Before gossip girl was a cw show starring leighton meester and blake lively, it was a ya book series. In between the sum 41tinged makeout sessions, aggressive headbands, and jenny s eyeliner were glaring problems only true fans will admit. In the books, however, serena is the one jenny pines after, and she has much less regard for blairs existence. Before we talk too much about rebooting gossip girl. Jennifer humphrey is the daughter of rufus humphrey, an editor of beat poets who has never been published himself, and jeanette humphrey, who ran off with a european aristocrat. Est on the cw, jenny is seen putting a threestep plan into action to sow seeds of doubt between the happy couple. Asher hornsby secretly dated eric before publicly dating jenny. Every single episode of gossip girl, ranked glamour. Gossip girl was a popular teen drama series that aired on the cw from 2007 to 2012.
Just a reminder that take a chance on me hits the shops today and that waterstones are offering it at a massive 40% discount. Natie by serena and sometimes blair aliases n gender male age 1518 book series 1718 tv series. In a promo for an episode of gossip girl, airing april 26 9 p. Jenny is the protagonist of the book series the it girl, which shows her new life after she gets expelled from. Gossip girl was an incredibly successful cw show that ran for six seasons, receiving numerous awards and nominations along the way. Yes nate and jenny are togethor in the books, and i totally wish it was nate she slept with in the. Gossip girl follows the queen bees of constance billard school for girls, an exclusive private school on the upper east side. The 12 best episodes of gossip girl to watch vogue.
Welcome to new york citys upper east side, where my friends and i live, go to school, play, and sleepsometimes with each other. Why the gossip girl books were the best ya fiction ever. She has an older brother, dan humphrey, an aspiring writer. Gossip girl episode 16 blair and serena talk about jenny. Youre a really special girl, jenny, who deserves a guy whos gonna see that. Billionaires like bart bass and william vanderbilt, as well as other professional adults like deans, professors, agents, etc. Gossip girl started 10 years ago this week and, throughout the shows sixseason run, my loveandhate relationship with the characters changed often. When it comes to dan and jenny, the writers tried to cover themselves in the series finale by including a line claiming that jenny knew he was gossip girl all along.
This story does not include the final chapter where they revealed who gossip girl was. Nate and vanessa question and answer in the gossip girl books. From gossip girl s true identity and dans story in the new yorker to chuck bass owning a bar at age 18, gossip girl loved to tease us with absurd plots. Nate plays a huge role and is the main love interest of both blair and serena.
These are the main differences between the gossip girl books and tv show. Nate to jenny the sixteen year old virgin the relationship between jenny and nate, also known as nenny, jate or nj, is the friendship and romantic relationship. Gossip girl, psycho killer is heavier on the killer part than the gossip girl part. And just who is going to get into college early acceptance. With the help of chucks little black book, nate had quite a summer. And jenny certainly did not fear speaking up and speaking out, especially when she was on her quest to become the queen bee.
Nathaniel fitzwilliam nate archibald is a main character in the gossip girl series of novels and on its television adaption, in which he is portrayed by chace crawford. Gossip girl has become a cultclassic that fans love to watch and rewatch, time and time again thanks to its interesting characters and everevolving storylines. Wintertime has never been hotter in nyc as things steam up. The episode was amazing in a strange way, because all of their lives basically went to hell dan, jenny, nate, serena, blair, and chuck especially chuck. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged socialite teenagers at the constance billard school for girls, an elite private school in new york citys upper. Ziegesar wrote 11 books for the series, so gossip girl had a pretty strong following. Do nate and jenny ever get together in the books of gossip girl. With all of the previous gossip girl the carlyles books, and the it girl books which feature jenny humphrey, on offer too, now is the time to give them a. The 17 cringiest moments from the gossip girl pilot. Welcome to new york citys upper east side, where my friends and i live, go to school, play, and sleep sometimes with each other. Its no secret that gossip girl has been a bingeworthy show ever since it premiered in 2007.
In ziegesars writing, jenny humphrey is much different than how she appears on the show. It didnt take long for a number of the storylines to become totally ridiculous, much like. In the book series, jenny humphrey is a short, busty girl who garners attention from boys because of her chest. Serena models for a hot designer and dan publishes a poem in the new yorker. The 17 cringiest moments from the gossip girl pilot, because the first episode was that dramatic. After breaking up with his girlfriend, blair, nate meets jenny in central park and they begin. The books in the series follow mean girl blair, earthy serena, stoner nate, edgy dan and vanessa, cute jenny and others in their circle. Nate hits an alltime low as blairs yale interview with a tall, handsome alum takes an unexpected turn and jenny makes a new friend who gets a little too close for comfort. There have been many couples over the six years of gossip girl. The juicy buzz oozing from gossip girl s blog continues as dan begins dating a film star and serena looks to get even after a falling out with chuck. It must feel uncomfortable to butcher your little baby book. The series will even get a reboot on hbo max sometime next year.
Nate and jenny nickname nenny, jate, nj intimacy level kissed, one sided crush previously first met the handmaidens tale status friends youre a really special girl, jenny, and you deserve someone whos going to see that. The series, created by josh schwartz and stephanie savage, originally ran on the cw network for six seasons from september 19, 2007, to december 17, 2012. Why gossip girl thought it was okay to have jenny be with chuck after what he did was a. That anyone saw jenny s hot topicforever 21 dresses and thought she was some haute couture genius who needs their own fashion line. Jenny and nate should have ended up together i loved their relationship.
But the gossip girl brand is not without its flaws. From gossip girls true identity and dans story in the new yorker to. Billard is known as a feeder school for ivy league, so admission is prized among the wealthy families of manhattan. Jenny humphrey the younger sister of dan, a fan of serena but has major insecurities with her huge chest. While some of the major plot points remain intact, the creators of this show took some serious liberties with the source. Gossip girl nate and jenny s2 e8 love is in the air. Its crazy to think how far some aspects of the tv show have deviated from the original ideas in the book series, but clearly, i dont discriminate when it comes to gossip girl they are both excellent. A rundown of the best and worst gossip girl characters. There are some pretty wild differences between the books and the tv show.
Nate s love life alone made him show off that passion trait. The bit about the two costars needing to continue to date in real life lest the male star become irrelevant is maybe kind of definitely what actually happened on gossip girl. Serena and nate were a great couple in gossip girl. Here are the characters as they are in the gossip girl novels. Little j is not her vengeful self because she saves the day by getting the pillladen coat to their client. Jennifer jenny tallulah humphrey is a main character in the gossip girl television adaptation and a recurring character in the novels of the same name. In a season finale rife with cliffhangers, gossip girl livens things up at graduation by sending out a shocking email blast during the ceremony. Tv movies comedy music tv recaps what to stream vulture lists books theater art awards videos. That is oh my god, best sleepover ever for you non gossip girl lingo.
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