When it comes to describing the television show responsible for detailing the lives of Manhattan’s elite – we’re obviously talking about Gossip Girl – US Netflix has managed to do it in just 14 words.

Their series description reads:

“Rich, unreasonably attractive private school students do horrible, scandalous things to each other. Repeatedly.”

A brutally honest and succinct summary of the 121-series episode, yes, and they aren’t wrong in the slightest.

However, since comedian, Lane Moore, made the observation on Twitter, nearly 900 fans have shared their memories of the debaucherous teen series, famed as much for their problematic story lines as it was for their designer fashion and love of headbands.

Netflix: “let’s get someone who fuckin hates Gossip Girl to write the description of Gossip Girl” pic.twitter.com/BewiyilXmK

— Lane Moore (@hellolanemoore) December 11, 2018

In comparison, the description on the Australian streaming platform, while similar, is a little more forgiving:

“A group of hyperprivileged Manhattan private-school kids seems to get away with everything. Except an anonymous blogger is watching their every move.”

This is what other Twitter users had to say about their ‘pointed’ description:

gossip girl is my favorite tv show and i still wholeheartedly support this description https://t.co/fnUIN0W6bn

— ʰᵃˡᶠ⁻ᵈᵒᵒᵐᵉᵈ (@kaieous) December 11, 2018

I mean…this isn’t WRONG per say

— rachel leishman (@RachelLeishman) December 11, 2018

they just salty cause they can’t afford private school pic.twitter.com/AYGCkxCviX

— char (@solelychar) December 11, 2018

It’s either Vanessa or Georgina ???? pic.twitter.com/vg3pGDcURM

— دخترِصحرا_نیلوفر (@Niloufaresahra) December 11, 2018

Wait how can I get the job of writing metadata for shows I hate I would nail this

— Danielle Radford (@danielleradford) December 11, 2018

omg. They also understand the show in such a profound way it’s almost poetry.

— Ben Philippe (@gohomeben) December 11, 2018

Hilarious that the write-up sounds like it could have been written by its biggest hater OR its most diehard fan

— Sam Machkovech (@samred) December 11, 2018

It’s kinda right on the money though? And if I owned a production company I would buy a show based solely on that logline. https://t.co/cjBl151ezt

— Megan AllOddPages (@Meganfangirl) December 11, 2018

Other users also pointed out Netflix’s other sassy television and film descriptions and they had us questioning why we never realised this before…

Have you seen the one for The Lost World?? @netflix is just like this ???????? pic.twitter.com/2TpA5ZkOi5

— Mackenzie Herren (@MackHerren) December 11, 2018

I’m afraid that’s only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. pic.twitter.com/YIxhDB0Xmj

— Ooh! Aaah! Ooh! (@WoundedVanity) December 11, 2018

I saw this one a few years ago about Clone Wars and still laugh. ???? pic.twitter.com/RMzjMwqsB7

— Nicole Jarvis (@nicolejarvis) December 11, 2018

Eventually the overlords at Netflix HQ even responded to the viral Twitter thread themselves, with an amusingly definitive and curt tweet.

1. Everybody loves Gossip Girl.

2. Where is the lie tho?

— Netflix US (@netflix) December 11, 2018

Now, can someone please give their social media producer and copy writer an award.

What do you think about the description? Fair call or a bit harsh? Tell us in comment.

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