After having been watching Gossip Girl back to back for another two hours today, I have come to a conclusion:

Gossip Girl is a New York reincarnation of The O.C.

Well I’m not surprised. Producers with names like Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz do ring some bells. But what I see here is how much these two shows are alike! I mean Joshy you could repackage the O.C. but you would never fool a recovering Newport addict like me.

Serena, first thing I see, is Marissa. Blond, tall, nicest among the meanest yet the most troubled. Alcoholic, sleeping with best friend’s boyfriend (Well Marissa didn’t sleep with Seth, thank god for that) but again will Josh ruin this perfect character like he did with Marissa?

And then there’s Dan. The outcast, the reject who speaks non-stop and likes rock music. Sounds familiar? It’s the New York Seth, only in this case Seth has been dreaming of Marissa and not Summer. And oooh look what he’s got! A childhood toy in a form of a Cabbage Patch Kid. It’s a creepier version of Seth’s Captain Oats. Nobody can trump Captain Oats.

Blair a.k.a. Queen B, is a brunette like Summer, bitchy and and conniving (well, early Summer anyway). And I guess that’s the only thing she has in common with Summer and I’m glad. My Summer should be timeless and unique and no other teen queen character can replace her.

And please show some hands, who thinks Serena’s mother and Dan’s father are exact replicas of Kirsten and Sandy Cohen?? Long shoulder-length straight blond hair that Lily sports is definitely a Kirsten trademark. And don’t let me get started on the whole free spirited, messy dark haired, unshaven, think-browed Rufus. If those brows joined he would be Sandy.

Not to mention the underaged sister who’s always everywhere (Jenny vs. Kaitlin), a gay dad (Luke’s dad vs. Blair’s), endless benefit parties, a rich guy with secret financial problems (Marissa’s dad Jimmy vs. Nate’s)

Talking about recycles.

I know my O.C. baby you can’t slap on a few flashy school uniforms and yellow cabs and expect that I won’t see that O.C has been reborn.

I’m not surprised. What Gossip Girl is now is what the glory days of The O.C. were like. And I’m not upset, they do have some differences and I like that Josh is keeping his O.C. fans happy and obviously issuing this as a form of an apology for ruining our favorite TV show.

I accept your apology for killing Marissa and eventually the show. You are forgiven. Hey, the narrator is a blogger, and with all the fashion styles and gadget trends thrown into the show, it just couldn’t fit me more.

So Gossip Girl, please do welcome me to your Upper East Side, bitch.