Regarding the just-announced Gossip Girl spinoff, which will center around a young Lily van der Woodsen (Kelly Rutherford) and debut next fall after a brief introduction in May, executive producer Josh Schwartz had this to say to E! Online:
"I'm writing it right now with Stephanie [Savage] as we speak. We're being very careful that nothing we do will feel like we are biting off from the Gossip Girl original."
So will a young Rufus Humphrey also appear on the new series?
"Not at first," Schwartz said. "He's not one of our characters."
He added: "Maybe at some point, if the show is lucky enough to run for several seasons, it will come up, but it's just really about Lily and her sister Carol - Serena's aunt Carol - who's sort of this free spirit, a wannabe actress who's living in this house in the valley. Her experience on the other side as someone without money going to public school, having to make a whole new group of friends, being cast out from the world that she knew."
The spinoff will be presented as a flashback in the penultimate (second-to-last) episode of the current season of Gossip Girl, which airs May 11.
Josh Schwartz says none of the spinoff characters have been cast as of right now. Note to Josh: If you're looking for suggestions, our little poll from yesterday offered some suggestions, while our forum has some even better ones!
As for the undisputed No. 1 Gossip Girl fan question these days - What will happen with Chuck and Blair? - the big boss had the following to say: "You don't actually want to know the answer to that. The fun is in the journey."
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January 16th, 2009 5:26 PM
Seriously though, if he effs up Chuck and Blair, then he'll be going on journey to cancellation.
January 16th, 2009 5:35 PM
Im not worry about Chair, I know they will be together in the end. Its only a matter of time!
January 16th, 2009 5:38 PM
oooohh he is cruel
i am sick and tired already. hate this journey. want chair. that's all
January 16th, 2009 5:41 PM
I'm not worried too...I know Chair will end up together and I can't till Chuck says " I love you "
January 16th, 2009 5:45 PM
This spinoff idea is pretty stupid. It may have a chance if it has Rufus, but who cares about just Lily van der woodsen?
January 16th, 2009 6:49 PM
The spin-off is such an unbelievable waste of time and money. What in the world are they thinking? Just because GG is a semi-success that anything he writes will be too?
#1 LA = ick. Have y'all been there? It's horrid.
#2 The 80s = double ick! So LA + 80s = worst idea ever!
Plus, it's something like Lily has to switch to public school? How does she go from rich to poor and then rich again? Huh?? Whatevss..
January 16th, 2009 7:32 PM
okay
so
clearly C/B is being backburnered?
why else wouldn't he specify?
January 16th, 2009 8:22 PM
So a whole episode of Gossip Girl will be wasted on this stupid spin off idea?
January 16th, 2009 9:16 PM
Josh Schwartz is hot :)
January 16th, 2009 9:25 PM
If gg shud ever end which i hpe nt...blair n chuck shud end up 2gther da gme is fun bt i wna c gr8 results in da end n dat wud b blair n chuck havin a happily ever after cos dats true love n dey play der parts in da series very well i love dem n dey r my favourite characters i jus hpe da bks dusnt give us much mre 2 wrry bwt its frustratin n da episodes takes 2 lng 2 air n im lyk really addicted 2 gg i cnt gt enuf of it i wish i cud play a role in da series lol...!!!