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

26 08 2009
  • There’s lots of new season photos for all the current teen dramas circulating the ‘net but these are the first ones I’ve seen with Rumer Willis (Gia, 90210) so I figured I’d post ’em.
  • Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) and Tiffani Amber Thiessen (Valerie, Beverly Hills 90210) are both participating in Home Design Hollywood.
  • Daemon’s TV has a spoilish interview with Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210).
  • Ausiello has details on a potential new 90210 character.
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) is in the latest SoGoPro podcast.
  • Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) spoke with PEOPLE.com about her birthday plans and the new season.
  • E!Online has semi-spoilish article on Carter (Sebastian Stan, Gossip Girl).
  • The next round of the Gossip Girl tournament is available.
  • Zap2it did a poll on the best television characters from the past decade, and there were 3 teen drama winners: Blair (Leighton Meester, Gossip Girl) for Best Mean Girl, Seth (Adam Brody, The O.C.) for Best Son/Daughter and Kirsten (Kelly Rowan, The O.C.) for Best Boozer.




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

25 08 2009
  • Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) is back on Twitter with a slightly different username.
  • According to Michael Cudlitz (Tony, Beverly Hills 90210), James Eckhouse (Jim, Beverly Hills 90210) will be on an upcoming episode of Southland.
  • At the premiere for Extract, a film in which Dustin Milligan (Ethan, 90210) appears, he discussed how he won’t be back on the show.  Jessica Stroup (Silver, 90210), his girlfriend, was also there.
  • AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi) is on the cover of the first issue of Beauty Entertainment Magazine.
  • TVGuideMagazine.com has a spoilish interview with McCord and Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210).
  • Star News posted a “first look” photo gallery for One Tree Hill’s seventh season.
  • According to the Associated Press, it hasn’t been decided what will happen to Antwon Tanner (Skills, One Tree Hill) in regards to his role on OTH.  Tanner plead guilty last week to fraud charges.
  • Ausiello has interesting spoilers on a Chuck (Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl) storyline for this season.
  • MTV is developing a U.S. version of Skins to be the “absolute opposite of Gossip Girl.”
  • Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) will star in Young Americans alongside Chris Pratt (Che, The O.C.). Coincidentally, Young Americans used to be the name of a show on The WB, a spin-0ff of Dawson’s Creek which starred Rodney Scott (Will, Dawson’s Creek).
  • MTV has an interview with Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.) on his role in Jennifer’s Body.




Before They Were Teen Drama Stars, Part 3

19 08 2009

MONDAY: Beverly Hills 90210

TUESDAY: Dawson’s Creek

MISCHA BARTON (Marissa)

Recurring role on Kablam and Once and Again.

ADAM BRODY (Seth)

Recurring role on Once and Again, Gilmore Girls and The Sausage Factory.  Seasons of Once and Again overlapped with Barton’s but not sure if the episodes did.  Funnily enough, Brody played a character called Coop, which would end up being the nickname for Barton’s character on The O.C.

AUTUMN REESER (Taylor)

Recurring roles on Complete Savages and Grounded For Life.





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!





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

6 07 2009
  • The July 14 issue of Soap Opera Digest has a (very easy) Beverly Hills 90210 trivia question: The gang hung a sign honoring the class of 1993 by what iconic Hollywood landmark?  Post your answer in the comments!
  • E! Online has a post discussing the failures of 90210 and what could possibly be done to improve it.
  • There’s a picture circulating of Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210) shooting the new season.
  • PEOPLE.com posted pictures of Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) and Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl).
  • A new song from Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) has leaked onto the internet.
  • You can see a snippet of Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.) in the trailer for Jennifer’s Body.




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

29 05 2009
  • Kristin has a video interview with the Gossip Girl cast.
  • Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) talked to EW.com about his role in the Footloose remake.  Gossip Girl co-star Connor Paolo (Eric) praised Crawford in a PEOPLE.com article.
  • Candy Spelling, mother of Tori (Donna, Beverly Hills 9021o) is reportedly blaming the death of husband Aaron Spelling (the creator of BH90210) on Tori’s decision to alienate the family from her life.  Candy has since clarified her original statements a bit via The Huffington Post.
  • A One Tree Hill fan has started a Save Lucas + Peyton account on Twitter.
  • Kate Voegele’s (Mia, One Tree Hill) new album made the Billboard Top 10 list.
  • Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.) joined the cast of the Kevin Smith film A Couple of Dicks.
  • USA Today has a short story on Autumn Reeser (Taylor, The O.C.).
  • Mark Matkevich (Drue, Dawson’s Creek) stars in the new webseries Pushed.




Top 10 Real-Life Relationships Pt. 3

24 04 2009

Part 1, Part 2

Part three of my countdown focuses on a fairly new couple and one that still leaves me feeling heartbroken.

6. Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) and James Lafferty (Nathan, One Tree Hill)

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Reports that these two are currently dating started circulating in late 2007 and continue still to this day, though neither has commented publicly about it.

5. Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) and Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.)

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Bilson and Brody began dating not long after The O.C. debuted in 2003.  Their characters had an on-off relationship throughout the series, and the couple themselves broke up towards the end of 2006 (though fans were strongly rooting for them!).  During their relationship, they lived together and co-owned two dogs. From a New York Post article: “They say, ‘Don’t date your co-star,’ but that’s who you’re around,” says Rachel. “If you’re in an office, and you see someone every day and you click well, you’ll start dating. It’s the same thing.” The two lived together, and after their breakup in December 2006, they divided belongings and dogs—Adam took pit bull Penny Lane, and Rachel walked away with Thurmen. “Oh yeah, during the divorce, that was a given.”





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

14 03 2009
  • PEOPLE has an “exclusive clip” from Monday’s all-new Gossip Girl.
  • The Futon Critic has a really great interview with Stephanie Savage (executive producer, Gossip Girl).
  • Chuck (Gossip Girl) and Lucas (One Tree Hill) made it to round two of Alpha Male Madness.  Joshua Jackson’s (Dawson’s Creek) Fringe character is still in the competition as well.
  • Shannen Doherty (Brenda, Beverly Hills 90210) and Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210) are featured in a Los Angeles Times piece on comebacks.
  • Doherty is also included in a  Fox News piece on stars who left hit shows, but the blurb has some facts wrong.  See if you can spot the error!
  • Just because we’re in a different decade now doesn’t mean you can’t get fashion tips from the original 90210.
  • Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) isn’t joining the Melrose Place remake but will be in another CW pilot instead.  She talked to PEOPLE about the role she’ll play.
  • EW pits Barton against AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) for “top beast” honors.
  • Benjamin McKenzie’s (Ryan, The O.C.) new show, Southland, is included in E!Online’s midseason TV preview.
  • Barton and McKenzie’s new roles might have you asking: where are Rachel Bilson (Summer) and Adam Brody (Seth)?
  • The New York Times has an article on Josh Schwartz (The O.C., GG) taking his talents to the web.




Rachel Bilson Engaged!

18 02 2009

Sorry Adam Brody fans!

Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) is engaged to actor Hayden Christensen.

Brody (Seth, The O.C.) and Bilson broke up in 2006 after dating for three years.





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

12 02 2009
  • A ton of teen drama stars made Forbes’ first-ever list of Hollywood’s Most Bankable Actors.  Included are: Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek), James Van Der Beek (Dawson, DC), Michelle Williams (Jen, DC), Joshua Jackson (Pacey, DC), Busy Philipps (Audrey, DC) Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.), Benjamin McKenzie (Ryan, OC), Rachel Bilson (Summer, OC), Adam Brody (Seth, OC), Peter Gallagher (Sandy, OC), Tate Donovan (Jimmy, OC), Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill), Sophia Bush (Brooke, OTH), Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl), Leighton Meester (Blair, GG), Penn Badgley (Dan, GG), Ed Westwick (Chuck, GG), Chace Crawford (Nate, GG) and Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, GG).  With so many, it’s possible I missed a few!
  • Daily Intel has info on two upcoming one-time guest stars on Gossip Girl
  • In honor of Valentine’s Day, TheWB.com has a special collection of episodes from The O.C. and other shows.