The OG isn't fantastic writing or anything but it had a great sense of what it was a trashy soapy drama. This one takes itself too seriously and then tack on the characters which don't have the same charm as Blair/Leighton, Dan/Penn and Chuck it makes for a very dull first episode.
Proof you don't need to remake/reboot everything for the sake of it.
Proof you don't need to remake/reboot everything for the sake of it.