Earlier this year we learned that The CW has green lighted production of a Gossip Girl spin-off series that would focus on GG matriarch character Lily van der Woodsen from her wild child younger days in the 80′s. After buzz about the prequel series died down a bit we learned that Brittany Snow was cast in the role of young Lily van der Woodsen and today we get our first look at Brittany as Lily on the set of the as-yet-untitled GG spin-off project which began filming this week:
Gucci bag? Check. Riding boots and blazer? Check. Porsche convertible? Check her out! It’s the young Lily van der Woodsen! Brittany Snow looked just the part Tuesday as she packed up her Louis Vuitton luggage at the Sip-n-Pump gas station next to Neptune Restaurant in Malibu, Calif. Shooting just began on the new Gossip Girl spin-off, the highly-anticipated back story of Serena’s mom, played by Kelly Rutherford on the CW hit. Snow, 23, plays Lily Rhodes, who is growing up in Los Angeles in the ’80s. The show will chronicle Lily’s “wildchild teenager” days, according to a release from the CW. Former One Tree Hill star Matt Barr was recently cast as Keith van der Woodsen, a rich Malibu prince who is rumored to be Lily’s future husband since her married name is Lily van der Woodsen.
Furthermore: The show will chronicle Lily’s “wildchild teenager” days, according to a release from the CW. That includes her falling out with her parents, her subsequent move to the Valley to live with her black sheep sister and (gasp!) going to public school. This backdoor pilot will air as the May 11 episode of Gossip Girl.
See … I dunno about this. I mean, a prequel TV series that will run concurrently with the original show? While I am interested, somewhat, in the GG characters, I’m not sure that I’m all that interested in an entire backstory history of one of the older characters on the show. I think Lily van der Woodsen is a fabulous character on Gossip Girl but do I really care about her youth? I mean … I guess. The fact that the spin-off series is set in the 80′s has some appeal to me but … I’m not sold just yet. What do y’all think? Is this the spin-off you’d want to see from Gossip Girl?
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I love Brittany Snow. Has anyone read Perfect Chemistry? If so, don’t you think she would be an amazing Brittany Ellis if they make a movie? Anyway, I’m not all that familiar on these series but I think it’s an interesting concept. Especially if you get to see her young on one show and being reckless while being a totally different person as a mature adult. Funny. Though, it may clash together and people may not like Lily anymore.
Ima watch it just because of Brittany Snow =) I absolutely ADORE her!
Making the Grade is this awful/hysterical movie made in the 80s at my school and the preppy 80s fashion is fabulous! i am excited for the spin-off.
How about no spinoff, period.
Brittany Snow? I’m in!
In my opinion, I think that Brittany Snow was a bad choice to play a younger Lily…I mean, I like BS, but I just don’t see her portraying a younger LVW. We’ll see though, I am a huge fan of GG so you know I will be catching the spin-off!!
I’m really interested because we don’t have to see it as a prequel if it was a whole entire new show I’d still be interested. What’s special about this show is that we have seen the character in the future but it doesn’t change anything to the actual show. Plus, if it’s written by the same people that write GG I’m in.
i dont watch gossip girl but i think i’ll watch this cause of brittany snow. i was so upset when they canceled american dreams
The look is very Fallon Carrington, so with that I’m fully on board (although I actually already was).
You do bring up a good point though about a prequel airing at the same time as the original. That’ll be tricky. But I think I trust the writers to make a really good attempt to pull it off. I think they need to really integrate current and prequel Lily storylines so that when watching one show, it’ll only make sense to also watch the other show. Not that GG should become all about Lily, but I think to really marry her storyline between the two series is how they’ll get us hooked on both. At least at the start that tactic might work. Long term, I’m not sure.
Hell, for the soundtrack alone I’ll watch this!
It’s like Sweet Valley with all of the books being written at the same time. (.^_^) It should be fun to call the writers on continuity errors.
I can’t wait to see the 80′s fashions and hopefully music! I loved the 80′s LOL I did!!! Still do! lol
i guss ill give it a try??? i mean i love brit snow. but i dont love lily vand.
I love GG, so I will def giv’er a chance to see what it is like. I think Lily’s life before could be a very interesting story line…but I don’t think it can trump GG