Leighton Meester, the actress who played Blair Waldorf, confirmed on Good Morning America that she would not be a part of the sequel. Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. Joshua Safran said, "we draw from classic works like Les Liaisons Dangereuses and The Great Gatsby as much as we do from pop culture. The episodes comprise: 'Pilot', 'The Wild Brunch', 'Poison Ivy', 'Bad News Blair', 'Dare Devil', 'The Handmaiden's Tale', 'Victor/Victrola', 'Seventeen Candles', 'Blair Waldorf Must Pie!

I must say that having found out who "Gossip Girl" is in the last episode I have been inspired to watch through again - seeing it in a whole new light now I know! The ads included quotes like "Every Parent's Nightmare", "Mind-Blowingly Inappropriate" and "A Nasty Piece of Work" in what appears to be an effort to continue the "rebellious teen" style of the show.She further asserted that, "Without von Ziegesar's fast, mocking commentary to propel them, the TV episodes are sluggish and crass—a move from Barneys to Kmart. To fill in Safran's void, co-executive producer Sara Goodman was promoted to executive producer for the sixth season. Gossip Girl - The Complete Series 1-6 (DVD) DescriptionBased on the best-selling series of young-adult novels by Cecily von Ziegesar and executive produced by Josh Schwartz (Chuck, The O.

Featuring nine regular speaking roles, the majority of the ensemble cast was assembled from February to April 2007.After graduating from Nightingale, von Ziegesar attended Colby College before spending a year in Budapest working for a local radio station. New York Magazine revealed several locations shot at the French University, La Sorbonne in the Latin District (or Quartier Latin) of Paris on July 5.