Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Characters!!






When the first season started it fallow the original concept from the books, five teenage characters living their high school years in NY.


1) Serena van der Woodsen  (Blake LivelyOne of the principal characters who has a scandalous past, that continues to haunt her, she is known for her many off-again relationships with Dan Humphrey and also for  the male characters and is known for rebellious drive outs. 





LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYTAx2feCTA


2)Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley),an outsider who becomes a part of the turbulent Manhattan scene, an aspiring writer and fairly straight-arrow guy with a good heart and morals. 







LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIvV-msbtf0


3)Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) is a beautiful Queen Bee of the Constance Billard School's social scene, as well as Serena's best friend and occasional rival. 





LINK:://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYdgQApBySg


4)Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford) is the perfect "Golden Boy" of the Upper East Side, always being fought over by the prominent female characters. 





LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkTBHlQIyTU&feature=related


5)Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) serves as the show's antihero, being a womanizer and party lover with a troubled life and past that provide a hidden vulnerable side.





LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI5DpVBA4Z8&feature=related


OTHER CHARACTERS!
Beside the five regulars mentioned above, three more characters appeared in the pilot episode. Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen) is Dan's younger sister, who desperately tries to become the next Queen Bee, a goal that makes her realize the true values of life; Lily van der Woodsen (Kelly Rutherford) and Dan's father Rufus Humphrey (Matthew Settle), who share a romantic past that follows them throughout the show, and eventually leads to marriage. Jenny then becomes a regular on the show, despite being younger than the others. The Humphrey family is centered upon as they explore life on the 'Upper East side', Dan trying to look after his little sister as she discovers the party scene.
Vanessa Abrams  (Jessica Szohr), enters the show in its first season as Dan's past love, and becomes a series regular after the 14th episode. Other characters include Eric van der Woodsen  (Connor Paolo) Serena's kind and compassionate brother, who comes out late in the first season and becomes very close with Jenny. Georgina Sparks (Michelle Trachtenberg) is an occasional antagonist in the show, with a recurring role. Carter Baizen (Sebastian Stan) appears as Chuck's enemy with a romantic interest in Serena.


GUEST STARS!


Many characters appear as guest stars as parents and other relatives of the main cast. Eleanor Waldorf-Rose (Margaret Colin) and Harold Waldorf (John Shea) appeared as Blair's divorced parents, with Cyrus Rose (Wallace Shawn) as Eleanor's husband and Blair's stepfather. Dorota Kishlovsky (Zuzanna Szadkowski) is Blair's loyal maid. Anne Archibald (Francie Swift) and Howard "The Captain" Archibald (Sam Robards) are Nate's estranged parents, while William van der Bilt I (James Naughton) and William "Tripp" van der Bilt III (Aaron Tveit) are Nate's manipulative grandfather and cousin, respectively. Bartholomew "Bart" Bass (Robert John Burke) is Lily's late ex-husband and Chuck's demanding father, and Jack Bass (Desmond Harrington) is Bart's brother and Chuck's uncle. Celia "CeCe" Rhodes (Caroline Lagerfelt) is Serena's grandmother and Gabriela Abrams (Gina Torres) is Vanessa's mother.


 










Here is a 2 podcasts where you can have a little bit more of information about the characters: 






Episode #92: This Is War
Link:  http://talking-gossip.com/episode-92-this-is-war/








Episode #93: Plausible Deniability
Link: http://talking-gossip.com/episode-93-plausible-deniability/




That´s all for today! 


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GOSSIP GIRL



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