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As happy as we are about the new shows on The CW -- we think Melrose Place, The Vampire Diaries and The Beautiful Life all look like a blast -- we do have to take a moment to mourn the shows -- and characters -- we've lost. Join us and remembering these fallen favorites:

Privileged: At first blush, we feared this show would be a Gossip Girl knockoff -- look, it's based on a series of teen-girl books, and it's about the lives of the fabulously rich! -- but we soon realized it was so much more. We'll miss the show's mix of sweetness and sharpness, and we'll miss out weekly dose of Megan, Rose, Sage, Marco and Will. We held out hope that the show would make it onto the schedule -- after all, it seemed to hit the young-woman demographic that the CW prizes -- but alas, it was not to be.

The Game: Not only was this a funny/smart/sharp/touching/outrageous/always amusing half-hour of TV, it was also a fantastic set to visit. We loved Derwin, Mel, Malik, Tasha, Kelly and Jason almost as much as we loved Pooch, Tia, Hosea, Wendy Raquel, Brittany and Coby. As fantastic as they are on-screen, believe us, they're even sweeter and funnier in person. We'll miss the show, with it's mix of laugh-out-loud funny and jaw-dropping drama (often int he same scene!), but we'll miss hanging out with the cast even more. And from the comments we've been getting on our last video with Pooch and Hosea, we know you feel the same way.

Say goodbye to Reaper, Everybody Hates Chris and Lily after the jump.

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We were loving the 80s flashback portion of Gossip Girl this week -- it makes us hope that Lily gets picked up by the network. Great characters, fantastic music, and oh, the clothes! Unfortunately, the flashback part overshadowed the present-day events -- including the prom!

Lily's decision to send Serena to jail reminds her of her own time in the pokey, which is why we got the luscious, candy-colored flashback, complete with neon clothing and utterly fabulous music. We like young Lily -- and all the rest of the 80s cast. Yes, even Andrew McCarthy (Sorry, Janine!)

Meanwhile, our present-day protagonists are preparing for prom -- which Blair has been dreaming about her whole life. She even has a scrapbook! At first, it looks like things are going horribly wrong -- her dress gets ruined, her corsage is mangled, all the hotel rooms are booked -- but all turns out well. Almost too well. And when the Headband Brigade tries to crush her spirit by stuffing the prom queen ballot box for Nelly Yuki, we find out why -- Chuck is orchestrating the whole thing! He wants to give Blair the perfect evening -- even though he won't admit he's doing it. Sigh. But that's ok -- Blair ends up breaking up with Nate because... well, because. Meanwhile, Dan bails out Blair, and present-day Lily spends far too much time on our TV screens.

Mia and I ponder the schizophrenic character of the episode, speculate about past and future fashion trends, and contemplate what the spin-off would be like. Plus, we ponder who would make a good vampire, make Jettie Mae happy, speculate on the Van Der Woodsen guy, and mourn the lack of a certain character who would have really made prom interesting!

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Gossip Girl flashes back to the 80s tonight as we learn more about Lily's wild and woolly past. We talked to series mastermind Josh Schwartz about casting Brittany Snow as Lily, plus adding a couple of Veronica Mars alums (Krysten Ritter and Ryan Hansen), as well as that obscure band Snowed Out playing an Adam Ant cover. Plus, he talks about the sort of music he'd love to do on the show, and teases a series crossover we'd LOVE to see!