- Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) was mysteriously absent from the People’s Choice Awards when Cobra Starship performed Good Girls Go Bad. In her place was Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls.
- Neither Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) nor GG won in the categories they were nominated for at the PCAs.
- Kellan Lutz (George, 90210) presented an award at the PCAs.
- The Vampire Diaries, which was created by Kevin Williamson (creator, Dawson’s Creek), won Favorite New TV Drama at the PCAs.
- Covert Affairs, starring Peter Gallagher (Sandy, The O.C.), has been picked up by USA.
News Roundup: Gossip Girl, 90210, Dawson’s Creek and The O.C.
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Tags: 90210, Blair, Blake Lively, Cobra Starship, Covert Affairs, Dawson's Creek, George, GG, Good Girls Go Bad, Gossip Girl, Kellan Lutz, Kevin Williamson, Leighton Meester, PCAs, People's Choice Awards, Peter Gallagher, Sandy, Serena, The O.C, The Vampire Diaries, USA
Categories : 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, The O.C.
Fun Fact
6 01 2010Take a minute and consider the names of almost all the teen dramas.
Beverly Hills 90210
Dawson’s Creek
The O.C.
One Tree Hill
90210
Apparently teen drama creators have a thing for titles based on locations. Granted, those locations–Beverly Hills, a–um–creek, Orange County, Tree Hill and, again, Beverly Hills–are (for the most part) integral to the premise of each show.
The lone outcast is Gossip Girl, which easily could’ve been called Upper East Side if it weren’t for the fixation on that never-seen-but-often-heard character also known as Gossip Girl. And, of course, the precedent established by the book series.
Details, details.
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Tags: 90210, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, Orange County, The O.C, Tree Hill, Upper East Side
Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The O.C.
Random Thought
4 01 2010When people (clearly not TDW readers!) ask me when Gossip Girl and 90210 are returning with new episodes, they’re shocked to find out it’s March 8th and 9th, respectively.
Still more than 2 months to wait, after already suffering through half of December with repeats.
Why, they ask.
Well, the explanation is really quite simple.
There’s usually only about 22 episodes produced per a season but more than 22 *weeks* in a season. This means there will be a significant off period, a “hiatus,” where we get nothing but repeats or a different show in its place. In the past, they’ve been short and frequent–on for two weeks, off for three; on for four, off for two.
This year, The CW decided to buck tradition and do just one giant hiatus for Gossip Girl and 90210. A long break for a few months then a long stretch of back-to-back new episodes for a few months.
But they’re not doing this for One Tree Hill. One Tree Hill returns on January 18, after a six-week break, and then goes on another hiatus in early March, when Gossip Girl comes back, and returns again in late April.
According to The CW, they’re doing this to ensure all new episodes on Mondays (with help from Life Unexpected) from January 18th til the season ends.
But I’m not sure I buy it. I’m also not sure I know who the loser is.
Is The CW concerned about the quality of One Tree Hill this season? Are they looking to burn through the episodes sooner? Are they worried fans won’t stick around and tune in after an extra-long break?
Or do they have more confidence in One Tree Hill leading the new episode charge in January? So much confidence that they’re using it to anchor a new show?
Do they see Gossip Girl and 90210 as the shows fans are willing to wait for? Are they saving their best material for a one-two punch later in the season?
Or are they concerned about Gossip Girl and 90210’s dropping ratings?
It could be a combination of the above. They could be having their cake and eating it, too. They could think this is the perfect way to have the second-half of the 2009-2010 season kick ass: a little of this and then a little of that.
But the cynic in me says no. The cynic in me says that’s not the case at all.
Let’s hope I’m wrong and we get three renewals when it comes time to announce next season’s schedule.
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Tags: 90210, Gossip Girl, Life UneXpected, One Tree Hill, TDW, The CW
Categories : 90210, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill
TDW Look Back, Pt. 5
3 01 2010Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
ORIGINAL POSTS: Teen Dramas: The Evaluation (5/28/09), Teen Dramas: The Evaluation Results (6/1/09)
WHY I LOVE THEM: Technically you guys can voice your opinions any time you want by simply leaving a comment, but polls are a great way for me to find out what you think on specific subjects. With sets for each of the current teen dramas, it was TDW’s own little awards show, recognizing the best and worst of the past season. Then taking the winners of the 3 separate evaluations and putting them head-to-head in a final round was a great way to compare the shows and find out what you guys thought was the best of the best in the 08-09 teen drama season.
WHERE I’LL GO FROM HERE: I started doing polls weekly, one question per current show, which lets me know what you guys think on a more frequent basis. I’ll definitely do another season-end evaluation when the time comes and might even do a survey for the site itself. I’d like to know what parts of TDW you like, what you think can be improved, etc. so keep your eyes peeled for that.
That does it for reflections on TDW Year One. Thank you for making this anniversary and every day a special one.
Here’s to a bigger and better year for Teen Drama Whores everywhere.
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Tags: 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The O.C
Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The O.C.
Six Degrees of Teen Dramas
2 01 2010Comments : 13 Comments »
Tags: Anne Hathaway, Harrison Ford, Six Degrees of Teen Dramas
Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The O.C.
TDW Look Back, Pt. 4
2 01 2010ORIGINAL POSTS: Teen Drama Twitter Accounts (8/18/09), Twitter Directory (9/5/2009)
WHY I LOVE THEM: I joined Twitter before I even conceived of TDW but it’s ended up becoming priceless tool. Through Twitter I’ve not only been able to promote the hell out of the site but, more importantly, it’s connected me to dozens of fellow teen drama fans. Unfortunately, there’s also a dark side with more than 100 accounts falsely claiming to be teen drama stars, duping (in some cases) thousands of fans. I’ve more or less made it my business to let people know which accounts are fake and which are real. Though it’s a very frustrating task, I like to think I’m providing a service, one that gives both the real actors and the true fans the respect they deserve.
WHERE I’LL GO FROM HERE: While it’s always a pleasure to find an account that is truly legitimate, there’s more and more fakes springing up every week. I will continue to do my best to keep up, updating the Twitter Directory accordingly. But I need your help: please don’t follow fakes, please let me know when you’re unsure about an account and please spread the word!
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Tags: 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The O.C, Twitter
Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The O.C.
TDW Look Back, Pt. 3
1 01 2010ORIGINAL POSTS: Exclusive: Executive Producer Charles Rosin Reflects on 90210’s Early Years (10/4/09) and Exclusive: Executive Producer Paul Stupin Revisits Dawson’s Creek (11/15/09)
WHY I LOVE THEM: When I first started this site, I never dreamed I’d be interviewing anybody, much less the creators of the teen drama genre. (And major props go to Michael Cudlitz for being the first to agree to an interview!) These are the people that came up with the characters, cast the stars, generated the storylines. Sure, there’s also writers, story editors, casting agents. But these “showrunners,” as they’re called, shape the vision, connect the dots and generally turn a bunch of small parts into the large thing we’ve come to know and love as teen dramas. There’s no greater treat than to hear about the decisions from the decision-makers themselves.
WHERE I’LL GO FROM HERE: Well, I’d like to fill in the holes. That means, Josh Schwartz (The O.C., Gossip Girl), Mark Schwahn (One Tree Hill) and Rebecca Sinclair (90210), step right up because I’m ready and willing to interview ya. And while I’ve already interviewed a number of others, the pool of teen drama role players is seemingly infinite. I’ve had the privilege of interviewing most of the current main stars in person when I interned at PEOPLE in ’08 but I hope to one day be able to do it again explicitly for TDW. And, of course, all the stars of yesteryear, too.
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Tags: 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Charles Rosin, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, Josh Schwartz, Mark Schwahn, One Tree Hill, Paul Stupin, Rebecca Sinclair, The O.C
Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The O.C.
News Roundup: 90210, One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and The O.C.
31 12 2009- Noticed that the finalized artwork for the Beverly Hills Season 9 DVD is significantly different from the preliminary art, and both are significantly different from the original photo. First the original photo was altered to photoshop in Luke Perry (Dylan). Then they decided to also add in Vanessa Marcil (Gina) and cut out Vincent Young (Noah). This makes the second season in a row with Young missing from the cover art, even though he was a regular the entire season, unlike Perry, Marcil and even Jason Priestley (Brandon) and Tiffani Amber Thiessen (Valerie). Missing in all three photos, however, is Daniel Cosgrove (Matt) who was also a regular that season, albeit not from the beginning (though he is in one of the faded background images). Expect me to still be griping about this when the set is released on February 2nd.
- ABC News has an interview with Candy Spelling (wife of Aaron, mother of Tori; Beverly Hills 90210).
- Digital Spy has an interview with Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210). Some of it is outdated for us, since the show is just premiering in the country where the site is based. Most interesting is that he says he’s pretty sure there’s going to be a season 3–and then is bold enough to say the show could last “four or five years.”
- They also have an interview with Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210), which also covers things we’ve already seen but also has spoilers.
- MTV made New Year’s resolutions for Ryan (Ryan Eggold, 90210), Dan (Paul Johansson, One Tree Hill) and Jenny (Taylor Momsen, Gossip Girl). Zap2it and The Wrap have good resolutions for The CW.
- Star News has a brief article on Brett Claywell (Tim, One Tree Hill) and the amazing work he’s been doing on One Life to Live. It’s truly remarkable.
- Blair (Leighton Meester, Gossip Girl) is still in the running in the Girl on Top tournament.
- You can vote for Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) and Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) as the stars you would kiss on New Year’s Eve.
- The new season of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, starring Shailene Woodley (Kaitlin, The O.C.), premieres Monday on ABC Family.
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Tags: 90210, Aaron Spelling, ABC Family, ABC News, Adrianna, Beverly Hills 90210, Blair, Blake Lively, Brandon, Brett Claywell, Candy Spelling, Chace Crawford, Dan, Daniel Cosgrove, Digital Spy, Donna, Dylan, Gina, Girl on Top, Gossip Girl, Jason Priestley, Jenny, Jessica Lowndes, Kaitlin, Leighton Meester, Liam, Luke Perry, Matt, Matt Lanter, MTV, Nate, New Year's, New Year's Eve, Noah, One Life to Live, One Tree Hill, Paul Johansson, Ryan, Ryan Eggold, Serena, Shailene Woodley, Star News, Taylor Momsen, The CW, The O.C, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Wrap, Tiffani Amber Thiessen, Tim, Tori Spelling, Valerie, Vanessa Marcil, Vincent Young, Zap2it
Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The O.C.
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