Stephanie Savage on putting fan-favorite couples together

7 04 2009

“We think we had good success on [our first series] “The O.C.”, for example, with the Seth and Summer storyline, where they were really together as a couple for the vast majority of the show. We told stories where they were having issues and they were having obstacles, but in the context of them as a couple. So it’s not necessarily the case that once a couple comes together, they stop being interesting or stop being able to generate story.”





Beverly Hills 90210 Season 7 DVD Out TODAY!

7 04 2009

Check back later today for more details.  I’ll be picking up my copy shortly!

UPDATE

Bought my copy at Barnes and Noble for $58.99, I think.  I already misplaced the receipt so I’m not sure if it was on sale but they’re usually 10 percent off when they first go on sale there.

The box set’s cover image is the first to include Kathleen Robertson (Clare) even though she was also a regular in seasons five and six, and had a large role in the fourth season.

The biggest disappointment is that there aren’t any special features.  There haven’t been, in fact, since the season four set.

The booklet with the little episode descriptions are accurate (haven’t always been in the past!) but also vague and sometimes leave out important storylines.  (Yes, Tracy and Brandon break up but more importantly Brandon and Kelly get back together!)

The individual discs don’t have images on them like the first two or so seasons did.  There are, however, images on the disc cases (Kelly, Steve, Valerie and Brandon) but they’re the same pictures as ones found on the box itself.

Still, if you’re a hardcore 90210 fan, season 7 is worth buying.  You’ll only regret it when they announce the complete series set a few years from now!  Sigh.





New 90210 tonight!

7 04 2009

At least 90210 is new this week.  That’s a good thing, right?

And here’s the best part: this is the episode Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) directed!

Watch Off the Rails tonight at 9pm on The CW.

Come back tomorrow for my reaction post!





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

6 04 2009
  • Korbi has a lot of scoop on Chuck and Blair, stemming from an interview she did with Gossip Girl’s executive producer, Stephanie Savage.
  • Ausiello has an exclusive clip from the next GG episode
  • Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) will star in Twelve, which in part, has to do with life on the Upper East Side.
  • Two Entertainment Weekly writers put their own spin on one of the Dixon-Silver scenes from last week’s 90210. Pretty funny.
  • BuddyTV has an interview with Jessica Stroup (Silver, 90210) on her character’s breakdown and some other interesting things planned.
  • The Charlotte Observer has a great article on Bejamin McKenzie’s (Ryan, The O.C.) career. There’s also on an article in the California Chronicle on how McKenzie managed to go from The O.C. to Southland.
  • The shows aired in SoapNet’s O.C. Favorite Four Marathon were: The Best Chrismukkah Ever (season 1), The Rainy Day Women (season 2), The Graduates (season 3) and The End’s Not Near, It’s Here (season 4).




Spoiler: Watch with Kristin

6 04 2009

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

Donna in Las Vegas: Any news on Gossip Girl?

Check out the spoiler section for more dish on Serena, Mr. Serena and Georgina! We actually have to wait until April 20 for new Gossip Girl episodes, but that just means we’re going to have to while the hours while we wait with a new Love Debate. If you’re a fan of either Nate-Blair or Blair-Chuck, we’re now taking arguments in favor of both sides. Write up 250 words or less about why Blair belongs with a certain guy, email it in to tvdiva@eonline.com and in the near future, we’ll post the best, most persuasive points of view and open the floor to discussion about which pairing is best. Get your submissions in by Friday if you have something to say about Blair’s one true partner.

Jamie in Newport Beach, Calif.: Any truth to the story that 90210 producers are trying to get the rights from Josh Schwartz to use his character from The O.C., Luke Ward (Chris Carmack), so they could bring him onto the show as Ethan’s cousin?

Wow, great rumor. Unfortunately, we won’t be seeing good ol’ Luke on 90210. A source close to the show tells us that’s a solid “not true.”

Zarina in Connecticut: On Gossip Girl, Serena got married to Gabriel? OMG!
Darn you, promo monkeys! Always with the misdirection! But we can save our OMGs on this one, because Serena did not get married for reals.

Jenna in Irving, Texas: When does Georgina return to Gossip Girl?
Georgina returns April 27 and sticks around for the last four episodes of the season (the finale is on May 18). Georgina may have become a good Christian girl, but Michelle Trachtenberg teases that she’s still causing her fair share of trouble, “Her last name is Sparks, so sparks will fly.” Michelle adds that she is “causing quite a stir, as Georgina does,” before the end of the season. Why kind of stir? Well, sources whisper that Blair had better beware. (Eeee!)





No new episodes tonight!

6 04 2009

Yep, they’re pulling this crap again.  The good news, though, is that we only have 2 weeks of repeats, much shorter than last time.

Tonight you can rewatch:

Gossip Girl: The Grandfather (Read My Reaction)

One Tree Hill: Searching for a Former Clarity (Read My Reaction)





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

5 04 2009
  • Zap2it reposted a funny promo video The CW made about Nate (Chace Crawford).  Check it out here.
  • E!Online has some preview clips of next week’s 90210.
  • Laura Leighton (Sophie, Beverly Hills 90210) will reprise her old Melrose Place role in the series remake.
  • The Boston Herald has an article on how Benjamin McKenzie’s role as Ryan on The O.C. affects his role on the new show, Southland.
  • Peter Gallagher (Sandy, The O.C.) has joined the cast of Californication.




YouTube Video of the Week

5 04 2009

Here’s a compilation of clips from Seth Rogen’s appearance on Dawson’s Creek.

I can’t believe I didn’t know it was him until just a few weeks ago.  Kudos to anyone who did!

Click twice to watch, as embedding is currently disabled.





Tuesday Night Reaction

4 04 2009

90210 (Life’s a Drag)

  • Episode picks up right after the last one.  Always seems so strange when they air a month apart.
  • That is a ridiculous dream.  Would be just as ridiculous if it were real life, too.
  • Are they really having sex in school?  Dixon’s an idiot.  His dad is the principal!
  • Q1: “I had no idea who you were and that makes me wonder we who we are.”–Ethan to Annie
  • Computers in class.  Impressive.
  • Silver is going a mile a minute.  We all know what’s coming.
  • Q2: “Love is like a rose.  It is!”–Silver
  • I bet Liam doesn’t actually not know the answers. He’s just being unresponsive.
  • He looks quite pissed at Naomi.  Have we seen him smile yet?
  • Q3: “If it was Ethan, I’d just give him potstickers.  That always put him in a good mood.”–Naomi
  • Q4: “Did you Google him?”–Adrianna about Liam
  • Q5: “She also said she went on a date with Robert Pattison.  She’s so full of it.”–Naomi
  • Of course Liam has an old classic car.
  • Q6: “What can I get you?” “How bout an order of Dixon, dressing on the side?”  “I’m working!”  “You work int he service industry, right?”–Dixon and Silver
  • Annie looks very orange.
  • Why is Debbie freaking out so much?  Definitely overreacting.
  • Can see Silver as a filmmaker.  Definitely related to blogging.
  • Q7: “I’m gonna rock your world.”–Silver
  • You can watch 90210 and win a gift certificate or something to buy shoes.
  • Gossip Girl promo
  • How’d Silver get in to Dixon’s house/room?
  • Why are Debbie and Harry having such a serious conversation about their marriage in front of Dixon?
  • Whoops, guess he’s not there anymore!
  • Rhonda seems like such a little girl.
  • And Liam looks to old to be a high schooler.
  • Who tutors someone on the hood of a car?
  • Figures Liam is secretly good at math.
  • Since when are Annie and Adrianna friends or even friendly?
  • One Tree Hill promo
  • Some 90210 cast members doing a spot about going green.
  • Wow, is Annie really yelling at Rhonda in the hallway?!
  • Q8: “Little did I know expanding your horizons was code for being a lying, cheating whore!”–Annie
  • She probably should’ve talked to Ethan first.
  • See, Rhonda agrees!
  • Shenae really isn’t a good actress.
  • Good, Annie shouldn’t be allowed to rejoin the play.
  • LOL That guy called Adrianna Juno!
  • How’d Silver get posters and a theater so fast?  Kind of ridic.
  • Really doubt Naomi’s purse costs more than that car.  Any car.
  • Not a lot of people at the film viewing.
  • We all knew this was coming: the film would include Dixon and Silver having sex.  How/when did she film it, though?
  • The film wasn’t bad up until that part.
  • Original 90210 did drag racing like twice.
  • Understand why Dixon’s mad.  Silver is a bit messed up in the head.
  • Liam was a little over the top punching that guy AND breaking his car window.  Wonder what his true motive was.
  • Silver pulled her own little Emily Valentine!  Small little fire, though I supposed it could’ve gotten worse if it went unnoticed.
  • GG promo
  • Wow, Annie is already laying under the stars with this kid? And what is his name?
  • Q9: “Miss Casey is a Nazi.”–that kid
  • How did Ethan know she was there?
  • Why are Ethan’s eyebrows so dark?
  • Q10: “Let’s end this.”–Ethan to Annie
  • Will he go out with Rhonda?
  • Not sure I really believe that he just doesn’t want a girlfriend.
  • There’s the kiss Naomi wanted.  Pretty hot.
  • Is Ryan at the Melrose Place apartments?  Doesn’t look that much like them.  But it could be.  Then again, this was filmed way before he signed on to the show.
  • Once again, how did Silver get in to someone else’s home?
  • Can’t believe she actually thinks this was all a plan by Ryan. She really is messed up.
  • Can’t believe she connected to separate ‘are you out of your mind?’ comments.
  • So little Adrianna this episode after having so much of her!
  • Promo: All about Silver.  At least Kelly’s back.  And at least it will air next week.  This is the episode Jason Priestley directed.




Favorite Four OC Marathon

3 04 2009

Tomorrow starting at 4pm, SoapNet is airing a mini-marathon of The O.C.

It’s not clear yet what episodes they’ll be, but according to SoapNet, it will be the four “best” or “favorite” ones.

Watch, and then comment on their choices!