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

16 04 2009
  • Rumors that Kate Hudson will appear on 90210 are untrue, according to Korbi and Kristin.
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) told TVGuide.com she stands behind the Donna-David separation storyline on the new 90210.  Ironically, the site ranked David and Donna’s wedding as one of their TV favorites.  (Naley’s season 4 wedding on One Tree Hill also made the list!)
  • Spelling and husband Dean McDermott just signed on to do multiple projects with Oxygen, including another season Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood.
  • Spelling was on The View yesterday, where she discussed her relationship with her mother, Candy.
  • EW.com brought up an interesting point: the characters of all 3 returning 90210 alums have been unlucky in love.  Here’s a word of advice: bring back Luke Perry (Dylan McKay) and Brian Austin Green (David Silver)!
  • Green and Megan Fox are still together, but don’t expect them to get married any time soon, she says.
  • Gossip Girl made a list of the 50 best American television shows, as decided by a UK paper.
  • There are more Gossip Girl sneak peeks over at E!Online.
  • Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) will tour with The Veronicas this summer, according to a fan site and re-reported by Rolling Stone.  Looking for better confirmation.
  • Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) stars in 17 Again, which opens in theaters this Friday.
  • Joe Manganiello (Owen, One Tree Hill) will spend most of June starring in a play in California.
  • There are fun photos of Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) sending out shirts to fans on the Southern Gothic Productions blog.
  • Cam Gigandet (Volchok, The O.C.) reportedly became a father this week.




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

15 04 2009
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) is fighting back rumors that she’s anorexic.
  • There’s a small photo of Tori in the April 20th issue of PEOPLE, highlighting her return to 90210.
  • There are two video interviews with Jessica Stroup (Silver, 90210) posted at The CW Source.  They also have a Tori-related video that they got from somewhere else, I think.
  • TV Guide Magazine has an interview with Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210).
  • Diablo Cody talks about her 90210 appearance in this interview.
  • The Los Angeles Times also thought that the Dr. Pepper placement was a bit too much in last night’s 90210.
  • Brian Austin Green’s (David, Beverly Hills 90210) Terminator show is pretty much canceled, according to Ausiello. So maybe we’ll see him on 90210 next season?
  • Baltimore viewers were accidentally treated to an episode of Gossip Girl when they tuned in to watch 24 and House!
  • E!Online has a Gossip Girl sneak peek.
  • The Michigan Tech Lode has a pretty scathing review of Gossip Girl.
  • Ivanka Trump (daughter of Donald) is quoted in the 4/20 issue of PEOPLE that Gossip Girl is “a total parody, but I find it to be unbelievably funny.”
  • Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) came in second in that PEOPLE.com poll asking which actor should take Zac Efron’s place in Footloose.
  • Teen drama worlds are colliding again!  Cam Gigandet (Volchok, The O.C.) will play Leighton Meester’s (Blair, Gossip Girl) boyfriend in The Roommate.
  • Just figured out now that Shailene Woodley from The Secret Life of the American Teenager was the original Kaitlin on The O.C.
  • The CW Source has a poll asking which One Tree Hill actor is the most “fashion-forward.”




News Roundup: Gossip Girl, 90210 and One Tree Hill

14 04 2009
  • Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) will be on the May cover of Allure.  You can see outtakes from the photoshoot here as well as her “style timeline” here.
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) is part of the ensemble cast of Date Night.
  • The original singers of Meester’s “Birthday” said she does a good job with the song.
  • There’s a bunch of photos of some of the 90210 cast at the Paley Festival.
  • Here’s another recap of what was revealed at the 90210 panel at the festival.  Warning: lots of spoilers!
  • Shenae Grimes (Annie, 9021o) still wants Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210) to appear on the show.
  • Grimes and Jessica Stroup (Silver, 90210) discuss how they’re handling fame in this article.
  • Stroup discusses what’s next for character in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.
  • Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) will guest star in the season finale of CSI: Miami.
  • You can check out Kate Voegle’s (Mia, One Tree Hill) newest single here.
  • Finally have an answer to who does all of Peyton’s drawings on One Tree Hill: an artist named Helen Ward!  Listen to an interview with her here and check out her Web site (and some of the Peyton art) here.




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

22 03 2009
  • Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) has joined the cast of a CW pilot called Body Politic.
  • The March 27th issue of Entertainment Weekly has a “first look” at Tori Spelling as Donna on 90210.
  • Dustin Milligan (Ethan, 90210) and Jessica Stroup (Silver, 90210) may be a couple in real life.
  • The cast of 90210 attended a wrap party in celebration of their first season.
  • Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) is the cover story in the March issue of LA Direct.
  • The Boston Globe has a short Q & A with Zuzanna Szadkowski (Dorota, Gossip Girl).
  • Kerr Smith (Jack, Dawson’s Creek) is getting divorced.
  • Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) is the only teen drama star still left in the Alpha Male Madness competition.
  • There’s a bunch of pictures of Benjamin McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.) in his Southland cop uniform.
  • Jeri Ryan (Charlotte, The O.C.) has joined the cast of Law & Order: SVU.




Melrose Place and 90210

21 03 2009

Nearly every article about the Melrose Place remake mentions how 90210 was recently remade as well.  But the major fact these articles are overlooking is that the original Melrose Place was a spin-off to the original Beverly Hills, 90210.

Here’s what you need to know:

In April 1992, Beverly Hills, 90210 introduced a character by the name of Jake Hanson (Grant Show).  He appeared in two episodes as Dylan’s old friend and Kelly’s new love interest.

This was done to set up Melrose Place as a spin-off of Beverly Hills, 90210, much like we’ll see the beginning of the Gossip Girl spin-off on GG itself later this season.

In the first and second episodes of Melrose Place, which aired in the summer of ’92, Kelly (Jennie Garth), Donna (Tori Spelling), David (Brian Austin Green) and Steve (Ian Ziering) appear.  Kelly, David and Steve also appear in third episode, as well, which is where Jake breaks up with Kelly and all ties to Beverly Hills, 90210 are cut.

This new Melrose Place is a remake, just like 90210 is of its original.  But this time, there isn’t any cross-over link between the two shows.

On my old site from long ago, we again combined 90210 and Melrose Place into a fan fic series.

For a good source on the Melrose remake, check out this site.





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

20 03 2009
  • This could make teen drama cross-over history!  Apparently Josh Schwartz is thinking about including an ’80s era Kirsten and Jimmy from The O.C. on the Gossip Girl spin-off as friends of Lily.
  • Korbi at Zap2it has a preview clip of Monday’s Gossip Girl.
  • Tons of fans showed up where One Tree Hill is filming, presumably, Lucas and Peyton’s wedding.
  • President Obama briefly mentioned Gossip Girl in a recent Town Hall session.
  • Austin Nicholas (Julian, One Tree Hill) reads from The Fountainhead, one of his favorite books, in a video on the Southern Gothic Productions blog.
  • Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) says being on the show didn’t leave him time to “grow up.”
  • Tristan Wilds (Dixon, 90210) will star in a movie about an all-black unit of the army serving in World War II.
  • Finally watched the Beverly Hills, 90210 reunion that aired on BIO in February.  Turns out, it WAS the same special that aired in 2003.  Despite the description saying it would include Tori Spelling and Brian Austin Green, it didn’t as they weren’t in it then and obviously aren’t in it now.  A bit disappointing, but still fun to watch it again and relive the memories!




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

9 03 2009
  • Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210) is on the cover of Teen Prom 2009.
  • Aimee Teegarden (Rhonda, 90210) and Kelly Rowan (Kirsten, The O.C.) are on CSI tonight.
  • The Insider has a short article on Kassius Green, son of Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) and Vanessa Marcil (Gina, Beverly Hills 90210) catching the acting bug from his parents.
  • The March 16 issue of PEOPLE has a small box on Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) and Jessica Szhor’s (Vanessa, Gossip Girl) romance.
  • A New York Times journalist wrote about his upcoming Gossip Girl cameo and actor Adhir Kalyan says he would love to work with Leighton Meester (Blair) or Blake Lively (Serena) if he ever guested on the show.
  • You can vote for Dan, Lucas and Nathan ( all One Tree Hill) as well as Chuck (Gossip Girl) and Joshua Jackson’s Fringe character in the first-ever Alpha Male Madness.
  • Portrait Magazine did a profile of Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill).  She’s also quoted in the 3/16 issue of PEOPLE as loving the Oscar-nominated film, The Wrestler.
  • Austin Nichols (Julian, One Tree Hill) has a very funny post up at the Southern Gothic Productions blog.
  • There’s a special feature/preview for next week’s all-new episode of One Tree Hill.
  • The Observer has a really in-depth look at Michelle Williams’ (Jen, Dawson’s Creek) career.
  • The Seattle Times has a story about Bianca Kajilich’s (Natasha, Dawson’s Creek) career.
  • Ausiello is reporting that Ashlee Simpson joined the cast of the new Melrose Place but not in the role Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) reportedly auditioned for.  Still not known, however, if Barton got it.
  • Barton took her to her blog to announce she’s no longer dating musician Luke Pritchard.
  • The positive outlook for the future of The CW is discussed in this article.




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

27 02 2009
  • Rebecca Rand Kirshner Sinclair (such a moutful!) signed a two-year contract to be the creative head behind 90210.  Guess they’re not only planning on a season two, but a third one as well!
  • Sinclair told Entertainment Weekly she’s open to having Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) come on the show but she doesn’t want it to look like a “stunt.”
  • Star Magazine is reporting that Brittany Snow (American Dreams) has been cast to play Lily in the Gossip Girl spin-off.  Star, however, is a tabloid that most often gets things wrongs.  So until I see confirmation elsewhere, there is no way I am going to believe it.  Coincidentally, Snow is who Michael Ausiello said should get the part.
  • According to their official site, No Doubt will appear on the May 11th episode of Gossip Girl.  This marks their second appearance on a teen drama, the first being Dawson’s Creek.
  • BuddyTV asks some really interesting questions about the next episode of One Tree Hill (which doesn’t air til mid-March).
  • One of the local news stations in North Carolina says One Tree Hill’s seventh season renewal is good for Wilmington’s economy.
  • Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek) will likely be cast in a new Courteney Cox show called Cougar Town.




Spoiler: Ask Ausiello

26 02 2009

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

Question: I heard that someone on 90210 is gonna die in the season finale. Who is it? –Isabela
Ausiello:
It’s (drumroll, please) no one! At least not that I know of. In other news, Sara Foster has been cast as Naomi’s sister, Jen. She’ll debut in April and make a beeline for Mr. Matthews.

Question: You haven’t given us 90210 scoop in a while. Care to share some? –Derek
Ausiello:
Word around the Peach Pit is that producers are once again pursuing Brian Austin Green for an episode. Timing may be in their favor: Sarah Connor Chronicles wrapped production last Friday.





Brian Austin Green Un-Engaged!

24 02 2009

Better start lining up, single ladies.

Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) and Megan Fox (Transformers) have called off their engagement.

Good news for us.  Not so much for him.

Maybe now he’ll get back with babymama Vanessa Marcil (Gina)?

In case you were wondering, only one of the original 90210 guys–Jason Priestley–is currently married!