News Roundup: One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and 90210

13 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 (2.5 million viewers) and Gossip Girl (2.4 million viewers rounded up) increased its ratings significantly compared to last week.
  • There’s another Mark Schwahn preview for next week’s One Tree Hill.
  • There’s a YouTube video of Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) on KTLA and another video of her on The Bonnie Hunt Show.
  • There’s a new One Tree Hill Connection podcast, which features an interview with India de Beaufort (Miranda).
  • I just found out Scott Holroyd (David, One Tree Hill) is married to Allison Munn (Lauren, One Tree Hill). Damn.  I should’ve asked her about that in our interview!  You can follow him on Twitter via @scottholroyd.
  • Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl) confirmed to MTV that Lady Gaga will appear on an upcoming episode.
  • MTV also has details on Badgley attending the premiere for The Stepfather, his new film. He’s also the subject of this week’s edition of their column Star Gazing.
  • PEOPLE.com has a short piece on Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) and her love for designer shoes.
  • EW.com spoke with Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) about her new song, Somebody to Love. Meester says she can’t find love–which is an interesting thing to say if you’re dating Sebastian Stan (Carter, Gossip Girl). Unless they aren’t anymore?  She made a similar comment on the radio this morning with Ryan Seacrest.
  • Make sure you enter my Soundtrack 90210 contest!
  • The Los Angeles Times has a story on the release of the soundtrack.
  • TVGuide.com has a story on AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) and her involvement with Blind Project, an organization that tries to help victims of human trafficking.  I actually remember talking to AnnaLynne about this last year.  She’s very passionate about a number of issues.
  • Complex.com has the first piece I’ve seen on Mekia Cox (Sasha, 90210).  I never made the connection before that she was on One Tree Hill!  Now I totally remember the episode: the season 3 ep Brave New World as Faith, Lucas’ old friend.




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

23 09 2009
  • 90210 dropped last night from 2.4 million viewers to 2.2 million.
  • Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210) and Jessica Stroup (Silver, 90210) will be on The Jay Leno Show tonight.
  • Celebrity deejay Samantha Ronson will guest-star on 90210, alongside Pharrell and N.E.R.D.
  • Beverly Hills 90210 gets a shout-out in this TVGuide.com photo gallery on memorable TV spin-offs.
  • Eastwick, starring Lindsay Price (Janet, Beverly Hills 90210) premieres tonight on ABC.
  • The CW Source has podcasts for the One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl premieres, and another old-school OTH one.
  • As expected, One Tree Hill has been picked up for a full season, according to their official Twitter account.
  • Kudos to OneTreeHillWeb.net for reminding me that today is One Tree Hill’s sixth anniversary!
  • My Jack Savoretti-One Tree Hill contest ends tonight.
  • Alloy has an interview with Ashley Rickards (Sam, One Tree Hill).
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One  Tree Hill) is featured in the new SoGoPro podcast.
  • Talking Gossip has a new podcast for last night’s Gossip Girl.
  • PEOPLE.com tells you how to copy the hairstyle Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) had at the Emmys.
  • Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) helped launch the Clinique-Teen Vogue Fresh Faces Tour.
  • Mercy, starring Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl), premieres tonight on NBC.
  • Ask Ausiello doesn’t have any TD spoilers this week but it does have some stuff on Benjamin McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.)
  • Melissa Rosenberg, a former executive producer for The O.C., said working on the show got her her current gig as writing for the Twilight movies.
  • MTV has an interview with Cam Gigandet (Volchok, The O.C.).
  • An article on Glee discusses the Dawson’s Creek episode where Jack (Kerr Smith) comes out to his father.
  • Cougar Town, co-starring Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek), debuts tonight on ABC.




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

21 09 2009
  • I’ll  be live-blogging 90210 tomorrow night.
  • TVGuide.com included Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210), Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl), Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) and Olivia Wilde (Alex, The O.C.) in their Emmy Red Carpet Arrivals photo gallery.
  • TVGuide.com also called Lively a fashion hit, Meester a miss and Wilde a hit.  Lively also earned the Best Body title.
  • PEOPLE.com readers voted Lively as “Sexiest Gossip Girl” at the Emmys, over Meester.
  • Teen.com has a video interview with Zuzanna Szadowski (Dorota, Gossip Girl).
  • Jana Kramer (Alex, One Tree Hill) recorded a message to fans.
  • BuddyTV has a spoilish interview Shantel Van Santen (Quinn, Gossip Girl).
  • Joe Manganiello (Owen, One Tree Hill) is back on How I Met Your Mother.
  • Mary Beth Peil (Grams, Dawson’s Creek) is on The Good Wife, which starts tonight on CBS.




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

16 09 2009
  • Last night’s 90210 earned about the same rating as the premiere last week, 2.4 million viewers.
  • The first soundtrack for 90210–creatively titled Soundtrack 90210–will be released October 13th, featuring never-before-released songs by top bands that will all play on the show this season.  Stay tuned for exciting news about this and TDW!
  • Check out my latest comment on my Twitter Directory for an interesting development with Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) or someone claiming to be him.
  • Ray Wise (Daniel Hunter, Beverly Hills 90210) has joined the cast of Dollhouse.
  • The CW sent out a press release touting Gossip Girl’s ratings and market shares for Monday night.
  • Variety is now reporting that Gossip Girl actually did better than One Tree Hill last night, with 2.55 for GG and 2.45 for OTH.
  • Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) and Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) will be presenters at Sunday night’s Primetime Emmys.
  • E!Online has a semi-spoilish interview with Joanna Garcia (Bree, Gossip Girl).  Nothing really new, though.
  • Examiner.com has an article on some of the One Tree Hill cast being at the charity fundraiser and one on the new season.
  • The Mark Schwahn preview for the next episode of One Tree Hill is on YouTube.
  • There is a new SoGoPro podcast featuring Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill).
  • MTV has an interview with Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.).  The O.C. is mentioned a little bit, and a bit more in this interview with the Los Angeles Times.




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

14 09 2009
  • I’ll be live-blogging 90210 tomorrow.
  • Registration for the One Tree Hill Reunion is now open.  Hope to see you there!
  • There’s a new One Tree Hill Connection podcast.  This one has an interview with Jana Kramer (Alex).
  • Rick Fox (Dante, One Tree Hill) has joined the cast of Melrose Place.
  • BuddyTV and Star News have interviews with Mark Schwahn, One Tree Hill’s creator.
  • TVGuide.com has an interview with Robert Buckley (Clayton, One Tree Hill).
  • TVGuide.com all has a Fall Preview video that includes a segment on One Tree Hill.
  • PEOPLE.com has some One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl video interviews.
  • PEOPLE.com also has a “super glam” Gossip Girl cast pic.
  • And they also have a story on Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl) being in the Fall 2009 issue of VMan.
  • USA Today has an interview with Badgley.  He said some interesting things about his relationship with Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl).
  • TVGuide.com said Lively was a fashion hit last week.
  • If you’re into the media and all the various personalities and power types, you’ll like this piece on matching the Gossip Girl characters with their “media mates.”
  • The Gossip Girl-inspired clothing line is now available exclusively at Target.
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl), Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) and Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.) appeared on stage at last night’s Video Music Awards.
  • MTV.com has an interview with Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) from the premiere party for The Beautiful Life.  PEOPLE.com has one, too.
  • Eric Balfour (Eddie, The O.C.) has joined the cast of The Beautiful Life, where he’ll be working with Barton again.
  • Kevin Williamson (creator, Dawson’s Creek) gave his own DC-Vampire Diaries comparison–by mostly saying they’re different.  He does say he’s open to having DC alumni on the show, though.




News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill

6 09 2009
  • I have updated the show pages for 90210, Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill to reflect the new seasons.
  • E!Online has spoilish details on a storyline for Annie (Shenae Grimes, 90210).
  • TVGuide.com called Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) a “fashion hit” for her outfit at the Emmys.
  • Beverly Hills 90210 gets a shoutout in this article.
  • And Dylan McKay (Luke Perry, Beverly Hills 90210) gets one here.
  • Ausiello has an interview with Neal Bledsoe, the guy opposite Ed Westwick in Chuck’s “gay kiss” on Gossip Girl.
  • I really like this picture of Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) and Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl).
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) has a new vlog/podcast on SoGoPro.
  • Korbi has an interview with Daphne Zuniga (Victoria, One Tree Hill).




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

3 09 2009
  • The Buffalo News has a great piece on the state of The CW.
  • 90210, Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill are included in TVGuide.com’s fall preview.  See if you can spot the error!
  • The CW Source posted a 90210 season recap using…sock puppets.
  • There’s lots of pictures from 90210’s season premiere event in Los Angeles earlier this week.  This article has quotes from AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210), Ryan Eggold (Ryan, 90210) and Trevor Donovan (Teddy 90210) from the event.
  • Check out the photos of Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) and Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) in the Korean edition of Nylon.
  • This is reportedly the first promo picture of Hilary Duff (Olivia, Gossip Girl).
  • There’s also these photos of Duff, Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) and Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl) on set.
  • The CW posted more behind-the-scenes clips of One Tree Hill.
  • Shantel Van Santen (Quinn, One Tree Hill) says she and Robert Buckley (Clayton, One  Tree Hill) are all caught up on One Tree Hill’s past episodes.
  • Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) tweeted tonight from the name @PeterBishop2 as part of a special Fringe event.




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

1 09 2009
  • SoapNet posted a Fall TV Preview for One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and 90210, but it’s the same photos that have been circulating for  a few weeks now.
  • The CW has a cool video from One Tree Hill’s first table read for the 7th season.  It’s also on YouTube.
  • E!Online posted “sneak peeks” of the Gossip Girl premiere.
  • The second-to-last round of the Gossip Girl tournament has been posted.
  • Thanks to Erin for sharing this link. It’s a Gossip Girl-inspired hair tip!
  • Perez Hilton posted a picture of Blake Lively (Serena, Blake Lively) on the set of The Town.
  • In addition to a new comedy, Josh Schwartz (creator, The O.C,; Gossip Girl) is also developing a dramedy.  Stephanie Savage is involved as well.
  • Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) will appear on Project Runway this Thursday.
  • There’s a drop of 90210 talk in this interview with Rumer Willis (Gia, 90210).




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

27 08 2009
  • One Tree Hill, 90210, and Gossip Girl all have nominations in the I Love To Hate You category of The Sourcies.
  • The Baltimore Sun has an interview with Kate Voegele (Mia, One Tree Hill).
  • If you want to check out Shantel Van Santen (Quinn, One Tree Hill) before the new season premieres, you can go see the new Final Destination movie, which opens tomorrow.
  • More teen drama references on Big BrotherThis time, it was Beverly Hills 90210, The O.C. and Dawson’s Creek.
  • 90210 and Gossip Girl are both discussed (in relation to Melrose Place) in an Los Angeles Times article.
  • E!Online has a spoiler-filled interview with Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210).
  • Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210) is included in a TVGuide.com photo gallery of “fresh faces” for the new TV season.
  • Dustin Milligan (Ethan, 90210) was reportedly considered for Robert Pattinson’s role in Twilight.
  • MTV News has a related article on Milligan.
  • The CW Source is taking fan questions for an interview with Laura Leighton (Sophie, Beverly Hills 90210).
  • Both Leighton and Kelly Rutherford (Lily, Gossip Girl) are included in a “Where Are They Now” photo gallery for Melrose Place.
  • Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) joined the cast of The Town, a crime thriller.
  • Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl) was apparently the victim of a Twitter hacker/faker today.  Remember, you can follow her real account: @IMKristenBell
  • Josh Schwartz, the creator of Gossip Girl and The O.C., is now developing a comedy series.
  • The season premiere of Southland, starring Benjamin McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.) and Michael Cudlitz (Tony, Beverly Hills 90210), will be delayed.
  • Mischa  Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) did a very interesting interview with Time Out New  York, where she explains her hospitalization.




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.