Who created it: Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage (and by extension: Cecily von Ziegesar who wrote the book the show is based on)<\/p>\n
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For whom: The viewer audience of the CW, which at the time aimed to appeal to a public comprised primarily of individuals aged 18 to 34 who identify as female, also to people interested in the idea of New York \u201cHigh Society\u201d<\/p>\n
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With what materials and metaphors: TV, for metaphors maybe a race<\/p>\n
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What impact: The show had a big impact of fashion and culture as a whole. There are a lot of memorable lines that survived to be part of pop culture.<\/p>\n
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On whom: Mostly on younger people (teens to mid twenties)<\/p>\n
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How: It became a very popular show with a lot of media coverage. It also spawned sub communities through message boards and social media.<\/p>\n
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I think they identified a public interested in the lives of the wealthy in NYC. People wanted to know the gossip and be \u201cin\u201d the social circles described in the show. I don’t think there’s really a counterpublic at play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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