Spoiler: Watch With Kristin

2 02 2010

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

Melissa: When does voting end for the CW Awards?
Voting is open for the next week, and we’ll announce the winners of the second annual CW Awards on Monday, Feb. 8. Good luck everybody!

Emily in Tallahassee, Fla.: I’m not expecting a big makeout scene, but is there any hint of Olivia/Peter coming up in Fringe?
Ahem. Everybody must watch this week’s Fringe (but especially you Emily in Tallahassee, Fla.) even if you’ve been wavering a bit on that series. Something that we’ve been waiting to see since the pilot finally (finally!) happens. The scenes in question are totally gratifying (albeit rushed a bit, when this subplot might have been better served with a little foreplay preamble), but then what we are given is snatched away again, in totally heartbreaking and perfect TV form. Excellent work, Bad Robots. Can’t wait to see what happens next.

Lamar in Dahoga, Pa.: Can you tell us anything about Leverage? It’s such an underrated series.
Luke Perry
guest stars as a clairvoyant con man on this week’s ep, and fans of the former heartthrob will not be disappointed. Most of Perry’s scenes are with Jeri Ryan, and Luke just can’t say enough about her. “Jeri Ryan and I had a great time. When you’re the guest cast, you never really know how it’ll be, but it was good,” he tells us. Obviously it’s Leverage, so they tend to catch the bad guy in the end, but might Luke be back again? Here’s what he says: “I just sort of play it as it comes. But we may get together on something down the road.” And there you have it.

Credit: E! Online

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Notes:

I posted about The CW Awards last week.

Peter on Fringe is played Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek). If you go to the actual webpage, they included a picture of him.

Perry played Dylan on Beverly Hills 90210 and Jeri Ryan played Charlotte on The O.C. Leverage also stars Christian Kane (Nick, Dawson’s Creek).





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

1 02 2010
  • Broadcasting & Cable has two very interesting articles on The CW. The first analyzes the network and its future and the second is an interview with Dawn Ostroff, the top executive.
  • The above articles make it seem like Gossip Girl and 90210 are surefire renewals. We’ll see!
  • TVByTheNumbers.com has an interesting analysis of the above articles.
  • Reuters has an article on Twelve, which stars Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl).
  • Somebody to Love by Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) is included on the soundtrack for the new movie Valentine’s Day.
  • Entertainment Tonight has a short interview with with Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl).
  • Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl) and Dax Shepard are engaged.
  • Gabrielle Carteris (Andrea, Beverly Hills 90210) is among several actors who should make a comeback, according to a tongue-in-cheek list by BlackBook.
  • National Ledger has a few quotes from Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210) talking about working with a 90210 crew member again and whether he’ll commit  to a big TV role again.
  • Darren Star (creator, Beverly Hills 90210) is directing a movie about Anita Bryant.
  • SoapNet will air Valentine’s Day-themed or love-themed episodes of Beverly Hills 90210 and One Tree Hill on–you guessed it–Valentine’s Day. They’re calling it a marathon but it appears to me to be the normal Sunday schedule for those shows with just specific episodes picked.
  • SoapNet has a short article on and some photos from tonight’s One Tree Hill.
  • Mike Grubbs (Grubbs, One Tree Hill) and Wakey!Wakey! were on the PIX 11 Morning News this morning.
  • How To Make It In America, starring Bryan Greenberg (Jake, One Tree Hill), premieres on HBO February 14. Thanks to Kitty for the info.
  • Tate Donovan (Jimmy, The O.C.) was on The Wendy Williams Show today.




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

31 01 2010
  • Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl) was a presenter at the Grammys.
  • Christine Elise (Emily, Beverly Hills 90210) has a video on Funny or Die.
  • I found a channel on YouTube that has tons of promos FOX aired for Beverly Hills 90210 and The O.C. They’re great to watch, seeing as I don’t remember most of them!
  • There’s a reference to The O.C. in an article on Glee’s use of Journey music.




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

30 01 2010
  • Examiner.com has an article on some of the One Tree Hill stars participating in a fundraiser for the Officer Down Memorial Wall Project.
  • Mike Grubbs (Grubbs, One Tree Hill) was asked to give a Grammys prediction.
  • A baseball trivia question in my local newspaper related to Beverly Hills 90210: Which multi-time Most Valuable Player appeared on BH90210? The answer is Barry Bonds. I’ll definitely be adding that to my list of trivia questions!
  • Wesleyan’s school paper has an article comparing Gossip Girl the TV series versus its print counterpart.
  • Defamer has an interesting article on Twelve, which stars Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl). There’s also a few references to The O.C.
  • Hate linking to them but JustJared has a brief interview with Crawford.
  • The Los Angeles Times has an article on The Romantics, which stars Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) and Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.).




Six Degrees of Teen Dramas

30 01 2010

New to Six Degrees of Teen Dramas? Here’s how to play!

Last Week: Natalie Portman

This Week:

Ethan Hawke

Good luck!





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

29 01 2010
  • Gossip Girl and 90210 scored several nominations in E! Online’s second annual CW Awards while One Tree Hill only received one.
  • MTV has an article about Twelve, starring Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl).
  • TVGuide.com named the James’ sisters’ pool fight as one of their Top Moments of the Week.
  • Examiner.com has an interview with Cullen Moss (Junk, One Tree Hill).
  • SF Universe has an interview with Michael Trucco (Cooper, One Tree Hill). His new film Meteor Storm premieres on SyFy tomorrow night.
  • Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) and Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210) both attended the first-ever DipDive Data Awards.
  • PopEater has an interview with Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) and her husband Dean McDermott.
  • Stephanie Beacham (Iris, Beverly Hills 90210) placed fifth in the UK’s Celebrity Big Brother.
  • E! Online has quotes from both AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) and Olivia Wilde (Alex,  The O.C.) on Haiti.
  • TVGuide.com has a video interview with Benjamin McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.) about Southland. You can see some footage of Michael Cudlitz (Tony, Beverly Hills 90210) as McKenzie talks about their characters’ relationship.
  • E! Online has an interview with Tate Donovan (Jimmy, The O.C.) about his work on Damages.
  • EW.com’s recap of last night’s episode of The Vampire Diaries feature a Dawson’s Creek comparison and a link to a classic Pacey-Joey scene.
  • James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) credited his role on One Tree Hill (as Adam/Dixon Reese) as making him “fall in love with being on a set again.”
  • Entertainment Today has an interview with Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) about Fringe.




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

28 01 2010
  • The CW has released promos featuring some of our teen drama stars pleading for help for Haiti.
  • Fancast has more vague yet spoilish details on Chuck and Blair’s impending relationship implosion on Gossip Girl.
  • Trish McEvoy (of the cosmetics line of the same name) will have a cameo on Gossip Girl later this season.
  • Twelve, starring Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl), found a distributor at Sundance and will likely hit theaters this year.
  • Crawford is one of several stars working The National Resource Defense Council Action Fund to get the Senate to pass an environmental bill.
  • Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) is on the cover of the February issue of Complex magazine. In the interview, she confirms she’s not on Twitter, just as I’ve said.
  • When In Rome, starring Kirsten Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl), opens in theaters tomorrow.
  • A Mexican music site has an interview with Diego Boneta (Javier, 90210) about his role on the show. If you translate it, you can get some decent info.
  • Here’s a cute article called The Top Ten Things We Learned From Beverly Hills 90210.
  • Laura Leighton (Sophie, Beverly Hills 90210), Bianca Lawson (Nikki, Dawson’s Creek) and Lucy Hale (Hadley, The O.C.) will star in a new ABC Family show called Pretty Little Liars, which will be executive produced by Bob Levy, a former Gossip Girl EP, and Leslie Morgenstein, a mostly-former GG EP. Also in the article, the TV critic says GG is a “slam-dunk” to come back next season and there’s also an Aaron Spelling (executive producer, Beverly Hills 90210) reference.
  • The Los Angeles Times has a good interview with Paul Wesley (Donnie, The O.C.), though it mostly talks about The Vampire Diaries.
  • The L.A. Times also has a great feature on Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) and her career.
  • EW.com has cute pictures of Michelle Williams (Jen, Dawson’s Creek) and her Blue Valentine co-star, Ryan Gosling.




Spoiler: Ask Ausiello

28 01 2010

RELEVANT QUESTIONS–DON’T READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW!!!
Question: Could you give us more details about Blair and Chuck’s break-up on Gossip Girl? —Larissa
Ausiello:
Blame Jack Bass. It’s all his fault.

Question: Anything on Leverage? —Bill
Ausiello:
Luke Perry changes zip codes in the Feb. 3 episode to play a smarmy psychic who is more swindler than soothsayer. The team must pit con-job against con-job to expose him, especially after a cold reading leaves Parker in tears. And in the Feb. 17 season finale, Hutton and Co. try to take down a dangerous weapons dealer, all while the FBI inches closer and closer to catching them. Some unexpected friends (and enemies) will return, and others will make their exit.

Credit: EW.com

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Note: Perry played Dylan on Beverly Hills 90210. Leverage also stars Jeri Ryan (Charlotte, The O.C.) and Christian Kane (Nick, Dawson’s Creek).





News Roundup: The O.C., 90210, Gossip Girl and More

27 01 2010
  • The CW is working on two pilots: an untitled project from the creator of Gilmore Girls and Nikita, a spin-off of the series La Femme Nikita, which will be produced by McG (executive producer, The O.C.) and his company Wonderland (which also made The O.C.).
  • Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210) is featured in the new issue of VMAN magazine. Paul Wesley (Donnie, The O.C.) is also featured.
  • Diego Boneta has been cast on 90210. Beware: there’s spoilers in the article.
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) and hubby Dean McDermott star in a Funny or Die video spoofing Cottonelle’s “Over vs. Under” debate. I thought it was pretty funny.
  • Came across two great Beverly Hills 90210-related sites today: CafePress merchandise and one’s girls travels to the show’s locations. Among the gems: she has an amazingly detailed looks at Dylan’s house and Casa Walsh, including some sad news about the latter.
  • Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) and her band Pretty Reckless will play at the annual Bamboozle Festival in New Jersey in May.
  • Spinner.com has a short article on Mike Grubbs (Grubbs, One Tree Hill) and his band Wakey!Wakey!
  • MTV has a brief interview with Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek).
  • The CW Source has a short video interview with Kerr Smith (Jack, Dawson’s Creek).




Spoiler: Mega Buzz

27 01 2010

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

Got any more details on Madchen Amick’s role as Mac’s new love interest on CSI: NY? — Clarisse
ADAM:
As a matter of fact I do. “[She and Mac] will bump into each other, literally,” executive producer Pam Veasey tells me. “She is a hospital ER doctor, and we will visit her workplace many times.” Look for Mac’s first visit to the hospital to take place on March 10.

What crazy things will Phil do next on Modern Family? — Amy
MICKEY:
Last week Julie Bowen teased some sexytime between Claire and Phil, but she tells us there might be one obstacle: Facebook. “My husband has ex-girlfriends who get in touch with him and I have ex-boyfriends that get in touch with me, and we laugh about it. This being Modern Family though, it’s going to take a twist for the worse,” she says. That twist is the always enjoyable Judy Greer, who pops in to play Phil’s unstable ex. This reminds me of that time that I reconnected with that girl from the gym who taught me how to stretch. Oh wait, that wasn’t Facebook. Never mind!

I’m thinking about dropping 90210 from my TiVo lineup. Say something to stop me from doing so. — Alexa
MICKEY:
If you were unhappy with the mix of story lines in the fall episodes, imagine putting them all in a blender, leaving the cover off and hitting pulse a few times. Sure, some of your West Bev smoothie will spill out the top (never to be heard from again), but what’s left inside the blender will recombine familiar ingredients in new and interesting ways. The romantics in the hizzy might enjoy the unexpected pairings planned for the spring run.

I can’t believe Damages killed Tom! Any more bombshells coming? — Katelyn
ADAM:
Boy, are there! Look for two juicy reveals in the next episode, which present possible motives for Tom’s murder. The first causes Tom to take a personal interest in the Tobin case and may also lead to the second. “Ellen starts to help me out in my quest [for revenge],” Tate Donovan tells me, “and things start to develop in a complicated, interesting way. That’s all I’m going to say.”

Credit: TVGuide.com

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Notes:

Madchen Amick played Catherine on Gossip Girl and Nicole on Dawson’s Creek.

Julie Bowen played Aunt Gwen on Dawson’s Creek.

Tate Donovan played Jimmy on The O.C.