One Tree Hill Back to School Marathon Today!

16 08 2009

Beginning 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.





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

15 08 2009
  • One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and 90210 are all nominated for Best Family Drama in the CW Sourcies.
  • You can get a preview of the upcoming One Tree Hill podcasts.
  • One Tree Hill is having trouble securing the location for a scene involving a character jumping off a bridge.
  • Ryan Eggold (Ryan, 90210) appears as himself in the latest webisode of MERRIme.com.  Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) gets a shoutout.
  • There’s a Gossip Girl ‘Get Up to Speed’ video to prepare for season 3.
  • Fashion designers Tory Burch and Georgina Chapman will appear on Gossip Girl as themselves.
  • MTV has an interview with Sebastian Stan (Carter, Gossip Girl) on his role in Spread.
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) appears in a promo for the VMAs.
  • MTV called Gossip Girl the “definitive music taste-making TV show on the air,” “picking] up where shows like ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘The O.C.’ left off.”  I would argue that the original 90210 and One Tree Hill did a lot more for music than Dawson’s Creek did.
  • Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) is launching a clothing line in the fall.
  • John Driscoll (Blossom, Dawson’s Creek; guest star, One Tree Hill) is the Weekly Crush on SoapNet.




Random Question

14 08 2009

I recently posted the lyrics to Taylor Swift’s You Belong to Me, saying they fit perfectly for Joey and Dawson from Dawson’s Creek.

Now, after watching this video for The O.C.’s Marissa and Ryan, I’ve come up with a task for all of you.

What would or should be the theme song for each of our teen drama couples?

Is there a song that fits overall or works for a particular storyline?

Feel free to post links to videos or lyrics.  For inspiration, check out the videos I used in my Essential Teen Drama Love Triangles posts and Favorite Couples posts.





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

13 08 2009
  • Apparently if you were purchasing your 90210 season one DVD at Target, you were supposed to get a bonus DVD with an exclusive interview but there was a mix up and that didn’t happen.
  • Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210) discussed her character with the Los Angeles Times.
  • According to E!Online’s gossip columnist, AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) but Kellan Lutz (George 90210) have broken up–which makes no sense, since they’ve both said they were never dating in the first place.
  • Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly  Hills 90210) spoke about Twilight’s Rob Pattinson at an event last week.
  • In an interview with AccessHollywood.com, Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) compares The Lake to 90210, and definitively states he won’t be appearing on the spin-off.
  • Degrassi’s Lauren Collins said the original 90210 “reigns supreme.”
  • Kristin and Ausiello have spoilish Gossip Girl info on the new season.
  • Sonic Youth will appear on Gossip Girl’s fifth episode of the new season.
  • I guess I have to start believing this Twitter account for Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) is real, as Valebrity.com has it listed.
  • The CW Source has now posted the One Tree Hill video interview I linked to yesterday.  There’s also this one, which isn’t up yet either.
  • PEOPLE.com posted a new promo photo of The Beautiful Life, featuring Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.).
  • Not sure if you guys want this kind of stuff (I guess it depends on your definition of celebrity) but Heidi Montag tweeted that she was watching The O.C.
  • Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek) is on Twitter.




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

12 08 2009
  • The One Tree Hill Twitter account tweeted a picture of Mark Schwahn (creator), Lindsay Wolfington (music supervisor) and some of the crew.
  • There’s a very interesting interview posted on YouTube (done by The CW Source–don’t know why it’s not on their site) with Schwahn and Austin Nichols (Julian, One Tree Hill). Turns out the show is jumping ahead MORE than a year–14 months, to be exact.  And Schwahn says it’s possible for Leyton to return.  Also says the show returns with Jamie’s 7th birthday, which means his birthdays have been celebrated on the show at 3 different times during the year. Like I said, interesting…
  • Robert Buckley (Clayton, One Tree Hill) is on PEOPLE.com’s wish list for Dancing with the Stars contestants.
  • There’s a new SoGoPro podcast featuring Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill). There’s also some new vlogs.
  • India de Beaufort (Miranda, One Tree Hill) tweeted from the set.
  • The next round in the Gossip Girl bracket tournament has been posted.
  • Korbi posted a picture from ELLE magazine that features Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) and Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl), and some pics from the set.
  • According to Newsweek, NYC Prep “tops” Gossip Girl, and one of the stars mentioned GG in an interview.
  • Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) and Lori Loughlin (Debbie, 90210) will be one of the presenters for the Daytime Emmys.
  • Garth now has a Twitter account.
  • Tiffani Amber Thiessen (Valerie, Beverly Hills 90210) has won the CLCA Green Award.
  • Tori Spellling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) recently did an interview with Allure.
  • You can submit a question for Lindsay Price (Janet, Beverly Hills 90210) here.
  • Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) spoke to TVGuideMagazine.com about working on The Beautiful Life.  PEOPLE.com has a story on Barton’s new fitness regime.
  • Chris Pratt (Che, The O.C.) got married last month.




Spoiler: Watch with Kristin

11 08 2009

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

Hailee in Tigard, Ore.: Please tell me Brandon Walsh is going to appear on 90210 this season!
So sorry! Jason Priestley is not going to appear in front of the camera on 90210. Priestley says, “I don’t think so. There’s no reason for Brandon to show up at the new and improved West Beverly High.” Let’s all take a moment of silence.

Lily in Detroit: We heard Michelle Trachtenberg might be getting a new love interest on Gossip Girl. Any news?
Not quite yet, but it sounds like Michelle would like to play the field a bit longer on Gossip Girl. “She is making out with all the boys,” says Michelle Trachtenberg. “Nooo, that was my request,” jokes the star. Wanna know what really happens? “You’ll have to see.” (Gossip Girl premieres Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. on the CW.)

Morgaine in Grand Rapids, Mich.: Can’t wait for Californication to return in the fall. Do you have any news?
O.C.
star Peter Gallagher tells us, “I’m going to be on Californication this season, and I’m playing Dean Stacy Koons, the dean of the university where Hank Moody (David Duchovny) works. Embeth Davidtz plays my wife, Felicia Koons. I’m fairly antagonistic with Mr. Duchovny. I had the time of my life—about as much fun as any actor is allowed to have.” Other guest stars on Californication this fall include Kathleen Turner as an evil agent, Rick Springfield as a drug-addled star, Diane Farr as Hank’s T.A. at the university where he’s teaching, Eva Amurri (Susan Sarandon‘s daughter) as a stripper/student and, believe it or not, Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl‘s Chuck), also playing a student.





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

10 08 2009
  • We’ll be playing trivia tomorrow night.  Details will be posted in the morning.
  • There’s a recap of One Tree Hill season 6 on YouTube.
  • Rob Buckley (Clayton, One Tree Hill) tweeted from the set.
  • The new One Tree Hill Podcast continues its review of season 3.
  • There’s several new One Tree Hill promos and new Gossip Girl ones.
  • At the Teen Choice Awards, Gossip Girl won for choice drama, while Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) and Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) won for choice drama actress and actor, respectively.  Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) won for choice TV villain. 90210 and its cast lost in all the categories it was nominated for, as did Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) and Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek).
  • MTVNews.com posted articles with Meester, Westwick and Crawford after their Teen Choice experiences.
  • Apparently I missed Westwick and Szohr (Vanessa, Gossip Girl) in Chicago this weekend.  Oh, well.  Once you’ve met them once…
  • LAist.com put together a map of locations used in the first season of 90210.  They based it on the same site I use, 90210Locations.
  • Some teen drama stars are include in this photo gallery at E!Online.
  • Apparently Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) agrees with me that The Lake is like Dawson’s Creek.
  • If you want “insider info” on Southland, the NBC drama starring Benjamin McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.) and Michael Cudlitz (Tony, Beverly Hills 90210, you can follow Cudlitz on Twitter.




Random Thought 2

10 08 2009

Yes,  it’s two random thoughts in one day.

I really couldn’t wait any longer to post this one because I am…furious.

That’s right, furious.

So what has me so mad?

Twitter fakers. More specifically, teen drama impersonators.

These are people that pretend to be so-and-so from whatever show but really aren’t. All their tweets are made-up lies or the content is stolen from elsewhere. And what makes it worse is that thousands of fans think they are real.

Christy-Anne at OTH Twitter Bugs started her site to stop this very thing. She’s been successful at getting fake accounts shut down but it seems every day, more and more pop up.

This post was inspired by a particularly egregious example that came to a head today. There is one Twitter account that is proclaiming to be Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley, One Tree Hill). This person has stolen TwitPics from the official OTH account and even stolen the design, layout and content from Galeotti’s official site to create their own. Yes, this person created a site that looks just like Galeotti’s–except it isn’t.

Christy-Anne, who has been in touch with Galeotti’s people, has confirmed that this and all Twitter accounts for her are fake. Same goes for Sophia Bush (Brooke), Chad Michael Murray (Lucas), etc.

These fakers are disgusting human beings, and I hope that comes off as harsh as I mean it to. What possesses you to pretend to be someone else? What makes you want to dupe thousands of genuine fans?  If you are such fans of the show and the actors, why would you disrespect them this way?

What these people don’t seem to know is that what they’re doing is illegal. It is a crime in this country to impersonate someone else. And as Christy-Ann has shown, lawyers are willing to get involved.

I also don’t understand the fans that follow these accounts. Most of the time, they are so obviously fake. Every time you follow one, you are giving them undue legitimacy. We as true fans deserve more and I have to question the maturity, intelligence and loyalty of any fan that falls prey to these scams.

So how do you know if an account is real? First, see if it has the Twitter verified seal on it. All celebrities have been encouraged to register with the company in order to show their legitimacy. If they don’t have the seal, check with TruthTweet and Valebrity, two very reputable databases of celebrity accounts. Lastly, check with official sites for the network, show and the celebs themselves. If they are not confirmed in any of those places, odds are they fake.

Remember, anyone can make up a tweet that sounds real, or link to a site that isn’t their’s or even pass off a tabloid photo as their own. There are some accounts right now that I am questioning, ones for Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl), Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl), Autumn Reeser (Taylor, The O.C.), etc. Until they meet any of the above standards, or until I get conformation from their publicists, I have to assume they are fake. If they turn out to be real, I will make my apologies right here on this site. But you can’t blame me for being careful. Unlike some other people, I do want to look out for fellow fans.

To find out which teen drama stars are or aren’t on Twitter, search “Twitter” in the search bar and all the relevant posts will come up.





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

8 08 2009
  • TVGuideMagazine.com has a short interview with Tiffani Amber Thiessen on reuniting with her Saved by the Bell co-stars.
  • Tori Spelling says she’d support her hubby Dean McDermott if he was on Dancing with the Stars.  Coincidentally, both Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) and Ian Ziering (Steve, Beverly Hills 90210) have already competed on the show.
  • The trailer for The Lake, directed by Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) and starring Elisa Donovan (Ginger, Beverly Hills 90210), is on YouTube.  The first webisode premieres Monday on TheWB.com.  I’d be lying if I said it didn’t remind me of Dawson’s Creek…
  • The L.A. Times has a short  but interesting article on a recently controversy about possibly changing the zip code of Beverly Hills,  Calif., 90210.  The AP has a story on it as well.
  • You can still vote for our teen drama stars in the Teen Choice Awards.
  • The Daily Mail has an article about Tyra Bank’s upcoming appearance on Gossip Girl.  Banks also tweeted about being on the set.
  • The CW Source posted another One Tree Hill podcast.
  • There’s a new vlog with Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) on SoGoPro.
  • Examiner.com has an article criticizing the make-up used on The O.C.
  • Ian Somerhalder, star of the upcoming show The Vampire Diaries, says Dawson’s Creek creator Kevin Williamson “reinvented television for teens” with DC.




Teen Drama Casts Then and Now, Part 3

5 08 2009

MONDAY: BEVERLY HILLS, 90210

TUESDAY: DAWSON’S CREEK

Come back tomorrow for part 4!