Six Degrees of Teen Dramas

7 11 2009

Last Week: Elizabeth Taylor

This Week:

Miley Cyrus

Go for it!





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

6 11 2009




Random Question

6 11 2009

These are more serious, behind-the-scenes questions.

What do you think teen drama stars get paid per episode?

What do you think they should get paid?

I know it probably varies not only show-to-show but season-to-season.

I remember it was a huge deal when the Friends cast got $1 million each per episode but I have no idea what the standard is.

What are your thoughts?





Spoiler: Ask Ausiello

5 11 2009

RELEVANT QUESTIONS–DON’T READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW!!!

Question: Any word on how Navid reacts to Adrianna’s bisexuality on 90210? —David
Ausiello:
He reacts like you’d expect an ex-boyfriend to react: like a big ol’ ass. “Navid is a little freaked out about it,” says exec producer Rebecca Sinclair. “He’s like, ‘Whoa, what did I do? I just turned my girlfriend gay! What does this say about me!’”

Question: Hey! Got any scoop about my favorite sophomore drama, 90210? —Sarah
Ausiello:
Hey! I do. There’s a catfight coming up between Naomi and another female character that will put Alexis and Krystle’s legendary lily pond brawl to… okay, it’s not as good as that one, but it’s still pretty damn memorable.

Credit: EW.com

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Would just like to point out that Joey (Dawson’s Creek) already had Navid’s reaction.  And here we thought this storyline would be different from past shows…





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

4 11 2009




News Roundup: One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl, 90210 and More

3 11 2009
  • Be sure to check out The CW’s site for all the new video content this week.
  • Last night’s One Tree Hill (2.3 million viewers) and Gossip Girl (2.0 million viewers rounded up) each had a decent drop in the ratings compared to last week.  Gossip Girl technically didn’t even cross 2 million (again, I rounded up), tying for a season-low.
  • I will be interviewing Lee Norris (Mouth, One Tree Hill) later this week.  Since I’ve already interviewed him, I figured this time I would use reader questions.  Please comment with your question by Thursday Friday morning.  I cannot promise it will be asked but I’ll do my best!
  • The new One Tree Hill Connection podcast features an interview with OTH writer Terrence Coli.
  • I love this video interview with Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill), where she adamantly states she isn’t on Twitter.  As you’ve seen in my Twitter Directory, there are tons of fake Sophias out there.  Frustrating!
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) recorded a message on SoGoPro.
  • If you haven’t seen Brett Claywell (Tim, One Tree Hill) on One Life to Live, Perez Hilton actually posted a clip.
  • In a Gossip Girl recap by the L.A. Times, both Andrea (Gabrielle Carteris, Beverly Hills 90210) and Joey (Katie Holmes, Dawson’s Creek) are compared to Vanessa (Jessica Szhor, Gossip Girl).
  • If you missed the short clip of the video for “Somebody to Love” by Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl), which aired during GG last night, E! Online posted it.
  • The Parents Television Council has sent a letter urging CW affiliates not to air next week’s episode, which will feature the reported threesome.  Seems a little preemptive (no pun intended) to me.  I can’t imagine the episode being vulgar enough to warrant this.  I imagine, like the gay kiss, it will be such a nothing thing and is really more about getting publicity and media attention (in which case, it worked).  But I guess we’ll have to wait and see!
  • You can get 10% off the cost of tickets for the Gossip Girl tour in New York City when you use the promo code TEENDRAMA.
  • TV Guide Magazine has a spoiler-filled interview with Jessica Stroup (Silver, 90210) about what happens with the Jackie (Ann Gillespie) storyline.  We all know how I feel about this so I figured I’d spare you guys the rant.
  • Ausiello has a lot more spoiler-filled details on the Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes, 90210) / Gia (Rumer Willis, 90210) storyline.
  • Kellan Lutz (George, 90210) and Nikki Reed (Sadie, The O.C.) are also featured in the Nov. issue of Nylon.
  • The O.C. made BlackBook’s list of Top 10 Single-Letter & Acronymical TV Shows.
  • Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.) will star alongside Holmes in The Romantics.  Holmes will also produce.
  • The A.V. Club has a great interview with Chris Pratt (Che, The O.C.)




Live-Blog: 90210 2.08

3 11 2009

The Last Live-Blog

Keep refreshing this page throughout the show for plot developments, quotes and commentary.

EPISODE 2.08: Women’s Intuition

  • Previously on: Liam meets Ivy who he feuds with, Teddy and Adrianna hook up and she breaks up with Navid, Teddy tells Ade he doesn’t want to date her, Liam wants to tell Naomi the truth, Dixon breaks up with Sasha, Sasha says she’s pregnant
  • There wasn’t a new episode last week and this is the first episode of sweeps.
  • Annie in front of the Hollywood sign in black-and-white film
  • It’s a clip of Jasper’s movie
  • He tells Annie she’s beautiful and a “damn good actress”
  • She’s modest about it but Jasper says she shouldn’t be
  • She praises him being “incredibly talented”
  • Japsper, once again, says she’s his muse
  • Gia and Navid walk in as they are kissing
  • Navid is very uncomfortable. Memories of Adrianna?
  • Q1: Wouldn’t want to get in the way of Woodward and Bernstein.–Jasper
  • They leave so Navid can host his Blaze meeting
  • Navid wants to do as story on drug abuse in HS
  • Gia says she has a friend who is a junkie–and Jasper is her drug dealer
  • Ivy, Liam and Teddy are having lunch, bantering with each other
  • Q2: “What, you have a measuring stick?  “Yeah, in his pants.”–Liam and Ivy on Teddy
  • Ivy plays a prank on Teddy and Liam, laughing, says “I love this girl.”
  • Ivy definitely notices.
  • Navid comes over and Teddy leaves.  They, understandably, aren’t getting along.
  • Navid says he’s keeping busy because otherwise he remembers how broken his heart is.
  • Liam says he’s better off single because girls are “trouble and drama.”
  • Ivy is insulted, especially when Liam says he’s not a girl.
  • Dixon goes over to Sasha’s, where she is playing Susie Homemaker.
  • Dixon is disturbed by the sight and reminds her that she’s pregnant and they need to talk.
  • It was a week ago Sasha told him.
  • Every night since then, they’ve just been hanging out.  They haven’t once talked about it!
  • Dixon says they need to talk, insinuating they are running out of time for her to have an abortion.
  • Sasha is immedialed POed.
  • Dixon reminds her that he’s in high school and she’s a grown woman.
  • Oh, and they’re not even dating.
  • Sasha insists she’s keeping the baby.
  • Navid is trying to film an intro to news piece on unsafe lunches LOL
  • He hears someone singing and follows the sound.
  • It’s Adrianna, with a guitar, playing and singing how she’s sorry she broke his heart.
  • Forgot that Ade could sing.  Don’t think we knew she could play.
  • She asks him to forgive her.
  • He reminds her that she cheated, broke up with him and broke her heart.
  • And says she only wants him because Teddy won’t date her.
  • No, he tells her.  “I’m done.”
  • Jen comes over to Ryan’s place. Uninvited.
  • She’s shocked to see Ryan is with another girl, Ramona.
  • I think it is the girl from the bar a few episodes back.
  • Rather than leaving, Jen asks how they meet.
  • Ramona says they met at the bar she works at.
  • Sasha makes an insult about the neigborhood and leaves.
  • Dixon goes into the kitchen, saying he’s late due to surf practice.
  • Harry says that’s weird, since he knows he was kicked off the team.
  • At the same time, Dixon is getting text after text from Sasha, who is writing how much she needs him.
  • Harry and Debbie are urging him to ignore his phone and tell them what’s going on.
  • Q3: Fine, fine! You wanna know what’s going on? I got a girl pregnant!–Dixon
  • Definitely sounded like he said the F-word the first time!
  • Dixon’s now sitting at the table with his parents, who have been stunned into silence.
  • Debbie is teary-eyed a bit.
  • Dixon tries to talk and she tells him not to. Points out that he didn’t get a girl pregnant, he got a WOMAN pregnant.
  • Harry adds that he lied to the girl/woman and to them.
  • Debbie says if she has the baby, his life will be over.
  • Dixon tries to defend himself saying they used protection “almost every time” and says Harry had a baby at his age, too.
  • That didn’t go over well.
  • Sasha texts that she’s not feeling well and Dixon says he doesn’t know what to do.
  • Debbie says he’s going over to her house.
  • He does…and so does she.
  • Sasha is taken aback to see his mom and claims that she’s feeling all better.
  • Debbie asks for her doctor and Sasha hesitates and then gives a name but still insists she’s feeling better.
  • Debbie asks some more questions and Sasha says she’s a month along.
  • Debbie asks if she’s keeping the baby and Sasha says it’s none of her business!
  • Wow!  It is SO her business.
  • Sasha says it’s between her and Dixon, and tells her to leave!
  • Debbie stays polite and just tells her to stay well.
  • So who thinks Sasha is making the pregnancy up?  Not the first teen drama to do it, that’s for sure.
  • And does Debbie realize she met Sasha already in the nail salon?
  • Ryan tells Liam his essay got an honorable mention in the essay contest.
  • They joke with each other a bit.  It’s cute.
  • Wow. Ivy just made a vulgar joke.  Not liking her.  At least not this side of her.
  • There’s talk of a party and Liam says it’s not his thing and takes off, much to her disappointment.
  • Navid sees Annie kissing Jasper and catches up with her after Jasper leaves.
  • He tells her Jasper is a drug dealer.
  • Annie doesn’t believe him and he says there’s no reason he would lie to her.
  • Q4: I’m just telling you this because we used to be friends and I guess I’m worried about you.–Navid
  • Annie tells him not to be.
  • Jen is at the bar Ramona works.
  • Ramona remembers her but Jen pretends she didn’t recognize her and then slams her for “looking older” close up.
  • As she orders water (since there’s no champagne), Jen tries to make conversation and asks her to tell her about herself.
  • She tries to guess Ramona’s real career goals and she just says she’s a bar tender.
  • Jen goes on to call her a “charity case” and says Ryan normally doesn’t date girls like her.
  • Naomi and Silver go into Adrianna’s room, where she’s in bed with the lights off.  Apparently she skipped school.
  • She explains she messed everything up, and adds that she went to Navid but he won’t forgive her.
  • Q5: I sang for him and he still rejected me.–Adrianna
  • Q6: I would do anything to make my heart stop hurting.–Adrianna
  • They suggest she go to a “meeting” (read: AA) and she just says she wants “the pain to stop.”
  • Debbie tells Harry she now remembers meeting Sasha at the nail salon.
  • She concludes that Sasha must’ve been dating Dixon then and hid it.
  • She says something’s weird about Sasha,what she says and her body language.
  • Debbie says to call it “women’s intution.”
  • Harry tells her to calm down and says he’s upset about the situation, too.
  • Silver and Naomi tell Navid that he’s not doing well.
  • He says he doesn’t care and they say they’re worried she’ll start using drugs again.
  • They urge him to talk to her.
  • Ryan catches up with Jen at the beach club, asking “what the hell did you say to Ramona?”
  • Jen pretends not to know her and then acts like nothing happened at the bar.
  • Ryan calls her jealous.
  • Jen says she just doesn’t like him dating all these “hipster girls” and calls it “unbecoming.”
  • Ryan says he’s not happy seeing her date trust-fund-based guys either.
  • He says he won’t stop dating other people unless she does, too.
  • He asks if they’re fighting or dating.
  • She says she doesn’t know and asks if he’s going to kiss her.
  • And he does.  Intensely.  Sigh.
  • Annie and Jasper are at Pink’s, a famous hot dog stand in Los Angeles. (I went there in January, on the trip where I visited all the BH90210 filming locations, and some of the 90210 ones.)
  • When he goes to pay, Jasper pulls out a wad of money and Annie is taken aback.
  • She asks where he got the money from and he makes jokes about capitalism.
  • She just point-blank asks if he’s a drug dealer.
  • Jasper asks why she would think that and she explains what Navid said.
  • He calls himself an idiot for thinking Annie was different than the other girls.
  • When everyone called her a slut, he says, he stuck by her.
  • He says he “lost faith” in her, dumps the food and takes off.
  • Not sure if he’s always this short-tempered or just POed because Annie found out the truth.
  • Is it the truth?
  • Liam is in his garage working on something (the mysterious project?) when Teddy and Ivy barge in.
  • He covers up his stuff and says they can’t just barge in.
  • They say they are forcing him to go to the party.
  • Liam is shocked to see Ivy dressed up and wearing perfume.
  • She makes like it’s no big deal.
  • Apparently it’s a “Hollywood party.”  AKA fancy.
  • Jen walks over to Pharrell.  Apparently they are old friends who haven’t seen each other “in ages.”
  • Jen introduces Ryan as her boyfriend.
  • Pharrell introduces his bandmates in N.E.R.D. What a publicity stunt!
  • Ryan says he wants her to meet one of his favorite students…Liam!
  • Liam is shocked to see them and Jen says she feels like she met him before at a party.
  • Oh yeah you did!
  • Liam walks away.
  • Ryan apologizes and Jen says Liam seems troubled.
  • Ryan admits he has anger problems and is trying to help him.
  • Jen says Ryan is a great teacher and if anyone can help, it’s him.
  • Way to avoid the real truth, Jen.  Of course.
  • Navid goes to see Adrianna.
  • She’s happy to see him but starts crying again and says she’s sorry for everything.
  • He explains Naomi and Silver are worried she’ll do drugs and says she needs to go to a meeting.
  • She asks him to go with her and he refuses.
  • Q7: I’m not your person anymore.–Navid
  • Your person?  Really?  That’s almost as bad as Ade’s song line.
  • He leaves her crying hsyterically.
  • Liam is telling a story when he spots Naomi with Jason. (Was that his name?)
  • He walks away to avoid watching them.
  • Ivy asks Teddy what happened with him and “Barbie” and he explains they had a bad break-up.
  • He calls Ivy out on liking Liam and she denies it.
  • Jen goes over to Liam and says earlier was awkward.
  • Liam says she’s scared of him, scared he’ll tell Ryan what happened.
  • She denies it but says she must be, otherwise she wouldn’t be talking to him.
  • Debbie runs into Sasha at a restuarant.
  • She reminds Sasha that they met in the past and asks why Sasha acted like they hadn’t.
  • Sasha explains that she purposefully followed Debbie to the nail salon and says that whole situation is how she found out Dixon was in high school.
  • At least that part is the truth.
  • Debbie sits down with Sasha and tells Sasha she shouldn’t be drinking coffee.  Sasha says she’ll stop soon.
  • Debbie asks again which doctor is hers, and she says Karen Alderman.
  • And whattaya know, that’s Debbie’s friend!
  • Debbie says she’ll tell the doc to take good care of her and Sasha insists that she doesn’t.
  • Debbie changes the subject to the sonogram and says how nice it is to hear the heartbeat.
  • Sasha agrees but then Debbie points out that you can’t hear a heartbeat for six weeks (and Sasha said earlier she’s only a month pregnant).  Sasha is confused.
  • Q8: I’ll give you a hint. It starts with: you’re not pregnant.  And it ends with: stay away from my son.–Debbie
  • Jasper drives to a cliff, where you can see the whole city below.
  • Looks like the spot where Brandon and Dylan each took Emily on the original 90210.
  • Jasper takes out his film equipment and walks up to the Hollywood sign.
  • I’d say I didn’t know you could do that but then again, they did on BH90210!
  • Jasper is surprised to see Annie there.
  • She’s crying and apologizes for not believing him.  She says trusts him and, like he said earlier, “it’s me and you against the world.”
  • He hugs her and they kiss.
  • He tells her not to ever doubt him again and she says she won’t.
  • Oh, apparently Silver is at the party, too.
  • She gets a text from Adrianna, who said she’s coming to the party.
  • Cut to Pharrell and N.E.R.D. performing.
  • Everyone’s watching in different places.  Getting After Dark and Bait Shop vibes but it’s different because this is a random party.  Still wondering when they’ll introduce a club of their own.
  • Navid runs into Teddy.
  • Teddy apologizes for being a “jerk” and messing up his stuff with Adrianna.
  • I actually believe him.  It was really sincere.  At least that’s how it appeared.
  • Navid accepts the apology and thanks Teddy for being straight with him.
  • He sees Liam (who seems to be a little drunk?), who points out the girls he should be talking to.
  • Samantha Ronson walks by and calls the girls cute (shocker) and agrees that Navid should talk to them.  He goes over.
  • Teddy goes over to Silver and asks if she’s having fun.
  • She says not really and Teddy says at least she’s trying, since dealing with cancer is hard.
  • Silver says she doesn’t want to talk about cancer so Teddy makes a joke about his hair and they start petting each other’s “locks.”
  • Adrianna walks in and is stunned to see them together.
  • Ryan brings Jen some food but Jen is clearly upset.
  • She says she’s sure Liam is a good kid but calls him “self-destructive.”
  • She explains that when they met before, he propositioned her.  She says she didn’t tell him before because it wasn’t a big deal…until he did it again.
  • Ryan is appalled and says he can’t believe he tried to help him.
  • Jen says Liam doesn’t deserve his help and others do.
  • Harry and Debbie go into Dixon’s room, where they find him crying.
  • He says Sasha called and said she had a miscarriage and doesn’t want to see him anymore.
  • Dixon says he doesn’t know what to think or feel, but then says he feels sad and guilty.
  • Harry says they have something to tell him but Debbie cuts him off and tells Dixon they know this is hard but he’ll be OK.
  • Harry isn’t happy with Debbie keeping the truth from him.
  • Liam apologizes to Ryan for earlier and Ryan yells at him for “hitting on my girlfriend.”
  • Liam is shocked and POed, as he knows Jen made it up.
  • Harry asks Debbie why she didn’t tell the truth.
  • She says the truth would break his heart (I’m pretty sure it already is broken) and tells Harry–twice!–that he needs to trust her.
  • Ivy comes to Liam’s garage, claiming the reason is give him “swag” from the party.
  • She asks why he left the party so abruptly and he vaguely says Ryan got him mad.
  • She then asks if he wants her to leave and he says no.
  • She thennnn asks what’s under the tarp but he won’t show her.
  • Liam comments on how she’s no longer dressed up and she says she’s just trying to remind people that she’s not a guy.
  • Liam is surprised and she says he thinks she’s a guy.  He says he doesn’t…
  • And she kisses him.
  • He says he doesn’t want anything serious and she jokingly calls him a girl (showing that she doesn’t want something serious, either).
  • They kiss some more.
  • Jasper and Annie are still being lovey-dovey.
  • His phone buzzes and he says he needs to get more film from the car.
  • He goes and pulls out a baggie of pills.
  • Standing nearby, looking incredibly worn out from crying, is Adrianna.
  • He gives her the drugs and she takes off.
  • Preview: Annie wants to have sex with Jasper, Adrianna buys more drugs from Jasper, Navid calls Adrianna out on it, Navid tells Annie again that Jasper is a drug dealer and she tells him he’s “not a good judge of character,” Adrianna takes more pills and Navid says he wants “to bring this dirtbag down.”

Those are my thoughts.  What’s yours?





Spoiler: Watch With Kristin

3 11 2009

RELEVANT QUESTIONS–DON’T READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW!!!

Wallace in Chino, Calif.: Will Navid and Adrianna get back together on 90210?
Not any time soon. In tomorrow’s ep of 90210, Adrianna begs him from forgiveness, but Navid shoots her down.

Katherine in Burbank, Calif.: What’s next for Nathan now that we know he didn’t have the affair on One Tree Hill?
James Lafferty
tells us it’s not going to be easy: “It’s going to stay with Nathan for a bit. It’s stained his reputation, possibly to a point where it can’t be repaired. We’re going to see him deal with that and try to put his life back together. It definitely affects his career.”

Credit: E! Online





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

2 11 2009
  • The CW sent out another press release saying that 90210, once again, had drastic improvements in ratings when DVR numbers are factored in.  One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl got bumps, too.
  • All three shows are included in TVGuide.com’s November Sweeps Roundup, but it’s mostly just taken directly from the press release the network had sent out a week or so go.
  • E! Online has a short but spoilish interview with Tristan Wilds (Dixon, 90210).
  • Kellan Lutz (George, 90210) co-hosted a joint Halloween-New Moon event in Las Vegas this weekend.
  • The CW Source posted podcasts for last week’s One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl.
  • Right after Gossip Girl finished airing tonight, The CW sent out a press release touting the clip of the “Somebody to Love” by Leighton Meester (Blair) that was included in tonight’s ep.  The full song will be featured next week and the full video will premiere on The CW’s Web site right after the episode ends.  Furthermore, “Leighton will also be the featured artist on the “Gossip Girl’’ music page of CWTV.com (CWTV.com/ggmusic).  Gossip Girl-centric social networking sites will also be plugged into the buzz surrounding “Somebody To Love,” featuring Tweets, Facebook updates, MySpace alerts and more, as well as serving up multiple online links to the steamy video.”
  • Apparently Meester performed with Weezer this weekend.
  • Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) hosted the launch party for Todd DiCiurcio’s new exhibit.  Also in attendance were Jessica Szhor (Vanessa, Gossip Girl) and Hilary Duff (Olivia, Gossip Girl).
  • Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) is on the cover of the November issue of Nylon.  You can also read an excerpt of the story.
  • MTV has an interview with Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) on her GG role.
  • Meredith Monroe (Andie, Dawson’s Creek) has been added to the Paley Center panel taking place this Wednesday night.




News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill

1 11 2009
  • A U.K. paper says Beverly Hills 90210 is one of the “most shameless cultural franchises.”  The article also claims that 5 original stars have appeared on 90210 2.0 but I can only think of 4!
  • These are the first pictures I’ve seen of Greg Vaughan (Cliff, Beverly Hills 90210) filming 90210.  Not sure what his new character’s name is or how I’ll refer to him on here.
  • Kelly Lynch has been cast as mom to Ivy (Gillian Zinser, 90210).  TVGuide.com has a few more details on the role.
  • Michael Cudlitz (Tony, Beverly Hills 90210) was named “hot in Hollywood” in the current issue of USA Weekend.
  • Joanna Garcia (Bree, Gossip Girl) will appear on How I Met Your Mother.
  • Registration for the One Tree Hill Reunion trip to Wilmington will close at the end of this month, Nov. 30.
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) has a new blog post on the SoGoPro site.