Gossip Girl Ratings Slide; What Can Be Done? Comments (Page 3)
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Miles
November 8th, 2009 1:05 PM
I watch GG mainly to see Blake Lively, who's as close to a goddess as anyone on TV.
But it wouldn't hurt them to spend a few bucks and hire some writers. The characters are all over the place, storylines get dropped with no explanation, and inconsistencies abound. Maybe most of the show's viewers don't care, but if they're trying to diagnose the show's problems, terrible writing is one of them.
Guest
November 3rd, 2009 8:18 PM
From a 40-something male fan who goes all the way back to Brady & Partridge: First, maybe we need to lower our expectations a little. OC & GG are skyrockets--the elements that make them so buzzworthy can only get you once. They aren't built to be long shows so let's enjoy it while we can and not let the imperfections distract from it still being THE youth show of its time.
The transition to college is not easy to pull off. I really liked Blair's HS minions (Hazel was my favorite) and graduation left them behind or at other colleges. Blair having college minions doesn't appeal to me (so far). I liked the Blair not being able to move on theme, e.g., the slumber party. I like the story potential of Blair being a dinosaur and not adapting to college fashion and dorm social life. The original 90210 transitioned to college pretty well and then it got boring after the freshman year. GG was smart NOT to become a generic college show--it's still an NYC show (the city setti
Corey
November 3rd, 2009 1:56 PM
Kick Vanessa off the show! PLEASE
more blair and chuck!
Julia
November 2nd, 2009 5:40 PM
The plotline this season is awful...I stopped watching it. Serena's behavior is annoying. She just pisses everyone off. Hilary Duff is awful, and is ruining Gossip Girl, this drama isn't exciting. Chuck isn't being entertaining/evil and neighter is Blair. Plus, personally, I thinkt hat Blair got really ugly, shes not the same Blair, no make-up, no scheming?? This season sucks. I used to watch this show constantly and all my friends discussed it the day after Monday night, now we don't even mention the episodes even if we do catch them because they are borign and the writers aren't doing a good job. Make this interesting. More juicy, dirty scandals! We're teenagers, we want everything our parents say no to. Duh. =P
killDAN
October 26th, 2009 4:07 AM
if they just kill the humprey clan and drag V with them!!!
that will be awesome!
Irish Gossip Girl
October 25th, 2009 5:27 PM
Hey, I couldn't agree more with what some people are saying. We need to return to that season 1 format. Serena and Dan were cute and because they were so different the always on/off relationship worked. Blair and Chuck are really similar, they both are stubborn, highly competitive and uncoventional. They never conform. So why did they have to change? Theit relationship cant work like Derena, those characters are SO different! Blair and Chuck shoudn't have to change, Blair needs to be a bigger queen and stop competeing with Vanessa which is pathetic, Chuck should be baaaaaaaaad and i want purple and the monogrammed scarf back in his wardrobe!
Lily was so missed, I love Kelly, so happy she's back! I like the way Rufus and her are constantly working through their past. Scott is stupid, kill him and get Derena back together!
In the mean time Serenate would be cool, and I'd like Blair to get a little jealous about the pair and try to sabotage them with Jenny(i love Jenny and Blair! More J
each episode is basically a stand alone atm. I mean the wedding could have had an arc to it (even though I dislike the rufus lily happening at the same time as chair. Two couples should not be happily ever aftering at the same time.)
I'm Buck Chass
October 25th, 2009 3:00 PM
Cecily stopped writing the GG books after B, N, S & D graduated high school. She kind of started again with J at a different school. I'm not saying that's what Joshanie Schwavage should do, but it was always going to be tough to keep the main characters together when they were going their separate ways.
I think they probably need to break the formula a bit. At the moment it seems that most episodes are treated mainly as a set-up for the next one. For me the most satisfying episode so far in S3 was Rufus Getting Married, because it had a strong self-contained plot and came to a clear resolution at the end. I think that they're trying to juggle too many storylines in each episode.
I also get the feeling that the scenes are shorter this season, so the actors don't have the opportunity to show as much depth as they did in S1 and the first half of S2.
One last point is that it doesn't seem to be promoted as strongly as in the past. We've got the weekly web teasers promos,
yyyyy
October 25th, 2009 2:02 PM
one more thing - it feels like they all go seperate ways you need to bring them back together as friends
yyyyy
October 25th, 2009 1:53 PM
1. i've been looking forward to see serenate for 2 seasons!! make them a storyline, also B&S&N love triangle would be nice
2. chair - their relationship needs to be spicy as it was in the last 2 seasons
3. what's wrong with blair??? the Bitch needs to be back as well as gossip girl
4. more little J !!
5. and do something with vanessa she's really getting annoying
6. and i think the timeslot has to be changed
Chair
October 21st, 2009 6:59 PM
Gossip Girl
started out to be a show that was very cleverly plotted out, great character development, and the writers knew exactly where they were going with it. The problem now is that it seems that they no longer know where it is going, that, even if they have an idea to where it is heading, they don't seem to be writing it as well as season 1 for example, a fan favourite.
I may not be a writer, but I can say that some of the episodes have not been up to par with that of the earlier standard set. Each episode had great Character development ecah episode had its own selp story and plot and it also had a good season long story arc . And as for the gossip girl itself, the hint is in the title, its meant to be good, the whole city are meant to be gossiping and everyone on their phones checking the lastest juicy gossip.
Recently, although the show is still good, it's not good enough that it's keeping the ratings and viewers. The writers need to star
Michael Jones
October 19th, 2009 7:05 PM
This one is easy. The ratings have gone down because they graduated and no longer in high school. Kids and adolescents can really relate. Now that they're older and out of high school they lost their appeal and high school audience. The kids wanna see more high school drama not some college/growing up stories that are going astray. If you ask me, this is what happened.
Duane R.
October 17th, 2009 12:08 AM
Okay, so not one person gets why GG is tanking... How sad. The principle reason that the show is tanking is simply this - bad writing, as well as story lines and characters that are never allowed to develop into anything. First and foremost, the series should have began with the main characters starting out their freshman year in school. A school year should have run at least two episodes. Instead, in two and half short seasons all the main characters have gone from high school to college. Oh and wait, because of a turn of events, they all abandon their Ivy League dreams and end up at NYU. Oh please!!! Thus far, all the main characters have had sex with one another. And what the hell happened to Poppy when she pranced out of the restaurant with the money? And wasn't it just two episodes ago that Chuck bought a hotel? What happened to Bad Serena? Serena a murderer really? Nate and Blair, Nate and Vanessa, Nate and Serena, Nate and the married woman, Nate and the Buckley Girl. Stop!!! Th
gg2009
October 11th, 2009 11:34 PM
Ok so I still love Gossip Girl but let's be honest, some serious changes need to be made to keep things interesting! First off, Blair needs to regrow her backbone. She is pathetic. Even if she can't be "queen" she should adapt and make it work. (A random comment that has nothing to do with the ratings-Blair's style is awful...Bring back the edgy prep look and dark wavy hair! She was so gorgeous and now she's just blah.) Anyway, another thing is the whole Blair-Chuck relationship. I was always one to root for Chair but now their relationship is dull. They seem more like a married couple than college students in love. I need Chuck's wild side to come back a bit as well. I miss his old antics. As for Serena-love the clothes, love the mysterious (and hot!) Carter Baizen. I just wish there was more, dare I say it, drama. We all know Carter doesn't have the best track record, so let him show his true colors. I still feel like I'm waiting for something, ANYTHING, to happen. The problem is tha
xoxogossipgirl
October 9th, 2009 10:05 PM
Gossip girl season 3 is so boring and completly different from the past 2. This season i feel like its 5 different shows, their all so separeted and not together any more like the used to be. I think the show went "all college too fast" B,C,S,D,N act waaaay too old and boring now, they used to be so interesting an fun in season 1 and 2. espicially chuck what happened to him. and blair they both seem so weak now. they need to stop punishing blair in NYU, she needs to be queen again other wise shes just boring, Jenny needs a huge story line, after all she is queen B of constants NOW!!! maybe she could end up with nate again they were so cute or maybe jenny cold fight with another queen B from another elite school.
Vanesse needs to go, she could be the next death/muder story line in GG.
Gossip needs to be glam again or its gone. i would be heart broken if GG got cancelled
GGfan23
October 7th, 2009 3:46 PM
This show is really sucking!
I mean none of the characters have REAL Story lines. There is never anything to look forward to in the next episode. There is no continuous story. It pisses me off soo much. The show only focuses on is Chair...and they think everyone loves them. Why do you think the ratings dropped? Chair used to be interesting but they are not anymore. Thats why only a handful of people watch GG now.
Also bring Derena BACK!!! WTF were the writers thinking when they decided to go with the Rufus and Lilly's son storyline? And now if Rufus and Lilly actually get married that will make more than half of the cast related...which is gross.
And whats with introducing new love interests' for everyone almost every single episode. They're is like no, for the lack of a better word, realness to the show. It is so fake and I feel like no one can relate to it.
In conclusion:
Bring Derena back...and this time with amazing buildup and make them fight for each other a little. Don't
C. Letulle
October 6th, 2009 3:12 PM
i think it is bc there is not enough mystery. last season you never knew what would happen next. this season is very predictable and a little too sweet. we need a little more drama and cattines.
blueberry
October 6th, 2009 9:31 AM
Gossip Girl hasn't really gone downhill.. The production, actors and (of course) the fashion has been as stellar as always, and the show's savvy one-liners have kept me hooked. For me, what it lacks right now is a solid plotline. Maybe it's just been slow in the development this season, but I still don't know what all the episodes are leading to. Haha maybe the first 2 were just a bit... Juicier. :)) OH. More Nate please. He's been isolated from everybody and I'm not buying into the whole family politics thing. What's the deal with Bree? She seemed pretty useless. Pretty and useless. XP haha shame though. I liked her character.
On the other hand though, we saw some real story arc potential in the 4th episode. Maybe it'll get better as the season progresses.
BRITTCHICKK
October 4th, 2009 5:05 PM
Gossip Girl starts in the UK this week,
so if you count the viewings that will come from that they will go wayy up! as its like the most watched programme on ITV2 (the channel its shown)
Gabby
October 3rd, 2009 4:51 PM
chuck and blair are the only reason i watch the show.And whatever you do don,t put Dan and Blair together or Vanessa and chuck.thats all i can say
grow-sum-nadz
October 2nd, 2009 8:24 PM
Bianka - stop your whining. It's a thread asking what can be done to fix the show. They asked for our input so shut the hell up you bloody skank-hole! If you're bored, suck on my sakk...
katy
September 30th, 2009 9:24 PM
its failing because greek is on at the same time and they both have the same target audience so unless youre using youre dvr and recording them you have to miss one they should put gossip girl on wednesday at 8 and bump tip model to 9 since they cancelled that horrible show tbl and nothing goods on wednesday so no competition
Em
September 30th, 2009 8:49 PM
The show is starting to really tank... Everyone needs to get back together as friends. My favourite episodes of Gossip Girl were the ones when the original group of friends were together (School Lies, Hi Society...) Georgina needs to get cut, she's just annoying and I fast forward through her parts anyway. I don't think I like Bree too much either, she seems nice enough but she makes Nate boring. I like Scott on the show though, and I like how Carter is back. But PLEASE don't keep Tyra and Hilary Duff on for long, I will stop watching if they become regulars.
GGfan
September 29th, 2009 11:25 PM
Everyone I know does not watch Gossip Girl on TV we watch it online at ctv.ca could that be it?
GGrocks
September 29th, 2009 10:20 PM
Are you kidding with this entry? The show Rocks. Always has and will continue to rock. The writers are brilliant. Genius. Show is fantastic. The whole new dimension of CHAIR, Carter, Bree Buckley (that actress is adorable). The people on this show are too hot, too classy, too interesting to ever go away!
Blair: Just because we can't be together doesn't mean I don't love you.
November 8th, 2009 1:05 PM
I watch GG mainly to see Blake Lively, who's as close to a goddess as anyone on TV.
But it wouldn't hurt them to spend a few bucks and hire some writers. The characters are all over the place, storylines get dropped with no explanation, and inconsistencies abound. Maybe most of the show's viewers don't care, but if they're trying to diagnose the show's problems, terrible writing is one of them.
November 3rd, 2009 8:18 PM
From a 40-something male fan who goes all the way back to Brady & Partridge: First, maybe we need to lower our expectations a little. OC & GG are skyrockets--the elements that make them so buzzworthy can only get you once. They aren't built to be long shows so let's enjoy it while we can and not let the imperfections distract from it still being THE youth show of its time.
The transition to college is not easy to pull off. I really liked Blair's HS minions (Hazel was my favorite) and graduation left them behind or at other colleges. Blair having college minions doesn't appeal to me (so far). I liked the Blair not being able to move on theme, e.g., the slumber party. I like the story potential of Blair being a dinosaur and not adapting to college fashion and dorm social life. The original 90210 transitioned to college pretty well and then it got boring after the freshman year. GG was smart NOT to become a generic college show--it's still an NYC show (the city setti
November 3rd, 2009 1:56 PM
Kick Vanessa off the show! PLEASE
more blair and chuck!
November 2nd, 2009 5:40 PM
The plotline this season is awful...I stopped watching it. Serena's behavior is annoying. She just pisses everyone off. Hilary Duff is awful, and is ruining Gossip Girl, this drama isn't exciting. Chuck isn't being entertaining/evil and neighter is Blair. Plus, personally, I thinkt hat Blair got really ugly, shes not the same Blair, no make-up, no scheming?? This season sucks. I used to watch this show constantly and all my friends discussed it the day after Monday night, now we don't even mention the episodes even if we do catch them because they are borign and the writers aren't doing a good job. Make this interesting. More juicy, dirty scandals! We're teenagers, we want everything our parents say no to. Duh. =P
October 26th, 2009 4:07 AM
if they just kill the humprey clan and drag V with them!!!
that will be awesome!
October 25th, 2009 5:27 PM
Hey, I couldn't agree more with what some people are saying. We need to return to that season 1 format. Serena and Dan were cute and because they were so different the always on/off relationship worked. Blair and Chuck are really similar, they both are stubborn, highly competitive and uncoventional. They never conform. So why did they have to change? Theit relationship cant work like Derena, those characters are SO different! Blair and Chuck shoudn't have to change, Blair needs to be a bigger queen and stop competeing with Vanessa which is pathetic, Chuck should be baaaaaaaaad and i want purple and the monogrammed scarf back in his wardrobe!
Lily was so missed, I love Kelly, so happy she's back! I like the way Rufus and her are constantly working through their past. Scott is stupid, kill him and get Derena back together!
In the mean time Serenate would be cool, and I'd like Blair to get a little jealous about the pair and try to sabotage them with Jenny(i love Jenny and Blair! More J
Rank: Regular Character
October 25th, 2009 4:49 PM
each episode is basically a stand alone atm. I mean the wedding could have had an arc to it (even though I dislike the rufus lily happening at the same time as chair. Two couples should not be happily ever aftering at the same time.)
October 25th, 2009 3:00 PM
Cecily stopped writing the GG books after B, N, S & D graduated high school. She kind of started again with J at a different school. I'm not saying that's what Joshanie Schwavage should do, but it was always going to be tough to keep the main characters together when they were going their separate ways.
I think they probably need to break the formula a bit. At the moment it seems that most episodes are treated mainly as a set-up for the next one. For me the most satisfying episode so far in S3 was Rufus Getting Married, because it had a strong self-contained plot and came to a clear resolution at the end. I think that they're trying to juggle too many storylines in each episode.
I also get the feeling that the scenes are shorter this season, so the actors don't have the opportunity to show as much depth as they did in S1 and the first half of S2.
One last point is that it doesn't seem to be promoted as strongly as in the past. We've got the weekly web teasers promos,
October 25th, 2009 2:02 PM
one more thing - it feels like they all go seperate ways you need to bring them back together as friends
October 25th, 2009 1:53 PM
1. i've been looking forward to see serenate for 2 seasons!! make them a storyline, also B&S&N love triangle would be nice
2. chair - their relationship needs to be spicy as it was in the last 2 seasons
3. what's wrong with blair??? the Bitch needs to be back as well as gossip girl
4. more little J !!
5. and do something with vanessa she's really getting annoying
6. and i think the timeslot has to be changed
October 21st, 2009 6:59 PM
Gossip Girl
started out to be a show that was very cleverly plotted out, great character development, and the writers knew exactly where they were going with it. The problem now is that it seems that they no longer know where it is going, that, even if they have an idea to where it is heading, they don't seem to be writing it as well as season 1 for example, a fan favourite.
I may not be a writer, but I can say that some of the episodes have not been up to par with that of the earlier standard set. Each episode had great Character development ecah episode had its own selp story and plot and it also had a good season long story arc . And as for the gossip girl itself, the hint is in the title, its meant to be good, the whole city are meant to be gossiping and everyone on their phones checking the lastest juicy gossip.
Recently, although the show is still good, it's not good enough that it's keeping the ratings and viewers. The writers need to star
October 19th, 2009 7:05 PM
This one is easy. The ratings have gone down because they graduated and no longer in high school. Kids and adolescents can really relate. Now that they're older and out of high school they lost their appeal and high school audience. The kids wanna see more high school drama not some college/growing up stories that are going astray. If you ask me, this is what happened.
October 17th, 2009 12:08 AM
Okay, so not one person gets why GG is tanking... How sad. The principle reason that the show is tanking is simply this - bad writing, as well as story lines and characters that are never allowed to develop into anything. First and foremost, the series should have began with the main characters starting out their freshman year in school. A school year should have run at least two episodes. Instead, in two and half short seasons all the main characters have gone from high school to college. Oh and wait, because of a turn of events, they all abandon their Ivy League dreams and end up at NYU. Oh please!!! Thus far, all the main characters have had sex with one another. And what the hell happened to Poppy when she pranced out of the restaurant with the money? And wasn't it just two episodes ago that Chuck bought a hotel? What happened to Bad Serena? Serena a murderer really? Nate and Blair, Nate and Vanessa, Nate and Serena, Nate and the married woman, Nate and the Buckley Girl. Stop!!! Th
October 11th, 2009 11:34 PM
Ok so I still love Gossip Girl but let's be honest, some serious changes need to be made to keep things interesting! First off, Blair needs to regrow her backbone. She is pathetic. Even if she can't be "queen" she should adapt and make it work. (A random comment that has nothing to do with the ratings-Blair's style is awful...Bring back the edgy prep look and dark wavy hair! She was so gorgeous and now she's just blah.) Anyway, another thing is the whole Blair-Chuck relationship. I was always one to root for Chair but now their relationship is dull. They seem more like a married couple than college students in love. I need Chuck's wild side to come back a bit as well. I miss his old antics. As for Serena-love the clothes, love the mysterious (and hot!) Carter Baizen. I just wish there was more, dare I say it, drama. We all know Carter doesn't have the best track record, so let him show his true colors. I still feel like I'm waiting for something, ANYTHING, to happen. The problem is tha
October 9th, 2009 10:05 PM
Gossip girl season 3 is so boring and completly different from the past 2. This season i feel like its 5 different shows, their all so separeted and not together any more like the used to be. I think the show went "all college too fast" B,C,S,D,N act waaaay too old and boring now, they used to be so interesting an fun in season 1 and 2. espicially chuck what happened to him. and blair they both seem so weak now. they need to stop punishing blair in NYU, she needs to be queen again other wise shes just boring, Jenny needs a huge story line, after all she is queen B of constants NOW!!! maybe she could end up with nate again they were so cute or maybe jenny cold fight with another queen B from another elite school.
Vanesse needs to go, she could be the next death/muder story line in GG.
Gossip needs to be glam again or its gone. i would be heart broken if GG got cancelled
October 7th, 2009 3:46 PM
This show is really sucking!
I mean none of the characters have REAL Story lines. There is never anything to look forward to in the next episode. There is no continuous story. It pisses me off soo much. The show only focuses on is Chair...and they think everyone loves them. Why do you think the ratings dropped? Chair used to be interesting but they are not anymore. Thats why only a handful of people watch GG now.
Also bring Derena BACK!!! WTF were the writers thinking when they decided to go with the Rufus and Lilly's son storyline? And now if Rufus and Lilly actually get married that will make more than half of the cast related...which is gross.
And whats with introducing new love interests' for everyone almost every single episode. They're is like no, for the lack of a better word, realness to the show. It is so fake and I feel like no one can relate to it.
In conclusion:
Bring Derena back...and this time with amazing buildup and make them fight for each other a little. Don't
October 6th, 2009 3:12 PM
i think it is bc there is not enough mystery. last season you never knew what would happen next. this season is very predictable and a little too sweet. we need a little more drama and cattines.
October 6th, 2009 9:31 AM
Gossip Girl hasn't really gone downhill.. The production, actors and (of course) the fashion has been as stellar as always, and the show's savvy one-liners have kept me hooked. For me, what it lacks right now is a solid plotline. Maybe it's just been slow in the development this season, but I still don't know what all the episodes are leading to. Haha maybe the first 2 were just a bit... Juicier. :)) OH. More Nate please. He's been isolated from everybody and I'm not buying into the whole family politics thing. What's the deal with Bree? She seemed pretty useless. Pretty and useless. XP haha shame though. I liked her character.
On the other hand though, we saw some real story arc potential in the 4th episode. Maybe it'll get better as the season progresses.
October 4th, 2009 5:05 PM
Gossip Girl starts in the UK this week,
so if you count the viewings that will come from that they will go wayy up! as its like the most watched programme on ITV2 (the channel its shown)
October 3rd, 2009 4:51 PM
chuck and blair are the only reason i watch the show.And whatever you do don,t put Dan and Blair together or Vanessa and chuck.thats all i can say
October 2nd, 2009 8:24 PM
Bianka - stop your whining. It's a thread asking what can be done to fix the show. They asked for our input so shut the hell up you bloody skank-hole! If you're bored, suck on my sakk...
September 30th, 2009 9:24 PM
its failing because greek is on at the same time and they both have the same target audience so unless youre using youre dvr and recording them you have to miss one they should put gossip girl on wednesday at 8 and bump tip model to 9 since they cancelled that horrible show tbl and nothing goods on wednesday so no competition
September 30th, 2009 8:49 PM
The show is starting to really tank... Everyone needs to get back together as friends. My favourite episodes of Gossip Girl were the ones when the original group of friends were together (School Lies, Hi Society...) Georgina needs to get cut, she's just annoying and I fast forward through her parts anyway. I don't think I like Bree too much either, she seems nice enough but she makes Nate boring. I like Scott on the show though, and I like how Carter is back. But PLEASE don't keep Tyra and Hilary Duff on for long, I will stop watching if they become regulars.
September 29th, 2009 11:25 PM
Everyone I know does not watch Gossip Girl on TV we watch it online at ctv.ca could that be it?
September 29th, 2009 10:20 PM
Are you kidding with this entry? The show Rocks. Always has and will continue to rock. The writers are brilliant. Genius. Show is fantastic. The whole new dimension of CHAIR, Carter, Bree Buckley (that actress is adorable). The people on this show are too hot, too classy, too interesting to ever go away!