But there should be no shame in a love of Gossip Girl. After all, it is (and we have come to this conclusion honestly) the most awesomely awesome show ever.No no just NO. The thing that makes watching Gossip Girl fun is the shame factor. You settle in and watch it while eating a tub of gourmet ice cream (knowing that you probably shouldnt) because it’s a guilty pleasure. You know it isnt good but you like it anyway. It has pretty clothes and pretty boys and more pretty boys and cute shoes, it’s a bit camp, and is set in a world you think might exist but will never get to experience anyway so this is the closest thing.
It is NOT “the best show ever” and it is certainly not “genius.” It’s a good teen show, i’ll give them that. But “OMFG BEST SHOW EVER!” only a MORON would think that. A moron who has not watched The Wire or Curb Your Enthusiasm or, fuck, even Friday Night Lights for that matter would think or say that.
Bleh. I hate it when media fuckwits ruin things for me.
I love Gossip Girl, and I think it’s a genuinely good show (I find the Serena/Blair relationship fascinating, for one, and Blair fascinates me just generally), but I agree that it’s a bit silly to call it “the most awesomely awesome show ever”, even as one who loves teen shows. I mean, The OC was great in Season 1, and by Season 3 it wasn’t worth watching. Even Dawson’s Creek had it’s OMG-exciting years (anyone remember that Joey/Pacey kiss on the side of the road? or Andie and Dawson getting drunk and doing karaoke?).
I like to think the writers at New York magazine were being intentionally silly and fangirl-ish when they wrote that, though. Let’s hope.