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Exclusive: 'Gossip' Girls Lively, Meester Invade '30 Rock'! | 30 Rock, Gossip Girl | Ausiello Files
Meesterfeylively_l OMFG! Two of my favorite shows are about to collide -- and it sounds like it's going to have us ROFWL! Gossip Girl frenemies Leighton Meester and Blake Lively have closed a deal to guest-star in a November sweeps episode of NBC's increasingly stunt-happy 30 Rock , sources ...
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GOSSIP GIRLs to Guest on 30 ROCK
Give Me My Remote — ... me happy!  Ausiello is reporting that GOSSIP GIRL stars Blake Lively and Leighton Meester will guest in an upcoming episode of 30 ROCK.  The twosome are slated to play schoolmates of Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) in a flashback to her high school years.  Genius! 30 ROCK seems to land the best guest stars, but I’ll take Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf over Seinfeld, Aniston, and Schwimmer any day! For more on the kinda-crossover that is slated to air during November sweeps, visit The ...

30 Rock Gets Gossipy With Blake Lively, Leighton Meester
BuzzSugar — ... . But forgive me for going back to the well so soon, because I can't let this day go by without telling you about the most awesome stunt casting/crossover idea I think I've ever heard: Blake Lively and Leighton Meester will guest-star on 30 Rock , playing high school classmates of Liz Lemon's in an episode where we find out Liz was actually a mean girl in high school. No word on whether Blake and Leighton's characters will also be mean girls — or whether they'll be victims of Liz's nastiness. Either way, this just proves that 1) ...

'Gossip' Girls Lively, Meester Invade '30 Rock'!
Oh No They Didn't! — ... twist, Rock execs are talking to Blake's older sis, Robyn Lively, about playing the latter part.) C'mon, admit it: This is 10 times more exciting that Jennifer Aniston. Now for something totally unrelated, have you ever had a burning desire to beat me at something? Anything? Well, with our just-launched Emmy Prediction Game, you'll finally get your chance! It'll never happen, of course, but at least you'll have fun trying! (Additional reporting by Lynette Rice) Source

Leighton Meester and Blake Lively both grace the cover of Entertainment Weekly’s Fall TV Preview
The Bosh — ... Leighton Meester and Blake Lively both grace the cover of Entertainment Weekly’s Fall TV Preview, and they’re also telling us that they’ve closed a deal to guest star in a November sweeps episode of NBC’s increasingly stunt-happy 30 Rock. ...

Early buzz: 'Ghostbusters,' 'Porno,' U2, 'Milk' and more
Pop Candy: Top Stories & Community Feed — ... ( Leisha Hailey ) is getting her own L Word spinoff ! This is the best news ever. - Michael Moore 's new movie will be released online for free . - We have a feature about HBO's new vampire drama, True Blood . - Yahoo has the trailer for Zack and Miri make a Porno . - The new U2 album has been delayed . - Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is rolling out a new series through Google. - Cast members from Gossip Girl will appear on 30 Rock this season. At this point, we have to ask: Is this show turning ...

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Televisionary — ... of NBC's 30 Rock , where they'll play high school classmates of Liz Lemon in a flashback sequence that reveals that Liz (Tina Fey) was a mean girl (how this squares with her D&D-playing days remains to be seen); the episode revolves around Liz's twenty-year high school reunion, so look for producers to cast adult versions of Lively and Meester's teen characters. Up for the part: Robyn Lively ( Savannah ), sister to Blake, who is said to be talking to 30 Rock producers right now. ( Entertainment Weekly ...

Mean Girls Meet Mean Girl
Jossip — ... frenemies Leighton Meester and Blake Lively have closed a deal to guest-star in a November sweeps episode of NBC's increasingly stunt-happy 30 Rock, sources confirm to me exclusively. The dynamic duo will play — prepare to laugh 'till you piddle — former high school classmates of Liz Lemon's in a flashback sequence that reveals a shocking and deeply ironic truth about Tina Fey's morally superior alter ego: She was a Mean Girl!' [EW] ...

Gossip Girls Will Guest Star On 30 Rock</em
Videogum — ... Sweeps Stunts are okay when they're on 30 Rock: EW reports that Leighton Meester and Blake Lively will guest star in a November sweeps episode, playing Liz Lemon's classmates in flashback. Fun! But who is going to play the (apparently) mean girl high school version of Liz Lemon? That we want to see. ...

Liz Lemon was a Gossip Girl?
TV Squad — ... s, Blair and Serena, AKA Leighton Meester and Blake Lively are coming to 30 Rock. What on earth could bring these Upper East Siders to Midtown? Are they trying to overthrow Liz Lemon as queen bee of TGS with Tracy Jordan? Are they starring in a movie with Tracy Jordan? There's more info on their storyline after the jump. ...

30 Rock Going Nutso With Guest Appearances
Pop Critics — ... But even as that news broke, we now are hearing that the two Gossip Girls, Blake Lively and Leighton Meester, will ALSO guest star on 30 Rock this season. They’ll be playing high school friends of Lemon’s in flashbacks as we discover she used to be a Mean Girl. ...

The Telefile - On Second Thought...
The Telefile — ... eats up significant screen time, but that I understand 30 Rock is in desperate need of ratings so I'll just suck it up for now. It's fair to say I owe them at least that much for all the hilarity they've given me. My resolve to give the show a break is wearing a little thin, however, with today's news that Gossip Girl 's Leighton Meester and Blake Lively will be appearing in a November sweeps episode. Really? Now I have to endure those two as well? And more importantly, why those two over Chuck Bass?! He's hilarious! This begs the question -- how much worse is this going ...

Gossip Girl Stars Headed for 30 Rock
PEOPLE TV Watch — [image] Forget the Hamptons. Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen, or at least their alter egos, are heading to Rockefeller Center this November. Blake Lively and Leighton Meester will guest star in an episode of NBC’s 30 Rock during November sweeps, according to EW’s Michael Ausiello . The girls will play old classmates of Tina Fey’s character Liz Lemon during flashback sequences. The episode will be Lemon’s 20-year high school reunion, and it reveals a teenage Lemon was something of a Gossip Girl herself. Meester’s and Lively’s grown-up versions haven’t been cast ...

They're Getting So Gimmicky
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton — ... The girls of Gossip Girl, Blake Lively and Leighton Meester, are said to be close to confirming a deal to appear in an episode set to air later in November. ...

Casting Roundup: Desperate Housewives, 30 Rock, ER and More
TV Chatting — ... 30 Rock’s list of guest stars keeps growing. Gossip Girl stars Leighton Meester and Blake Lively are close to a deal to guest-star in a November sweeps episode of 30 Rock.  Ausiello is reporting that the girls will play former high school classmates of Liz Lemon’s in a flashback sequence which will reveal that she was a Mean Girl! ...

TORONTO '08 | "Treeless" Team in Toronto
indieWIRE: iPOP — ... "Treeless Mountain" premiered in Toronto Friday night as part of the Contemporary World Cinema program. indieWIRE's Anthony Kaufman called the film "superbly realized" in is first Critic's Notebook. "Treeless"'s director and producers celebrated the warm response at Ben Wick's Pub in Toronto's Cabbagetown neighborhood last night. Pictured from left: Producers Ben Howe, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, director So Yong Kim and producer Bradley Rust Gray.

“30 Rock” and “Gossip Girl” to Collide?
Fataculture[image] The masterminds behind two of television’s finest shows, “30 Rock” and “Gossip Girl,” should get a huge fat raise for this little piece of television ingenuity. In this news story by EW’s Michael Ausiello that is now three days old (like a year in internet standards) he talks about his exclusive scoop that Blake Lively and Leighton Meester are really close to securing a deal that would see the two former BFF’s guest star in a November episode of “30 Rock.” Apparently, the two will play younger versions of old school mates of Liz Lemon’s at a 20-year reunion via a ...

30 Rock: Awesome, But Where Were The Gossip Girls?
Videogum — ... So last night's 30 Rock, right? Liz was a mean girl in high school! They said "cat anus" five times! But there's one little thing: isn't this the episode in which Blake Lively and Leighton Meester were supposed to guest star as younger versions of the girls Liz terrorized in high school? Where were they? I like to think that they sucked and were cut, but that's just the mean girl in me, I guess. Possibly they were in the background? Well, NO MATTER, because they would have only distracted from this revealing and total 10 episode. After the jump, CAT ANUS GALORE. ...

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