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

27 03 2009
  • E!Online’s Watch with Kristin has a post on what we can expect from the next eight episodes of 90210.
  • Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210) will star in Altitude, a “thriller, sci-fi, horror” flick.
  • AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) is going to New Orleans this weekend to help with the still-ongoing Hurricane Katrina clean-up.
  • Check out what Carol Potter (Cindy, Beverly Hills 90210) looks like now.
  • Candy Spelling will be on 20/20 tonight discussing her relationship with Tori (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210).  Candy also put Tori’s childhood home up for sale at a whopping price of $150 million.
  • Apparently Chuck (Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl) and Vanessa (Jessica Szohr, Gossip Girl) will in fact hook up in next week’s GG.  Good thing they’re dating in real life!
  • There’s an audio clip of Benjamin McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.) talking about his preparation for Southland.




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.




News Roundup: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and 90210

12 03 2009
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) will likely be cast in the upcoming film The Roommate.
  • Meester is also part of an ad campaign for Reebok.
  • PEOPLE has a photo of Brittany Snow filming as Lily for the Gossip Girl spin-off.
  • You know how I feel about tabloids but InTouch has a very interesting photo spread of Ed Westick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) and some guy.  Scroll towards the bottom to see the pics.
  • There are two One Tree Hill cast interviews posted on YouTube.  Not sure when exactly they’re from, though.
  • AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) hints about her character’s future storyline and Danneel Harris (Rachel, One Tree Hill) says she’d be open for a return to One Tree Hill in a new video interview.
  • McCord was in a car accident earlier this week but, thankfully, she wasn’t injured.
  • Shannen Doherty (Brenda, Beverly Hills 90210) will return for 90210 for the season finale.
  • A New York Post writer is getting fed up with the Adrianna pregnancy story.
  • 90210 has partnered with Habitat for Humanity in real life and on the show.
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) is on tonight’s Smallville.
  • Jossip includes 90210 in article showing that pop culture has returned to the 90s.




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

10 03 2009
  • Michael Steger (Navid, 90210) says he’ll get more air time as Adrianna’s (Jessica Lowndes) pregnany progresses but he doesn’t what his other storylines, if any, will be.
  • Kellan Lutz (George, 90210) says he doesn’t know if AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) will be joining him in the Twilight sequel, New Moon.
  • Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) says she’s “the happiest I’ve ever been” and won’t follow Britney Spears in her (now over?) downward spiral.
  • Matt Barr (Psycho Derek, One Tree Hill) has been added to the cast of the Gossip Girl spin-off.  Since his character’s last name is van der Woodsen, he could be Lily’s future husband and Serena and Eric’s dad.  Or they could be trying to throw us.  Maybe she ends up marrying his brother or cousin or something?  And where does Rufus play a role in this if he’s supposedly the great love of her younger life??
  • Kate Voegle (Mia, One Tree Hill) is working on a new album in addition to filming OTH episodes.
  • Madchen Amick (Catherine, Gossip Girl; Nicole, Dawson’s Creek) has been cast in an ABC pilot.
  • SoapNet has acquired all the seasons of Gilmore Girls but no word yet when it will air or if this will break up the daily and weekend blocks of One Tree Hill, The O.C., and Beverly Hills 90210.




News Roundup: One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and More

23 02 2009
  • You can take part in a charity auction by bidding on two tickets to a Kate Voegele (Mia, One Tree Hill) concert and meet & greet.
  • Danneel Harris (Rachel, One Tree Hill) plays a lesbian in the new cheerleading movie, Fired Up.  AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) stars as a rival head cheerleader.
  • There’s a trailer on YouTube for S. Darko, featuring James Lafferty (Nathan, One Tree Hill) and Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl).
  • Futon Critic has an article on how the creators of Privileged purposely tried to make it not like Gossip Girl.
  • The March 2, 2009 issue of PEOPLE features Jessica Szohr (Vanessa, Gossip Girl) in an article about detox diets.  Szohr says they “make you feel really refreshed.”
  • The same PEOPLE issue shows you where you can get the same scarf AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) has been seen wearing.
  • Logan Marshall-Green (Trey, The O.C.) was in the front row at the Oscars, sitting next to girlfriend and supporting actress nominee, Marisa Tomei.
  • John Driscoll (Blossom, Dawson’s Creek; guest star, One Tree Hill) was let go from Guiding Light.  His last air-date was last week.




News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill

17 02 2009
  • The back cover art for the Beverly Hills, 90210 season 7 DVD box is out and it looks like, once again, there won’t be any special features.  That is NOT okay!
  • Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles did really poorly in the ratings after switching to Friday nights.  If the show is canceled–and it’s looking more and more likely–Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) would be free to appear on the new 90210.
  • An expert on peer abuse wrote a post on why Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord, 90210) is not a bully.
  • McCord is the HD Hottie of the Day on TVPredictions.com.
  • We’ll get our first peek at the Gossip Girl spin-off in May when Krysten Ritter (who will play Lily’s sister Carol) appears in a flashback.
  • TVGuide.com says Gossip Girl is “starting to stink.”  The article identifies some of the show’s problems and suggests solutions.  Curious to know your thoughts!
  • Surprisingly, things are going well for The CW as a whole.  Lets hope that means One Tree Hill (which has been doing better than Gossip Girl in the ratings!) will be renewed!  Unfortunately, not everyone is so positive about the network’s future.
  • Daytime soap (and one of my faves!) Guiding Light is bringing back the character of Michelle Bauer, who was at one point played by Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley, One Tree Hill).  Guess that means Galeotti could have another job if OTH doesn’t work out.




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

13 02 2009
  • Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) has some interesting words–not all positive–about the 90210 remake and whether he’d return.
  • One of the reasons AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) wants to join the Twilight sequel: she’s obsessed with vampires!
  • EW can tell you where to find sunglasses that Jessica Stroup (Silver, 90210) wore on the show.
  • E!Online has a first look at the guy hired to play Serena’s new love interest in the upcoming Anne Hathaway-inspired storyline.
  • A paper in the UK has a roundup of media quotes about Gossip Girl’s second season.
  • James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) is starring in Taken in Broad Daylight, airing Sunday on the Lifetime Movie Network.




News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill

11 02 2009
  • Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) will star in a miniseries for the BBC.  Not sure if it will air in the US.
  • Aimee Teegarden (Rhonda, 90210) says her character could return to the show, since they’ll leave the storyline open-ended.
  • AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210), Lindsay Price (Janet, Beverly Hills 90210) and Jessica Szhor (Vanessa, Gossip Girl) all took part in a recent AIDS fundraiser.  PEOPLE has a cute pic, and a quote from Szhor on her maybe relationship with Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl).
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) has a video up on her blog where she explains how she met her friend, Nick, who is the writer of the film she’s making.




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

5 02 2009
  • Tuesday night’s 90210 scored in the ratings by achieving double-digit growth in all the key demographics.
  • PEOPLE confirms that Shannen Doherty (Brenda) will be back on 90210 later this season but no clue as to what the storyline will be.
  • As teased during last night’s episode, the Jonas Brothers will give a sneak peak of their new movie during next week’s 90210 and give a special performance.  Jessica Lowdnes (Adrianna) says she hopes the Jo Bros will actually be on the show at some point.
  • The New York Post has an interview with Aimee Teegarden (Friday Night Lights) about her new role as Rhonda on 90210.
  • E!Online is reporting that AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) could be cast in the Twilight sequel.
  • Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) is the new face of K-Swiss sneakers.  You can see one of the ads here.
  • Ausiello is reporting that, in an Anne Hathaway-like storyline, Serena (Blake Lively, Gossip Girl) will fall for a European guy who turns out to be less than genuine.  This will eventually lead to Georgina’s (Michelle Trachtenberg) return.
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) has cast Austin Nichols (Julian, One Tree Hill) in a movie she’s making, and he hijacked her blog to tell you all about it.
  • Instead of watching the Superbowl, one writer created Dawson’s Bowl 2009 after, yep, Dawson’s Creek.
  • Closing The Ring, starring Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) has been released on DVD.




Spoiler: Watch with Kristin

27 01 2009

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

Georgia in North Dakota: I love Toni Collette‘s new show The United States of Tara! What can you dish? I’ll take that or Gossip Girl.
I’ll give you both. At the premiere party for the show, Brie Larson (Tara’s daughter) showed up with a familiar Gossip Girl face. Her real life boyfriend is none other than Serena van der Woodsen’s ex-flame Aaron Rose (John Patrick Amedori). Kooky, right? When asked if she’s jealous that John was making out with Blake Lively Brie tells me: “You know, I don’t care. I think she kind of looks like me, so I don’t really take offense to it. I just envision that it’s myself…Whatever! He’s still my boyfriend!”

Randall in Miami: What’s the latest on Gossip Girl?
A former bigtime couple that some of you (though, admittedly, very few of you) love will be getting back together and who it is certainly surprised the pants off of me! Also, Nate’s grandfather makes him an offer that’s too good to pass up, which leads to Vanessa feeling out of place, and the dynamic of that relationship shifting. Basically the whole rest of the season is relationship roulette.

Wanda2Saints: Who is the GG couple getting back together?
Not Jenny and Nate, despite the purposely misleading photo at right. (Shhhhh!) And yes, right now you Chuck and Blair fans should be weeping, ’cause this old couple reconnecting totally means that Bluck or Chair (or whatever your name of choice) will not become a real couple any time soon this season.

Margaret in Tallahassee: What’s next for Rufus and Lily?
Rufus and Lily continue to play house, which continues to sicken the kids…and continues to seriously trigger my morning sickness. This baby is not a Rufus and Lily fan.

Any word on Tori’s comeback to 90210?
I’m hearing Donna (Tori Spelling) comes back to  Bev Hills and reveals she’s having problems with David (paging Brian Austin Green!). Seriously, have any of these women been lucky in love?! I feel for the old school 90210-ers! The upside, though, is that their careers all appear to be going well (and global). Word is, Donna is thinking about opening a clothing store in Los Angeles and she’s already a huge success in Japan.

Emily in Rapid City, S.D.: Have you heard any details on the new Dylan on 90210?
Yes, Matt Lanter soon joins the cast as the new Dylan McKay, and AnnaLynne McCord tells me she’ll be the first to get in on that action, “He is the bad boy and Naomi starts to love herself some bad boy…He] just throws her so off her Naomi world and off its axis, that it kind of intrigues her, so she feels challenged. He gets her into trouble.” And it looks like Shenae Grimes may also get into the mix., “I feel like there’s going to be a triangle somewhere there,” she tells me, “and I wouldn’t complain if I was apart of said triangle.”

Katrina in Auburn, N.Y.: Kristin, please tell me Josh Henderson will be back on 90210!
The maybe-he-is-maybe-he-isn’t, long lost Wilson kid might not be finished with Beverly Hills just yet! Josh tells me that the fate of Sean Cavanaugh has yet to be determined. ” I don’t think he’s done by any means. There are still things up in the air where I might be the son. It’s worth watching, I’ll just say that. My guy’s still bouncing back and forth.”

Gregory in Eugene, Ore: Anything you can share on One Tree Hill?
Looks like Lucas’ movie is going to get shut down.

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Wow, this was so jam-packed with scoop that made me mad that I just have to comment!

  • Blair and Nate getting back together is old news.  I forget who broke it, but I did read it a while ago.  While I am not opposed to the idea, it’s hard to believe Blair and Chuck still won’t be getting together.  I much rather see a Nate and Serena pairing.
  • Donna having problems with David = NOT ACCEPTABLE, especially if BAG isn’t even on the show.  I am sick of the new 90210 rewriting history and ruining the way the original ended.  It is so disrespectful to longtime fans.
  • And calling Matt Lanter the new Dylan McKay is a little premature.  Would be interesting/annoyingly predictable, though, if it ends up being another Brenda-Dylan-Kelly triangle.
  • I really don’t want to see Lucas’ movie get shut down…except if it starts back up.  I’d love to see snippets of the final product, a premiere, etc.  Then again, it is getting to be very Dawson’s Creek-like where Dawson makes the movie (in the show’s penultimate episode) based on his life/the actual show.
  • Am I off my rocker about all this?  What do you guys think?