Name: 9: Gossip Girl, Part I by The Good. The Bad. The Basic. in Season 2: #WhitePeopleProblems
Duration: 1 h 20 min 54 s
Description: Gossip Girl is the teen drama that proved that The CW, a rebrand of The WB, was still a powerhouse when it came to teen dramas. With much more style and a lot less substance than its predecessors, Gossip Girl triumphed where others would have perished. Check out what Alex and I had to say on this hit series! xoxo!

Welcome to the second season of The Good. The Bad. The Basic! Alex and I will be your hosts as we rant, rave, and re-write some of the most popular TV shows of our time! In Season 2: #WhitePeopleProblems, our focus will be on series which featured white people with too much money and/or time on their hands. If you want more, join 1 of our 3 patron tiers at patreon.com/goodbadbasic. Enjoy!

Season 2: #WhitePeopleProblems

Let's Buy Happiness - Run

Ask of You - Raphael Saadiq

This week, we’ll be continuing out First Impressions season with a discussion on the reboot of the iconic 80s and 90s coming-of-age series, The Wonder Years! The Wonder Years was one of the most iconic shows for younger GenX and older Millenials, a series where, through the eyes of an initially 12 year old, middle-class suburban white boy, we get a glimpse at life growing up in the late 60s and early 70s. This risky reboot does the exact same thing… with a protagonist growing up in Montgomery, Alabama. The Wonder Years doesn’t just deal with the typical issues of a pre-teen boy, but the greater issues of a highly segregated America. So is the bold new, melanated series any good? Is The Wonder Years worth watching? Stay tuned!

The Wonder Years

135: The Wonder Years

This week, we’ll be continuing our First Impressions season with a discussion on the reboot, or rather continuation of That 70s SHow, That 90s Show! That 70s Show was a hit sitcom, and That 90s Show continues that saga of the Forman family with the daughter of Eric and Donna, Leia Forman, a 15 year old who’s spending the summer with her grandparents and making friends with other teens who are vastly different from herself. So is That 90s Show as good as its predecessor? Is That 90s Show worth watching? Stay tuned!

That 90s Show

136: That 90s Show

This week, we’ll be continuing our First Impressions season with a discussion of the futuristic drama from the creators of HBO’s Westworld, The Peripheral! The Peripheral is a sci-fi drama set roughly 10 years in the future, where a young woman is unknowingly recruited as a mercenary by a sinister corporation who’s using talented VR players to commit crimes 70 years in the future. The first season of The Peripheral has had amazing critical acclaim, and the series has been renewed for a second season, but is it worth it? Is The Peripheral worth watching?

The Peripheral

137: The Peripheral

This week, we’ll be continuing our First Impressions season with a discussion of the hit Apple TV+ original, Physical! Set in the 1980s, Physical is the story of a truly desperate housewife named Sheila, a lifelong bulimic with an expensive secret and a dissatisfying marriage. When Sheila’s husband decides to run for California statesman, Sheila feels as if her life is about to implode, but she finds strength in an unexpected source: aerobics. So is Physical as addictive as critics say? Is Physical worth watching? Stay tuned!

Physical

138: Physical

This week, we’ll be concluding our First Impressions season with a discussion of the hit AMC+ original, Interview with a Vampire! Set in 1910s New Orleans, this hit series is based on the best-selling novel by Anne Rice, this fantasy drama follows the relationships of vampires Louis and Lestat and their protegee, Claudia. So does Interview with a Vampire live up to its namesake? Is it worth watching? Stay tuned!

Interview with the Vampire

139: Interview with the Vampire

The latest EP from Hannah Trigwell, available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Spotify and more.

Tightrope

Taken from 'A Savage Kiss' EP out 14th October on Yucatan Records.

Produced by Duncan Mills
Mixed by Eduardo Paz
Engineered by Joseph Rodgers
Mastered by John Davies
Artwork by Sequoia Ziff

A Savage Kiss

All Of Your Love

Kenzie May - Skeleton Key

Welcome to the second season of #GBB! This season, vampires are out and #WhitePeopleProblems are up for dissection as we explore some of the most popular white teen and family dramas! First up is Fox's breakout hit, The O.C.! Alex and I review everything that made this show good, bad, basic, and iconic! Enjoy!

The Good. The Bad. The Basic.

7: The O.C., Part I

#GBB had so much to say about The O.C., and it couldn't be contained in a single episode. Check out the second half of our recap of The O.C., and relive the highs and lows of Newport Beach with us! Enjoy!

The O.C., Part II

8: The O.C., Part II

Gossip Girl is the teen drama that proved that The CW, a rebrand of The WB, was still a powerhouse when it came to teen dramas. With much more style and a lot less substance than its predecessors, Gossip Girl triumphed where others would have perished. Check out what Alex and I had to say on this hit series! xoxo!

Gossip Girl, Part I

9: Gossip Girl, Part I

One episode wasn't enough to contain Gossip Girl and the antics of the characters on this show, so Alex and I came back for more! Check out what we had to say about the back half of Gossip Girl and why the show became a cultural landmark!

Gossip Girl, Part II

10: Gossip Girl, Part II

When The WB debuted Dawson's Creek in 1998, even the network's own executives couldn't have predicted how successful and groundbreaking the series would go on to be. This landmark teen drama changed the foundation of teen dramas irrevocably and its impact is still going strong. So what do Alex and I think made seasons 1-3 of Dawson's Creek so iconic? Stay tuned!

Dawson's Creek, Part I

11: Dawson's Creek, Part I

Hello, world! This Alex and Em! Welcome to our corner of the Internet! The Good. The Bad. The Basic. is a podcast where two Black Millennials wax nostalgic on the TV shows and movies we grew up on as well as intellectualize and throw shade at what we're watching now! Join us for obscure pop culture references and organic, fair trade teas as we analyze what makes all of our faves good, bad, and mildly problematic! Enjoy, and check out our Patreon for more exclusive content!

9: Gossip Girl, Part I

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