- Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) was on a radio show for a charity in Buffalo. I think this is the first press he’s done since he left the show.
- SoGoPro’s first webseries, Friendship Union Community Theater launched today. You can watch it here. Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) also posted a vlog to go with it.
- According to a study by LiveHive Systems, One Tree Hill has the most social impact (aka social engagement) of any show on the air last season. The new 90210 was a distant second, followed by Jon and Kate Plus 8. “One Tree Hill’s top performance in the Social Engagement Index is the combination of a story format that is well suited to active social discussion and interactivity, and a demographic that gravitates to multi-platform media consumption,” says the press release.
- PopSugar posted photos of some of the 90210 cast at a recent event.
- Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas explains his connection to Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) in an MTV article.
- You can vote in a PEOPLE.com poll whether you want Grant Show (Jake, Beverly Hills 90210/Melrose Place) to appear on the new Melrose.
- PEOPLE.com spoke with Hilary Duff (Olivia, Gossip Girl) about working on GG.
- An article on Life Unexpected explains the show’s connections to Dawson’s Creek, including star Kerr Smith (Jack).
- Ali Larter (Kristy, Dawson’s Creek) is today’s HD Hottie.
News Roundup: One Tree Hill, 90210, Gossip Girl and Dawson’s Creek
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Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, One Tree Hill
What’s YOUR Story?
21 08 2009At various points I’ve explained my teen drama background/origins.
Here are the cliffnotes: started watching Beverly Hills 90210 at the way-too-young age of 9, which led me to the teen dramas that followed suit, and I haven’t been able to kick the habit since.
But what about you?
What’s your story?
When did you start watching teen dramas?
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Tags: 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, teen drama, teen dramas, The O.C
Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The O.C.
News Roundup: One Tree Hill, 90210, Gossip Girl and The O.C.
18 08 2009- In anticipation of the fall season, there’s lots new videos featuring current and past teen drama stars on The CW site. Sort through the different categories to find all the hidden gems.
- Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley, One Tree Hill) updated her official site. She confirms that she doesn’t have a Twitter account, just as her assistant told me last week.
- Star News posted a new gallery of pics from One Tree Hill filming yesterday.
- In a new interview Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) now says “never say never” about appearing on the new 90210–a contradiction from last week.
- TVGuideMagazine.com has a picture of Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) as his Smallville character.
- Gina Torres has been cast as Vanessa’s mom on Gossip Girl.
- There are new songs on the MySpace page for Pretty Reckless, the band fronted by Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl).
- Sadie (Nikki Reed, The O.C.) got a shoutout in Newsweek’s Dummys Guide to Twilight.
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Tags: Bethany Joy Galeotti, Beverly Hills 90210, Brandon, Brian Austin Green, David, Dummys Guide to Twilight, Gossip Girl, Haley, Jason Priestley, Jenny, MySpace Page, Newsweek, Nikki Reed, One Tree Hill, Pretty Reckless, Sadie, Smallville, Star News, Taylor Momsen, The CW, The O.C, TVGuideMagazine.com, Twitter, Vanessa
Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The O.C.
News Roundup: Gossip Girl, 90210 and One Tree Hill
17 08 2009- We’ll be playing trivia tomorrow night. Details will be posted in the morning.
- Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and 90210 all have nominations in the Best Hair category for The CW Sourcies.
- PEOPLE.com has a spoilish interview on the new season with Stephanie Savage (executive producer, Gossip Girl).
- The New York Times accompanied Matthew Settle (Rufus, Gossip Girl) around New York City for a few hours. Interesting read.
- Hesitant to promote a non-official and non-scholarly book but here you go…Spotted: Your One and Only Unofficial Guide to Gossip Girl. It will be released in a few weeks.
- Check out a faithful reader’s look back at Gossip Girl’s first season.
- Momogic.com has a great interview with Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210).
- On August 30, Laura Leighton (Sophie, Beverly Hills 90210) will co-host The CW Fall 2009 Preview Special.”
- Teleivision Without Pity had their 21-year-old intern watch the pilots of Beverly Hills 90210 and Dawson’s Creek for the first time. Brilliant.
- There is a new One Tree Hill podcast, with an opportunity to win the season 6 DVD.
- Korbi posted a spoilish interview with Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill), Shantel VanSanten (Quinn, One Tree Hill) and Mark Schwahn (creator, One Tree Hill).
- Ashley Rickards (Sam, One Tree Hill) did an interview with Seventeen.com. Last summer, when I was an intern there, I was the one doing these interviews!
- Allison Scaglliotti (Abby, One Tree Hill) will appear on Smallville.
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Tags: Abby, Allison Scagliotti, Ashley Rickards, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, Jennie Garth, Kelly, Laura Leighton, Matthew Settle, Momlogic.com, One Tree Hill, Rufus, Sam, Seventeen.com, Smallville, Sophie, Spotted: Your One and Only Unofficial Guide to Gossip Girl, Stephanie Savage, Television Without Pity, The CW, The CW Fall 2009 Preview Special, The CW Sourcies, The New York Times
Categories : Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill
Before They Were Teen Drama Stars
17 08 2009They may have been young when they first entered the teen drama world, but many of the actors had careers in the industry already.
This week I’ll go show-by-show to highlight what some of them were on before they were teen drama stars.
TODAY: Beverly Hills 90210
JASON PRIESTLEY (Brandon)
Seven episodes of Sister Kate.
SHANNEN DOHERTY (Brenda)
Starring role on Little House on the Prairie and Our House.
IAN ZIERING (Steve)
Had a recurring role from 1986-1988 on one of my favorite non-teen drama shows, Guiding Light.
LUKE PERRY (Dylan)
Was in several episodes of Loving and Another World.
BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN (David)
Appeared on seven episodes of Knots Landing.
Was in one episode of Good Morning Miss Bliss, AKA Saved by the Bell: The Junior High Years (pre-Tiffani Amber Thiessen).
GABRIELLE CARTERIS (Andrea)
Several episodes of Another World.
Was in CBS and ABC “after school specials.”
TIFFANI AMBER THIESSEN (Valerie)
Kelly on Saved by the Bell. Duh!
KATHLEEN ROBERTSON (CLARE)
Starring role on Maniac Mansion.
LINDSAY PRICE (Janet)
Recurring roles on Days of Our Lives, All My Children and The Bold & The Beautiful.
DANIEL COSGROVE (Matt)
Recurring role on All My Children.
VANESSA MARCIL (Gina)
Starring role on General Hospital.
Come back tomorrow for part 2!
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Categories : Beverly Hills 90210
Fun Fact
16 08 2009Occasionally, bit actors will end up playing different roles on the same show.
Here’s a few interesting examples, all from Beverly Hills 90210.
DAVID GAIL
Role 1: One episode as Tom, a bellhop that helps Brenda when she can’t afford a hotel room (season 1).
Role 2: Seven episodes as Stuart Carson, Brenda’s boyfriend/fiance (season 4).
RANDY SPELLING
Role 1: Three episodes as Kenny, Andrea’s assistant at the Beverly Hills Beach Club (season 3).
Role 2: Eleven episodes as Ryan Sanders, Steve’s brother (several seasons)
Bonus Role: The real-life son of 90210’s executive producer, Aaron Spelling, and sister to Tori Spelling (Donna)
CLIFF DORFMAN
Role 1: One episode as Michael, a guy who tries to hit on Kelly at a Halloween party–the same episode where a different guy tries to rape her (season 2)
Role 2: One episode as a photographer (season 4)
Role 3: Four episodes as Joe Patch, Kelly’s rapist (seasons 9 and 10)
Bonus Role: Co-starred in Friends Til the End with Shannen Doherty (Brenda)
JOSIE DAVIS
Role 1: One episode as Madeline, a lesbian with whom Steve and Brandon try to date (season 8 )
Role 2: Ten episodes as Camille Desmond, David’s girlfriend and Donna’s business partner (season 10)
This is by no means a comprehensive list–just some of my favorite examples!
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Tags: 90210, Aaron Spelling, Andrea, Beverly Hills 90210, Beverly Hills Beach Club, Brandon, Brenda, Camille, Camille Desmond, Cliff Dorfman, David, David Gail, Donna, Friends Til the End, Halloween, Joe, Joe Patch, Josie Davis, Kelly, Kenny, Madeline, Michael, Randy Spelling, Ryan, Ryan Sanders, Shannen Doherty, Steve, Stuart, Stuart Carson, Tom, Tori Spelling
Categories : Beverly Hills 90210
One Tree Hill Back to School Marathon Today!
16 08 2009Beginning today at 8am eastern time, SoapNet is airing 5 “school-themed” episodes of One Tree Hill.
For hints at which episodes will be included, click here, and if you want to be completely spoiled, click here.
Note that this takes place instead of the normal Sunday “Breakfast in Bed” teen drama schedule, although The O.C. will still be on at 6 and Beverly Hills 90210 will be on at 7.
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Tags: Beverly Hills 90210, One Tree Hill, SoapNet, The O.C
Categories : Beverly Hills 90210, One Tree Hill, The O.C.
