Voluntary Viewing Marathon Today!

24 10 2009

From 8am to 3pm eastern time, SoapNet will be hosting a “Voluntary Viewing Marathon” featuring episodes from Beverly Hills 90210, The O.C. and One Tree Hill.

This will air according to the normal “Breakfast in Bed” schedule but with charity-themed episodes.

Enjoy!





News Roundup: One Tree Hill, 90210 and Gossip Girl

23 10 2009
  • I won’t be live-blogging One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl on Monday as I will be traveling.  I will do reaction posts later in the week.  90210 is a repeat this week.
  • One Tree Hill and 90210 are both down more than 20 percent in the 18-49 adult demographic since last year.
  • You can vote for Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) in a “Who Wore It Better?” poll.
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) has 2 new vlogs on the SoGoPro site.
  • Ian Ziering (Steve, Beverly Hills 90210) says he would consider appearing on the new 90210 if the storyline was appealing enough.
  • Tiffani Amber Thiessen (Valerie, Beverly Hills 90210) says she won’t appear on the new show and says Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) is the only castmate she’s still in touch with.  A little surprising since she and Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) used to be BFF.
  • PopMatters has a story on Jamie Walters (Ray, Beverly Hills 90210) being a one-hit wonder.
  • The kiss between Chuck and Josh on Gossip Girl this week made TVGuide.com’s list of Top Moments.
  • Reuters has an article on Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl).
  • Mercy, starring Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl), has been picked up for the whole season.




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

22 10 2009
  • The CW sent out a press release about November sweeps.  Noteworthy things: Jimmy Fallon will appear on the Nov. 2 episode of Gossip Girl and “Somebody to Love” by Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) will play in the Nov. 9 episode.  The episode of One Tree Hill that airs that night is directed by Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill).  The release also confirms that Lady Gaga will appear in the Nov. 16 episode of Gossip Girl.
  • Dan (Penn Badgley, Gossip Girl) made EW.com’s list of TV Characters Who Just Turn You Off.  Dawson (James Van Der Beek, Dawson’s Creek) is also on the list.
  • The CW Source has a video interview with James Lafferty (Nathan, One Tree Hill).
  • Examiner.com also has an interview with Lafferty.
  • Lafferty and Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley, One Tree Hill) made EW.com’s list of TV Castmates With Perfect Chemistry.
  • Kate Voegele (Mia, One Tree Hill) is hosting a contest.
  • White Collar, starring Tiffani Amber Thiessen (Valerie, Beverly Hills 90210), will premiere tomorrow night. I believe she’ll be on the TODAY show tomorrow morning.
  • Laura Leighton (Sophie, Beverly Hills 90210) is done with Melrose Place–for now.
  • If you live San Francisco, you’ll soon be able to watch The O.C. at bus stops!




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

21 10 2009
  • 90210 ( 2.2 million viewers) stayed the same in the ratings last night, compared to last week.
  • AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) is in a Fashion Face-off on E!Online.  Coincidentally, one of the competitors is Ashley Tisdale who guest-starred on Beverly Hills 90210.
  • Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210) is MTV’s Hump Day Hottie.
  • Star News has a great article on Robert Buckley (Clay, One Tree Hill).
  • Kate Voegele (Mia, One Tree Hill) did a video interview with Artisan News.
  • Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl) did a group interview via conference call with several universities (including the one I went to!).
  • Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) spoke with Access Hollywood about the failure of The Beautiful Life and where she’ll go from here.
  • PEOPLE.com has a short piece on Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.).




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

20 10 2009
  • Be sure to check out The CW’s site for all the new video content this week.
  • Last night’s One Tree Hill (2.2 million viewers) and Gossip Girl (2.0 million viewers rounded up) has a decent drop in the ratings, compared to last week.  Gossip Girl technically didn’t even hit the 2 million mark (again, I rounded up).
  • The CW Source has a podcasts for last week’s episodes of One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl.
  • Joe Davola (executive producer, One Tree Hill) recorded a message reminding fans to watch last night.
  • Here is the Mark Schwahn preview for next week’s One Tree Hill.
  • The One Tree Hill Connection has a podcast with Lisa Goldstein (Millie).  Have you read my interview with Goldstein?
  • E!Online has Gossip Girl spoilers.
  • According to Gossip Cop, Victoria Beckham guest-starring on Gossip Girl is not a done deal.
  • Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl) spoke with Cosmopolitan about fashion.
  • Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl) is on the cover of the November issue of Women’s Health.
  • You can vote to nominate Gossip Girl, Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) and Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) for a People’s Choice Award.
  • Korbi has a video interview with Gillian Zinser (Ivy, 90210).
  • There’s pictures of Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210) appearing on America’s Next Top Model.  The episode airs tomorrow.
  • Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) appears in PETA’s Save the Seals campaign.
  • Ausiello has a fun video with Aimee Teegarden (Rhonda, 90210).
  • HitFix has an interview with Jessica Lucas (Kimberly, 90210).  She talks about a 90210-Melrose Place crossover and about working with Daphne Zuniga (Victoria, One Tree Hill).
  • Korbi has interviews with both  Lucas and Zuniga.
  • Sasha Alexander (Gretchen, Dawson’s Creek) has joined the cast of House.
  • Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) said she’s going to stop pursuing television roles.
  • MTV has two articles on Olivia Wilde (Alex, The O.C.).




News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill

18 10 2009
  • Kellan Lutz (George, 90210) will reportedly be in a magazine spread in the new issue of SELF and the cover of the new issue of AUGUST.
  • You can bid on a dress Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) wore to an awards show.
  • You can buy a copy of the shirt Dan (Penn Badgley, Gossip Girl) wore last season.
  • ChicagoNow has an interview with Badgley on his role in The Stepfather, which came out on Friday.
  • The One Tree Hill Twitter account tweeted some TwitPics of the cast with CW president, Dawn Ostroff.
  • TVGuide.com has an interview with James Lafferty (Nathan, One Tree Hill).
  • I hate to post “gossip” like this but I am going to justify it in a second.  JustJared says Kenzie Dalton, the fiance of Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) wrote a blog post praising CMM’s ex-wife Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill).  I went to Kenzie’s site and can’t find the post but my reason for even mentioning this is that Kenzie said CMM will have an announcement soon about a project he’s working on.  See, there was news there–not just gossip!




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

15 10 2009
  • Tomorrow is the last day to enter my Soundtrack 90210 contest!
  • College News included Shannen Doherty (Brenda, Beverly Hills 90210) on their Top Ten Grouches of All Time list.
  • Apparently there is a photo spread of Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210) in the new issue of Life & Style.
  • Lindsay Price (Janet, Beverly Hills) is on the October cover of Fitness.
  • Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) is on the October cover of Cookie.
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) gives Halloween party tips in the October 26 issue of PEOPLE.  Also in that issue is a short Q & A with the ex-wife of Tori’s hubby, Dean McDermott.  Apparently she and Tori get along for the most part.
  • In the same issue of PEOPLE, AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) says she loves dark nail polish.
  • The same issue of PEOPLE has pictures of Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl), Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) and Olivia Wilde (Alex, The O.C.).
  • The same issue criticizes this season of Gossip Girl.
  • And the same issue has an interview with Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl).
  • Mark Schwahn (creator, One Tree Hill) is working on two new projects for The CW.
  • Eliza Dushku is dating Rick Fox (Dante, One Tree Hill).
  • Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) is on the November cover of Lucky.




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

14 10 2009
  • 90210 slightly increased its ratings last night ( 2.2 million viewers) compared to last week.
  • SoapNet is having a “Voluntary Viewing Marathon” on Oct. 24, with charity-themed episodes of Beverly Hills 90210, One Tree Hill and The O.C. You can watch the promo here.
  • Shannen Doherty (Brenda, Beverly Hills 90210) will star in a Hallmark movie airing this time next year.
  • John Mayer made a pretty funny reference to Doherty in an interview with MTV.
  • There will be another season of Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood, starring Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210), airing next spring.
  • Tiffani Amber Thiessen (Valerie, Beverly Hills 90210) now has a Facebook Fan Page.
  • The CW announced a new iPhone application, CW City Wize, that will allow you to find “actual locations seen or talked about on The CW’s hit shows Gossip Girl [and] 90210.”  A second app, CWTV, allows you to access video content and more from all the shows.  They are available through the iTunes store.
  • This is the first picture I’ve seen of Gina Torres in her role as mother to Vanessa (Jessica Szohr, Gossip Girl).
  • Talking Gossip has a new podcast about this week’s Gossip Girl.
  • There is a Halloween edition of the Gossip Girl tour in New York City.
  • PopEater has an interview with Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) on her singing career.
  • In honor of the release of the complete series on DVD, the Paley Center will be hosting a panel called “Dawson’s Creek: A Look Back.” Creator Kevin Williamson, James Van Der Beek (Dawson) and Busy Philipps (Audrey) are the only announced participants so far.




News Roundup: 90210 and One Tree Hill

12 10 2009
  • Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210) tweeted a bunch of pictures from the Habitat For Humanity 5K Walk, where he and some of the other 90210 stars were Saturday morning.
  • The Miami Herald has an interview with Sara Foster (Jen, 90210).
  • HitFix posted one of the songs (in its entirety) that will be on the upcoming 90210 soundtrack, which comes out Tuesday.
  • Ausiello has an interview with Michael Cudlitz (Tony, Beverly Hills 90210) about Southland’s cancellation.
  • You can still sign up for the One Tree Hill Reunion in January. I’ll be there!




Happy Birthday Luke Perry!

11 10 2009

Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210) turns 44 today!

He is my all-time favorite teen drama guy!

Check out all the cuteness below.

luke perry collage