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

2 10 2009
  • Ausiello has spoilish info on a character/actor returning to Gossip Girl, as well as a new casting.
  • PEOPLE.com has a short piece on Tyra Banks’ appearance on Monday’s Gossip Girl.
  • Zuzanna Szadowski (Dorota, Gossip Girl) made an appearance on today’s Gossip Girl tour of New York City.
  • Kelly Rutherford (Lily, Gossip Girl), Daphne Zuniga (Victoria, One Tree Hill), Laura Leighton (Sophie, Beverly Hills 90210) and Grant Show (Jake, Beverly Hills 90210) are include in E!Online’s Where Are They Now? gallery for Melrose Place.  According to Show’s slide, he is now on the new show Accidentally on Purpose.
  • TVGuide.com has the first interview with Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) that I’ve seen in a while.  No 90210 mention, though.
  • Kate Voegele (Mia, One Tree Hill) announced some of the dates for her new tour.  She also has a new vlog.
  • Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) will be appearing on How I Met Your Mother.




Random Thought

2 10 2009

Of the 3 teen dramas no longer airing new episodes, Dawson’s Creek is the only one not on television at all anymore.

And it frustrates the hell out of me!

The show ended on The WB in spring of 2003 but continued to live on in syndication through TBS and The N.  Each aired them daily for quite some time in either the morning or evening.  Then they slowly disappeared from the airwaves, with TBS first banishing it to 4:30am where it could die a quiet and slow death.

I don’t understand what happened, as no public comment was ever given.  Logic tells me the syndication deals probably expired and the ratings weren’t worth negotiating a new contract.

But why does TBS still have it on their Web site? It doesn’t appear when you just go to the TBS homepage, but doing a search will find a lot of DC content.  You can even access its original page on the site (I have it bookmarked on my Links page), which stills says it airs at 4:30am.  But, of course, clicking upcoming episodes doesn’t yield any results.  (It’s hardly still on the Web site for The N–now called Teen Nick–save for two quizzes.)

Why does Sony still have the official Dawson’s Creek site still up?  Beverly Hills 90210’s home on the web is long gone, as well as The O.C.’s.  If you’re going to keep the site, at least use it.  Most of its features are still functional but the homepage, which features all the DVD releases, hasn’t been updated to advertise the Complete Series set which comes out next month.

Yes, if I long for the show that badly, I can just watch my DVDs.  But there’s a certain satisfaction and pleasure that comes from knowing it’s still on television somewhere and there if I want it. Plus, it not only keeps the show present in pop culture but also deepens its legacy.

I can’t imagine a day when Beverly Hills 90210 isn’t on TV at all.  Hopefully that’s a long way off and keep your fingers crossed that, by some miracle, some channel brings Dawson’s Creek back on again.





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

1 10 2009
  • The Associated Press has a video interview with AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210).
  • There is a legitimate account for 90210’s Silver on Twitter.  This has nothing to do with Jessica Stroup, though.  As my Twitter Directory indicates, Jessica herself is NOT on Twitter.
  • The Huffington Post has an interview with Elisa Donovan (Ginger, Beverly Hills 90210.  Have you read our interview?
  • PEOPLE.com has a poll asking if Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) should be the lead in the film adaptation of Lauren Conrad’s book LA Candy.
  • Dawson’s Creek is included in a trivia quiz on show’s with nautical names.




Random Question

1 10 2009

Faithful TDW reader Alyssa made an interesting comment last night.

What if One Tree Hill’s Haley and Clay got together?

Claley.

I said I wouldn’t be in favor of that and I don’t think it would happen, anyway.

But it got me thinking.

What unlikely pairings would you like to see or have seen on any of the TDs?

Someone recently suggested Seth and Marissa (The O.C.) to me and that just blew me away…and not in a good way.

So, other faithful readers, what are your picks?





News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill

30 09 2009
  • 90210 had 2.2 million viewers last night, the same as last week, which is interesting given that the show didn’t air in some markets last night.
  • Just like last season, the 7-day DVR viewing data shows 90210 had a bigger audience for its premiere than the overnight ratings indicated.
  • Apparently Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210) recently spent some time blogging for Nylon.
  • EW.com has an article on “older actors playing young,” citing both Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210) and Gabrielle Cateris (Andrea, Beverly Hills 90210) as examples.  Donovan and I briefly discussed this a bit in our interview.
  • Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) will be the star in a Canadian comedy series.
  • If you want to know more about showbizzle, which is run by Charles Rosin (executive producer, Beverly Hills 90210), check out this video interview.
  • Talking Gossip After Dark has a new podcast.
  • Totally agree with EW.com on this new Gossip Girl promo photo.
  • I hate to promote tabloids but US Weekly has a spread on Gossip Girl’s wardrobe closet.
  • Kate Voegele (Mia, One Tree Hill) has a new video diary thingie on YouTube.
  • There is a new SoGoPro podcast, featuring Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill).  She’s also in some new vlogs.




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

29 09 2009
  • Both One Tree Hill (2.5 million viewers) and Gossip Girl (2.4 million rounded up) improved in the ratings last night when compared to last week.
  • The CW is asking viewers to vote on “the most scandalous moment,” with scenes from One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl being the candidates.
  • As per usual, there’s a bunch new video content up on The CW site, and here is Mark Schwahn’s preview for the next One Tree Hill episode.
  • ChicagoNow has a video interview with Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill).
  • The CW Source has a video interview with Austin Nichols (Julian, One Tree Hill). Have you read my interview with him yet?
  • The New York Post has an interview with Robert Buckley (Clay, One Tree Hill).
  • SoapNet has a poll called “Which Tree Hill Raven Hoopster Are You?”  Apparently I’m Skills! LOL
  • Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) is now a spokeswoman for the Teachers Count Campaign.
  • There is a new music-focused One Tree Hill Connection podcast.
  • Kelly Rutherford (Lily, Gossip Girl) is included in a photo gallery on hiding real-life pregnancies for TV.
  • Kevin Zegers will be on Gossip Girl later this season.  Coincidentally, he’ll be starring alongside Hilary Duff (Olivia, Gossip Girl) in The Story of Bonnie and Clyde. Fun Fact: Beverly Hills 90210’s Brenda (Shannen Doherty) and Dylan (Luke Perry) once dressed at Bonnie and Clyde for Halloween.
  • Korbi has some 90210 spoilers but they’re kind of outdated.
  • Movieline has the best interview I’ve seen yet with Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210).
  • The Los Angeles Times has a pretty good interview with Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210).
  • AnnaLynne McCord (Annie, 90210) is included in this photo gallery of celebrity siblings.
  • This is a surprisingly decent synopsis of Beverly Hills 90210, in terms of casting, characters, general plot and the life of the show.
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) has been in and out of the hospital in the last 24 hours.
  • Apparently Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) started on Smallville last week.  Here’s a clip from upcoming his appearance this week.
  • Greg Vaughan (Cliff, Beverly Hills 90210) has reportedly been let go from General Hospital.  (Funny that I just had Tori, BAG and Vaughan news right after each other considering they were in a love triangle on the show!)
  • USA Today has an interview with Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.).
  • Olivia Wilde (Alex, The O.C.) has joined the cast of the film The Next  Three Days.




News Roundup: 90210, One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl

28 09 2009
  • I will be unable to live-blog 90210 tomorrow night since it is being pre-empted in my area.  I will get a reaction post for it, as well as for One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl, up as soon as possible.
  • I created a new page on the site, where you can find a lot of my past original content.  Eventually it will be on the navigation bar above, along with the Twitter Directory and Interview Index.
  • The CW created a page for the 90210 soundtrack, where you can preview all the songs.
  • Hollywire has a video interview with Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210).
  • Thanks to Danielle of foxy-megan.com for letting me know Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) was briefly on Saturday Night Live last weekend.  You can watch the clip here.
  • The CW Source has new podcasts, reviewing last week’s One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl episodes.
  • Kelly Rutherford (Lily, Gossip Girl) spoke with PEOPLE.com about the current challenges in her life and how she deals with them.




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

26 09 2009
  • I will be unable to live-blog One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl this Monday, since it is a holiday for me.  I will do a reaction post instead, like I did last season.
  • Tinsley Mortimer, the New York socialite who appeared as herself in a season 2 episode of Gossip Girl, will have her own reality show on The CW.
  • TV Guide Magazine has a very short but very spoilish interview with AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210).
  • Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) tweeted a little bit of a spoiler (although I’ve already posted this info).
  • The Flaming Lips reference their appearance on Beverly Hills 90210 in this article.
  • The Beautiful Life, starring Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) has been cancelled–the first canellation of the new fall season.
  • MTV has an interview with Cam Gigandet (Volchok, The O.C.).




Fun Fact

24 09 2009

Did you know many characters on our teen dramas have the same names?

Keep reading for tons of examples:

David: a main character on Beverly Hills 90210, and Jack’s boyfriend on Dawson’s Creek

Scott: a main character on Beverly Hills 90210 and a last name on One Tree Hill

Matt: a main character on Beverly Hills 90210, Joey’s mural-wrecker on Dawson’s Creek and Sandy’s partner on The O.C.

Zach: Carly’s son on Beverly Hills 90210 and Summer’s boyfriend on The O.C.

Nikki/Nicki: Brandon’s girlfriend on Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson’s classmate on Dawson’s Creek and Jake’s babymama on One Tree Hill

Samantha/Sam: Steve’s mom on Beverly Hills 90210 and Brooke’s “foster kid” on One Tree Hill

Abby: Valerie’s mom on Beverly Hills 90210, Jen’s friend on Dawson’s Creek and the witness to Keith’s murder on One Tree Hill

Emma: Brandon’s cheatee on Beverly Hills 90210 and Pacey & Jack’s roommate on Dawson’s Creek

Henry: Brandon’s boss on Beverly Hills 90210 and Jen’s boyfriend on Dawson’s Creek

Tracy: Brandon’s girlfriend on  Beverly Hills 90210 and Naomi’s mom on 90210

Cliff: Donna’s suitor on Beverly Hills 90210 and Dawson’s classmate on Dawson’s Creek

Sophie: David’s girlfriend on Beverly Hills 90210 and Sandy’s mom on The O.C.

Lauren: Matt’s wife on Beverly Hills 90210 and Jamie’s teacher on One Tree Hill

Allison/Alison: Kelly’s fellow fire victim on Beverly Hills 90210 and Dan/Jenny’s mom on Gossip Girl

Elle: the transvestite on Beverly Hills 90210 and Chuck’s mystery woman on Gossip Girl

Jen: a main character on Dawson’s Creek and Naomi’s sister on 90210

Jack: a main character on Dawson’s Creek, Dylan’s dad on Beverly Hills 90210 and Chuck’s uncle on Gossip Girl

Oliver: Dawson’s film partner on Dawson’s Creek and Marissa’s friend/suitor on The O.C.

Alex: Pacey’s boss on Dawson’s Creek and Seth/Marissa’s girlfriend on The O.C.

Eddie: Joey’s boyfriend on Dawson’s Creek and Theresa’s boyfriend on The O.C.

Ty: Jen’s boyfriend on Dawson’s Creek and Adrianna’s babydaddy on 90210

Ryan: a main character on The O.C. and 90210, and Steve’s brother on Beverly Hills 90210

Taylor: a main character on The O.C. and Haley’s sister on One Tree Hill

Jimmy: a main character on The O.C. and Mouth/Lucas’ friend on One Tree Hill

Anna: Seth’s girlfriend on The O.C. and Lucas’ girlfriend on One Tree Hill

Carter: Kirsten’s business partner on The O.C. and everyone’s frenemy on Gossip Girl

Lindsay/Lindsey: Ryan’s girlfriend on The O.C. and Lucas’ girlfriend on The O.C.

Theresa: Ryan’s girlfriend on The O.C. and the gang’s classmate/friend on One Tree Hill

Lucas/Luke: a main chacter on One Tree Hill and Marissa’s boyfriend on The O.C.

Nathan/Nate: a main character on One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl

Haley/Hailey: a main character on One Tree Hill and Kirsten’s sister on The O.C.

Dan: a main character on One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl, and Andrea’s boyfriend on Beverly  Hills 90210

Keith: a main character on One Tree Hill and Steve’s fraternity brother on Beverly Hills 90210

Karen: a main character on One Tree Hill and Pacey’s co-worker on Dawson’s Creek

Deb/Debbie: a main character on One Tree Hill and 90210

Rachel: a main character on One Tree Hill, Sandy’s colleague on The O.C. and Serena/Blair’s teacher on Gossip Girl

Cooper: Nathan’s uncle on One Tree Hill and a last name on The O.C.

Chuck: a main character on Gossip Girl and Jamie’s classmate on One Tree Hill

Jenny: a main character on Gossip Girl and Jake’s daughter on One Tree Hill

Lily: a main character on Gossip Girl, Dawson’s sister on Dawson’s Creek and Lucas’ sister on One Tree Hill

Ethan: a main character on 90210 and Jack’s boyfriend on Dawson’s Creek

Dixon: a main character on 90210 and Lucas’ director on One Tree Hill





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

23 09 2009
  • 90210 dropped last night from 2.4 million viewers to 2.2 million.
  • Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210) and Jessica Stroup (Silver, 90210) will be on The Jay Leno Show tonight.
  • Celebrity deejay Samantha Ronson will guest-star on 90210, alongside Pharrell and N.E.R.D.
  • Beverly Hills 90210 gets a shout-out in this TVGuide.com photo gallery on memorable TV spin-offs.
  • Eastwick, starring Lindsay Price (Janet, Beverly Hills 90210) premieres tonight on ABC.
  • The CW Source has podcasts for the One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl premieres, and another old-school OTH one.
  • As expected, One Tree Hill has been picked up for a full season, according to their official Twitter account.
  • Kudos to OneTreeHillWeb.net for reminding me that today is One Tree Hill’s sixth anniversary!
  • My Jack Savoretti-One Tree Hill contest ends tonight.
  • Alloy has an interview with Ashley Rickards (Sam, One Tree Hill).
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One  Tree Hill) is featured in the new SoGoPro podcast.
  • Talking Gossip has a new podcast for last night’s Gossip Girl.
  • PEOPLE.com tells you how to copy the hairstyle Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) had at the Emmys.
  • Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) helped launch the Clinique-Teen Vogue Fresh Faces Tour.
  • Mercy, starring Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl), premieres tonight on NBC.
  • Ask Ausiello doesn’t have any TD spoilers this week but it does have some stuff on Benjamin McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.)
  • Melissa Rosenberg, a former executive producer for The O.C., said working on the show got her her current gig as writing for the Twilight movies.
  • MTV has an interview with Cam Gigandet (Volchok, The O.C.).
  • An article on Glee discusses the Dawson’s Creek episode where Jack (Kerr Smith) comes out to his father.
  • Cougar Town, co-starring Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek), debuts tonight on ABC.