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Teens Rule - At the Movies, Anyway

BuzzSugar — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:31:27 -0800

Maybe it's the massive success of shows like Gossip Girl and The O.C.. Maybe it's because Juno was so endearing and filmmakers are desperate to make "the next Juno." Maybe it is, as I mused in my review of the documentary American Teen, simply that people are often interested in stories about teenagers because everyone can relate to the experience of going through adolescence. Whatever the reason, teens are ruling the movies these days.

Today alone there are several news items having to do with The Kids Today. Check it out:

I've been psyched about the comedy Youth in Revolt, starring Michael Cera, ever since I first caught wind of it back in August. Yet again Cera plays an awkward teen, lovestruck and bumbling. Today there's news of a director climbing aboard the project: Miguel Arteta, most known for having directed The Good Girl, though he has also helmed episodes of Ugly Betty, The Office and Freaks and Geeks.

More points on why the kids are alright if you read more.

Care to guess who will play Hayden Panettierre's clueless boyfriend in the teen comedy Daydream Nation? None other than Kieran Culkin, brother of Maccauley. Not much else is known about the project besides that Hayden will play an "acerbic teen" and they want it to be a "coming-of-age story for the 21st century . . . an intellectual comedy a la Juno and Election." Can Hayden pull off acerbic? I guess we'll find out.
This one's a little disturbing: Lizabeth Zindel's novel Girl of the Moment has gotten the green light for film adaptation. The comedy follows "a teen girl who lands a once-in-a-lifetime chance to intern for a famous teen starlet, thrusting the heroine into a glamorous and catty inner world of young celebrity." That's not the disturbing part, however. Variety continues with this quote from producer Richard Gladstein:

"There was a survey done by the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse U. that found that 43.4% of teen girls wanted to become celebrity personal assistants. They chose this option twice as often as being president of a college, three times more often than U.S. senator and four times more than chief executive of a major company."

Does anyone else find this to be disconcerting?

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Top WTF Moments From Gossip Girl Episode "The Last Days of Disco Stick"

BuzzSugar — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:30:00 -0800

Ga-ga ooh la la! This week's Gossip Girl copped a lot of its theme from the song that Lady Gaga sang on her guest spot: "Bad Romance." Love triangles, affairs, crushes and crumbling marriages - they're all here in my top WTF moments from this week's episode. And to continue the conversation, be sure to head over to the XOXO Gossip Girl group in the BuzzSugar Community!
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Top WTF Moments From Gossip Girl Episode "They Shoot Humphreys, Don't They?"

BuzzSugar — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:30:00 -0800

More appropriately titled "The Threesome Episode," this week's Gossip Girl is less about that saucy moment, and more about the politics on the Upper East Side. Jenny is rising, Serena is floundering; and even without the three-way, I found this episode way more enjoyable than last week's. As usual, let's get into the parts of the show that made you say OMFG and WTF - and to chat more, don't forget to participate in the XOXO Gossip Girl group in the BuzzSugar Community!
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Top WTF Moments From Gossip Girl Episode "The Grandfather Part II"

BuzzSugar — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:30:07 -0800

Political scandals! Early relationship gaffes on late night shows! This week's Gossip Girl had some less typical subject matter, but not every week can have a threesome, you know? (That's next week). Still, it felt like this week was laying groundwork for future episodes, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of WTF moments to discuss. Want to talk about the Upper East Siders beyond this week's installment? Join the XOXO Gossip Girl group in the BuzzSugar Community!
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Top WTF Moments From Gossip Girl Episode "How to Succeed in Bassness"

BuzzSugar — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:30:54 -0700

This week's Gossip Girl is all about public relations: good, bad, free, and the kind that costs you your relationships. It's a pretty entertaining episode, what with the characters decked out in their '20s Halloween finest for Chuck's new club Gimlet (which we sneaked a peek at last week) - not to mention seeing a clip from a vampire franchise that felt very familiar. Is this week's episode as good as last week's? Check out my top WTF moments and let me know - and to talk more about the show later, join the XOXO Gossip Girl group in the BuzzSugar Community.
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Top WTF Moments From Gossip Girl Episode "Enough About Eve"

BuzzSugar — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:30:50 -0700

This week's episode of Gossip Girl was back to the primo scheming of the principal characters - and the implosion of at least two of them. Check out my top WTF moments from this episode, and if you want to chat more about all things Upper East Side, join the XOXO Gossip Girl group in the BuzzSugar Community! Photos courtesy of The CW

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Top WTF Moments From Gossip Girl Episode "Rufus Getting Married"

BuzzSugar — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:00:00 -0700

This week Gossip Girl hosted the big wedding that almost wasn't. Before the momentous vows, we get many a nefarious plot to unfold, as well as lots of WTF moments in this week's episode - check them out here, and then if you want to chat more, join the You Know You Love Me group in community!
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Top WTF Moments From Gossip Girl Episode "Dan De Fleurette"

BuzzSugar — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:30:00 -0700

From Tyra to Tory to Hilary, it was a guest star collage in this week's Gossip Girl. It made for a less scandalous episode than last week, but it was, for lack of a better word, fun. I've recapped my favorite moments here, so check them out, and let me know what you thought of this week's episode. And if you want to chat more, join the XOXO Gossip Girl group in the Community! Photos courtesy of The CW

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Top WTF Moments From Gossip Girl Episode "The Lost Boy"

BuzzSugar — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:30:43 -0700

Are we back on the horse now? After a couple of OK episodes of Gossip Girl, this week's "The Lost Boy" really felt like the show I know and love. Everyone's playing everyone else, everyone's lying to everyone else, mysteries solve and then re-form . . . yes, it was quite the return to form.

I have my favorite parts (and don't forget to take Geek's tech quiz), so to see them (spoilers ahead!), just read more.

Don't come a knockin' if the sock's a rockin': Blair walks in on Dan and Georgina! So it was spoiled in last week's promo, but all the same, I was still shocked, shocked, when Blair walks in - after gingerly removing the sock on the door with a glove. To make matters worse for Dan, he's also caught by Serena and then Vanessa. I love how Vanessa hopes he hooked up with Georgina and not Blair, and Serena hopes he hooked up with Blair and not Georgina. Really, S? You're so full of surprises.
There is no Scott Adler: Turns out, Rufus and Scott have been hanging out (and in matching striped shirts, no less), which made me want to warn Rufus to ensure his fingernail clippings were still in the trash. Right when things are getting totally creepy, the scorned female admin at NYU informs Vanessa there IS NO Scott Adler. Dun dun dun! But then Scott ends up being sort of normal by confessing his whole story to V.
The big reveal that isn't: I don't know if it's understandable or still kind of weird that Scott lies and says he's the brother of Rufus and Lily's son that died. In the understandable column: his mom would be heartbroken. In the weird column: what kind of mom wants her son to tell a ginormous lie?! Plus he's going to look like a crazy person again when the truth inevitably comes out. So understandable = 1, weird = 2.
Still crazy after all these years: Well, even though Scott's not a stalker, turns out Georgina is still a whack job. She plays Blair and Chuck against each other with a little ploy, which is not really a crazy person thing to do, just devious, but then we see something no girl should be caught with: a picture of her and Dan on her computer desktop! After like, two days. Oh, Georgina, no.
Serena, back in action: The old girl pulled out of her dense party-girl fog to discover Georgina's Patrick McMullan scheme, then tells Dan about her evil ways, which felt more mean girl than good Samaritan. I may have cackled a little when Serena says that Georgina had already left the Sotheby's auction, and she comes out in time to see the Humphrey limo (yes, the Humphrey limo) jet off and ditch her. When she has something to do besides whine, Serena gets back into my good graces. I'm even kind of cheering on her relationship with Carter. But tell me: must he always dress like American Psycho's Patrick Bateman?
Bree, no longer boring?: The final twist is that Carter has done something to wrong Bree's family. You know Bree: Joanna Garcia, who's been largely wasted in her guest role as Nate's girltoy. Maybe this family drama will give her a juicy storyline on the show, finally. OK, it didn't sound that juicy, but the rest of the episode was so exciting, it spilled over to this final moment!

So what did you think of The Lost Boy? How do you think the Scott secret will come out? Frankly, I hope it's soon, because what fallout can it even have now? Dan and Serena are broken up and Rufus and Lily are together. Let's wrap it up!

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A Gilmore Girls Movie - Yay or Nay?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:30:00 -0800

You may recall that Amy Sherman-Palladino, the creator behind Gilmore Girls, left the show shortly before its final season because of disagreements with Warner Bros - but now, she reveals in a recent interview that she'd like to bring back Lorelai and Rory to the big screen!

I hope that some Hollywood studios are listening, and take her up on her suggestion. While it's just a wish of hers (and mine) at the moment, I miss the pop culture quips and sweet relationship moments that the Gilmore women delivered each week. A movie version probably wouldn't be a box office blockbuster, but I'm sure it would help satisfy GG fans who felt disappointed when Sherman-Palladino wasn't around to tie up the show's loose ends when it was still on TV.

Do you agree? Or do you think it's better to leave Gilmore Girls dead and buried?