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Gossip Girl
(Rated TV-14, Drama, Starring Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Where to watch: CW, DVD, Download)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 15. -
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Common Sense says
The O.C. on the East Coast; parents beware.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 15–18
What to watch out for
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What Parents Need to Know
About Gossip Girl
Parents need to know that this over-the-top teen soap is based on the best-selling book series. The young, privileged, label-obsessed characters drink, do drugs, have sex, and treat each other badly. While some characters mean well, many are superficial and emotionally cruel or distant, and some are downright criminal (one feels so entitled by his social and financial position that he preys on vulnerable women and tries to sexually assault them). Characters play dirty tricks on each other and otherwise try to undermine, backstab, and hurt those who are supposed to be their friends. Suicide, eating disorders, rape, infidelity, and losing your virginity, and more are all part of the story, but they're not addressed in constructive or realistic ways.
Read our full review by Sierra Filucci
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the behavior portrayed in teen soaps like this. Parents, watch with your teens, and ask them if their friends are doing what these kids are. Talk about safe sex and the consequences of drinking and hurting other people. Your conversations could lead to real revelations about your kids' lives or expectations. Try to put your two cents in about what's realistic and what isn't. Ask your kids how the issues and conflicts on the show are similar to and different from those in real teens' lives. Who are the "good" characters, and what makes them different from the "bad" ones?
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Lives in AlabamaI rate this title on for age 14 and give it
Lives in CaliforniaI rate this title on for age 12 and give itI loved Buffy! Angel was just as good but it is a bit more serious and the demons and other creatures can be slightly scary.
- Lives in New YorkI rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
It's Up To You Parents
I loovvveee Gossip Girl and its even cooler for my friends & I because they shoot in our neighborhood (which is actually kind of annoying if ure trying to find a cab at 8am) and in our schools sometimes. But, some aspects of the show are pretty unrealistic like the amount of freedom the characters have, like i have a credit card but if I go over my set budget it gets taken away, oh yea and in the show they wear boots and high heels to school...i wish it was like that in real life but their not allowed at most private schools :( but kids are that abrasive in real life prep school. Anyway if u let your kid watch this show you should remind them its sort of unrealistic and that only a selected few get to live like that yadayadayada.. but over all the show is super entertaining and has a really big influence on kids, remember that. Its not like u can really control if your kids watch it due to internet and monday nights when your not there so you should make sure your kids understand the difference between Gossip Girl and real life, you could even show them other reviews of kids saying how the show isn't very realistic if they are not processing what you tell them.
- Lives in OhioI rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
First series amazing, second one not so.
Love this series, it rocks! I think that it is entirely suitable for 15 and above, although unless a mature 14 year old I wouldn't recommend it. The first series is really good although it implies sex, shows people making out, shows people cheating on one an other, shows people smoking and drinking.
- Lives inI rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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