Gossip Girl Set to Spinoff

Producers of Gossip Girl are planning a spinoff series set at a girls boarding school by either giving co-star Taylor Momsen aka Jenny Humphrey her own series or by introducing a new character in the fall who is then spun off and given a new series.

Taylor, 14, plays a character who is a self-esteem challenged outsider and struggles to fit in. Any spinoff would likely draw on Taylor’s character Jenny Humphrey in the Gossip Girl book series for inspiration, according to the Hollywood Reporter. In the books, a series of public embarrassments (such as appearing in a teen magazine wearing next to nothing) results in Humphrey having to either repeat ninth grade or find a new school.

It is not yet clear whether the spinoff would be picked up for the fall season considering the CW already has Gossip Girl and 90210 in production, as well as One Tree Hill.

In 2000, Taylor, starred in her breakthrough performance in Ron Howard’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, as Cindy Lou Who opposite Jim Carrey.

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# 2

Wow I don’t think anyone would watch a spin-off with just Jenny. In the book you feel sorry for her because she is always trying to be like Serena. In the TV show, you hate her because she’s just a rude b!tch!

# 3

whoa, she’s only 14?

# 4

when it come out in France ?

# 5

with gossip girl ratings already low, they’re not gonna pick up this piece of shlt.

# 6

ugh a spinoff.
gossip girl is just fine the way it is, don’t pull out any of the characters.
Jenny is my favorite, although she has been a ***** lately, but if they take her out i a) wont watch the new show b) wont watch gossip girl either.
I mean I am a fan of the books where Jenny goes to Waverly Academy,
but first after what happened, and Jenny returning to normal,I don’t see a nude scandal in a magazine happening.

# 7

omg, no way. jenny is annoying enough as is on gossip girl, and shes usually barely even in the episodes

# 8
Hayley -x @ 06/11/2008 at 8:01 am

I like the Gossip Girl books better :D

# 9

WTF? This is a horrible idea. Go back to the drawing board, or, just a thought, leave it the way it is. GG’s ratings haven’t been AMAZING thus far, just yet, so why try and add something?? Such a joke. Especiallu picking the most boring character from the show, Jenny is such a little brat. If it was a Blair show on the other hand, I’d tune in for sure.

the real gossip girl @ 06/11/2008 at 8:12 am

SHES 14 IM 14 AND I DONT LOOOK THT OLD!! AND IM FULLY DEVELOPED LOL damn u

Why would they consider a Gossip Girl spin off when the original show isn’t even doing well? I think they’re starting to believe all the fake hype they’ve paid for. If GG manages to get people to watch in a big way during the second season THEN they can consider something like this, but honestly, I doubt GG has more than one season left anyway.

They shouldnt do that , bad idea =(

doesnt make sense. there’s only been 1 season of it. and if they do it, why would they give it to jenny?? she’s the most boring character, and most annoying too. i think they should give it to nate.

theres a spin off series of books called it girl starring jenny at a boarding school. so maybe theyre just making that into a tv series?

because there is whole series of books based on jenny humphrie going to a new school. Plus a new series might do better because you would get a different cast and a completly different storyline.

do u think that maybe the producers have decided that gossip girl probably wont last longer than next season.. so theyre planning the spinoff for the end of next season? i like jenny on gossip girl but with the way the timelines going, by the third season the older kids would be going off to college.. it would make sense for them to have a spinoff. its like theyve prepared the show to only last 2 seasons. i like taylor and jenny and would love it if they used her in the spinoff.. i think if they do it they should also cast willa holland.

Yeah, I think they’re following ‘It girl’. That book isn’t as good as Gossip Girl though because nobody likes Jenny in Gossip Girl so giving her own book(or in this case series) doesn’t allow you to warm up to any character or like have a favourite.

cindy lou i used to love you!!

exacly, i soo agree with nicki

she’s going to attend Waverly

I love Taylor! Besides Ed Westwick, she’s my favorite from the cast! I would definitely watch her spinoff. Her character does have a series of books out there called the It-Girl series and that could be what they’re referring to. Those books are REALLY good too and everyone should read them!

there is no way they are going to pick this up…why even bother writing a script. GG will be lucky to make it through a full season. And with the CW tanking as a network and having money issues how do they think they are going to fund this little project??

there doing this because of the “it girl” book series.
jenny does go to a boarding school in that series.
thats probably what they’re basing it off of

I love the It girl books! Although i don’t think they should do this right away because she doesn’t leave for a while yet.

I would love that. Love Jenny, she is a great character

I love love Jennys character. Def watch the spinoff :D

I would be so angry if they did this and I’d completely stop watching Gossip Girl. I have been rooting for Jenny and Nate, so if they sent her away, they’d run it. They’d just lose more viewers and they don’t need that.

OMG! why have a spinoff so soon? Gossip Girl just started airing 2 seasons ago =/
but I deff would watch the spinoff! Jenny is awesomee! :D
loveee gossip girl! <3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333

Nah..it won’t happen. Too many people hate the guts of little Jenny to support her own spinoff.

i don’t think it would be a good series. i agree with #2 in saying i don’t think many people would watch just her. i also agree with #28, the first season of gossip girl just came out, why have a spinoff so soon? especially since in the books, gossip girl and the it girl, everyone is at college besides jenny, so why have both gossip girl and the it girl tv series running at the same time. one other comment, i don’t know why taylor momsen plays jenny. yes, she is a good actress, but in the books jenny humphrey is so self concience because she has an irregular body which taylor momsen is far from having.

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