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@boltchloer: I originally started watching it along with my girlfriend and wasn't immediately hooked. It took a while. I don't think you have to like all the characters in order to like a show. In GG, the most interesting characters are Chuck and Blair, whose scheming drives much of the plot. As in any soap opera, a large part of the (guilty) pleasure in watching comes from the very fact that you dislike many of the characters and enjoy seeing their flaws cause their downfall—or how they surprise you with an unexpected redeeming quality that makes you like them, however briefly, in spite of their annoying nature.

This is in contrast to a show whose characters have no redeeming qualities whatsoever, like, say, Grey's Anatomy, one of the gf's programs that I refuse to watch.

This is so awesome. Though the only place mentioned I've been to is Grimaldi's and my own tastes are probably closest to Nate's...now that I don't live in NYC anymore, when I come back pretty much any New York pizza will suffice.

@roboppy: I am not cool. I'm pretty dorky. And old. And have no business watching or writing about shows for teen-age girls.

@hmcnally: Obvs. Duh.

Thanks for pointing that out, Iceberg. Just fixed it.