The second season of Gossip Girl has officially been given a DVD release date, and we are happy to report that you can mark August 18 on your calendar.

Just in time for Season Three, which tentatively premieres August 31!

In the DVD set, you'll get all 25 Season Two episodes on seven discs.

The video is listed as widescreen (all the better to see Chuck Bass with), and audio in English Dolby Surround 5.1 with an option for English subtitles.

Bonus material, if any, wasn't mentioned with this morning's initial info, but we suspect some will make it into the final product. The cost is $59.98.

Try not to bombard Amazon with all of your pre-orders at once ...

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