10 Shocking Movie & TV Posters That Went Too Far
9. Gossip Girl
Long before Riverdale shone the spotlight on steamy high school romances, Gossip Girl was the show making CW viewers hot under the collar. Focusing on the Upper East Side teenagers of Manhattan, it was rather heavy on the sex, love and angst right from the very beginning, but not even that could have prepared fans for the racy posters that came out in the midst of the show's first season.
In a bid to promote the show's return after the unprecedented Writers Guild of America Strike, The CW launched a shocking advertising campaign that showcased snapshots from a number of the show's most risque moments. Oh yeah, and it had 'OMFG' spread across them for good measure.
Naturally, it sparked a ton of criticism for being too mature for its teenage audience and the fact that it was essentially sexualizing teenage characters.