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BOOK SPOILERS Will be treated like regular spoilers. If your speculation is based on either the books or conventional spoiler sources, it goes in the SPOILED column.

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Could we have a thread to discuss NYC referencing locations we see in the show itself since it's such a major part of the book/show?

Heck yes, that's a great idea. I'm really counting on you guys to help me with the three things I know nothing about: NYC, fashion and music. I don't see why my complete ignorance in those areas should be a problem, as long as you guys dutifully note and explain everything that happens on the show in small words for me.

Hey, I just wanted to say thanks for the rule that book spoilers are going to be treated like regular spoilers since I haven't read any of the books and don't want that swaying my thoughts!

I was curious to see if there could be a note to keep The OC references to a minimum in the individual episode threads. I never watched the show, don't know anything about its creator (other than what he's done with GG), and think it isn't relevant to the GG plot even if there are glaring similarities. It's really distracting is all, especially when I just want to read what people think about GG, not The OC. Just a thought!

I feel you, but that's not workable -- given the staffing, humor, plotlines and general teen-soap focus, the comparisons are inevitable.

The CW's Gossip Girl Revealed special is airing tomorrow night, and there are supposed to be cast interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and deleted scenes from several episodes. I figure some of us will want to discuss this stuff (especially the deleted scenes), and I was wondering where that discussion ought to go? All of the extra stuff is going to be squashed in with a rerun of the Pilot, so should it go in the Pilot thread? Or should it go in the Gossip Girl Media thread? Or does it deserve a new thread?

I was actually thinking it would be kind of fun to have a rewatching thread for the entire series of Monday night reruns. I know we have the individual episode threads, but I thought it might be neat to have a thread geared towards discussion of the older episodes in the context of the entire series (so far) and speculation about future episodes based on the events in the older ones. I also think that having a thread specifically for the reruns might generate more interest and activity, since there's not a whole lot going on around here what with the strike. So, you know, whatever.

But I'm mostly just concerned with where discussion of the Gossip Girl Revealed stuff ought to go.

ETA: Never mind! The press release was a little misleading about the amount of deleted scenes, and they were all from the Pilot. And everything else in the special could easily be discussed in the Pilot episode thread.

Can we start a Gossip Girl Twenty Questions thread?

Sure. I'm hoping to get a Whimsy subforum in here before the back nine, and that'll be a good reminder.

Jacob, will you still be recapping? I only ask because I think you have a lot on your plate right now. This is my favorite show you recap, so I hope so.

As far as I know, yes. And that's nice of you to say.