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Hit CW Series to Film First Two Episodes of Season Four in Paris
May 12, 2010 (Burbank, California) ─ The CW’s pop culture phenom GOSSIP GIRL is leaving the Upper East Side behind and jetting off to Paris to kick off season four in the City of Light. Series stars Blake Lively, Leighton Meester and Ed Westwick will be filming on location in Paris in early July for the first two episodes of the season. GOSSIP GIRL airs Monday nights (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) on The CW.
In the season four premiere, GOSSIP GIRL will find a radiant Serena van der Woodsen (Lively) and Blair Waldorf (Meester) enjoying their grand and romantic summer in Paris. However, Serena and Blair will be in for a few big OMG surprises when a friend from home mysteriously appears on the scene.
“Paris has always been the ultimate extension of our GOSSIP GIRL world — the home of high fashion, Michelin star restaurants, chic night clubs, and Blair’s favorite sweet (macaroons, of course!),” says executive producer Stephanie Savage. “We’re thrilled to be able to share with our fans that this fall GOSSIP GIRL is going to Paris. We hope that they’ll come along with Blair, Serena and Chuck for the first two episodes of season four.”
Filmed in New York and based on the popular series of young-adult novels by Cecily von Ziegesar, GOSSIP GIRL is from Fake Empire and Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios with executive producers Josh Schwartz (“Chuck,” “The O.C.”), Stephanie Savage (“The O.C.”) sptv050769, Leslie Morgenstein (“The Vampire Diaries”), Bob Levy (“The Vampire Diaries”), and Joshua Safran.
“Gossip Girl” – (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) Season Finale, Monday, May 17
“Last Tango, Then Paris” (TV-14, LS) (HDTV)
YOU KNOW YOU LOVE A GREAT SEASON FINALE…XOXO GOSSIP GIRL – Blair (Leighton Meester) must decide whether to meet Chuck (Ed Westwick) at the top of the Empire State Building or risk losing their future together. A Gossip Girl gossip bomb involving Dan (Penn Badgley) explodes Serena (Blake Lively) and Nate’s (Chace Crawford) relationship. Dorota (Zuzanna Szadkowski) and Vanya (guest star Aaron Schwartz) welcome their baby. Jenny (Taylor Momsen) hits rock bottom. Georgina (guest star Michelle Trachtenberg) returns to the Upper East Side…and she has an agenda. Kelly Rutherford and Matthew Settle also star. J. Miller Tobin directed the episode written by Josh Safran and Stephanie Savage (#322).
EW: Your GG costar Leighton Meester is also trying to launch a music career. Ever talk about it?
TM: No. I’m not really close with my cast. We’re all cordial and nice to each other, but we’re not really friends outside of the set.
EW: I heard Jenny is going to be MIA for the beginning of next season.
TM: I’m gonna be on tour. But as far as next season goes I don’t really know what’s going on. I don’t wanna talk about that because it’s up in the air. At the end of the season, you’ll see.
MONDAY, MAY 3
“GOSSIP GIRL” – (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)
“It’s A Dad, Dad, Dad World” (TV-14, L) (HDTV)
WILLIAM “BILLY” BALDWIN (“DIRTY SEXY MONEY”) GUEST STARS – Will’s (Baldwin) return to the Upper East Side continues to stir up problems for Serena (Blake Lively), Lily (Kelly Rutherford) and his long-standing rival, Rufus (Matthew Settle). Serena and Jenny’s (Taylor Momsen) relationship is strained as a result of Jenny’s deception. Blair (Leighton Meester) spends time on the Columbia campus and realizes where she truly belongs…. Dan (Penn Badgley) learns that Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) has been keeping yet another secret from him. Chace Crawford and Ed Westwick also star. Jeremiah Chechik directed the episode written by Amanda Lasher (##320).
“GOSSIP GIRL” — (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)
“Dr. Estrangeloved” (TV-14 sptv050769) (HDTV)
WILLIAM “BILLY” BALDWIN (“DIRTY SEXY MONEY”) GUEST STARS — When Lily’s (Kelly Rutherford) ex-husband, Dr. William van der Woodsen (Baldwin), shows up unexpectedly in Manhattan, Serena (Blake Lively) finally gets the reunion she has so desperately wanted with her father, but the circumstances turn out to be far from ideal. When Serena and Nate (Chace Crawford) continue to have relationship issues, a scheming Jenny (Taylor Momsen) is more than happy to be a shoulder for Nate to lean on… Meanwhile, Dan (Penn Badgley) finds out that he didn’t get accepted into the Tisch writing program and Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) admits she may have been somewhat responsible. Leighton Meester, Ed Westwick and Matthew Settle also star. Darnell Martin directed the episode written by Robert Hull (##319).
Apart from the OMFG moments that abound on Gossip Girl, fans of the CW hit also watch out for the drool-worthy Upper East Side fashions (or Brooklyn for Vanessa and Jenny) that the characters don every episode. From $600 robes to $2,000 bags, Gossip Girl seems hell-bent on imposing high-end couture to an audience that seems mostly incapable of realistically acquiring them in the first place – especially if they’re too busy attending eighth grade.
We looked into how much would it cost to dress like Blair (Leighton Meester) or Serena (Blake Lively) on Gossip Girl, and unlike Blair’s headbands, these things are not to be scoffed at.
“Gossip Girl” — (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) “The Empire Strikes Jack” (TV-14-DL) (HDTV)
DESMOND HARRINGTON (“DEXTER”) AND WILLA HOLLAND (“THE O.C.”) GUEST STAR — Chuck (Ed Westwick) finds himself once again at odds with his uncle, Jack Bass (guest star Desmond Harrington). Eleanor (Margaret Colin) puts Blair (Leighton Meester) in charge of making sure her latest fashion show is a huge success with an important client. Rufus (Matthew Settle) attempts to get Jenny (Taylor Momsen) back on track by volunteering to have her help with Eleanor’s fashion show, but the opportunity takes a big turn for the worse when Jenny learns that Agnes (guest star Willa Holland) will be one of the models (sptv050769). Blake Lively, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Jessica Szohr and Kelly Rutherford also star. Joe Lazarov directed the episode written by Jake Coburn (#316).
MONDAY, MARCH 22
“GOSSIP GIRL” – (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)
“The Sixteen Year Old Virgin” (TV-14, DLS) (HDTV)
DAMIEN PRESSURES JENNY TO SLEEP WITH HIM – Despite being grounded, Jenny (Taylor Momsen) continues to see Damien (guest star Kevin Zeggers) who tells Jenny that he wants to have sex with her. Lily (Kelly Rutherford) tells Rufus (Matthew Settle) the big secret she has been keeping from him even though she knows it’s a huge risk. Dan (Penn Badgley) and Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) explore a new stage of their friendship. Chuck (Ed Westwick) is forced to make an extremely difficult decision about his hotel. Blake Lively, Leighton Meester and Chace Crawford also star. Wendy Stanzler directed the episode written by Leila Gerstein (#315).
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“GOSSIP GIRL” — (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) “The Hurt Locket” (TV-14, D) (HDTV)
GOSSIP GIRL RETURNS WITH 10 ORIGINAL EPISODES! — Nate (Chace Crawford) and Serena (Blake Lively) decide to explore the boundaries of their friendship. Blair (Leighton Meester) suspects that Chuck (Ed Westwick) is having problems forgetting about the woman (guest star Laura Harring) he saw at his father’s grave. Jenny (Taylor Momsen) agrees to accompany Damien (guest star Kevin Zegers) to a State Dinner but is unaware that he needs her help with a drug exchange. Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) and Dan (Penn Badgley) attempt to move past the awkwardness of Dan’s confession of love. Rufus (Matthew Settle) returns from a ski trip and tries his best to avoid Lily (Kelly Rutherford) sptv050769. Tony Wharmby directed the episode written by Sara Goodman (#313).
Georgina Sparks is making her way back to the Upper East Side for the very last episode of season 3, and the actress who plays her, Mercy cutie Michelle Trachtenberg, has some predictions about (pardon the pun) what sparks will fly upon her Gossip Girl return.
“I’m sure there’ll be a big scandal,” Michelle tells E! Online. “She’s back for vengeance.”
Trachtenberg will share the screen twice this spring with one of her Gossip Girl buddies: Connor Paolo (Eric van der Woodsen) will guest on her hospital drama Mercy on March 3.
According to E! Online, on Mercy Paolo will play “a kid who sets off a pipe bomb on a commuter bus. He’s brought in as a patient, and the father of another boy on the bus goes after him with a gun.”
As far as Gossip Girl, Trachtenberg foresees a showdown between her character and Blair Waldorf, played by her real-life buddy Leighton Meester.
“I’m sure Georgina will be seeking vengeance They haven’t written it yet, but she was tricked and sent away, after all. And that li’l lady certainly doesn’t like to be tricked.” And remember who tricked Georgina into flying abroad with a so-called “prince” (played by doorman Vanya)? Yes, it was Blair, with the help of Dorota, of course!
“It’s so funny because Leighton [Meester] and I are so close,” said Trachtenberg last month. “And we always have to say, ‘I hate you!’ but it’s like, ‘I don’t really hate you, I love you!’ At her performances, [Leighton] has me at the front row and, like, we sing to each other while she’s singing up there. So, we’re the cheeseball friends.”
What do you hope to see from Georgina Sparks on Gossip Girl? Are you a fan of Michelle on Mercy?
