes. They do if they're absurdly wealthy and have fake ID's.
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An insightful commentary, if there ever was one: http://mcsweeneys.net/2008/9/2rhode.html
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So, that guy writes a real thing and then puts it through a filter to make himself sound like a jackass, or what?
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Yes. They do if they're absurdly wealthy and have fake ID's.
No, not really. Or, if they do, it's because they've been reading and are trying to emulate this escapist fantasy bullshit. Horrible show/books about nonexistent, amoral socialites ≠ reality. Sorry kids!
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Gossip Girl's attraction really has very little (at least for me) to do with how close to reality it may or may not be, or how down to earth and "real" the characters are.
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So, that guy writes a real thing and then puts it through a filter to make himself sound like a jackass, or what?
...it's a joke. Do you know who William Faulkner is?
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Yes. They do if they're absurdly wealthy and have fake ID's.
No, not really. Or, if they do, it's because they've been reading and are trying to emulate this escapist fantasy bullshit. Horrible show/books about nonexistent, amoral socialites ≠ reality. Sorry kids!
Umm, what? My friends in high school did this shit. Bars are a lot more fun when you aren't supposed to be in them, and every teenager wants to pretend they're "mature." I dunno where you're from, but in real cities people do this.
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Yeah, even in a tiny town in northern Norway, friends of mine would go to bars before they turned 18 (legal drinking age for things under 22% ABV, 20 for things above), let alone 20 (the age limit at most bars here, except for a few ones where it's 18 and a few where it's higher), and at least attempt to act "adult" and they'd get away with it, with fake IDs and stuff. It's not exactly unheard of. Not that they'd sip martinis etc, but that probably has more to do with the culture/society itself.
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...it's a joke. Do you know who William Faulkner is?
Nope! In my defense I had just woken up, but I still probably wouldn't have caught the reference.
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Ah, well that explains the confusion! Faulkner was a writer from the early-mid 1900s who was immensely gifted and wrote with an incredibly complex, often stream of consciousness style which is pretty accurately parodied in that article. He wrote 'The Sound and the Fury' which might be familiar sounding. Anyway, it would be a pretty confusing article for one not acquainted with the man's work.
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No, not really. Or, if they do, it's because they've been reading and are trying to emulate this escapist fantasy bullshit. Horrible show/books about nonexistent, amoral socialites ≠ reality. Sorry kids!
Yes, they do. Except over here they drink beer.
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Okay so I finally watched this week's episode.
SO GOOD.
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Right? Perfect moments for every single relationship I actually care about. Glad they didn't try to push Nate and Vanessa to the forground again.
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I am just really happy to see Chuck and Blair sort of together. i don't know why but something about those two is just cute and they seem to work well together.
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Vanessa
Yeah Im glad they didn't push *yawn* to the foreground
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How do people like all these shows about rich, good-looking schoolkids? They all strike me as being vapid, cliched and predictable.
Vicarious thrills.
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Not for me. I think the pleasure of the show is its vapid, idiotic, overwrought, heavy handed, clumsy, kitsch infested and predictable direction, plotting, acting and writing. It's so bad it's enjoyable. Watching it is like wallowing in filth but somehow it makes it fun (and, often unintentionally I think, funny). I mean, no one actually take the show seriously, right? No one enjoys it for its production values as far as I can tell. It's utterly trashy and that's why it's fun.
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I disagree with the whole "so bad it's enjoyable" thing. I think it's a seriously compelling show. and if you wade through the hyperbole, you find some real high school stuff: worrying about getting into your dream college, feeling the limelight shine on your best friend, having feelings for your ex, wanting to date your older brother's friend and maybe getting close (cough), wanting so badly to be a successful artist but not being taken seriously because of your youth, not trusting your parents and wanting to break free from them despite all that they've given you, having problems with your body, whatever.
yeah, sure, I watch it because it's awesome to laugh and talk about with my friends. I'm not arguing that it's an accurate portrayal of high school. I'm just saying don't immediately write it off as being completely unrealistic just because they're rich and go to bars.
also did anyone else notice that blair was the big spoon this week?
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All those things you mentioned about high school may be actual things some high schoolers go through but that doesn't make their overabundance and exploitation via a cheesy script poorly read by mediocre-at-best actors any less cliche.
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Nope, you're not alone. I often find myself laughing when I'm not supposed to at things that are over the top or just weird acting and all that, but I actually do care about (some of) the characters and/or their relationships as well.
ETA: Okay, so a post was deleted, but my point still stands; that it's not entirely bad and cheesy and trashy, like a lot of people seem to make it out to be. It shows that you can be serious without taking yourself too seriously, I guess, and I like that. Yes, there are some less than stellar actors (and also some I really like), but even most of them have had their moments, and yes, the script can be cheesy, but that gives me something to laugh about, and sometimes it's great.
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Yeah, it's fun to trash on gossip girl, but the one good thing I can say about it is... hey, at least it's not The Hills! I really have no idea how anyone can watch that show, it makes me acutely uncomfortable just to watch those lifeless girls and their completely unabashed non-acting (yes, it's scripted!).
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I've had to watch about a season of this due to both my girlfriend's and sister's obsession with it. And after a season's worth of episodes, the only strong opinion I've formed is: Chuck wears terrible, horrible suits.
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Conversely my girlfriend got me to record the first episode of season 2 which has just started on cable here in Aus and even though I was nonplussed by the actual content of the show I believe Chuck Bass is now my fashion idol. Especially the white suit he rocks (previously posted in the fashion thread, if I am not wrong)
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Chuck is every urbane man's fashion idol.
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I would do Chuck Bass so hard. You guys have no idea.
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Chuck is every urbane man's fashion idol.
Do people not remember fucking George Plimpton? Fucker wore tweed suits to Radiohead shows.
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The cultural impact of the style on that show really is huge. People have been buying dresses that blair wore in an episode for their prom dress, the "prepster" look is coming back in a big way, etc.
Which is frustrating, because I've been pursuing that look for like 3 years now and this means I have to buy a whole new fucking wardrobe.
again
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The cultural impact of the style on that show really is huge...the "prepster" look is coming back in a big way
Um....when did this go away? This look has never, as far as I can tell, really declined in popularity.
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I went to the mall with some people and they were all "OH MAN BLAIR WALDORF'S PHONE I WANT IT"
i will never be hip :cry:
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The cultural impact of the style on that show really is huge...the "prepster" look is coming back in a big way
Um....when did this go away? This look has never, as far as I can tell, really declined in popularity.
Yeah, it seemed to me that people never really stopped dressing "preppy." I guess this is just sort of accentuating it or making it more noticeable?
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Or just being all like "hey i like totally saw that on gossip girl last night lol" (Yes, people actually say lol as a word now. And yes, I do want to hurt them)
Not more "in" or even "noticeable". Just a recognisable link.
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Or Carnivale.
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I think you mean watch The Wire on DVD. Fuck shows currently on TV. Seriously.
Except Lost.
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lol I have limited monthly bandwidth or I would be watching The Wire, and I did give Carnivale a go, but it didnt rope me in.
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Tell your I.S.P. you're exceeding your bandwidth so that you can watch the Wire. If they don't send the president of the company to come over and personally shake your hand, it's a sign you need to change to a different provider.
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No--watch Dexter, you fucks.
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The only good thing about Dexter is Michael C. Hall, and he's quite good. The show around him is just awful.
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Dexter reminds me on Monk in that they're both shows about weirdo neurotic detective types but their respective neurosis are basically what is intended to carry the whole entire show in lieu of quality plot and acting and writing in general, as well as serving as comic relief and that in addition to being pretty much the only thing which defines the character in any way. In other words, I find it gimmicky and irritating (and Michael C. Hall is just as cloying a lot of the time as Tony Shaloub).
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In this thread, a bunch of people confess loving a show which is basically an unabashedly fictional version of The Hills and Est informs us that he somehow hasn't heard of William Faulkner.
Not a strong showing, all around.
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Poor argument. The fact that Stephanie Meyer exists doesn't make Dan Brown a wonderful writer.
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Hey guys.
This is the Gossip Girl thread.
GTFO.
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Its about damn time there was some hipster backlash against Dexter. I quit after season one, decided, you know what, I really dont like it. And have been pretty much persecuted since.
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Good. Because it is the best fucking show in existence, fuck you all.
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http://www.sidereel.com/Gossip_Girl
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My brother and I watch this show a lot; pretty much every episode that is aired and online we'll see within a day or two of it being available.
NOT because it's something to identify with or aspire to.
NOT because of the clever storytelling.
We do because it's entertaining and has hot chicks, amusing plot twists (Oh, really? An abortion that comes back to haunt a character hoping it would all be over? Wow ...), lovably hateable characters [CHUCK] as well as very good editing.
The term "lifestyle porn" hits the hammer on the head and then breaks the board it's driven through.
(Also: http://www.tv-links.cc/tv/gossip-girl.htm )
(AlsoČ: http://www.66stage.com/tv.php for new episodes)
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I Love Gossip Girl. I read the whole series before the show came out, and I liked them and they were all right. The show takes them to a whole new level. I love the acting and the drama is insanely hilarious to watch. Season 2 has kind of disappointed me but I LOVED the last episode. But that's probably because I love Chuck and Blair together, and just Chuck by himself. It was insane to watch and I'm sad I missed it and had to watch it on the internet. Sidenote : isn't it better to watch shows on tv? I think so.
And Ps : I watch dexter too. Im actually watching dexter season 2 DVDS atm. haha.
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Season 2 has been amazing, but as sooner as the Dan/Serena will they won't they drama is over the better.
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This episode is amazing so far.
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Okay that might be my new favorite episode of the show so far. They've really been outdoing themselves this entire season.
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Season 2 has been amazing, but as sooner as the Dan/Serena will they won't they drama is over the better.
*sobs*
I don't understand you!!!
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I dont know if Kief is being sarcastic or not, but this was an interesting epi
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Dead serious. Fucking love this show.
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Re: school kids with fake IDs going to fancy bars and drinking martinis
I live where this takes place. My ex-girlfriend could very well be on the show, were it a reality show. In fact, her mom was slated to be on The Real Housewives of New York but she turned the producers down.
What do obscenely wealthy kids with fake IDs do? They drink a couple of Mike's Hard Lemonades at night in Riverside Park and pretend to be fucked up. A lot of them smoke embarrassing amounts of weed, also in the park.
None of them are capable of formulating most of the sentences spoken on this show. They're supposed to be shallow high school students, not linguists.
As a work of fiction it's quite good though.
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This episode was kind of weak. Taking Blair back in with the "girls of the steps" really downgraded her character, and while it was cool she learned a lesson of some sort this episode, it's not going to do anything good.
Nate and Vanessa are so forgettable at this point that I don't even care, and I wish they'd taken a little longer to resolve Jack Bass, but they resolved it well. Serena and Dan look like they're finally done for good, which is really excellent, and I'm starting to really like Eric. Lily and Rufus are still the best couple on the show.
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Heh, I didn't even notice when Nate and Vanessa were gone for an entire episode a couple of episodes back (Nate's absence wasn't even explained?).. I think I might potentially like the Nate character, so it kinda bugs me that they can't seem to find an interesting storyline for him, but for now they're both just really redundant.
I used to like Lily and Rufus, but the whole kid-storyline kinda ruined them for me. Rufus started to really bug me more than usual with his whole insistance that they meet with the kid/family. It's called a closed adoption for a reason. But I like that Lily is sort of embracing Chuck, and I like her in general, so I'm not sure what to think about them, really.
Also, Dorotha makes me chuckle.
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I kind of liked the newest episode. The Dan/Serena bs is over, and Mrs Carr seems as reasonable level headed as Rufus. Definitely a good addition to the cast provided she sticks around. Jack on the other hand is a knob, the whole rape thing was unnecessary unless it has some unforced repercussions in the future.
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Ms. Carr is totally gonna bang Dan, and there is gonna be scandal
Also, Chuck Bass is one of the few dudes I've ever encountered on television who actually smolders.
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After seeing even part of Superbad, I don't think I can ever take the standard, glamorous hollywood take on one's teenage years seriously again (if I ever did). High school is about being awkward, not very good looking and not nearly as cool as you think you are. Glamor doesn't enter into it. No, I've never seen the show.
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Pretend they are young adults on permanent vacation then.
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Ms. Carr is totally gonna bang Dan, and there is gonna be scandal
I am looking forward to this a lot.
The show is an exercise in over-the-top lifestyle porn for me and I like my porn without serious setbacks. The girls on the steps are like seeing swinging balls for 30 seconds straight for me.
Bitches need to go or be put in their place.
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The girls on the steps are like seeing swinging balls for 30 seconds straight for me.
Man what does that even mean?
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You know when sometimes you are watching porn and it cuts to a long shot of the dudes ass and balls?
That's what he means.
They are like watching a dudes ass and balls when you wanna see titties.
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Exactly.
It was totally in keeping with the (lifestyle) porn analogy.
I think once the second season is finished, it is time to watch it all over again.
And whatever happened to Marcus Beaton and his mom? It's peculiar that two high-profile characters disappear that quickly.
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They were blackmailed into leaving town when it was revealed they were banging each other? Or maybe they just left afterwards. Whatever it was, they were banging each other.
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I'm halfway through, waiting for the rest to magically appear in my computer.
Very high on the drama. Shows like this produce estrogen in everybody.
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I wanked at the end of the episode. Such good shit!
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New season is raaaaaad!
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Oh man I agree. I was maybe a little afraid of the transition to college, as many shows don't pull it off well, but honestly they did it seamlessly. It's perfect. I am happy and outraged at the same time, mainly because of Georgina being a bitch as always.
yayyyy
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Also, Dan is SO much hotter this season.
Loving Chuck and Blair as a couple, too.
Last episode wasn't great, but probably mostly because of the lack of the big reveal.
I hope Chuck does well with his hotel.
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Kind of wish I was dating a costume chick from the show so she would make me dress that good.
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I hope Chuck dies so all the girls I know will stop swooning.
Jens, think of this as your first warning. Watch you mouth.
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I hope Chuck dies so all the girls I know will stop swooning.
and some of the guys amirite
(seriously though
(http://media.hollyscoop.com/Images/PGImages/87369170---chuckbass.jpg)
come on)
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Well that outfit cost more than I make in a month.
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nnnnnnnnnnnghhhhhh want
Can I have him? Please? Plus he's English in real life so he's gorgeous and has the accent. I mean really.
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Look at the scrub in the back with the North Face. C'mon dude.
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Hey man puffy jackets are officially Sartorialist approved don'cha know
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Guy didn't roll his pants up though.
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Haha yeah, fuck that guy.