In honor of my college graduation this Friday, let’s take a look at all the teen drama graduation-focused episodes! Fun, no?
BEVERLY HILLS, 90210
A) Commencement, 3.29-30 (West Beverly graduation)
B) Graduation Day, 7. (CU graduation)
In honor of my college graduation this Friday, let’s take a look at all the teen drama graduation-focused episodes! Fun, no?
BEVERLY HILLS, 90210
A) Commencement, 3.29-30 (West Beverly graduation)
B) Graduation Day, 7. (CU graduation)
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Finishing up my collection of favorite episode titles with the 2 youngest teen dramas…
Gossip Girl
Bad News Blair, Episode 1.4: Funny play off a movie title
The Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate, 1.13: Very clever play off a movie title
The Blair Bitch Project, 1.14: Funny play off a movie title
Desperately Seeking Serena, 1.15: Same as above
Much ‘I Do’ About Nothing: Clever play off a Shakespeare play
Pretty much all of season 2: Clever and funny plays off movie titles
90210
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore, Episode 1.1: Almost a direct quote from The Wizard of Oz
There’s No Place Like Homecoming, 1.8: Clever play off another Wizard of Oz line
Help Me, Rhonda, 1.15: Title of a Beach Boys song
Of Heartbreaks and Hotels, 1.16: Clever play off the Elvis song, Heartbreak Hotel
Now that I’ve shared mine, what are your favorites?
This next set is very unique because they are mostly song titles.
ONE TREE HILL
The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most, Episode 1.2: This song was really big while I was in high school, bringing me back to that time whenever I think of it.
Every Night Is Another Story, 1.6: Another special song.
Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows, 2.14: Brand New, who sings this song, is one of my all-time favorite bamds.
With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept, 3.16: So poetic!
Who Will Survive, And What Will Be Left Of Them, 3.17: So foreboding, perfect for the post-school shooting episode.
I Slept With Someone in Fall Out Boy and All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me, 3.19: One of my favorite song titles ever.
Over the Hills and Far Away, 3.21: Perfect title for this fairytale-themed episode.
Songs to Love and Die By, 4.10: Something a lot of us are looking for…
4 Years, 6 Months, 2 Days, 5.1: Really great title for the fifth season premiere, which takes place 4 years after the fourth season
I Forgot to Remember to Forget, 5.5.: Reminds me of my favorite line from the movie Memento–“I can’t remember to forget you.”
Even Fairytale Characters Would Be Jealous, 5.6 6.10: I don’t think it’s a good title for the episode itself but I like the phrase.
A Kiss to Build a Dream On, 6.21: Just a beautiful thought!
Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) turns 31 today.
That means it’s time to reflect on the hottness that is Joshua Jackson.
Enjoy.
RELEVANT QUESTIONS–DON’T READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW!!!
Question: Is Brian Austin Green doing One Tree Hill or not? –Jacob
Ausiello: Not. As I teased last week, Green’s reps got cold feet and pulled out of the deal. Lipstick Jungle hottie Robert Buckley has just signed on to replace him.
Continuing on my journey with the series whose episode titles all begin with “the”…
The O.C.
The Best Chrismukkah Ever, Episode 1.13: You really have to watch to understand!
The Goodbye Girl, 1.21: Clever reference to a movie
The SnO.C., 2.5: What a clever name for a winter dance!
The Mallipsode, 2.15: How else do you describe an episode that takes place in a mall?
The Risky Business, 2.18: Clever and fitting reference to the movie of the same name (minus the ‘the’)
The O.Sea, 2.23: What a clever name for a sea-themed prom!
The Chrismukkah Bar Mitz-vahkkah, 3.10: Pure genius!
The Chrismukk-huh?, 4.7: Funny title for a time warp-themed episode
The Earth Girls Are Easy, 4.8: Clever reference to the movie of the same name (minus the ‘the’)
The My Two Dads, 4.9: Clever and fitting reference to the sitcom of the same name (minus the ‘the’)
The End’s Not Near, It’s Here, 4.16: Perfect title for a series finale.
On to One Tree Hill…
Continuing with a look at my favorite episode titles…
Dawson’s Creek
Sex, She Wrote, Episode 2.11: Clever and fitting play off a classic television series.
To Be or Not To Be…That is the Question, 2.14-15: Clever and fitting play off a classic Shakespeare quote
The Longest Day, 3.20: Aside from the fact that it’s a movie reference, it perfectly describes the way the episode’s format makes you feel.
True Love, 3.23: A great summary of the episode’s plot and clever reference to an earlier storyline
The Two Gentlemen of Capeside, 4.3: Clever and fitting play off a classic Shakespeare play
The Tao of Dawson/The Te of Pacey, 4.11-12: Just clever!
Four Stories, 4.15: A literal description of the episode’s format (which One Tree Hill copied this season)
Text, Lies and Videotape, 5.7: Clever play off of a movie title.
Something Wild/Something Wilder, 5.11-13: Just clever!
100 Light Years From Home, 5.19: Clever and fitting reference to a song by the Rolling Stones
Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell, 6.7: Just makes me laugh!
Castaways, 6.15: Just the perfect title for a perfect episode.
Joey Potter and the Capeside Redemption, 6.22: Clever and fitting play off a classic novel/film.
All Good Things…Must Come to an End, 6.23-24: Perfect titles for the 2-part series finale.
Next up: The O.C.