Rumor: ‘Gossip Girl’ Spinoff Dead Again For Good

Posted by on May 07th 2009 to Gossip Girl  Tagged , , , , ,
Rumor: ‘Gossip Girl’ Spinoff Dead Again For Good

Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood Daily reports today, May 7, that sources have informed her the proposed Gossip Girl spinoff — originally tentatively titled Lily and then Valley Girls — is dead at The CW again.
Lily was supposed to focus on a young Lily van der Woodsen, played in her later years by Kelly Rutherford on Gossip Girl and by Brittany Snow on the prospective upcoming spinoff. The CW was slated to launch the second show during next Monday’s (May 11) episode of Gossip Girl called “Valley Girls,” which would double as Lily’s back-door pilot.
However, Finke — never one …read more

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‘Gossip Girl’ Spinoff No-Go

Posted by on December 11th 2008 to Gossip Girl  Tagged , , , , , , ,
‘Gossip Girl’ Spinoff No-Go

Well, there you have it. Only days after gazillions of entertainment news outlets and websites — including this one — reported a Gossip Girl spinoff is more or less definitely currently in the works at The CW comes word from the people who should know that the alleged news isn’t so.
According to TV Guide, the show’s executive producers and Warner Bros. Television all said in unison earlier today: “Contrary to the rumors and false reports breaking in the tabloids, there is no approved concept and/or confirmation of a Gossip Girl spin-off at this time.”
Darn it! Sorry, GG fans. …read more

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‘Gossip Girl’ Spinoff, Anyone?

Posted by on December 05th 2008 to Gossip Girl  Tagged , , , , , , ,
‘Gossip Girl’ Spinoff, Anyone?

If anyone out there is craving more gossip, more girls, and more Gossip Girl, it seems The CW is in the process of trying to make your dream come true.
Variety reports the network, currently riding a wave of unprecedented success with several series targeting women, is in the early stages of putting together a spinoff of Gossip Girl, à la the Gossip Girl book series the show is based upon, which spawned the offshoot called The It Girl.
The secondary television series — possibly introduced through a backdoor pilot doubling as an episode of Gossip Girl later this season — would …read more

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Ready for a Spinoff of ‘The Closer’?

Posted by on September 04th 2008 to New Shows, The Closer  Tagged , , , , , , ,
Ready for a Spinoff of ‘The Closer’?

Am I ever!
Now that all of the (unnecessary and undeserved) hype over The CW’s tepid 90210 has (finally) subsided (I hope and pray), here’s some news that’s actually worth going ga-ga over: TNT is in the beginning stages of producing a spinoff of its hit Kyra Sedgwick crime drama The Closer. Can you hear me screaming with joy?!
According to reports, the network has issued a script order for the potential new series. That means a chosen team of writers — in this case Closer creator and executive producer James Duff, Closer co-executive producer Adam Belanoff, and Closer writer …read more

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‘The L Word’ Gets a Possible Spinoff

Posted by on July 23rd 2008 to The L Word  Tagged , , , , , ,
‘The L Word’ Gets a Possible Spinoff

There’s good news to report regarding the Showtime drama The L Word.
Although the cable network has previously confirmed the upcoming sixth season as the show’s last, Showtime recently announced that a spinoff of the series is under development.
According to President of Entertainment Robert Greenblatt, Ilene Chaiken, the creator and executive producer of the original series, is creating the spinoff, which will begin moving ahead full speed when The L Word completes production on its final season, which will premiere in 2009.
To add a little suspense to the situation, Greenblatt also states the second show will star one of the actresses …read more

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