Gossip Girl executive producers Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz recently spoke with New York Magazine and offered some interesting insight on what's to come on this and future seasons of Gossip Girl. Here are a few items ...
- The cast will, indeed, go to college next year. "One of the problems with 90210, for example, was that their stage was high school," Savage said. "We feel like ours is New York." There are many colleges in New York, they explained, pointing out that the education element is not central to the show. They don't even have a classroom set. "And some of them won't go to school, let's be honest," Schwartz joked.
- Even though Kelly Rutherford (Lily van der Woodsen) is pregnant, they won't be writing a baby into the script. "We'll write around it," Savage said.
- New York, and the Palace Hotel specifically, are great places to film - and are happy to embrace even a show that depicts underage drinking, drug use, and limo sex. "When we filmed The OC, we couldn't even get a permit to fly a helicopter over the beach," Schwartz said. "We're grateful New York has lower standards."
- There will be (as one commenter pointed out) a new villain introduced soon: Jack Bass, uncle of Chuck! Dum Dum DUM!
- Savage and Schwartz loved Ed Westwick from the moment he came in to read (for the role of Nate!). "But he looks like a serial killer!" the network protested.
- Some of our beloved characters will be returning! "You might not have seen the last of Georgina Sparks," Schwartz said. "It's hard to imagine a boarding school for bad girls in Idaho would be able to hold her for long," Savage added.
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December 4th, 2008 10:07 AM
Ed westwick look likes a serial killer?
oh my gosh, you got to be kidding!
i love him, and he doesn't look like a serial killer.
December 4th, 2008 10:08 AM
OMG... ed tried out for nate's character... well thank god for his serial killer look that he was cast as chuck! no offense, but i adore ed as chuck, and no way i can imagine him for nate... lol
and georgina is coming back? i love her character... it gives spice to serena's life...
December 4th, 2008 11:01 AM
oh no georgina is coming back! that's terrible! Serena is in for big trouble.
December 4th, 2008 11:10 AM
ED looks like a serial killer lol
it's kind of true.. but i love him anyway..
uuhhh.. i imagine that if georgina comes back.. she would want to destroy blair for what se did at the end of season 1
December 4th, 2008 12:24 PM
I knew it! Georgina's going to come back and seek revenge. Poor S!
December 4th, 2008 1:06 PM
why don't they bring back someone we actually liked? like carter baisin or something. georgina... are u for real? michelle trachtenberg is one of the ugliest and most annoying people in television... and this guy reffers to her as beloved? no wonder the show is getting worst every episode. i wish they'd cancel it before they totally destroy everything we liked in the first place
December 4th, 2008 1:40 PM
Serena is not the one that got Georgina sent to that boot camp. B and C did. so, she would probably seek revenge against them. :(
and ed. as nate? no. im glad he was casted as chuck. he plays a very good chuck. :)
December 4th, 2008 3:44 PM
I don't think S would be in a big trouble as much as Blair... I bet G will use Chuck to get to Blair. Seducing him, maybe. Well, it would make an interesting story line anyway.
December 4th, 2008 3:49 PM
TOTALLY AGRE WITH YOU GGfan .. S IN TROUBLE? PLEASEE B AND WILL BE .. i bet G will USE C for go on B and then when B is down she will go on C and then B&C reunited and detroy her (after they fight for G) I BET G is going to seduce C
December 4th, 2008 4:30 PM
YAY GEORGINA IS COMIN BACK. I MISS HER. :)