So far, “Gossip Girl” castmembers have given only vague details about what fans should expect from Lady Gaga’s appearance on the show. But finally, Gaga herself was willing to give us the scoop on her November 16 cameo and why she decided to do it.

“First of all, my sister’s a huge fan, and she’s 17 years old. So when I called her and said ‘Gossip Girl’ wants to put my whole new album on the show and have me perform, she was like ‘Oh my God, you have to do it. It’s an amazing show,’ ” Gaga told MTV News. “And I’d seen it. It’s a great show.”

Of course, Gaga didn’t want her time on the show to be a stereotypically awkward musical-guest appearance on a TV show. She wanted it done the Gaga way. “I hate TV series performances, because they kind of come in out of nowhere, and everyone’s, like, really into the story, and then all of a sudden somebody breaks into song,” she said. “And it has nothing to do with the storyline, and then it screws everything up.”

Rather than showing up on the set for the day, Gaga met with the writers and producers first to make sure she was doing a performance that she felt comfortable with.

“I really sat down with the writers,” she said. “I was like, ‘Look, I want to do this, and the reason I want to do this is because I am trying to say something that is not mainstream in a mainstream capacity. So, if I can say it on your show, that would be, like, a real coup d’état for me as a performance artist.’ ”

The result sounds like an elaborate music video. “I am the narrator behind what is going on with the characters and make the song part of the moment,” she explained about the “crazy performance-art piece.” “We used these ladders, and I’m falling off ladders. Ladders are kind of a monster symbol about bad luck. And I have this 35-foot-long dress on and these X’s, very gothic-inspired. It was great. They let me do whatever the hell I wanted. It was amazing.”

Source : mtv.com

Across the nation teen girls and young adults rush to the TV Monday nights to catch the provocative and often-racy CW show, Gossip Girl – but the Parents Television Council Group think the show has gone too far this time. Here in Philadelphia, the show revolving around the lives of upper-class teen characters airs on CW 57, but the episode slated to air November 9th that apparently involves a sexual threesome between three main characters has many parents furious, and they want affiliate stations not to air the show.

The show, which is based off novels by Cecily von Ziegesar, has come under fire before for what some perceive as high sexual activity among the characters, which many believe has an impact on young girls.

CW representative Paul McGuire, claims that although the show is centered around a teen cast, the target audience is females between the ages of 18 – 34. Apparently on different occasions, CW has denounced the idea that they market the show to a teenage audience. Whether that is true or not, the show still appeals to teenagers, as well as young adults, because it does focus on teenagers.

While their intention may not be teens to be the primary viewers of the show, there’s no doubt teens all over the U.S are soaking it up. However, the outrage over the portrayal of teen’s sexuality is not a new occurrence. In 2006, the FCC fined CBS stations $3.6 million for what they defined as “indecent depiction of teenage sex” in 2004.

At least one person is anticipating the episode. Gossip Girl cast member, Michelle Trachtenberg recently told MTV, “[It's] worth waiting for,” and joked about who the controversial episode would include.

Tantalizing promos that tease a possible sexual threesome during the Nov. 9 episode of Gossip Girl may have ticked off the Parents Television Council but it seems unlikely the CW will give the advocacy group anything to complain about to the FCC. Though the CW wouldn’t comment on next week’s episode, those familiar with the network’s standards and practices procedures say the infamous Without a Trace teen orgy scene on CBS had a big impact on how the CW depicts sexual intercourse between teen characters, especially on Gossip Girl.

In 2006, the FCC fined 111 CBS affiliates a record $3.6 million for airing what it viewed was an indecent depiction of teenage sex in December 2004. The scene, which CBS said appeared in the final half-hour of primetime and offered a socially relevant storyline for parents, involved teenage boys and girls engaged in a bacchanal. Since then, the CW has attempted to refrain from showing any sexual act between two characters if they are not over the age 18. In simpler terms: there’s always lots of talk but zero visuals. So even if most of the lead characters on Gossip Girl are out of high school, it’s likely the show will play it safe. “They’ll infer stuff but not get real explicit,” according to an industry observer with key knowledge of the CW’s standards. “I’d be surprised if there’s anything real explicit in the Gossip Girl episode.”

As for advertisers, there’s always the chance that action taken by the Parents Television Council could prevent some companies from airing commercials during shows like Gossip Girl. But the broadcast networks — unlike most, if not all, of the cable nets — allow their clients to screen any episode that may be deemed inappropriate before they buy the commercial time. That’s what happened when Microsoft decided to pull its sponsorship of “Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show” that will air Nov. 8 on Fox; representatives of the company actually attended the show’s taping and saw what was in store. Even then, Microsoft’s decision seemed odd when Family Guy has a long and well-documented history of pushing the envelope (the show, no surprise, has been targeted by the Parents Television Council, as well). The special has since lured a new sponsor: Warner Bros’ upcoming movie Sherlock Holmes starring Robert Downey Jr.

Meanwhile, it’s not that hard to imagine Blair (Leighton Meester) and Serena (Blake Lively) sitting front row at a fashion show featuring Sonya or Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) flirting with new model Raina (Sara Paxton), so why shouldn’t we expect a crossover between the two New York-based CW shows?

Mike and Karey spilled that they’re already thinking of a way to get the casts of Gossip Girl and The Beautiful Life to join forces in a mega-New York crossover.

While nothing is set in stone for the crossover right now, Mike teased a possible storyline that he’ll be pitching to Gossip’s executive producer Stephanie Savage: “My idea—since these things happen—there are blackouts. The idea is that we have two shows that exist in the same city, and if our cast is on the subway, and their cast is on the subway, and then the subway shuts down. We don’t even have to necessarily cross them; we can simply tell two stories with them in the background and maybe have one or two characters cross through.” Karey also told us she wouldn’t mind Chuck Bass stealing some of the models, natch.

Chase Crawford recently sat down with Access Hollywood,and spilled some of the beans about his new love interest on “ Gossip Girl ” for season 3. As we reported before it is going to be ex “Privileged” and “Reba” star Joanna Garcia.

Chase said of his new co-star, “She’s a beautiful southern girl. They’ve got the conflicting family backgrounds, so they kind of hide the relationship and it plays out. It’s good. Joanna Garcia’s lovely, so we’re having a good time.”

He also talked about his newly acquired role in the remake of “Footloose” movie. He said, “It’s been intense. It’s not the gymnastics stuff so much. I have a bit of athleticism so they’re letting me see what takes shape and create something original.”

The original “Footloose” star Kevin Bacon recently said that he’s looking forward to seeing Chase Crawford step into his dancing shoes, and Chase said that’s “really nice !”

The third season of “Gossip Girl” premiers on September 14,2009 at 8pm central time on the CW

Leading iPhone App Agency, Island Wall Entertainment, have released TV Explained:Gossip Girl for iPhone & iPod Touch users.

TV Explained: Gossip Girl has been written and developed by a team of experts and fanatics of “Gossip Girl”. The app explains scene by scene what is going on, why the characters are behaving like they are and who is having an affair with whom. If you thought you knew all the Gossip from the Upper East Side, Iʼd check this app out first.

All you have to do is enter the Season and the Episode you are watching, followed by the time (hours, minutes, seconds) that has elapsed in that episode (eg Season 1, Episode 2, Time 00:15:16). You are then given a synopsis of that exact moment in the scene, including the plot, the characters, and who is with whom along with anything else that you may have missed. You can also scroll back and forth between scenes to ensure you didn’t lose the plot at a different time. There is a Character List with a photo and profile of the most pivotal characters in the show.

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Amy in Pittsburgh: So excited Gossip Girl is back in production! What can you tell us?!
Sorry, Hilary Duff haters, but Duff joins the Gossip Girl cast as movie star Olivia, and she’ll be getting her movie-star cooties on the entire cast, not just Vanessa and Dan. Also on Gossip Girl this season, Chuck and Blair are totally getting married and having a million babies. (OK, not that, but they are staying tight. Yay!) And believe it or not, the show really is trending away from “Dan and Serena are the one true pairing of Gossip Girl.” Certainly, that arc might turn back sometime in the future, but for now the show is trying to establish their separate identities, apart from their on-again, off-again shenanigans.

Gervase in Montreal, Quebec: Thanks for the interview with Blake Lively about Papa van der Woodsen. Are we actually going to see Serena’s dad this season on Gossip Girl?
TV Diva’s Magic 8-ball says: It is decidedly so. We will finally meet Serena’s dad this season on Gossip Girl.

Since the beginning of Gossip Girl, Serena (Blake Lively) and Eric’s (Connor Paolo) father has never really been mentioned — other than in stories of their mom’s various husbands and escapades. It has been revealed that he runs the same Dutch shipping firm his great-great-grandfather created in the 1700s but other than that, he remains a big mystery. But that just might change as the teen drama heads to its third season.

According to Eonline.com’s Kristin Dos Santos, “It is decidedly so. We will finally meet Serena’s dad this season on Gossip Girl.”

When we last saw Gossip Girl, Carter Baizen revealed to Serena where her father is and so she planned to go to Fiji to find him. There is no word yet on who might score the role of Serena’s dad but the van der Woodsen kids have already pitched in some suggestions.

“Brad Pitt,” Blake Lively exclaimed when asked about who should portray her father. “Or maybe [he should be cast] as my new boyfriend.”

Her on-screen brother, Connor Paolo, on the other hand, was a little bit more realistic.

“We’ve been asking since day one who daddy dearest is, so it’ll be good to find out,” Connor Paolo said. “I’d say Christopher Walken could make a great dad. I think he’d be a great papa van der Woodsen. I think [his and Lily's] dynamic would be awesome. I’ll push that one. Or maybe Jack Nicholson.”

While Jack Nicholson, 72, may be a little too old to be his father, Paolo argues that it’s possible given Lily’s taste in men.

“I think, with Lily, he could be dad,” he asserted.

Meanwhile, fans will be pleased to know that Gossip Girl has already began production for the new season. Check out some updates and photos here