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The recent "let's visit Yale so we can all go there together when we graduate" trip on Gossip Girl got the old wheels a-turning in my head, and I was like, "Just like how Rory and Paris both ended up at Yale back in the day!" So very convenient that two headstrong girls who have ideas about where they want to go and the ability to get into any number of Ivy League schools wind up together, and as roommates. Same goes for Serena and Blair, and the rest of the gang, all of whom could use their prep school backgrounds to have their pick of the Ivys, and who all decide to check out Yale together. It's just very TV-friendly, and an easy way to keep the cast together. And while Blair and Serena's fights will likely be over boys and not who is going to be editor-in-chief of the school paper, it made me realize the amount of other similarities this show has to my poor beloved departed Gilmore Girls.
Rory vs. Serena
Rory: Good-natured girl who had a few unfortunate run-ins with the law -- she crashed a yacht and devil-egged Jess's car. And she had trouble ditching her dopey high school boyfriend. She even hooked up with Dean after he got married. Spends her life wanting to go to Harvard, but is convinced to go to Yale because of her grandparents.
Serena: A little bit of a wild child, but sweet at heart. She's done a lot of drugs, and thought she murdered a guy for a while. Is also hung up on her stupid high school boyfriend, who she keeps going back to, even though she could do so much better. Has plans to go to Brown but is convinced to interview at Yale because of the Dean's invite and a slightly vindictive streak.
Verdict: Both are pretty girls, with some issues, but Serena would be more fun to hang out with.
Lorelai vs. Lily
Lorelai: Hot single mom raised in a wealthy family, but shuns the rich lifestyle. Hung up on her first love/father of her child. Keeps going back to him, even when she's dating and committed to someone else.
Lily: Hot single mom who is wealthy and will do anything to stay that way. Still stuck on her first love Rufus, even though he's even more dopey than his son.
Verdict: Lorelai's more laid back, but Lily's got the better wardrobe.
Dean vs. Nate
Dean: He's sweet, loyal, would give you the shirt off his back, but he's a small town boy, and out of the loop when it comes to worldlier issues. He likes his quiet life and is awkward around people with money.
Nate: Comes from a well-off background, but he's kind of uncomfortable about the status that comes along with his position, but he's a loyal friend and stays to the sidelines of the messier girl issues that abound.
Verdict: This one is a tie. Both very pretty. Both would be great if they just didn't ever talk.
Paris vs. Blair
Paris: She gives uptight a new name. She's no-nonsense and beyond driven and is focused and determined to get her way, even if she has to step on the little people to get there.
Blair: She's a totally prissy queen bee, who rules the school with sophistication and grace. She's smart and savvy and will let nothing stop her from meeting her goals, and not only will she step on people, but she'll crush their dreams, ruin their hopes of a future and cause them massive amounts of embarrassment and pain. But yet she won't break a sweat while doing it and she'll be dressed outrageously to boot.
Verdict: Paris would hate and want to be Blair all at the same time.
Chilton vs. Constance Billard
Chilton: The Hartford based school had cute uniforms and was hard for a new girl to weather, but despite some competitiveness, there wasn't a pack of vicious mean girls out to eat an eager studious teen alive.
Constance Billard: Gorgeous location in New York City, amazing education, cute uniforms, offers a leg up for college, but is insanely tough for a fish out of water like Jenny to manage.
Verdict: Chilton. Not only were the kids nicer there in general, but it has the leg up since it was co-ed.
Logan vs. Chuck Bass
Logan: Born rich, likes to throw wild parties, girls throw themselves at him. Lives the life, runs a secret underground club at Yale. Is a risk taker. A total player, but would throw it away for the love of Rory Gilmore.
Chuck Bass: Born wealthy, full of himself, loves to party, indulges with many women. Enjoys flaunting his wealth and wearing insanely awesome clothes. Wants to be in a secret underground club at Yale. Loves the ladies, but can't kick his feelings for Blair Waldorf.
Verdict: Tough one, but we're going with Chuck Bass. Because he is Chuck Bass after all, and the scarf. The scarf earns bonus points.
Stars Hollow vs. Upper East Side
Stars Hollow: Small quiet town, out of the way of a lot of distractions, but filled with a bunch of eccentric characters who were always sticking their noses into other people's business.
Upper East Side: In this exclusive well off little bubble that the van der Woodsens, Basses and Waldorfs run in, information is power, so no secret is safe.
Verdict: Upper East Side. It may be tougher, but at least you don't have to deal with Miss Patty and Taylor Doose all the time.
Your take? Are there a lot of similarities or have I become a conspiracy theorist after reading that Amy Sherman Palladino was supposed to turn the Gossip Girl books into a movie (according to the always reliable wikipedia.). There's just got to be something to the fact that both shows can be abbreviated GG. Right?
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Serena can do better than Dan how? All she has ever dated are drug addicted rich dopes. I'd be more open to this idea had she shown some judgement in choosing dates other than Dan.
And when was Dean awkward around rich people? If the reference is made for the episode he visited the Gilmores, then so is Rory who made a fool of herself at the Huntzberger's. Please.
Season 1 Dean in no way compares to Nate who is kind, but very clueless about everything. Dean wasn't always a simpleton. But yes, they're both very, very pretty.
No comparison of Rufus and Luke? What about Jess and Dan? Emily and Cecelia? Trix and Cecelia? Ooooh - Emily and ELEANOR?!?!? Dorota and the endless succession of help at the Gilmores'? VANESSA AND LAINE?!?!?! Gigi and Jenny? Sherry and Catherine? Oh, wait...
No comparison of Rufus and Luke? What about Dan and Jess? Emily and Cecelia? Ooooh - Emily and ELEANOR?!?!? Trix and Cecelia? Dorota and the endless succession of help at the Gilmores'? Vanessa and Laine? Gigi and Jenny? Sherry and Catherine? Oh, wait...
Uh, isn't it one AND the same?
Well, there is a big difference. GG (the old one) was a great show. GG (the new one) is just stupid. And don't start me with Rory/Serena comparisons. For God's sake, Serena could be Rory's mother! God knows she's old enough, or at least looks like it. She should be doing shows for elder people!
One of the many great things about the Gilmore Girls were all of the literary references as well as movie. It was a SMART show and greatly missed. Gossip Girl is just silly and without much by way of substance. Give me quirky characters in an obscure Connecticut town over vapid and vacuous Upper East side supposed children. If kids at this age really are this jaded we are all in big trouble.
Well, Gossip Girls has two writers from Gilmore Girls. John Stephens and Jessica Queller.
Well, Gossip Girls has two writers from Gilmore Girls. John Stephens and Jessica Queller.
Constance beats Chilton just because their choir sings "Glamorous". You know the Chilton choir is slaving away learning "Ave Maria" or some shit.
The biggest similarity between the two GGs is that Serena and Rory are universally liked, have loving mothers, and always get what they want without trying, while Blair and Paris scrabble and sweat, get ignored by their parents, and always end up in second place. Also, Serena and Rory both have terrible enunciation.
Upper east side??? No way! Stars Hollow was one-of-a-kind and the people had character. Plus, there's no Lane or Sookie on the Upper East Side!
LOGAN IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN CHUCK!
I don't think Paris would want to be Blair at all- she'd want to kick her ass! Gilmore Girls was witty and fun and remarkably innocent, although it declined in later years. Gossip Girl is a teen soap, with some compelling characters. The characters might be similar in ways but their lives and interactions are completely different.
Are you kidding me? Unbelievable! This is like comparing Ice Cream to a turd. Gilmore Girls was a great show. Gossip Girl is, well.. a turd!
LOGAN SUCKS! CHUCK IS AMAZING! So glad he won. I don't see comparing the two. Gilmore Girls was good, great writing, and I loved Rory and Loreli, but it's a different kind of show than Gossip Girl. They we're both girl but Gossip Girl is easier to get into and appreciate. Plus there is more drama and ED WESTWICK! And Marisa, Blake Lively is gorgeous and so does not look old. She is very sweet and an amazing actress. I'm sure Alexis wouldn't be very happy with you bashing her Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants co star.
GG FTW! [=
I like GOSSIP GIRL, but I loved GILMORE GIRLS. Just for the record. But I have to add, as someone who actually attended Yale, both shows really angered me with location shots at institutions that bore absolutely no resemblance to Yale. GILMORE GIRLS was the worst offender in a way, in that the first shot of "Yale" was obviously some public park in California with a temp sign that read "Yale University." On the other hand, their set for the courtyard and the refectory in the final four years were incredibly accurate. For the record, Skull and Bones only recruits members for their senior years. The idea of a senior in high school being recruited is so far beyond ridiculous we need a new word for it. I enjoy both shows, but both get failing grades for their depiction of Yale.
Nelly Yuki and Lane could pass for sisters. And definitely agree with Stila on Dan and Jess!
No way. Gilmore Girls was a good show with great writing and escapable characters with good, lighthearted, humor. Gossip Girl, as addicting as it is, is grade A crap. It's an indulgence, no substance.
This comparison offends me.
I think the bashing of Gossip is ridiculous. I liked Gilmore Girls, it was a very good show, great characters, pretty good writing. The same goes for Gossip Girl. I think it's ridiculous to say that because Gossip Girl depicts UES in a less than flattering light, it can't be as good as "worldly" Gilmore Girls. Ironically, that sounds like snobs talking! Gossip Girl has equally great characters etc. If Gilmore told people how you should be, Gossip Girl tells the story of how not to be, but it doesn't mean one is better than the other.
congratulations new TWOP, this is even dumber than most of your usual stuff.
At least Logan never tried to RAPE anyone. Am I the only one who remembers the Chuck-tries-to-rape-Jenny incident from the pilot? The show keeps charming with Chuck until I almost forget, and then my inner feminists dies a little until I remember that CHARMING ATTEMPTED RAPISTS ARE STILL ATTEMPTED RAPISTS. Sorry. I'm done ranting.
Louise & Madeline/Kati & Isabel? Anne Archibald /Mrs. Kim? Oh, the parallels can go on forever!!!
Gilmore girls vs gossip girl o.. He-he-he :)
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