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'Gossip Girl' stars Chace Crawford & Penn Badgley sat down for an "Actors on Actors" interview with Variety to talk, among other things, on how the show might have influenced social media today, specifically @Twitter
 



Badgley: It’s all of those things and more. I think it’s emblematic of our time, because back in 2007 – I mean, dude. That’s a long time ago when we were just boys. People wanted to watch a show like “Gossip Girl” because it was aspirational. It was like an escape. It seemed like it struck a certain cultural chord because it was this aspirational fantastical vision of excess and wealth.

But now, cut to 13 years later, people are not interested in that. And I think rightfully so. Now they’re interested in deconstructing why we’re so fascinated with that in the first place. We’re interested in deconstructing those systems of privilege. I’m not saying that our television shows are doing that, but I’m saying that’s what people are more interested in, so therefore these shows reflect that.

Crawford: The curtain has sort of dropped. Back in ’07, “Gossip Girl” was edgy.

 

Badgley: But, man, I remember even meeting a publicist that first season, and she was talking about this thing called Twitter. And as she explained Twitter, I was like, “What is this nonsense? I don’t want to have a Twitter account, and you tweet. What is this bird thing?” That’s something that actually years later, I think we got to give credit to “Gossip Girl.”

Crawford: It was ahead of its time. It really tapped into something interesting on the cusp of it all changing. I’m like, “Why would I want to put my life out there? I’m trying to crawl into my hermit shell. I’m a Cancer.” But now we’re all partaking. It’s part of the business. I should follow you.

Badgley: We should follow each other.

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Teal Ambition

Spoiler if you haven't seen GG:

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Glad they also think having Dan as GG was questionable :interestinga: I thought that was so dumb

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"It seemed like it struck a certain cultural chord because it was this aspirational fantastical vision of excess and wealth. But now, cut to 13 years later, people are not interested in that"

I'm still entirely obsessed with shows that revolve around excessively rich people :ladyhaha:

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waterlikemisery

no, gaga did, she helped her father set up wi-fi and and her music helped algore's rhythm but ok :triggered:

so disappointing how people keep discrediting her smh

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Blastertoyo
2 minutes ago, darkpaw said:

Penn Badgley is still the sexiest man alive! :diane:

Chace is my pick 

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please enlighten me to death
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1 minute ago, Blastertoyo said:

Chace is my pick 

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Is it because of his legs in this pic or his other leg in this pic? :billie: 

When I was younger I thought he was the guy in the Poker Face video :laughga:

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Runway

I want penn badgley to stalk me and lock me up on his basement ::icega:

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Blastertoyo
12 minutes ago, darkpaw said:

Is it because of his legs in this pic or his other leg in this pic? :billie: 

When I was younger I thought he was the guy in the Poker Face video :laughga:

Because of the droplets duh 

Rain On Me :enigma:

please enlighten me to death
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Blastertoyo
Just now, Runway said:

I want penn badgley to stock me and lock me up on his basement ::icega:

Stock the booty like groceries 

justin timberlake supermarket GIF

please enlighten me to death
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Killa

quick poll, who you get in front, and who goes on the back

should i make a thread? :enigma:

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SchwineLove
1 hour ago, Blastertoyo said:

Chace is my pick 

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I read pick as d*ck :cryga:

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Runway
1 hour ago, Blastertoyo said:

Stock the booty like groceries 

justin timberlake supermarket GIF

Omg the word was STALK me but yes that too ::icega:

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