posted by [identity profile] glassbomb.livejournal.com at 05:31pm on 30/06/2009
LOL I always liked to say that Gossip Girl reminded me of shoujo manga, with bitchy people running the school and making life difficult for the protagonist. I've only read Hana Yori Dango and I've never actually seen the show but clearly you are correct in comparing the two- this picspam is a glorious thing. Domyouji and Chuck Bass are like the same person.
 
posted by [identity profile] mojotastic.livejournal.com at 05:59pm on 30/06/2009
It's so true! Gossip Girl really is very shoujo manga-like. You know if it was a shoujo manga, Chuck and Nate would be continually covered in sparkles though. (Chuck would love that.)

I've only read Hana Yori Dango and I've never actually seen the show but clearly you are correct in comparing the two- this picspam is a glorious thing. Domyouji and Chuck Bass are like the same person.
I've never actually read the Hanadan manga, probably because I love the jdrama far too much. I did see the Korean version but didn't really care for it too much. Chuck and Domyouji are seriously the same person. If Chuck Bass was lame with the ladies and functionally illerate he would totally be Domyouji. I really want someone to write me crossover fic where they go shopping now.
 
posted by [identity profile] jubilantia.livejournal.com at 10:32am on 02/07/2009
(Chuck would love that.)
Okay, that made me snort out loud, because it is so totally true. I know I'm over-commenting, but I've started watching Gossip Girl because of this. Granted, the "oh hey casual sex!" thing in Gossip Girl does not thrill me, but the whole sheer train wreck aspect of it is fricking hysterical. Can I just say that Chuck is fantastic? I mean, yeah, he's a manipulative jerk, but he's honest about being a manipulative jerk. Mostly. In the 8 eps I've seen so far. He's just so gleefully transparent that it's hard to really hate him. Yes, even after the first episode. And it seems like the actor that plays him has such fun with it, which is awesome. And the part in the eighth one where he's like "it wasn't even that great" to Blair and his face is so lost... I just... wow. Need a lot of help. In real life, I would be running from this guy as fast as I could.

Also, I think Nate's parents whoring him out made me slightly angrier than Mama Domyoji, if only because they were in such firm, monstrous, delusional denial. I mean holy crap. At least MD wasn't trying to make up for her own incompetence. She knew what she was doing, even if it was way way wrong, but Daddy Archibald's trying to put a Band-Aid on his own mistakes.
 
posted by [identity profile] mojotastic.livejournal.com at 03:48pm on 02/07/2009
I've started watching Gossip Girl because of this.
HAHA OMG YES! I'm so proud of myself that I'm getting people to watch both shows. Oh man, the trainwrecky aspect of the show it totally what got me hooked. And the 8th episode is totally one of my favorites in terms of both Chuck/Blair stuff and Chuck being an adorable creepster.

just so gleefully transparent that it's hard to really hate him. Yes, even after the first episode. And it seems like the actor that plays him has such fun with it, which is awesome.
I know! He's just so over the top in everything he does that he's just too insane to hate. He's just hilarious. Ed Westwick is my favorite, the character could have been way more ~srsbsns~ if played by the wrong person but he just rolls with the crack.

In real life, I would be running from this guy as fast as I could.
That would be a super wise decision. Also never eating or drinking anything he gives you for fear of ruffies. I love how in the 7th episode Blair hands Chuck her drink when she's about to go dance all "Watch my drink!" I was like "OMG he's who you have to watch your drink from!"

Also, I think Nate's parents whoring him out made me slightly angrier than Mama Domyoji, if only because they were in such firm, monstrous, delusional denial.
It also might be because Mama Domyouji is just portrayed as EVILEVILEVIL while Nate's parents aren't and so it comes off as ten times more gross. And true, at least Mama Domyouji was compentent. :P
 
posted by [identity profile] jubilantia.livejournal.com at 06:29pm on 02/07/2009
He's who you have to watch your drink from!
Yeah, that's pretty much exactly what I thought. Although, I guess she figured since they've known each other so long, she could trust him a little...? Maybe.

Also, could Chuck ever be serious business? And yeah, he's my favorite character too, besides Rufus (what kind of a name is Rufus? It's like the author was like "let's pick the craziest names ever! Waldorf sounds good! Now where have I heard that before...?") And Nate is the Good Guy, which is awesome, but he's so boring. And no actual chemistry is ever portrayed between him and Blair, so I find her tears a bit hard to swallow. Oh well. Brain-rotting, hilarious fun.

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