1 00:00:02,103 --> 00:00:03,286 Hey, Upper East Siders. 2 00:00:03,288 --> 00:00:05,088 Gossip Girl here. 3 00:00:11,380 --> 00:00:13,430 It's exciting to look back in celebration 4 00:00:13,432 --> 00:00:15,048 of the last six years. 5 00:00:15,050 --> 00:00:16,433 You'd really go out with some guy you don't know? 6 00:00:16,435 --> 00:00:18,685 Well, you can't be worse than the guys I do know. 7 00:00:18,687 --> 00:00:19,803 It's been a long, fantastic ride. 8 00:00:19,805 --> 00:00:21,888 Everyone's enjoyed it immensely. 9 00:00:21,890 --> 00:00:23,890 I'm Chuck Bass, and I love you. 10 00:00:23,892 --> 00:00:25,859 I could've never expected that I would be able 11 00:00:25,861 --> 00:00:28,061 to play a character for six years 12 00:00:28,063 --> 00:00:29,746 that's so well-written and challenging. 13 00:00:29,748 --> 00:00:32,198 Haven't you heard? I'm the crazy bitch around here. 14 00:00:35,070 --> 00:00:36,569 We're shooting in Manhattan. 15 00:00:36,571 --> 00:00:37,854 It doesn't get any better than that. 16 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,124 I feel a little like Alice in Wonderland. 17 00:00:41,126 --> 00:00:42,409 Manhattan'll do that to a girl. 18 00:00:42,411 --> 00:00:44,360 It was just such a love affair with the city 19 00:00:44,362 --> 00:00:46,195 and everything that it has to offer, 20 00:00:46,197 --> 00:00:48,381 from fashion to food to music. 21 00:00:48,383 --> 00:00:50,884 New York has never seemed more perfect. 22 00:00:50,886 --> 00:00:52,252 There's an it girl on every corner. 23 00:00:56,725 --> 00:00:59,041 We went into it really hoping that this would make its mark 24 00:00:59,043 --> 00:01:01,094 as the new fashion TV series. 25 00:01:01,096 --> 00:01:02,729 And pop. 26 00:01:02,731 --> 00:01:03,813 The formula of the show 27 00:01:03,815 --> 00:01:06,149 was what made it what it is. 28 00:01:06,151 --> 00:01:07,317 Good morning, beautiful. 29 00:01:12,324 --> 00:01:13,940 It was very surreal for me. 30 00:01:13,942 --> 00:01:15,909 I had people coming up to me on the streets, 31 00:01:15,911 --> 00:01:17,393 telling me they hate me. 32 00:01:17,395 --> 00:01:19,746 There was literally 40 paparazzi 33 00:01:19,748 --> 00:01:21,748 and 200 girls screaming 34 00:01:21,750 --> 00:01:23,249 and gathered around our trailers. 35 00:01:28,924 --> 00:01:30,874 I think the storytellers are really excited 36 00:01:30,876 --> 00:01:33,092 to be bringing the story to fruition. 37 00:01:38,433 --> 00:01:39,849 The feeling right now, it's... it's a poignant one. It's good. 38 00:01:42,471 --> 00:01:44,687 Not the sad, empty nest phase already. 39 00:01:44,689 --> 00:01:47,190 It's been a wonderful character and I've enjoyed it thoroughly. 40 00:01:49,144 --> 00:01:51,027 We were the only thing that matters. 41 00:01:51,029 --> 00:01:54,781 I am going to run down Broadway naked with champagne. 42 00:01:54,783 --> 00:01:56,449 Aah! 43 00:01:56,451 --> 00:01:57,734 It's gonna be sad not seeing everybody 44 00:01:57,736 --> 00:01:59,319 and seeing their face every day. 45 00:02:00,539 --> 00:02:02,405 Think we oughta say a proper good-bye? 46 00:02:02,407 --> 00:02:04,624 It's gonna be really strange to not have that every day, 47 00:02:04,626 --> 00:02:07,327 and I think we're all gonna go through a bit of withdrawal. 48 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,231 You can let go now. 49 00:02:11,233 --> 00:02:13,282 I don't want to. 50 00:02:14,952 --> 00:02:18,555 Spotted at Grand Central, bags in hand... 51 00:02:18,557 --> 00:02:20,122 Serena Van Der Woodsen. 52 00:02:21,393 --> 00:02:23,943 I was coming off the end of "the O.C." 53 00:02:23,945 --> 00:02:27,514 And had very little interest in doing another teen drama. 54 00:02:27,516 --> 00:02:29,465 And then I got sent the first book 55 00:02:29,467 --> 00:02:31,150 in the "Gossip Girl" book series, 56 00:02:31,152 --> 00:02:34,270 and I was like, "I may be ready to leave high school after all". 57 00:02:34,272 --> 00:02:36,155 Don't ever go to high school, Dorota. 58 00:02:36,157 --> 00:02:39,359 The girls are spoiled, stupid, and ungrateful! 59 00:02:39,361 --> 00:02:41,110 Stephanie savage is one of 60 00:02:41,112 --> 00:02:44,247 the smartest, most talented people I've ever met, 61 00:02:44,249 --> 00:02:46,649 and she got really excited about it as well, 62 00:02:46,651 --> 00:02:48,651 and we were off to the races. 63 00:02:48,653 --> 00:02:50,203 The setting in New York City 64 00:02:50,205 --> 00:02:53,089 and this elite Upper East Side society... 65 00:02:53,091 --> 00:02:55,959 that's, for sure, a world that is really alluring. 66 00:02:55,961 --> 00:02:58,711 Are you following us or something? 67 00:02:58,713 --> 00:03:00,880 No. I... I... I go to your school. 68 00:03:00,882 --> 00:03:03,182 The books really laid it out very well. 69 00:03:03,184 --> 00:03:05,518 They're juicy and salacious and fun 70 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:07,103 and everything is said with a bit of a wink. 71 00:03:07,105 --> 00:03:08,605 What's that, your stripper money? 72 00:03:08,607 --> 00:03:10,356 "Sex and the City" had gone off the air. 73 00:03:10,358 --> 00:03:12,141 There was really nothing on TV 74 00:03:12,143 --> 00:03:14,811 that had that romantic version of New York, 75 00:03:14,813 --> 00:03:18,180 and I really missed that just as a fan. 76 00:03:18,182 --> 00:03:21,317 And then, of course, the anonymous online blogger 77 00:03:21,319 --> 00:03:23,686 who was watching everybody's moves and reporting it. 78 00:03:23,688 --> 00:03:24,821 Is that true? 79 00:03:24,823 --> 00:03:26,188 What? You were in jail? 80 00:03:26,190 --> 00:03:27,674 That was something that felt like 81 00:03:27,676 --> 00:03:29,542 it was a real hook to the show. 82 00:03:29,544 --> 00:03:30,827 And who am I? 83 00:03:30,829 --> 00:03:33,296 That's one secret I'll never tell. 84 00:03:33,298 --> 00:03:35,798 When Cecily wrote the book in 2002, 85 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:39,419 uh, Perez Hilton and TMZ didn't even exist, 86 00:03:39,421 --> 00:03:41,537 so she had really kind of imagined something 87 00:03:41,539 --> 00:03:43,706 that ultimately came to pass. 88 00:03:43,708 --> 00:03:46,009 Oh, my God. You'll never believe what's on "Gossip Girl." 89 00:03:46,011 --> 00:03:48,595 Someone saw Serena getting off a train at grand central. 90 00:03:48,597 --> 00:03:50,146 The tag line for the first season was, 91 00:03:50,148 --> 00:03:51,898 "you're nobody until you're talked about." 92 00:03:51,900 --> 00:03:54,601 It definitely was ahead of the trend. 93 00:03:54,603 --> 00:03:56,019 The lives that these kids were living 94 00:03:56,021 --> 00:03:57,320 was so fascinating 95 00:03:57,322 --> 00:03:59,272 that there was a web site devoted to them 96 00:03:59,274 --> 00:04:01,324 that they had to read endlessly, 97 00:04:01,326 --> 00:04:04,193 and I think it just really captured the moment 98 00:04:04,195 --> 00:04:05,662 of the world we were in. 99 00:04:09,734 --> 00:04:10,917 It was really important to us 100 00:04:10,919 --> 00:04:13,453 that we actually shoot the show in New York. 101 00:04:13,455 --> 00:04:15,254 That's the thing they say about New York, 102 00:04:15,256 --> 00:04:17,423 is you point the camera in any direction and it looks good, 103 00:04:17,425 --> 00:04:20,409 not to mention this... the authenticity. 104 00:04:20,411 --> 00:04:22,962 Hey, Serena. Why don't you get a room? 105 00:04:22,964 --> 00:04:25,048 Oh, that's the plight of the Manhattan teenager. 106 00:04:25,050 --> 00:04:26,549 No cars. 107 00:04:27,936 --> 00:04:31,771 A lot of shows are "based in New York" but film in L.A. 108 00:04:31,773 --> 00:04:35,224 And so you don't get the magic of walking down, you know, 109 00:04:35,226 --> 00:04:37,860 a street in Soho and seeing all the things happening 110 00:04:37,862 --> 00:04:40,229 and all the cabs going around in the background. 111 00:04:40,231 --> 00:04:43,282 It's very much one of the most important elements of the show. 112 00:04:43,284 --> 00:04:46,936 Dan! Oh, my God! This is what I love about this city. 113 00:04:46,938 --> 00:04:48,538 You're always bumping into people. 114 00:04:48,540 --> 00:04:50,990 Stephanie went and kind of immersed herself in the, uh, 115 00:04:50,992 --> 00:04:53,126 in the girls prep school world. 116 00:04:53,128 --> 00:04:55,778 I stayed at the Carlyle Hotel and I did research, 117 00:04:55,780 --> 00:04:57,930 talking to about a dozen girls, 118 00:04:57,932 --> 00:05:00,416 asking them questions about their lives. 119 00:05:00,418 --> 00:05:01,801 I reviewed your record. 120 00:05:01,803 --> 00:05:04,704 If Constance has a shining star, it's Blair Waldorf. 121 00:05:04,706 --> 00:05:07,006 I know. I'm the perfect one. 122 00:05:07,008 --> 00:05:09,892 Stephanie is so involved in every single detail. 123 00:05:09,894 --> 00:05:12,011 She typed out her own little essays 124 00:05:12,013 --> 00:05:13,146 of girls who lived on the Upper East Side, 125 00:05:13,148 --> 00:05:15,932 and they were even more wild than the books. 126 00:05:15,934 --> 00:05:17,433 I've been drinking on an empty stomach. 127 00:05:17,435 --> 00:05:20,687 I heard you didn't do that anymore. 128 00:05:20,689 --> 00:05:21,938 Special occasion. 129 00:05:21,940 --> 00:05:22,989 Oh. 130 00:05:22,991 --> 00:05:24,824 I don't know exactly how I tune in 131 00:05:24,826 --> 00:05:27,443 to that kind of upbringing or lifestyle, 132 00:05:27,445 --> 00:05:30,312 because that's not how I was raised at all. 133 00:05:30,314 --> 00:05:33,332 I'm from South Florida. That's not what it's like. 134 00:05:33,334 --> 00:05:35,985 I cannot believe that daddy decided to stay with Roman 135 00:05:35,987 --> 00:05:38,504 instead of having tea at the Carlyle with me. 136 00:05:38,506 --> 00:05:41,791 It was taken people into a rarefied world 137 00:05:41,793 --> 00:05:45,845 and a world that is seductive but also problematic. 138 00:05:45,847 --> 00:05:49,098 So you're actually hiding him? He tries to take his own life, 139 00:05:49,100 --> 00:05:50,683 and you're worried it's gonna cost you mom of the year? 140 00:05:50,685 --> 00:05:52,518 Serena, as happy as I am to have you home, 141 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,771 you have no idea what it's been like. 142 00:05:54,773 --> 00:05:59,341 We really wanted this idea of, like, family and relationships, 143 00:05:59,343 --> 00:06:01,677 all these things that are so universal to, uh, 144 00:06:01,679 --> 00:06:04,447 any coming-of-age story, to be true here. 145 00:06:04,449 --> 00:06:06,733 We deal with the same things, at the end of the day. 146 00:06:09,954 --> 00:06:13,189 At first, we didn't have a lot of access in New York City. 147 00:06:13,191 --> 00:06:15,875 It was like, "well, what is this show? I don't know." 148 00:06:15,877 --> 00:06:18,961 But very, very quickly, I think people recognized 149 00:06:18,963 --> 00:06:22,031 that if you were on the show, it was a good thing. 150 00:06:22,033 --> 00:06:24,500 Welcome, all, to the McKittrick Hotel. 151 00:06:24,502 --> 00:06:25,601 At the beginning, that was great 152 00:06:25,603 --> 00:06:26,969 because every... every new location 153 00:06:26,971 --> 00:06:29,589 was somewhere, you know, we hadn't maybe seen before... 154 00:06:29,591 --> 00:06:31,540 the backroom of some cool bar, you know, 155 00:06:31,542 --> 00:06:33,542 and "oh, I wanna come back here." 156 00:06:33,544 --> 00:06:34,977 We always saw the show 157 00:06:34,979 --> 00:06:37,346 as a real love letter to New York City. 158 00:06:37,348 --> 00:06:40,066 Now there are "Gossip Girl" tours of New York City 159 00:06:40,068 --> 00:06:43,820 where you go by the locations that the characters visited. 160 00:06:43,822 --> 00:06:45,387 When Mayor Bloomberg was here, 161 00:06:45,389 --> 00:06:47,323 and it's like, "oh, my God. That's amazing." 162 00:06:47,325 --> 00:06:48,608 Therefore, I, Michael R. Bloomberg, 163 00:06:48,610 --> 00:06:50,476 mayor of the city of New York, do hereby proclaim 164 00:06:50,478 --> 00:06:54,730 Thursday, January 26th, 2012, in the city of New York 165 00:06:54,732 --> 00:06:57,233 as "Gossip Girl" day. 166 00:06:57,235 --> 00:07:00,670 Congratulations. X.O.X.O. 167 00:07:00,672 --> 00:07:02,121 It's been everything we hoped it would be. 168 00:07:02,123 --> 00:07:04,507 Without quite sounding arrogant or anything, 169 00:07:04,509 --> 00:07:07,126 it's like the show's become one of the things 170 00:07:07,128 --> 00:07:08,928 the tourists like to come to New York for, 171 00:07:08,930 --> 00:07:11,097 and I just find that remarkable, you know. It's... 172 00:07:11,099 --> 00:07:13,749 in the beginning, you have no idea or expectations that large 173 00:07:13,751 --> 00:07:15,218 'cause you can't really relate. 174 00:07:15,220 --> 00:07:16,752 All right, Dan, Jenny. Humphrey hug. 175 00:07:16,754 --> 00:07:17,770 Aah! 176 00:07:17,772 --> 00:07:18,921 Eric and Lily, get in here, too. 177 00:07:18,923 --> 00:07:20,223 Aw. 178 00:07:20,225 --> 00:07:21,390 Mm. 179 00:07:21,392 --> 00:07:25,692 - synced and corrected by chamallow - - www.addic7ed.com - 180 00:07:34,945 --> 00:07:36,510 Hey. 181 00:07:36,512 --> 00:07:39,180 When's the party? 182 00:07:39,182 --> 00:07:40,949 Saturday, and... 183 00:07:40,951 --> 00:07:43,785 You're kinda not invited. 184 00:07:47,023 --> 00:07:49,574 Josh and I are psychos about casting, 185 00:07:49,576 --> 00:07:52,026 and we really did feel, with "Gossip Girl," 186 00:07:52,028 --> 00:07:54,195 that we had something special. 187 00:07:54,197 --> 00:07:55,529 At the time, I was living in L.A. 188 00:07:55,531 --> 00:07:57,999 And I was auditioning every single day for pilots. 189 00:07:58,001 --> 00:08:00,368 And automatically, I was like, "I love Blair. 190 00:08:00,370 --> 00:08:02,220 I wanna play that character." 191 00:08:02,222 --> 00:08:05,840 So I auditioned for it probably, like, 20 times. 192 00:08:05,842 --> 00:08:07,892 It was, like, probably my number four read. 193 00:08:07,894 --> 00:08:09,260 Wow. 194 00:08:09,262 --> 00:08:10,878 I kinda sit in this little swivel chair, and... 195 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:12,546 this girl just kind of swivels around 196 00:08:12,548 --> 00:08:15,549 and, like, cute as a button, and it was Leighton, obviously. 197 00:08:15,551 --> 00:08:16,717 Thank you. 198 00:08:16,719 --> 00:08:18,069 And she had the headband 199 00:08:18,071 --> 00:08:20,939 and just she was like, "hi." And, oh, you know, I'm like, 200 00:08:20,941 --> 00:08:22,857 if this girl can act, she's got the part. 201 00:08:22,859 --> 00:08:25,059 - Uhh! - Break a leg. 202 00:08:25,061 --> 00:08:26,160 I think I just did. 203 00:08:26,162 --> 00:08:27,812 More than anything, I just wanted to work. 204 00:08:27,814 --> 00:08:29,414 I could've never expected that I would be able 205 00:08:29,416 --> 00:08:32,116 to play a character for six years 206 00:08:32,118 --> 00:08:33,234 that's so well-written 207 00:08:33,236 --> 00:08:35,069 and really challenging and great. 208 00:08:35,071 --> 00:08:38,289 We really believed in all the various pairings 209 00:08:38,291 --> 00:08:40,458 and the chemistry and that, you know, 210 00:08:40,460 --> 00:08:43,745 Blair and Serena feel like best friends. 211 00:08:43,747 --> 00:08:45,463 I still miss Dan sometimes. 212 00:08:45,465 --> 00:08:47,765 The only thing lamer than dating Dan Humphrey 213 00:08:47,767 --> 00:08:49,851 is mourning Dan Humphrey. 214 00:08:49,853 --> 00:08:51,185 The Humphrey family, we felt, 215 00:08:51,187 --> 00:08:53,771 had this great warmth, chemistry. 216 00:08:53,773 --> 00:08:56,341 She might be a tad overwhelmed by the glitz and the glamour 217 00:08:56,343 --> 00:08:58,610 of the Humphrey lifestyle. 218 00:08:58,612 --> 00:09:01,929 Nate Archibald is this kind of lost rich kid. 219 00:09:01,931 --> 00:09:05,066 Do you ever feel like our whole lives have been planned out for us? 220 00:09:05,068 --> 00:09:08,102 And, you know, Chuck Bass who, at the time, 221 00:09:08,104 --> 00:09:09,370 was pure villainy. 222 00:09:09,372 --> 00:09:10,388 I love freshmen. 223 00:09:10,390 --> 00:09:12,490 Anything about her on "Gossip Girl"? 224 00:09:12,492 --> 00:09:13,574 Nuh-uh. 225 00:09:13,576 --> 00:09:15,743 Hmm, till you're done with her. 226 00:09:19,082 --> 00:09:20,131 When we shot the pilot, 227 00:09:20,133 --> 00:09:21,615 we all lived in the same hotel together 228 00:09:21,617 --> 00:09:23,001 for those few weeks. 229 00:09:23,003 --> 00:09:25,503 And New York City... oh, it was the most incredible place 230 00:09:25,505 --> 00:09:27,055 in... in the world. 231 00:09:27,057 --> 00:09:28,389 It was a fantastic feeling, you know, 232 00:09:28,391 --> 00:09:32,427 because everybody felt equally, um, as excited, 233 00:09:32,429 --> 00:09:34,512 um, and probably a bit nervous. 234 00:09:34,514 --> 00:09:35,680 You know, you felt like you were 235 00:09:35,682 --> 00:09:37,065 kind of thrown into something together. 236 00:09:37,067 --> 00:09:39,734 It basically is, like, the best of all possible excuses 237 00:09:39,736 --> 00:09:41,819 to be in New York and live in New York. 238 00:09:41,821 --> 00:09:43,354 It was so fun to see these kids 239 00:09:43,356 --> 00:09:46,190 who kind of showed up in, like, their uggs and in their hoodies 240 00:09:46,192 --> 00:09:48,576 figure out this world. 241 00:09:48,578 --> 00:09:49,911 We're shooting at the Palace Hotel. 242 00:09:49,913 --> 00:09:53,531 Nobody really cares. No one's stopping to watch. 243 00:09:53,533 --> 00:09:55,366 And I remember it was such a difference, like, 244 00:09:55,368 --> 00:09:58,252 the day after the show had premiered. 245 00:09:58,254 --> 00:09:59,504 And then suddenly, like, 246 00:09:59,506 --> 00:10:01,489 there were people standing around, kinda watching. 247 00:10:01,491 --> 00:10:03,875 And we were like, "oh. This is cool." 248 00:10:03,877 --> 00:10:05,093 There was, you know, 249 00:10:05,095 --> 00:10:06,844 a fair amount of press and expectations, 250 00:10:06,846 --> 00:10:08,346 and we didn't do that well. 251 00:10:08,348 --> 00:10:11,883 13 episodes into our order, the writers' strike happened, 252 00:10:11,885 --> 00:10:14,385 and, you know, all production stopped. 253 00:10:14,387 --> 00:10:15,770 And everything was repeating, 254 00:10:15,772 --> 00:10:19,557 and a lot of people watched "Gossip Girl" in repeats. 255 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:21,025 We're actually trying to work things out. 256 00:10:21,027 --> 00:10:23,861 Today's our first day hanging out together alone. 257 00:10:23,863 --> 00:10:27,198 We actually came back with a great audience 258 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:30,151 and sort of wider interest than we had had when we started 259 00:10:30,153 --> 00:10:32,570 because that sort of "addictive" quality of the show 260 00:10:32,572 --> 00:10:33,738 had kind of kicked in. 261 00:10:33,740 --> 00:10:35,373 Please welcome Blake Lively! 262 00:10:36,626 --> 00:10:38,659 "Gossip Girl" was invited to do a panel 263 00:10:38,661 --> 00:10:41,162 at the Paley Festival that first year, 264 00:10:41,164 --> 00:10:42,163 and that felt really great. 265 00:10:42,165 --> 00:10:44,582 It felt like they had caught on 266 00:10:44,584 --> 00:10:46,718 that there was something about the show 267 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,804 that audiences were really reacting to. 268 00:10:49,806 --> 00:10:51,055 Then you were like, uh, 269 00:10:51,057 --> 00:10:52,373 "okay, if the wheels don't come off of this train, 270 00:10:52,375 --> 00:10:54,392 we're gonna be fine," and it kept going. 271 00:10:54,394 --> 00:10:56,561 Every time we... we got renewed for another season, 272 00:10:56,563 --> 00:10:58,062 it was, um, selfish personally 'cause we're like, 273 00:10:58,064 --> 00:10:59,764 "yes! We get to live in New York another year, 274 00:10:59,766 --> 00:11:01,099 and we get... get paid for it!" 275 00:11:01,101 --> 00:11:02,567 Don't tell! 276 00:11:02,569 --> 00:11:04,736 I think at first, critics were kind of like, 277 00:11:04,738 --> 00:11:07,305 "this is a silly show about teenagers," 278 00:11:07,307 --> 00:11:09,273 but then the people who are actually from that world 279 00:11:09,275 --> 00:11:11,559 kind of validated it and embraced it, 280 00:11:11,561 --> 00:11:13,928 and it kind of forced people to take a second look. 281 00:11:13,930 --> 00:11:17,632 I'm really happy to be here with you right now. 282 00:11:17,634 --> 00:11:20,868 Nobody's ever looked at me the way you just did. 283 00:11:35,039 --> 00:11:36,372 I hate you. 284 00:11:36,374 --> 00:11:39,375 I've never hated anyone more. 285 00:11:39,377 --> 00:11:42,962 Every nerve ending in my body is electrified by hatred. 286 00:11:42,964 --> 00:11:45,915 There is a fiery pit of hate 287 00:11:45,917 --> 00:11:49,552 burning inside me, ready to explode. 288 00:11:58,727 --> 00:12:02,111 The show was pretty controversial when it came on. 289 00:12:02,113 --> 00:12:03,496 Excuse me. 290 00:12:04,731 --> 00:12:06,783 The liquor's just a chaser. 291 00:12:06,785 --> 00:12:08,284 We were always getting in trouble 292 00:12:08,286 --> 00:12:10,253 for kind of pushing the envelope too far, 293 00:12:10,255 --> 00:12:13,756 from parents television association 294 00:12:13,758 --> 00:12:15,074 then watch groups. 295 00:12:15,076 --> 00:12:16,793 Aah! 296 00:12:16,795 --> 00:12:18,010 We tried to push it. 297 00:12:18,012 --> 00:12:19,178 Damn that mother-chucker. 298 00:12:19,180 --> 00:12:21,013 It is a little bit out of hand. It can be. 299 00:12:21,015 --> 00:12:22,548 Step any closer and I'll scream. 300 00:12:22,550 --> 00:12:23,800 You better believe you will. 301 00:12:23,802 --> 00:12:26,185 I hope you did your yoga. This could go on a while. 302 00:12:26,187 --> 00:12:28,754 You can't really watch the show with your family. 303 00:12:28,756 --> 00:12:30,890 Or I... I can't. 304 00:12:30,892 --> 00:12:32,308 Topless on Valentino's yacht. 305 00:12:32,310 --> 00:12:35,728 Serena's been a... a bit too scandalous. 306 00:12:35,730 --> 00:12:38,030 Stop talking and start partying. 307 00:12:41,453 --> 00:12:45,437 Definitely we've had some great, uh, milestones on "Gossip Girl", 308 00:12:45,439 --> 00:12:46,739 in terms of feeling, like, 309 00:12:46,741 --> 00:12:49,325 cultural permeation is happening. 310 00:12:49,327 --> 00:12:52,078 Magazine covers... when they started coming, 311 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:54,213 that felt very special. 312 00:12:54,215 --> 00:12:56,215 "New York" magazine put us on the cover 313 00:12:56,217 --> 00:12:58,167 as the best show ever. 314 00:12:58,169 --> 00:13:00,253 There was an asterisk... 315 00:13:00,255 --> 00:13:01,471 qualifying that, 316 00:13:01,473 --> 00:13:03,005 but it still said that. 317 00:13:03,007 --> 00:13:04,456 We've done wonderful shoots together. 318 00:13:04,458 --> 00:13:05,758 I mean, it was my first experience 319 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:07,059 doing anything like that, 320 00:13:07,061 --> 00:13:09,095 and they were fantastic, funny days. 321 00:13:09,097 --> 00:13:11,514 We got name-checked by Obama. 322 00:13:11,516 --> 00:13:13,816 Obama name-checked the show? What?! 323 00:13:13,818 --> 00:13:17,236 What, is... is he on, like, uh, "Gossip Girl" or something? 324 00:13:17,238 --> 00:13:18,521 That's pretty huge. 325 00:13:18,523 --> 00:13:20,306 Camera set. Print it. 326 00:13:20,308 --> 00:13:22,692 We've also had some pretty intense 327 00:13:22,694 --> 00:13:26,812 crowd situations, just in terms of the actors getting mobbed 328 00:13:26,814 --> 00:13:27,947 and just knowing that 329 00:13:27,949 --> 00:13:29,832 now we have to have security on the set. 330 00:13:29,834 --> 00:13:31,701 Can I take your picture? 331 00:13:31,703 --> 00:13:32,919 One of the first times we shot 332 00:13:32,921 --> 00:13:36,155 down on Central Park South, outside the Plaza, 333 00:13:36,157 --> 00:13:38,374 all of a sudden we just had, like, these crowds of people. 334 00:13:38,376 --> 00:13:39,675 That was a strange thing. 335 00:13:39,677 --> 00:13:41,260 It was very surreal for me. 336 00:13:41,262 --> 00:13:47,517 I don't think I was aware of what a big deal the show was until I was in it. 337 00:13:47,519 --> 00:13:50,269 A book written about you guys. It sounds exciting. 338 00:13:50,271 --> 00:13:52,939 There was literally, like, 40 paparazzi 339 00:13:52,941 --> 00:13:55,441 and 200 just girls screaming 340 00:13:55,443 --> 00:13:57,176 and gathered around our trailers. 341 00:13:57,178 --> 00:13:59,228 They liked to pet my hair, which is very strange. 342 00:14:00,315 --> 00:14:01,531 I remember the first year 343 00:14:01,533 --> 00:14:06,185 when we first saw our pictures on a building. 344 00:14:06,187 --> 00:14:08,437 And I was just like... 345 00:14:08,439 --> 00:14:09,956 come on. 346 00:14:09,958 --> 00:14:11,157 It was crazy there for a minute. 347 00:14:11,159 --> 00:14:12,575 I remember penn grabbed me. 348 00:14:12,577 --> 00:14:13,793 He's like, "man, I've never had my head, like, 349 00:14:13,795 --> 00:14:15,294 on a billboard, you know?" 350 00:14:15,296 --> 00:14:17,246 It was just so novel, you know, and just such a cool time. 351 00:14:17,248 --> 00:14:18,497 Oh! 352 00:14:18,499 --> 00:14:20,883 To be 20 years old, to not be broke, 353 00:14:20,885 --> 00:14:24,754 and, uh, to be sharing it with, like, six other kids 354 00:14:24,756 --> 00:14:26,973 going through the same thing, 355 00:14:26,975 --> 00:14:28,925 there's very literally nothing like it. 356 00:14:28,927 --> 00:14:30,393 And to your left! Everyone, to your left! 357 00:14:30,395 --> 00:14:32,428 And there's just, like, parties constantly 358 00:14:32,430 --> 00:14:34,897 and, like, tinted windows and lights and, like, 359 00:14:34,899 --> 00:14:36,382 clothes that were given to you, and it's just like, 360 00:14:36,384 --> 00:14:39,151 "where am I? Who... what... what's going on right now?" 361 00:14:41,722 --> 00:14:43,155 I think they had their fun. 362 00:14:43,157 --> 00:14:46,359 They've gotten to see New York in a way 363 00:14:46,361 --> 00:14:49,412 that maybe only their characters could understand. 364 00:14:49,414 --> 00:14:51,747 I just wish that they would leave me alone. 365 00:14:51,749 --> 00:14:54,750 Oh. Is that why you got your hair blown out? 366 00:15:01,859 --> 00:15:06,462 We have some of the most passionate, vocal fans, I think, 367 00:15:06,464 --> 00:15:08,497 uh, in the history of television. 368 00:15:08,499 --> 00:15:12,969 My Twitter feed is often just a war 369 00:15:12,971 --> 00:15:15,388 between Dan and Blair shippers 370 00:15:15,390 --> 00:15:17,390 and Chuck and Blair shippers. 371 00:15:17,392 --> 00:15:20,693 So it's just "Dair" vs. "Chair" in a battle royale. 372 00:15:20,695 --> 00:15:22,645 You kissed me back. I felt it. 373 00:15:22,647 --> 00:15:23,980 It doesn't matter what you think you felt. 374 00:15:23,982 --> 00:15:26,315 I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong impression. 375 00:15:26,317 --> 00:15:27,867 Even when we were doing "the O.C.," 376 00:15:27,869 --> 00:15:29,902 there was only, like, one or two web sites 377 00:15:29,904 --> 00:15:31,604 where fans would post comments. 378 00:15:31,606 --> 00:15:32,722 And since then, 379 00:15:32,724 --> 00:15:34,323 the fan community and the online community 380 00:15:34,325 --> 00:15:35,607 has just grown, 381 00:15:35,609 --> 00:15:38,094 and certainly "Gossip Girl" has been a part of that. 382 00:15:38,096 --> 00:15:39,412 We would, like, walk out of our trailer 383 00:15:39,414 --> 00:15:41,447 for a second and a picture was taken of us, 384 00:15:41,449 --> 00:15:42,915 and immediately everything you're wearing, 385 00:15:42,917 --> 00:15:44,616 it's like, "get this there. Get this there. Get this there. 386 00:15:44,618 --> 00:15:46,218 Get this there. Also, he looks like (Bleep)." 387 00:15:46,220 --> 00:15:48,137 You know? 388 00:15:48,139 --> 00:15:49,505 Or "he looks tired. He looks sad. 389 00:15:49,507 --> 00:15:51,057 Do you think he's thinking about... " You know? 390 00:15:51,059 --> 00:15:53,175 And it's just like, whoa! Slow your roll, guys. 391 00:15:53,177 --> 00:15:55,344 I'm just, like, going to get breakfast. 392 00:15:55,346 --> 00:15:57,129 Why are you still following me, Nate? 393 00:15:57,131 --> 00:16:02,068 Having to kiss Chace out in front of the Plaza Hotel, 394 00:16:02,070 --> 00:16:06,638 having thousands of teenage girls crying at me, 395 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,108 screaming at me, "no!" 396 00:16:09,110 --> 00:16:11,243 Like, "why?!" 397 00:16:11,245 --> 00:16:13,362 I mean, that's what I was talking about. 398 00:16:13,364 --> 00:16:15,364 Our fans were actually a lot older 399 00:16:15,366 --> 00:16:17,500 than people originally thought. 400 00:16:17,502 --> 00:16:19,485 We hear about people in their 20s, in their 30s, 401 00:16:19,487 --> 00:16:20,619 in their 40s... I mean, I can't tell you 402 00:16:20,621 --> 00:16:21,787 how many people come up to me and say, 403 00:16:21,789 --> 00:16:23,706 "I know I'm not the target demographic, 404 00:16:23,708 --> 00:16:25,207 but I love the show." 405 00:16:25,209 --> 00:16:28,294 My grandparents still... I get texts from nammy sometimes 406 00:16:28,296 --> 00:16:30,662 saying, "I don't like you with that M.I.L.F. anymore." 407 00:16:30,664 --> 00:16:32,264 Is this the master bedroom? 408 00:16:32,266 --> 00:16:34,333 Let's destroy it. 409 00:16:34,335 --> 00:16:35,551 And I'm like, 410 00:16:35,553 --> 00:16:38,337 "nammy! Watch your mouth!" 411 00:16:38,339 --> 00:16:39,889 I hope she sees this. 412 00:16:39,891 --> 00:16:43,342 My best friend was right. Saying "yes" makes everything better. 413 00:16:43,344 --> 00:16:45,561 Or no! I'm sorry. It wasn't "M.I.L.F." I take it all back. 414 00:16:45,563 --> 00:16:47,029 It was "cougar." 415 00:16:47,031 --> 00:16:48,847 Now this is really gonna get me in trouble. It was "cougar." 416 00:16:48,849 --> 00:16:51,283 - Nice to meet you, by the way, um... - Nate. 417 00:16:51,285 --> 00:16:52,618 Mm. That's a great name. 418 00:16:52,620 --> 00:16:54,286 Uh, and you are? 419 00:16:54,288 --> 00:16:56,288 Done now. 420 00:17:14,715 --> 00:17:16,681 - Where's Serena? - She's onstage. 421 00:17:16,683 --> 00:17:18,249 But I have her dress. 422 00:17:18,251 --> 00:17:21,052 You mean, Serena's on the runway of Eleanor Waldorf's show 423 00:17:21,054 --> 00:17:23,254 in a design not made by Eleanor Waldorf? 424 00:17:23,256 --> 00:17:24,839 Oh, dear. 425 00:17:27,861 --> 00:17:29,978 Eric Daman, our costume designer, 426 00:17:29,980 --> 00:17:32,397 has done an amazing job since the pilot 427 00:17:32,399 --> 00:17:36,818 of really being able to express characters through costume 428 00:17:36,820 --> 00:17:41,439 and build not just great fashion moments over episodes 429 00:17:41,441 --> 00:17:44,709 but real iconic identities for each of the characters. 430 00:17:44,711 --> 00:17:46,110 Exquisite. 431 00:17:46,112 --> 00:17:48,463 You exceeded even my high expectations. 432 00:17:48,465 --> 00:17:50,415 I feel like the clothing really is 433 00:17:50,417 --> 00:17:51,516 kind of the characters' coat of arms, 434 00:17:51,518 --> 00:17:52,667 and when they put on their clothes, 435 00:17:52,669 --> 00:17:55,387 it kind of helps them become the character. 436 00:17:55,389 --> 00:17:57,222 Like when Leighton walks in, she couldn't be any more different 437 00:17:57,224 --> 00:17:58,956 than who Blair Waldorf is, and she's like, 438 00:17:58,958 --> 00:18:01,643 "when I put on my headband, I am Blair Waldorf." 439 00:18:01,645 --> 00:18:03,928 I'll take that. Thank you. 440 00:18:05,731 --> 00:18:06,981 Even with hair and makeup, 441 00:18:06,983 --> 00:18:09,133 it's the difference of putting on this outfit 442 00:18:09,135 --> 00:18:10,935 that Blair would only put together, 443 00:18:10,937 --> 00:18:13,988 and that brings the character to life even more. 444 00:18:13,990 --> 00:18:15,940 Blake... I think it's a much more symbiotic relationship 445 00:18:15,942 --> 00:18:19,194 where Blake inspires Serena, and Serena inspires Blake. 446 00:18:19,196 --> 00:18:20,695 This girl has it. 447 00:18:20,697 --> 00:18:22,814 People that wear these clothes have to be very bold 448 00:18:22,816 --> 00:18:24,699 and very confident and very wealthy, 449 00:18:24,701 --> 00:18:27,419 and so Eric really helps us create our characters with that. 450 00:18:27,421 --> 00:18:28,953 I'd ask how you are, but I don't really care. 451 00:18:28,955 --> 00:18:30,588 I mean, I... I'd say I'm great. 452 00:18:30,590 --> 00:18:32,674 Look at my hair, my clothes, my body. 453 00:18:32,676 --> 00:18:34,826 It gives you a... a body language. 454 00:18:34,828 --> 00:18:37,379 It gives you a... a posture 455 00:18:37,381 --> 00:18:39,214 that only that particular character can walk with. 456 00:18:39,216 --> 00:18:40,765 And, you know, when you're in 7-inch heels, 457 00:18:40,767 --> 00:18:43,802 you're walking differently than when you're in sneakers. 458 00:18:43,804 --> 00:18:45,720 And we also have so many places 459 00:18:45,722 --> 00:18:47,639 to wear... all these clothes! 460 00:18:47,641 --> 00:18:49,808 Move! I have a Humphrey to squash. 461 00:18:49,810 --> 00:18:51,393 They really go to a lot of parties. 462 00:18:51,395 --> 00:18:54,646 I'm always dressing in these amazing party outfits. 463 00:18:54,648 --> 00:18:56,347 Every episode, there's a brilliant gala 464 00:18:56,349 --> 00:18:57,982 or, you know, seeing Blair in her prom dress 465 00:18:57,984 --> 00:19:00,702 or Ed in his croquet outfit in the Hamptons. 466 00:19:00,704 --> 00:19:02,186 It's sort of glamorous in a way 467 00:19:02,188 --> 00:19:04,622 that... that old Hollywood used to be glamorous, 468 00:19:04,624 --> 00:19:06,624 where people really dressed. 469 00:19:06,626 --> 00:19:09,294 I think my most favorite outfit to date 470 00:19:09,296 --> 00:19:11,246 has been my debutante dress. 471 00:19:11,248 --> 00:19:12,831 I just felt like a princess. 472 00:19:12,833 --> 00:19:14,249 You look fantastic. Who are you wearing? 473 00:19:14,251 --> 00:19:16,134 - Badgley Mischka. - It's great. 474 00:19:16,136 --> 00:19:18,870 My fashion was... was... was more, you know, sailing on a yacht. 475 00:19:18,872 --> 00:19:20,555 You know, like... like... like a Nautica ad. 476 00:19:20,557 --> 00:19:21,973 What's with the business formal? 477 00:19:21,975 --> 00:19:23,875 Are you being arraigned for something? 478 00:19:23,877 --> 00:19:25,059 And actually, I would always love to see 479 00:19:25,061 --> 00:19:26,511 what Ed stepped out wearing. 480 00:19:26,513 --> 00:19:28,713 You know, in the beginning, it was way more ridiculous. 481 00:19:28,715 --> 00:19:29,931 You know, yellow socks 482 00:19:29,933 --> 00:19:32,267 and, like, his ascots and the whole thing. 483 00:19:32,269 --> 00:19:34,719 The Chuck Bass scarf evolution 484 00:19:34,721 --> 00:19:36,604 into ascot into wide cravat. 485 00:19:36,606 --> 00:19:37,989 Uh... 486 00:19:37,991 --> 00:19:39,491 - I like your use of "cravat." - Why, thank you, Stephanie. 487 00:19:39,493 --> 00:19:40,725 I wouldn't have learned "cravat" 488 00:19:40,727 --> 00:19:41,993 if it wasn't for my time on "Gossip Girl." 489 00:19:41,995 --> 00:19:43,728 It's quite a sad story, actually, 490 00:19:43,730 --> 00:19:45,830 because I'm a big fan of ascots, 491 00:19:45,832 --> 00:19:49,083 and I had one before the show started 492 00:19:49,085 --> 00:19:50,952 and I can't really wear them anymore. 493 00:19:50,954 --> 00:19:53,121 I will always go back to what Chuck Bass was wearing 494 00:19:53,123 --> 00:19:55,006 on the day that he tried to play basketball. 495 00:19:55,008 --> 00:19:57,375 Let's just play some ball. 496 00:19:57,377 --> 00:19:59,260 That was truly, truly epic. 497 00:19:59,262 --> 00:20:01,179 Of course, the hundredth episode, 498 00:20:01,181 --> 00:20:02,881 Blair's princess wedding was, you know, 499 00:20:02,883 --> 00:20:05,216 I think it's one of the most beautiful weddings on television. 500 00:20:05,218 --> 00:20:07,218 Is everything okay in here, Blair? 501 00:20:07,220 --> 00:20:08,970 You are an artist. 502 00:20:08,972 --> 00:20:10,939 Working with Vera Wang, to go into her showroom 503 00:20:10,941 --> 00:20:12,807 and actually to be able to work with her 504 00:20:12,809 --> 00:20:14,108 on a one-to-one basis 505 00:20:14,110 --> 00:20:16,277 and, like, see all of these amazing dresses... 506 00:20:16,279 --> 00:20:17,779 you know, the amazing team of assistants 507 00:20:17,781 --> 00:20:19,764 that really helped me get in all these Philip Treacy hats, 508 00:20:19,766 --> 00:20:21,599 and we really worked our butts off 509 00:20:21,601 --> 00:20:23,451 to make that look just right. 510 00:20:23,453 --> 00:20:25,286 Now if we can continue... 511 00:20:26,572 --> 00:20:27,872 to be on a television show 512 00:20:27,874 --> 00:20:30,658 that had access to all the best fashion in the world, 513 00:20:30,660 --> 00:20:32,043 and then to learn from the best... 514 00:20:32,045 --> 00:20:33,127 not just through Eric Daman 515 00:20:33,129 --> 00:20:35,430 but the designers that we got to meet. 516 00:20:35,432 --> 00:20:39,133 I heard Marc Jacobs named a purse after her. 517 00:20:39,135 --> 00:20:40,885 - Whoo! - Love you! 518 00:20:40,887 --> 00:20:42,787 A lot of them have become fashion icons. 519 00:20:42,789 --> 00:20:44,672 Most of them are on the covers of magazines 520 00:20:44,674 --> 00:20:45,807 or doing perfume ads 521 00:20:45,809 --> 00:20:47,926 or, you know, we see them everywhere. 522 00:20:47,928 --> 00:20:49,260 He definitely taught me how to accessorize, 523 00:20:49,262 --> 00:20:51,513 particularly in this last season during our fittings. 524 00:20:51,515 --> 00:20:53,481 Eric and I are just like, "a necklace and earrings 525 00:20:53,483 --> 00:20:54,816 and a cuff and... and rings 526 00:20:54,818 --> 00:20:56,985 and studded necklace and studded... " We're just like, 527 00:20:56,987 --> 00:20:59,103 "is that too much? No, put another thing on." 528 00:20:59,105 --> 00:21:02,073 Welcome to the Upper East Side. 529 00:21:06,312 --> 00:21:07,579 This is Isaac Mizrahi. 530 00:21:07,581 --> 00:21:09,447 Zee! Zoe! 531 00:21:09,449 --> 00:21:12,100 Okay, Alexa, it's your turn. 532 00:21:12,102 --> 00:21:13,418 Oh, my. 533 00:21:13,420 --> 00:21:15,036 We've been really, really lucky 534 00:21:15,038 --> 00:21:17,839 in the way that fashion has been a part of the show 535 00:21:17,841 --> 00:21:20,041 and then we've been able to benefit from that 536 00:21:20,043 --> 00:21:22,293 and get the fashion community to help us out 537 00:21:22,295 --> 00:21:24,345 - and be a part of it. - And appear on the show. 538 00:21:24,347 --> 00:21:26,014 Thank you so much for seeing me on short notice. 539 00:21:26,016 --> 00:21:28,766 You came highly recommended by Anna Wintour. 540 00:21:28,768 --> 00:21:31,168 So then Eric finds himself having to dress, you know, 541 00:21:31,170 --> 00:21:32,353 big designers. 542 00:21:32,355 --> 00:21:33,771 Michael Kors was easy 543 00:21:33,773 --> 00:21:36,307 'cause he wears his black T-shirt and his black blazer. 544 00:21:36,309 --> 00:21:37,609 Didn't go so well for those who showed up 545 00:21:37,611 --> 00:21:39,644 at Blair's birthday party, huh? 546 00:21:39,646 --> 00:21:41,178 Uhh! 547 00:21:42,315 --> 00:21:43,731 Especially for Rachel Zoe, 548 00:21:43,733 --> 00:21:46,317 who had a chocolate fountain poured on her head. 549 00:21:47,821 --> 00:21:49,737 She wore that beautiful cobalt blue Gucci dress, 550 00:21:49,739 --> 00:21:51,856 and we covered it in chocolate syrup. 551 00:21:51,858 --> 00:21:54,292 I die. 552 00:21:54,294 --> 00:21:58,162 I think they've been intelligent with guests stars and with references. 553 00:21:58,164 --> 00:21:59,964 Isn't that Alexandra Richards? 554 00:21:59,966 --> 00:22:03,051 People from the art community and socialites... 555 00:22:03,053 --> 00:22:06,304 it's kind of funny to see them "in their element" 556 00:22:06,306 --> 00:22:08,089 but they're so not in their element, 557 00:22:08,091 --> 00:22:10,675 and check with them if we're doing it right. 558 00:22:10,677 --> 00:22:11,876 This is Tinsley Mortimer. 559 00:22:11,878 --> 00:22:13,428 Cyndi Lauper?! 560 00:22:13,430 --> 00:22:14,846 And this is Sloane Crosley, 561 00:22:14,848 --> 00:22:16,681 the best-selling author of "I was told there'd be cake." 562 00:22:16,543 --> 00:22:17,675 I think that was wonderful. 563 00:22:17,677 --> 00:22:19,911 It gave a sense of, um, authenticity 564 00:22:19,913 --> 00:22:21,429 to the stories and to the world. 565 00:22:21,431 --> 00:22:22,747 Everyone's talking about it. 566 00:22:22,749 --> 00:22:24,265 When we were doing the ballet episode, 567 00:22:24,267 --> 00:22:26,351 I don't know anything about the ballet, 568 00:22:26,353 --> 00:22:27,752 so I was just sort of like, 569 00:22:27,754 --> 00:22:30,305 "tell me who the ballet people are and let's invite them." 570 00:22:30,307 --> 00:22:32,724 They're called ballerinas. 571 00:22:49,048 --> 00:22:50,914 The limo's taking me back in an hour. 572 00:22:50,916 --> 00:22:52,383 Oh, you're not going to the White Party? 573 00:22:52,385 --> 00:22:54,084 Come on, pretty girls in white dresses. 574 00:22:54,086 --> 00:22:56,971 Unless there's a sprinkler, I don't care. 575 00:22:59,575 --> 00:23:01,859 I think you're always looking to up the ante, 576 00:23:01,861 --> 00:23:03,611 so it started out as the Hamptons. 577 00:23:03,613 --> 00:23:05,762 That was a really exciting opportunity. 578 00:23:05,764 --> 00:23:08,032 Going to the Hamptons was a lot of fun, 579 00:23:08,034 --> 00:23:09,150 like doing the White Party 580 00:23:09,152 --> 00:23:10,451 and being in this whole other world. 581 00:23:10,453 --> 00:23:12,002 Every time we get to go outside of New York, 582 00:23:12,004 --> 00:23:13,821 it really just adds something extra special. 583 00:23:15,708 --> 00:23:17,491 Nate? 584 00:23:23,064 --> 00:23:24,582 We kind of wanted to see 585 00:23:24,584 --> 00:23:27,835 Serena and Nate in the California sunshine. 586 00:23:27,837 --> 00:23:29,119 Cheers. 587 00:23:29,121 --> 00:23:31,172 We were down in the marina, 588 00:23:31,174 --> 00:23:33,591 and Chuck had won a yacht over the course of the summer. 589 00:23:33,593 --> 00:23:35,759 And he was riding a motorcycle on Mulholland. 590 00:23:35,761 --> 00:23:37,461 Not well. 591 00:23:37,463 --> 00:23:39,763 - He wasn't riding it well. - Not well. 592 00:23:39,765 --> 00:23:41,965 We were at a great mid-century house 593 00:23:41,967 --> 00:23:43,067 in the Hollywood Hills. 594 00:23:43,069 --> 00:23:44,685 So to really kind of give L.A. 595 00:23:44,687 --> 00:23:46,737 The "Gossip Girl" treatment was fun. 596 00:23:46,739 --> 00:23:47,905 Aah! 597 00:23:47,907 --> 00:23:49,073 Hello! 598 00:23:49,075 --> 00:23:50,858 Of course that happened! 599 00:23:53,776 --> 00:23:55,526 Paris was, like, the ultimate. 600 00:23:55,528 --> 00:23:58,195 That's been Stephanie's dream since she was a wee lass. 601 00:23:58,197 --> 00:24:00,331 "Ooh, la la! Paris is burning, 602 00:24:00,333 --> 00:24:01,999 and Serena and Blair lit the match." 603 00:24:02,001 --> 00:24:04,201 Of course your flame is hotter than mine. 604 00:24:04,203 --> 00:24:05,753 We had been warned beforehand 605 00:24:05,755 --> 00:24:08,589 that the show's not very popular in Paris. 606 00:24:08,591 --> 00:24:10,457 Um, it might even be canceled, and we were like, 607 00:24:10,459 --> 00:24:11,675 well, that is a little embarrassing, 608 00:24:11,677 --> 00:24:13,243 but we also don't really care 609 00:24:13,245 --> 00:24:15,262 'cause we wanna go to Paris and shoot the show, 610 00:24:15,264 --> 00:24:17,765 and our audience will enjoy seeing that. 611 00:24:17,767 --> 00:24:19,750 But it was bananas. 612 00:24:19,752 --> 00:24:21,885 Aah! 613 00:24:21,887 --> 00:24:24,972 The number of people that came out to watch 614 00:24:24,974 --> 00:24:28,692 and wait up all night at, like, a dirty train station 615 00:24:28,694 --> 00:24:31,729 just see Ed or Leighton for, like, five seconds... 616 00:24:31,731 --> 00:24:33,230 It was crazy. 617 00:24:33,232 --> 00:24:35,199 You would just hear, like, all these French girls yelling... 618 00:24:35,201 --> 00:24:37,401 Leighton! Leighton! 619 00:24:37,403 --> 00:24:38,986 And, you know, Ed Westwick... 620 00:24:38,988 --> 00:24:40,704 he literally could not leave his hotel or anything. 621 00:24:40,706 --> 00:24:42,122 And what we found out was, 622 00:24:42,124 --> 00:24:44,708 these French teenagers were watching the show online also. 623 00:24:44,710 --> 00:24:45,676 Au revoir. 624 00:24:45,678 --> 00:24:47,294 They weren't gonna wait a year 625 00:24:47,296 --> 00:24:48,962 for the show to come out on French TV. 626 00:24:48,964 --> 00:24:51,999 I think Paris felt like "Gossip Girl" was its own as well. 627 00:24:52,001 --> 00:24:54,668 You know, not just... it didn't just belong to New York anymore. 628 00:24:54,670 --> 00:24:56,086 It belonged to Paris as well. 629 00:24:56,088 --> 00:24:58,222 Blair, come meet Lou Doillon. 630 00:24:58,224 --> 00:24:59,456 - Bonjour. - Bonjour. 631 00:24:59,458 --> 00:25:01,008 Oh, well, that trip to Paris... 632 00:25:01,010 --> 00:25:04,395 I still relive that week daily. 633 00:25:04,397 --> 00:25:05,796 This is Chuck we're talking about. 634 00:25:05,798 --> 00:25:07,481 He really could just disappear. 635 00:25:07,483 --> 00:25:09,983 If you're so torn up about it, stop him. 636 00:25:09,985 --> 00:25:12,519 You and I both know you're the only one that can do that. 637 00:25:12,521 --> 00:25:14,638 For me, one of the most beautiful moments in the show 638 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:17,157 is when Blair Waldorf runs through the Gare Saint-Lazare 639 00:25:17,159 --> 00:25:18,975 in that orange Oscar de La Renta dress, 640 00:25:18,977 --> 00:25:22,246 and there's just this dark, old, beautiful train station. 641 00:25:22,248 --> 00:25:24,331 But to have this pop of orange gown, 642 00:25:24,333 --> 00:25:26,717 that really just came together and was scintillating. 643 00:25:26,719 --> 00:25:29,670 Your world would be easier if I didn't come back. 644 00:25:29,672 --> 00:25:31,672 That's true... 645 00:25:31,674 --> 00:25:35,759 but it wouldn't be my world without you in it. 646 00:25:40,249 --> 00:25:43,267 We really think about the music that goes in the show. 647 00:25:43,269 --> 00:25:45,469 Alex Patsavas, our music supervisor, 648 00:25:45,471 --> 00:25:46,970 is all over that. 649 00:25:46,972 --> 00:25:49,556 And our editors are all huge music fans, too. And our cast. 650 00:25:49,558 --> 00:25:52,309 We've used Leighton's song. We've used Ed's band. 651 00:25:52,311 --> 00:25:53,844 We've used Taylor. 652 00:25:53,846 --> 00:25:55,396 Most of our cast has record deals... 653 00:25:55,398 --> 00:25:56,780 so that makes it easier for us. 654 00:25:56,782 --> 00:25:58,782 So you go to things like this every week? 655 00:25:58,784 --> 00:25:59,983 If you don't like it, we can leave. 656 00:25:59,985 --> 00:26:03,120 I just thought the music would be good. 657 00:26:03,122 --> 00:26:05,689 Blake was a huge Florence + The Machine fan. 658 00:26:05,691 --> 00:26:07,700 No Doubt reuniting, 659 00:26:07,701 --> 00:26:09,419 having Lady Gaga on, 660 00:26:09,420 --> 00:26:11,863 - to right as that was all happening. - Mm-hmm. 661 00:26:11,864 --> 00:26:12,864 And of course Sonic Youth. 662 00:26:16,288 --> 00:26:18,255 Sonic Youth was great 'cause first of all, 663 00:26:18,257 --> 00:26:19,640 they're probably, like, 664 00:26:19,642 --> 00:26:20,974 my favorite band in the whole world, 665 00:26:20,976 --> 00:26:23,727 and sometimes you just have to do something for yourself. 666 00:26:23,729 --> 00:26:26,563 And they ended up showing up for Rufus and Lily's wedding, 667 00:26:26,565 --> 00:26:27,964 which was really special, 668 00:26:27,966 --> 00:26:33,070 and then doing an original version of "Star Power" just for the show. 669 00:26:33,072 --> 00:26:37,140 ♪ Star power, star power 670 00:26:37,142 --> 00:26:38,776 ♪ over me 671 00:26:38,778 --> 00:26:39,860 We always wanted the show 672 00:26:39,862 --> 00:26:41,445 to be able to function like a magazine. 673 00:26:41,447 --> 00:26:46,116 So if you wanted to find out what's a new fashion designer 674 00:26:46,118 --> 00:26:47,451 or what are the trends, 675 00:26:47,453 --> 00:26:49,653 what's the song that I should be listening to, 676 00:26:49,655 --> 00:26:51,288 what's the place that I should go, 677 00:26:51,290 --> 00:26:52,706 you could read a bunch of magazines 678 00:26:52,708 --> 00:26:53,791 or go online and figure that out, 679 00:26:53,793 --> 00:26:55,175 or you could just watch "Gossip Girl" 680 00:26:55,177 --> 00:26:56,927 and that information would be delivered to you. 681 00:26:56,929 --> 00:26:59,096 Doesn't really play without the other Ramones. 682 00:26:59,098 --> 00:27:02,800 I was gonna do Iggy but I thought it might scare the children. 683 00:27:17,085 --> 00:27:18,334 Oh, so prom tomorrow night. 684 00:27:18,336 --> 00:27:20,120 What do you say we stay in, watch some scary movies? 685 00:27:20,122 --> 00:27:22,172 - The scarier the better. - Absolutely. 686 00:27:22,174 --> 00:27:25,375 Yesterday, they were tearing down the Humphrey loft, 687 00:27:25,377 --> 00:27:28,011 and that was the first time that... that it really felt like, 688 00:27:28,013 --> 00:27:31,164 wow, this is... this is actually coming to an end. 689 00:27:31,166 --> 00:27:32,382 It was sad, man. 690 00:27:32,384 --> 00:27:34,551 All my Lincoln Hawk records are off the walls 691 00:27:34,553 --> 00:27:36,186 and all these photos that we all contributed to, 692 00:27:36,188 --> 00:27:38,104 to make up this family. 693 00:27:38,106 --> 00:27:39,389 Where's the couch from the Humphrey loft? 694 00:27:39,391 --> 00:27:41,841 It was blue and it was suede and it was quilted 695 00:27:41,843 --> 00:27:43,409 and it was quite lovely. 696 00:27:43,411 --> 00:27:45,278 I would like the Humphrey jukebox... 697 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:47,397 'cause I feel like it's loaded 'with early '90s hits... 698 00:27:47,399 --> 00:27:50,200 - Yeah. - From... from the time of Lincoln Hawk's reign. 699 00:27:50,202 --> 00:27:52,351 We've talked about stealing things. We've all tried. 700 00:27:52,353 --> 00:27:54,854 I kinda want to take that, the statue there. 701 00:27:54,856 --> 00:27:56,990 We call it "Chuck Brass." 702 00:27:56,992 --> 00:27:58,541 Or I'd like to take the pool table, 703 00:27:58,543 --> 00:28:00,193 but I'd have to get Chace to carry it on his back. 704 00:28:00,195 --> 00:28:03,046 I think I'll just take my memories. You know? 705 00:28:03,048 --> 00:28:04,056 It's beautiful. 706 00:28:04,057 --> 00:28:06,332 I wouldn't mind Blair's necklace from Paris 707 00:28:06,334 --> 00:28:08,251 or the Harry Winston ring, 708 00:28:08,253 --> 00:28:10,386 which, literally, when I asked the Harry Winston man 709 00:28:10,388 --> 00:28:12,538 if I could try it on my finger, he said, "no." 710 00:28:12,540 --> 00:28:14,390 It comes with two armed security guards. 711 00:28:14,392 --> 00:28:16,559 - So that's the only... - And a German Shepherd. 712 00:28:16,561 --> 00:28:18,144 There are so many pieces of wardrobe. 713 00:28:18,146 --> 00:28:21,814 I used to make a file of pieces that I really love, 714 00:28:21,816 --> 00:28:23,066 and at the very end of the show, 715 00:28:23,068 --> 00:28:25,384 I was gonna be really bold and ask for them. 716 00:28:25,386 --> 00:28:27,437 But then the file was getting too long, 717 00:28:27,439 --> 00:28:30,657 and I was just embarrassed, so I... I gave that one up. 718 00:28:34,562 --> 00:28:35,945 Take number one. 719 00:28:35,947 --> 00:28:37,396 We're all so fortunate to have been on a show 720 00:28:37,398 --> 00:28:39,866 that has been not just such a success publicly 721 00:28:39,868 --> 00:28:41,417 but such a success personally. 722 00:28:41,419 --> 00:28:45,171 You know, we've all had such a... a great, positive experience. 723 00:28:45,173 --> 00:28:47,740 Shooting in the streets of New York, 724 00:28:47,742 --> 00:28:50,376 you know, every day together for six years, 725 00:28:50,378 --> 00:28:52,578 it does make people feel like a family, 726 00:28:52,580 --> 00:28:55,848 and especially because our cast was so young when we started. 727 00:28:55,850 --> 00:28:58,551 I mean, they were teenagers. 728 00:28:58,553 --> 00:28:59,852 It's so much fun. 729 00:29:01,756 --> 00:29:03,723 Steph and I always talk about, you know, 730 00:29:03,725 --> 00:29:05,558 she feels like the mom, I feel like the dad. 731 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:08,895 And it's nice to see, um, the kids have grown up right. 732 00:29:08,897 --> 00:29:11,564 It is like a family, and I... I think I'll miss 733 00:29:11,566 --> 00:29:12,732 the richness of that. 734 00:29:15,203 --> 00:29:16,486 We won't miss the early hours, 735 00:29:16,488 --> 00:29:18,788 but we will miss the... the excuse just to, you know, 736 00:29:18,790 --> 00:29:21,407 hang out with each other between takes and catch up. 737 00:29:21,409 --> 00:29:22,709 And... and, you know, 738 00:29:22,711 --> 00:29:24,210 it's not just the cast that we're friends with. 739 00:29:24,212 --> 00:29:26,162 It's the crew. We've had the same crew for six years, 740 00:29:26,164 --> 00:29:28,715 and they are also my... my very best friends. 741 00:29:33,805 --> 00:29:35,288 A lot of the guest stars say, 742 00:29:35,290 --> 00:29:37,807 "man, I just want you to know you guys have the best crew." 743 00:29:37,809 --> 00:29:40,260 They'll text me that, "you guys have a really special thing." 744 00:29:40,262 --> 00:29:41,961 And we've always felt that way, 745 00:29:41,963 --> 00:29:43,813 and that's gonna be one of the things I miss the most. 746 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:47,433 I'm kind of looking at everyone and thinking, 747 00:29:47,435 --> 00:29:49,736 oh, my God, everyone's grown up. 748 00:29:49,738 --> 00:29:51,271 No one in high school reads "Gossip Girl" anymore. 749 00:29:51,273 --> 00:29:52,355 It's for old people. 750 00:29:52,357 --> 00:29:54,857 It's been from 20 to 26 for me, 751 00:29:54,859 --> 00:29:58,962 a huge portion of my growing up, 752 00:29:58,964 --> 00:30:02,081 personally and professionally. 753 00:30:04,919 --> 00:30:07,003 It's just a moment in time. 754 00:30:07,005 --> 00:30:08,871 What can I say except, uh, 755 00:30:08,873 --> 00:30:09,839 welcome to adulthood. 756 00:30:12,127 --> 00:30:15,494 We're all very excited to see what's next 757 00:30:15,496 --> 00:30:17,463 for ourselves and for each other. 758 00:30:17,465 --> 00:30:19,132 You know, I'm looking forward to watching people 759 00:30:19,134 --> 00:30:21,267 that I've worked with for six years now 760 00:30:21,269 --> 00:30:22,385 flourish and grow. 761 00:30:24,856 --> 00:30:27,006 We learned who we were together. 762 00:30:27,008 --> 00:30:31,027 We're all going through that heightened reality together. 763 00:30:31,029 --> 00:30:34,013 Um, and keeping each other sane, I think, through that. 764 00:30:34,015 --> 00:30:37,850 I know that it has changed my life in a lot of ways, 765 00:30:37,852 --> 00:30:39,702 but it hasn't changed me. 766 00:30:39,704 --> 00:30:43,206 It's only made me appreciate everything else in my life 767 00:30:43,208 --> 00:30:46,309 that's still really concrete and the same even more. 768 00:30:46,311 --> 00:30:50,463 I've taken away so much from "Gossip Girl." 769 00:30:50,465 --> 00:30:53,532 I've had so many amazing memories of being 770 00:30:53,534 --> 00:30:55,718 in incredible places that, you know, 771 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:59,205 when I was a kid, I only saw in books. 772 00:30:59,207 --> 00:31:01,040 It's sad that it's coming to an end, 773 00:31:01,042 --> 00:31:04,060 but we've had just a blast. 774 00:31:05,295 --> 00:31:06,929 From the beginning of time... 775 00:31:06,931 --> 00:31:08,398 "Gossip Girl" time, that is... 776 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:09,715 I think people have wanted to know, you know, 777 00:31:09,717 --> 00:31:12,268 what's gonna happen with Chuck and Blair? 778 00:31:12,270 --> 00:31:14,987 Will you go to war with me? 779 00:31:14,989 --> 00:31:17,323 I thought you'd never ask. 780 00:31:18,559 --> 00:31:20,493 Serena... will she ever find fulfillment? 781 00:31:20,495 --> 00:31:23,946 I invited you into my home, Dan, and my world, 782 00:31:23,948 --> 00:31:26,165 a... and then you just humiliate me. 783 00:31:26,167 --> 00:31:29,118 Her relationship with Dan in the beginning of show was so key. 784 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:31,120 Will that ever come back into play? 785 00:31:31,122 --> 00:31:33,289 Some of the old faces that were on the show, 786 00:31:33,291 --> 00:31:35,041 will we ever see them again? 787 00:31:35,043 --> 00:31:36,492 Who is Gossip Girl? 788 00:31:36,494 --> 00:31:38,911 Unmasking Gossip Girl? That's a major media coup. 789 00:31:38,913 --> 00:31:40,630 If you were a loyal viewer 790 00:31:40,632 --> 00:31:43,132 or if you haven't watched the show in a few years, 791 00:31:43,134 --> 00:31:45,885 you're not gonna wanna miss this episode 792 00:31:45,887 --> 00:31:47,770 and you're definitely not gonna wanna miss the last ten minutes. 793 00:31:47,998 --> 00:31:50,457 - synced and corrected by chamallow - - www.addic7ed.com - 794 00:31:50,513 --> 00:31:53,710 I have asked Stephanie a lot about, 795 00:31:53,766 --> 00:31:55,543 who Gossip Girl is. 796 00:31:55,549 --> 00:31:57,570 If you watched all the episodes, 797 00:31:57,589 --> 00:31:59,597 I do not think it's impossible to figure out. 798 00:31:59,623 --> 00:32:01,850 - But she won't even give me a hint. - It's probably Dorota. 799 00:32:01,970 --> 00:32:04,103 Dorota! That'd be amazing. 800 00:32:04,122 --> 00:32:05,630 Everybody says Dorota, don't they? 801 00:32:05,667 --> 00:32:07,901 Does he even exist? Is he just something in our minds? 802 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:09,096 You can't wait to find out. 803 00:32:09,161 --> 00:32:10,881 We shall see.