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DVR Files: Gossip Girl makes the cut

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I’ve mentioned before that at the beginning of a new television season, I start out by watching a whole lot of new shows. Since I have a DVR, I can record two shows simultaneously in any given time slot. Then, I go back and watch at my leisure (also bypassing the commercials). Most shows don’t make it to a second episode for me. The ones that do make the first cut don’t always make to the end of the season on my roster. So far, the CW’s Gossip Girl is making the cut.

You may or may not be familiar with the very popular young adult series of Gossip Girl books by Cecily von Ziegesar. That same popularity is being translated into a television show on CW. The executive producer is Josh Schwartz, the creator of The O.C. That might give you some idea of the appeal this new show is likely to have across all age groups.

I like to think of the main character of the show as the Blog kept by an unknown blogger. Of course, the Blog is not the main character, but everything in the series is central to what the unknown blogger writes in said Blog. That’s why I see it as the main character.

Otherwise, the show revolves around a group of pretentious Upper East Side teens in NYC prep schools. It deals with “teen issues” from a whole new point of view. These are not your typical kids – they are the privileged few. The Blog is also not your typical Blog. Pots are stirred, so to speak.

The first season of The CW’s Gossip Girl premiered on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. New episodes air every Wednesday at 9/8 central. If you’ve missed it so far, you can catch up by watching full episodes on the CW website, the MySpace Fan Page, or by downloading related You Tube Videos.

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