I agreed Bionic Woman was a disaster. I found charm in Women's Murder Club. And that brings me to the supposed hit of the three season series I managed to watch full (well, all of the aborted) runs of, last month.
Gossip Girl is equal parts Beverly Hills 90210 and The O.C. There's precious little original in this new melange, save for an abundant use of current technology. Seems everybody in this rich niche of life in New York City is a technogeek. Everybody has the latest in phones, PDAs and any other electronic gadget that might be germane to the plot of the moment.
It also has Kelly Rutherford, who I could watch read a phone book. Well, almost. She's close to unwatchable in this show, and that's saying a lot. Blake Lively and Penn Badgeley are the key focus characters, playing riffs on Brandon and Kelly from 90210 and Ryan and Marissa from O.C. When I say riffs, I mean Badgley's Dan is poorer than Brandon and Ryan. Lively's Serena has a different name than either Kelly or Marissa. Let me check if there are any other differences. Ahhhhhh, no.
This show is popular because it's the current scripted show invading the school life of the rich. Any competition and it would be soooo like last year's fashions by (fill in the blank).
I do think there are a couple of actors with promise down the road. Taylor Morrisen plays Dan's kid sister Jenny with a splash of deep-rooted conniving evil, buried beneath a rosy-cheeked naive little girl. They WOULDN'T turn her into a bitchy villainess to tangle with her do-gooder brother, but THAT would make the show interesting. She'll inevitably end up with Serena's kid brother Eric, played by Connor Paolo. I bet the show becomes known as Paolo's breakout role, rather than the Badgley star vehicle.
Before I go, let me point out no REAL man would throw over Jessica Szohr, who plays Vanessa, for Serena. Not if it ain't a science fiction show.
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