Why didn't the Gossip Girl spinoff get picked up? A simple case of other strong pilots out there, and the '80s theme not being fully embraced by network executives.
Here's a little Gossip Girl blurb from EW's Michael Ausiello today. Not much new here, just some scoop on why the spinoff didn't make the cut from a good source:
Q: Why did The CW kill the Gossip Girl spin-off?
A: I'm told the higher-ups never embraced the whole '80s concept. I'm also told the reason CW boss Dawn Ostroff stopped short of declaring the project dead last week was because there's a chance it could be reconceived down the road.
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May 28th, 2009 7:35 AM
interesting...
May 28th, 2009 7:48 AM
So I guess we should consider that this Spin-off isn't going to work. Too bad...
May 28th, 2009 8:05 AM
I LUV GG♥
IM FORWARD TO SEEING SPINOFF !!
May 28th, 2009 8:43 AM
Maybe it's still weak for a spinoff, i'm a fan of showing it parallel to the main series, inside the episodes or something...
May 28th, 2009 8:51 AM
Yes, that's a great idea! 'Cause I think if you seperate it. The spin-off would be kinda dull..
May 28th, 2009 10:56 AM
Too bad. I am intrigued with L and R's past.
May 28th, 2009 11:01 AM
I don't like this spin-off. It doesn't fit well to GG. somehow it made the episode before the season finale kind of useless... it won't be better seperated.
May 28th, 2009 1:28 PM
I completely agree with Corinna. Though I understand it isn't supposed to be a glamorous and 'bright lights' as Gossip Girl, it just didn't...fit. I just can't bring myself to believe that Lily was ever NOT a socialite. Her love interest creeped me out, too:[ haha.
But also, I felt that the prom episode should have been, idk, a bigger deal, I guess. I mean, it was the last high school episode we saw, and it seemed like it should have been a milestone. The Blair and Nate break-up seemed forced [don't get me wrong- though I loveee them, I know it was coming eventually]and overall, I felt that the prom itself got the short-end-of-the-stick. The spin-off injection would have been better in the middle of the season, when the events were sort of in limbo- perhaps during Lily's struggles with Rufuf/death of Bart/problems with her mom- NOT during prom/graduation episodes. It took away from the end of the season and the end of high school. Just a few thoughtss:]
May 28th, 2009 2:16 PM
The spin-off is mediocre at best. It doesn't have the same allure as Gossip Girl; it just carries the character of Lily into the past. That's about it.
They should focus on Gossip Girl instead of finding other distractions that ruin the planning and storytelling. Which was already evident in season 2.
May 28th, 2009 6:54 PM
i reckon the spinoff was amazing everyone i have spoken to loved it best epsiode yet.