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Beverly Hills 90210 T-Shirt

teendramawhore — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:46:31 +0000

Thanks again to Alyssa for giving me the heads-up about this.

I finally bought it today

It’s a must-have for any TDW’s wardrobe.

$22 at Hot Topic. Go!

Hellcats and Nikita Premieres

teendramawhore — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:30:09 +0000

Tune into The CW at 9pm eastern tonight to see the premiere of Hellcats, starring one-time Beverly Hills 90210 guest-star Ashley Tisdale, Robbie Jones (Quentin, One Tree Hill), and Matt Barr (Ian “Psycho Derek” Banks, One Tree Hill), and featuring Jeff Hephner (Matt, The O.C.).

For more on Hellcats, check out my review of the pilot presentation.

Then tune into The CW at 9pm eastern tomorrow night to see the premiere of Nikita, starring Melinda Clarke (Julie, The O.C.).

For more on Nikita, check out my review of the pilot and read my interview with Clarke from May.

Labor Of Love Marathon Today!

teendramawhore — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:40:32 +0000

Tune into SoapNet from 11am to 6pm for the Beverly Hills 90210 Labor Of Love Marathon, where you can “say so long to summer with one of TV’s most famous flings — the rocky romance of Dylan and Kelly.”

I am SO pumped.

Note: this is in place of the normal Monday teen drama schedule.

Hiatus!

teendramawhore — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:00:52 +0000

First, I’d like to wish everyone a Happy 9-02-10 Day.

It pains me to no end to announce that TeenDramaWhore.com is going on an indefinite hiatus.

This is a decision that I’ve come to after months of careful consideration, critical thinking and heartache. It is due to personal and professional reasons, the biggest of which is my schedule.

I simply no longer have the time to operate TeenDramaWhore.com at the standard I would like, the standard that the site deserves and you, the reader, deserve.

I am one person who, with a limited number of resources and connections, covers six shows in her spare time. But my productivity has been hindered lately due to a number of factors, and I’ve come to realize that if I am going to operate a site, I want it to be an excellent one and not a mediocre one. I want to make a difference, not merely exist.

In an ideal world, I would move to Los Angeles, pour a lot of money into the site and devote myself completely to it. Unfortunately, that is not an option at this time, and I’ve been operating the site at a deficit and focusing on it in the early morning hours and late evening/night hours while I work full-time. It is not feasible to continue this way at this point in time, no matter how passionate I am about this genre.

And I do remain deeply, deeply passionate about teen dramas. Though it’s kind of sad, I also think it’s fitting that I am announcing this on 9-02-10 Day. If it weren’t for an elementary school student becoming obsessed with a so-called racy show known as Beverly Hills 90210, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to converse with all of you. This site was born out of a desire to find not just Beverly Hills 90210 fans, but Dawson’s Creek fans, The O.C. fans, One Tree Hill fans, Gossip Girl fans, and 90210 fans – or, in other words, fellow TeenDramaWhores – with whom I could share my passion. I never set out to do interviews, live-blog episodes, curate video content or the vast majority of things I’ve done on TDW, but they are things I’m very proud of. I will forever be grateful for the opportunities that have come my way, and I am thankful for all those who have participated in the process.

I truly hope to be able to resume updating the site at some point down the road, but I can’t promise I will. Do keep an eye out, though, because you never know what can happen. In the meantime, all the content will remain for you to peruse whenever you want, and I strongly encourage anyone who wants to chat about the shows to contact me via Twitter, Facebook,or e-mail. As I said, I remain passionate about the genre and extremely interested in talking with other fans. I’d be more than happy to chat about last night’s episode, whether the latest gossip is a spoiler or a foiler, and just about anything else you can imagine.

My love for teen dramas knows no bounds, and I hope our friendships don’t either. My biggest hesitation in deciding to go on hiatus was because of you, the reader. If it weren’t for the fact that more people that I ever imagined were reading this site, I might’ve stopped as quickly as I started. I sincerely thank you for your support and I sincerely hope you don’t feel abandoned in any way.

I’d like to reiterate many of the thanks that I extended in my TDW Anniversary post and thank anyone since then who has visited the site, spread the word or helped me in some way. You know who you are and you are forever in my teen drama heart.

News Roundup: 9-02-10 Day Coverage

teendramawhore — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:10:59 +0000

TV Squad wants to know your favorite Beverly Hills 90210 scene or moment.
PopEater has a look at Celebs Who Got Their Start On 90210.
PopEater also did a roundup of YouTube videos which use the BH90210 themesong.
BuzzSugar has a fun trivia quiz. I scored 100 percent.
CinemaBlend offers some interesting BH90210 facts and shares the writer’s recollection of watching the show.
The Washington Post shared some of their favorite BH90210 moments.
RedEye put together a photo gallery of characters from both versions of 90210.
Television Without Pity has a 31-page look at the BH90210 pilot. Yes, 31 pages. And it’s pretty humorous.
The Big Lead has a look at their favorite characters and moments.
Soap Opera Weekly, where I used to intern, put together two slideshows: Where Are They Now? (which has at least one mistake) and 90210/Daytime Crossovers.
Legacy.com has a nice post called Remembering Aaron Spelling On 90210 Day.
HitFix has a look at one of the show’s continuity errors, though their comment that Scott’s death was “a sweeps stunt” can be refuted by my interview with Charles Rosin (executive producer, Beverly Hills 90210), where he explains how the storyline came about.
Check out this collection of Beverly Hills 90210 baseball cards.
Nylon compared the original version and the new version, albeit with a few inaccuracies.
Go Fug Yourself, which has been very good to me, has a humorous look at some of the show’s fashion.
EW.com linked to their oral history of BH90210, which was published circa the series finale. I had never read this before. Do take the time to do so.
Yahoo has a look back at Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210) and Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) participating in a Project A.L.S. event at baseball games in 2002.
The Palm Beach Post mentions some of the musical acts that appeared on BH90210.
Flavorwire has an interesting look at BH90210-Man Men character parallels.
Gawker shared their favorite BH90210 memories, although some of the descriptions aren’t accurate.
Variety shared their picks for great moments.
MTV has a poll asking which of the guys they list, from both versions of the show, is your choice hottie.
Zap2it has a Where Are They Now? photo gallery for the original cast, though not all of the entries are completely up-to-date.
Zap2it also has a look at what they’re calling teen-y moments.
PEOPLE.com has an interview with Ian Ziering (Steve, Beverly Hills 90210), where he claims he tried to organize a reunion for today. Not sure I believe him. A rep for 90210 told me The CW had no comment.
PEOPLE.com also has a list of their picks for most memorable BH90210 moments.
The Huffington Post put together a photo gallery of what they’ve deemed to be ridiculous things about BH90210, but at least one of them isn’t accurate.
Idolator has a look at some of the songs that were featured on one of the BH90210 soundtracks.
The B.S. Report has a humorous and thorough, but not entirely accurate two-part podcast in honor of 9-02-10 Day where they give out 90210 Awards.
ESPN has a look at some of the athletes who guest-starred on BH90210.
Forbes has a list of life lessons to be learned from BH90210.
The Hollywood Reporter has an article about some of BH90210′s cast and crew.
Vanity Fair made a list of their picks for best BH90210 cameos.

I’m sure I missed some, so feel free to leave links in the comments.

News Roundup: One Tree Hill, 90210 and Gossip Girl

teendramawhore — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:54:41 +0000

The Real One Tree Hill Twitter account tweeted a brief video with James Lafferty (Nathan, One Tree Hill).
The CW sent out a press release about the One Tree Hill-Life Unexpected crossover episode, including spoilers on plotline and musical guests. Read at your own risk.
Austin Nichols (Julian, One Tree Hill) tweeted that he’ll be at the Toronto Film Festival September 12 for a screening of Beautiful Boy, but he might be joking (not sure how to take the “camouflage” comment).
E! Online has a brief interview with Danneel Harris (Rachel, One Tree Hill).
The Associated Press has an article about 9-02-10 Day.
StyleList has an interview with Jessica Szohr (Vanessa, Gossip Girl). She mentions working with Kellan Lutz (George, 90210).

News Roundup: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, 90210 and The O.C.

teendramawhore — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:45:04 +0000

Vogue has a spoiler-filled behind-the-scenes video of the Gossip Girl episodes that will feature Fashion’s Night Out.
Parade.com has a great interview with Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl).
TV Squad has an interview with Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) about her eco-minded charity efforts.
Antwon Tanner (Skills, One Tree Hill) tweeted that he started a Ustream account.
Gregory Harrison (Paul, One Tree Hill) will appear on CSI: New York.
Us Weekly has a brief interview with Joe Manganiello (Owen, One Tree Hill).
Sharon Lawrence (Paulette, Beverly Hills 90210) has been cast in a recurring role on One Tree Hill. Warning: spoilers involved!
TV Fanatic has an extremely spoiler-filled interview with Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210).
In addition to Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210), Michael Steger (Navid, 90210), Ryan Eggold (Ryan, 90210) and Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210) will be at the City of Beverly Hills’ 9-02-10 Day event.
Us Weekly has a brief interview with Kellan Lutz (George, 90210).
Michael Cudlitz (Tony, Beverly Hills 90210) will star in the The Grief Tourist.
The Associated Press has an interesting but sad story about the testimony Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) and Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) gave regarding the burglary ring that targeted them.
Chris Carmack (Luke, The O.C.) will star in Shark Night 3-D.

Random Question

teendramawhore — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:00:47 +0000

Sunday night I had one eye on the TV for the Primetime Emmys and one eye on TweetDeck, where I saw a number of tweets asking why Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill weren’t being recognized at the awards show.

Historically, the teen drama genre has gone unrecognized at the Emmys, except for in 1995 when Milton Berle was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his appearance as Saul on Beverly Hills 90210.

The closest the genre has come to similar-sized recognition was Beverly Hills 90210′s and Jason Priestley’s multiple Golden Globe nominations in the early and mid-90s.

There’s a lot of theories out there as to why the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – the organization responsible for the Emmys – continually chooses not to recognize the genre, but I’d like to hear your thoughts.

Why do you think the teen dramas have received just one Emmy nomination over the last 20 years?

News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and Dawson’s Creek

teendramawhore — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:45:17 +0000

Zap2it has spoilish video interviews with Gillian Zinser (Ivy, 90210) and Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210).
PEOPLE.com also has a spoiler-filled interview with Lowndes.
Three networks are reportedly trying to snag Good Christian Bitches, a TV series based on the books of the same name, which would be executive-produced by Darren Star (creator, Beverly Hills 90210).
Megan Fox, wife of Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210), did a (NSFW) video interview where she talks about a dream she had about Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210). BAG is not mentioned at all in the interview, which I thought was weird.
Ivanka Trump tweeted that she and her husband Jared filmed an episode of Gossip Girl today.
Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley, One Tree Hill) has a few new recent blog posts, including one today where she said she was off to Vancouver to shoot the Life Unexpected crossover.
Rick Fox (Daunte, One Tree Hill) will be on the new season of Dancing With The Stars, making him the first OTH star to compete on the show, and making OTH the second teen drama (after BH90210) to have a star on the show.
Jane Lynch (Mrs. Witter, Dawson’s Creek) beat Julie Bowen (Aunt Gwen, Dawson’s Creek) for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy in the Primetime Emmys last night, but Bowen’s show Modern Family won Outstanding Comedy. Lynch lost for Outstanding Guest Star In A Comedy.
SoapCentral.com has an interesting article about conflicting reports as to whether Roger Howarth (Professor Hetson, Dawson’s Creek) is returning to One Life To Live.

Six Degrees of Teen Dramas

teendramawhore — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:22:05 +0000

New to Six Degrees of Teen Dramas? Here’s how to play!

Last Week: Maggie Gyllenhaal

This Week:

Matthew Fox

Good luck!