Posted on 24 Jan 2009 /
• The 7 best shows you're not watching: Gossip Girl
High school: What better subject to mine for drama? In the grand tradition of "Beverly Hills, 90210" (the first version) and "The O.C.," "Gossip Girl" has become the trend-setting series du jour for a generation of high schoolers and anyone juvenile enough to revel in the hook ups and mishaps of rich teens run amok in New York City (this reporter included). Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Ed Westwick, Chace Crawford -- the series' stars are fast becoming magazine and blog staples, the soon-to-be kings and queens of young Hollywood. Though the show may not be a ratings powerhouse, its fan base is devout and all about the Web -- episodes consistently show up on iTunes' most-downloaded list. CW, Monday, 9 p.m.
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