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

28 06 2009
  • The New York Post is reporting that Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) and Sebastian Stan (Carter, Gossip Girl) may be engaged.
  • PEOPLE.com has a story on Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) celebrating his birthday last night.
  • Zap2it posted pictures of AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) and Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210) hanging out.
  • The Blink-182 cover story in the July issue of Alternative Press features not one but two teen drama references.  First, Mark Hoppus (when talking about getting the band back together) said they had to make like “Beverly Hills 90210 and squash it,”  a reference to episode 5.27.  Second, Tom DeLonge said it was right after he filmed the Angels and Airwaves appearance on One Tree Hill (episode 6.10) that he found out about Travis Barker’s plane accident.
  • Paul Johansson (Dan, One Tree Hill) reportedly has a photo blog.
  • Jeri Ryan (Charlotte, The O.C.) has joined the cast of Leverage.




Teen Drama’s Villainous Characters

26 06 2009

Teen drama has its fair share of villainous characters.  Their actions might make us furious, but we can’t deny that their drama-causing ways spice things up. Not unsimilar to my Biggest Vixens series, it’s time to look at the most villainous teen drama characters.

BEVERLY HILLS, 90210

1. Valerie Malone (played by Tiffani Amber Thiessen)

When Valerie came to town in season 5, she put on a sweet face but viewers learned by the end of her first episode that appearances could be deceiving. Of the next few years, Valerie faked a pregnancy and an abortion, cheated on her boyfriends and sabotaged the relationships and lives of her supposed friends.  As Kelly (Jennie Garth) once said to her, “You are such a bitch!”

2. Ray Pruitt (played by Jamie Walters)

Season 5 also brought Ray Pruitt to town, where he wooed–and then beat–Donna (Tori Spelling).  Hated by fans for his character’s repeated physical and emotional abuse, Walters was was let go from the show.


Come back tomorrow to find out who are the villains of Dawson’s Creek!





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

18 06 2009
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) and Jessica Szohr (Vanessa, Gossip Girl) discussed with MTV the possibility of a GG movie.
  • Meester/Blair is up for Best Bitch in the Tater Top Awards.
  • PEOPLE.com has a story on Chace Crawford’s (Nate, Gossip Girl) interview with Ryan Seacrest about being chosen as PEOPLE’s Hottest Bachelor.
  • EW.com has an article analyzing the special PEOPLE issue and Crawford’s selection.
  • Kristin has some more details on the GG/One Tree Hill time swap.
  • Ausiello has a short post on the casting of Quinn (Shantel VanSarten) as Haley’s sister on OTH.
  • Here are some more official OTH cast Twitter accounts: Antwon Tanner (Skills), Colin Fickes (Jimmy), Kate Voegle (Mia), Maria Menounos (Jules) and Tyler Hilton (Chris Keller).  Credit goes to OTH Twitter Bugs for the confirmation!
  • Ryan Eggold (Ryan, 90210) will star in a film called Trophy Kids.
  • Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) will appear in a few episodes of Smallville next season.  Coincidentally, Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210–aka, David’s wife) appeared on Smallville last season.
  • Lindsay Price (Janet, Beverly Hills 90210) is dating Josh Radnor from How I Met Your Mother.
  • Wayne Coyne, the lead singer for The Flaming Lips, reflected on the band’s 1994 appearance on Beverly Hills 90210.
  • Parental Discretion Advised, one of The CW’s planned mid-season replacements starring Kerr Smith (Jack, Dawson’s Creek), has changed names again.  It’s now called Life UneXpected.




Spoiler: Ask Ausiello

17 06 2009

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

Question: There’s a spoiler floating around that says Chuck is going to bring home a girl in the Gossip Girl season premiere. Does this mean that he cheats on Blair? Or, even worse, that they broke up over the summer? –Fernanda
Ausiello:
While it’s true that Blair catches Chuck, ahem, connecting with a model in the Sept. 14 opener, all is not as it appears.

Question: Any news on Gossip Girl? What’s in store for Serena? –Sara
Ausiello:
She’ll be motherless for the first batch of episodes due to Kelly Rutherford’s maternity leave.

Question: 90210 scoop, please? –Darren
Ausiello:
As you may have heard through the ‘vine, the teens at West Beverly High will be given a hot summer hangout with the C-dub bringing back the Beverly Hills Beach Club. Much like the original — which was a favorite hangout of Kelly and Brenda, as well as the place where both Brandon and Dylan worked — the new beach-side club will feature a bevy of hot new characters. I mean, it’s not really a beach unless there’s some skin to burn, right?

Question: Is Dustin Milligan not returning to 90210 at all next season? –Becky
Ausiello:
Nope. We’ll learn in the Sept. 8 season premiere (via gratuitous exposition) that Ethan decided to stay in Montana with his pa.

Question: There have been rumors that Danneel Harris is returning as Rachel on One Tree Hill in the season 7. Is this true? –Cameron
Ausiello:
The rumors are true. Rachel will be back next season for an arc.

Question: Any idea what actress is slated to play the role of Haley’s sister Quinn on One Tree Hill? –Lila
Ausiello:
According to this highly reputable journalist, relative newcomer Shantel VanSanten has landed the role.

**Note: Dylan NEVER worked at the Beverly Hills Beach Club.





News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill

17 06 2009
  • SpoilerTV has some info on what new characters we may see on 90210 next season.
  • The CW has some new 90210 promos based on Annie (Shenae Grimes), Silver (Jessica Stroup), and Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes).
  • Episodes of Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood will include footage of Tori (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) filming her appearances on 90210 earlier this year.
  • Serena (Blake Lively, Gossip Girl) and Blair (Leighton Meester) are up for Best Best Friends in the Tater Top Awards.
  • Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) has a photo spread in the new issue of GQ.
  • You can vote in a PEOPLE.com poll on who you would rather date–Westwick or Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl).
  • When the new seasons begin September 14, Gossip Girl will now air at 9pm on Mondays and One Tree Hill at 8pm.  The change will actually start in July when the shows are still in repeats. (90210 will start one week earlier on Sept. 8th)
  • One Tree Hill now has an official Twitter account.  They tweeted that Robert Buckley (Clayton, One Tree Hill) is included in PEOPLE’s Hottest Bachelors issue.
  • Star News has an article on OTH’s upcoming seventh season.




News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl, The O.C. and Dawson’s Creek

16 06 2009
  • Buddy TV has an article on Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210).
  • This is too funny.  A girl keeps having dreams where Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) and Perry appear!  And now she found someone to analyze them!
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) is included in a charticle on celebrity memoirs.
  • 90210 and Gossip Girl were nominated for several Teen Choice Awards.  Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) scored a nom as well.
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) and Cam Gigandet (Volchuk, The O.C.) talked about their high school graduations with MTV.
  • So now it seems Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) WILL appear on So You Think You Can Dance.




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

13 06 2009
  • E!Online has an interview with Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210).
  • The Examiner has an article discussing the Beverly Hills 90210-Melrose Place link.
  • The “Spring Dance” episode of Beverly Hills 90210 (season one) ranked #91 on TV Guide Magazine’s list of TV’s Top 100 Episodes of All Time.
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) has an official Twitter account.
  • MTV News has a story on Chace Crawford’s (Nate, Gossip Girl) Footloose audition.
  • Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) is up for Drama King in the Tater Top Awards.
  • Kristin says Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) appearing on So You Think You Can Dance is a “sketchy rumor.”




News Roundup: 90210, One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl

12 06 2009
  • The 90210 Season One DVD will be released August 11.
  • 90210 is included in TVGuide.com’s 2009 Cliff-Hanger Wrap-Up.
  • The Des Moines Register has an interview with Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210).
  • E!Online has a short story on the casting of Robert Buckley (Clayton, One Tree Hill).
  • One Tree Hill submitted themselves for Emmy consideration in a few categories.  Nominations won’t come out until mid-July.
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) said on her blog that she’s writing a novel.  She also has a new vlog where she says how much she likes Sandra Bullock.
  • E!Online also has a “then and now” photo gallery that includes Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl).
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) is up for Favorite Drama Queen in the Tater Top Awards.
  • Perez Hilton posted a photo of a newly-clean-shaved Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl).




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

10 06 2009
  • Kelly Rutherford (Lily, Gossip Girl) gave birth the other day and PEOPLE.com says her soon-to-be ex-husband had no idea!
  • Korbi has a video interview with Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) and AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210).  She also has a few more details on the new 90210 character, Teddy.
  • The CW has a new promo featuring Gossip Girl, 90210 and One Tree Hill.
  • Robert Buckley has signed on to play Clayton on One Tree Hill, the role Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) was up for. BuddyTV also has a story on the casting. (Coincidentally, Buckley co-starred on Lipstick Jungle with Green’s former 90210 co-star Lindsay Price [Janet]).
  • Reports say James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) and his wife have split up.
  • Reports also say Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) may appear on an upcoming episode of So You Think You Can Dance.




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

9 06 2009
  • The drama beteween Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) and her mother Candy is still going on, according to PEOPLE.
  • Spelling spoke with Extra about her views on the Gosselin family, and whether she’ll ever participate in Dancing with the Stars. (Ian Ziering [Steve, Beverly Hills 90210] and Jennie Garth [Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210] have already competed!)
  • EW.com posted an adorable clip of Garth and husband Peter Facinelli (from Twilight and Nurse Jackie) on Cheslsea Lately back in February. (Also worth noting that Facinelli co-starred with Tiffani-Amber Thiessen [Valerie, Beverly Hills 90210] on the series Fastlane back in 2002!)
  • Thiessen got a shout-out on last night’s Jimmy Fallon Show when “Zack Morris” made an appearance to discuss the proposed Saved by the Bell reunion.  Thiessen, who played Kelly Kapowski, hasn’t agreed to it yet.
  • Jacksonville.com has an article on the “90210 effect”–the new trend of remaking once-popular television shows.
  • The CW Source has a video interview with Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210).
  • The short-lived hook-up between Chuck (Ed Westwick) and Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) is up for “sex scene that made you want to throw out your TV” in the Tater Tops Awards.  (Ironically, the couple is still going strong in real life.  I’m just full of fun facts today!)
  • Westwick told E! Online that the craziest rumor he’s heard about himself is that he is having weight troubles.
  • Westwick, Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) and Jackson Brundage (Jamie, One Tree Hill) are all included in SoapNet’s Our Favorite Overlooked Actors gallery.
  • Autumn Reeser (Taylor, The O.C.) shared her wedding details with PEOPLE.com.