Before They Were Teen Drama Stars, Part 4

20 08 2009

MONDAY: Beverly Hills 90210

TUESDAY: Dawson’s Creek

WEDNESDAY: The O.C.

TODAY: One Tree Hill

CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY (Lucas)

Recurring roles on Gilmore Girls and Dawson’s Creek

HILARIE BURTON (Peyton)

MTV veejay; Dawson’s Creek guest-star as herself

BETHANY JOY GALEOTTI (Haley)

Recurring role on one of my favorite non-teen drama shows, Guiding Light

JAMES LAFFERTY (Nathan)

Recurring role on Once and Again

SOPHIA BUSH (Brooke)

Was in the movie Van Wilder and had a recurring role on Nip/Tuck

LEE NORRIS (Mouth)

Recurring roles on The Torkelsons and Boy Meets World

ANTWON TANNER (Skills)

Recurring role on Boston Public

PAUL JOHANSSON (Dan)

Recurring roles on Beverly Hills 90210, Parker Lewis Can’t Lose, Lonesome Dove and Highlander

Come back tomorrow for part 5!

 





Teen Drama Twitter Accounts

18 08 2009

I’ve been inspired by Christy-Anne at OTH Twitter Bugs to do some of my own digging.

I have confirmed with the respective publicists that the follow accounts are fake:

@officialchace

@ChacexCrawford

@ChaceCrawford_

@edwestsidestory

@OfficialEd

@ed_westwick

@jessicaKszohr

@JessSzorh

@thejzho

@officialconnorp

@AnnaLMcCord

@jessiclowndes

@heyshenae

@shenaegrimes

@shenaeSgrimes

@hilarieburton

@hilarie_burton

@sophiabush

@sophiabushh

@sophiaOfTheBush

@sophiaannabush

@realsophiabush

@sophbush

@bjgofficial

@bjgaleotti

@BethanyJoyG

@laffertyjames

@jmartinlafferty

@chadmichmurray

@cockymurr

@chadmcmurray

@ChadMichaelMurr

@danneelharris_

@danneelharrisx

@harrisdanneel

@scotletti

@stephencolletti

@stephenagustc

@sukkstobu

@bevinprince

@markschwahn

@Ben_Mckz

@benOCmckenzie

@ItsRachelBilson

@ShannenDoh4real

In fact, any account you see for those stars is FAKE.  These people are not on Twitter.

Also fake: @torispelling, @jenniegarth97, @LeightBaby

Also  not on Twitter: Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed

But here is some good news: the following are real!

@tristanwilds (Tristan Wilds: Dixon, 90210)

@trevdon (Trevor Donovan, Teddy, 90210)

@TheAdamGregory (Adam Gregory, Ty, 90210)

@itsmeleighton (Leighton Meester: Blair, Gossip Girl)

@zuzannawanda (Zuzanna Szadkowski: Dorota, Gossip Girl)

@DorotaNYC (Zuzanna Szadkowski: Dorota, Gossip Girl)

@imkristenbell (Kristen Bell: Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl)

@RealOneTreeHill (One Tree Hill)

@katevoegele (Kate Voegele: Mia, One Tree Hill)

@antwon_tanner (Antwon Tanner: Skills, One Tree Hill)

@ashleyrickards (Ashley Rickards: Sam, One T ree Hill)

@kramergirl (Jana Kramer: Alexis, One Tree Hill)

@robbuckleyduh (Rob Buckley: Clayton, One Tree Hill)

@danneelharris (Danneel Harris: Rachel, One Tree Hill)

@joemanganiello (Joe Manganiello: Owen, One Tree Hill)

@bryangreenberg (Jake, One Tree Hill)

@miksecrew (Michael Copon: Felix, One Tree Hill)

@youromegagirl (Maria Menounos: Jules, One Tree Hill)

@tylerhilton (Tyler Hilton: Chris Keller, One Tree Hill)

@allisonscag (Allison Scagliotti: Abby, One Tree Hill)

@colinfickes (Colin Fickes: Jimmy Edwards, One Tree Hill)

@amberbrookeband (Amber Wallace: Glenda, One Tree Hill)

@lonewolflindsay (Lindsay Wolfington: music supervisor, One Tree Hill)

@SoGoPro (Southern Gothic Productions/Hilarie Burton: Peyton, One Tree Hill)

@vanderjames (James Van Der Beek: Dawson, Dawson’s Creek)

@busyphilipps25 (Busy Philipps: Audrey, Dawson’s Creek)

@RachaelLCook (Rachel Leigh Cook: Devon, Dawson’s Creek)

@kevwilliamson (Kevin Williamson: creator, Dawson’s Creek)

@jenniegarth (Jennie Garth: Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210)

@torianddean (Tori Spelling: Donna, Beverly Hills 90210)

@TAThiessen (Tiffani Amber Thiessen: Valerie, Beverly Hills 90210)

@RedDonovan (Elisa Donovan: Ginger, Beverly Hills 90210)

@cudlitz (Michael Cudlitz: Tony Miller, Beverly Hills 90210)

@therealmischa (Mischa Barton: Marissa, The O.C.)

@autumnreeser (Autumn Reeser: Taylor, The O.C.)

**Thanks to Christy-Anne for providing the One Tree Hill accounts**

Here’s some tips on spotting a fake account: First, see if it has the Twitter verified seal on it. All celebrities have been encouraged to register with the company in order to show their legitimacy. If they don’t have the seal, check with TruthTweet and Valebrity, two very reputable databases of celebrity accounts. Lastly, check with official sites for the network, show and the celebs themselves. If they are not confirmed in any of those places, odds are they fake. Additionally, if the account in question is following any of the fake ones above, odds are that it is fake, too.

Being a journalist, I have access to the publicists and managers that most don’t have.  I will continue to contact them as necessary to confirm or deny accounts but please do you part: do not follow fake accounts but spread the word that they are in fact fake!

You can follow me @sizzlemaker.





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

15 08 2009
  • One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and 90210 are all nominated for Best Family Drama in the CW Sourcies.
  • You can get a preview of the upcoming One Tree Hill podcasts.
  • One Tree Hill is having trouble securing the location for a scene involving a character jumping off a bridge.
  • Ryan Eggold (Ryan, 90210) appears as himself in the latest webisode of MERRIme.com.  Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) gets a shoutout.
  • There’s a Gossip Girl ‘Get Up to Speed’ video to prepare for season 3.
  • Fashion designers Tory Burch and Georgina Chapman will appear on Gossip Girl as themselves.
  • MTV has an interview with Sebastian Stan (Carter, Gossip Girl) on his role in Spread.
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) appears in a promo for the VMAs.
  • MTV called Gossip Girl the “definitive music taste-making TV show on the air,” “picking] up where shows like ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘The O.C.’ left off.”  I would argue that the original 90210 and One Tree Hill did a lot more for music than Dawson’s Creek did.
  • Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) is launching a clothing line in the fall.
  • John Driscoll (Blossom, Dawson’s Creek; guest star, One Tree Hill) is the Weekly Crush on SoapNet.




News Roundup: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and 90210

11 08 2009
  • Just found a great site for Gossip Girl podcasts.  They’re also doing a Gossip Girl  Biggest Fan contest.
  • MTV News has another article with Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl), seemingly from the same Teen Choice interview.
  • Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and 90210 are all nominated for Best Kiss in The CW Sourcies.
  • Eclipse Magazine has an interview with One Tree Hill creator, Mark Schwahn.
  • The Wrap explains the origins of the Brooke (Sophia Bush, One Tree Hill)-Julian (Austin Nichols, One Tree Hill) making out on the beach promo.
  • Everly, the band that Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley, One Tree Hill) plays in, has started a Twitter account.
  • Kate Voegele (Mia, One Tree Hill) did a video segment for MySpace Fashion.
  • SoapNet appears to have updated their One Tree Hill 101 photo gallery.
  • SoapNet will be airing a mini-marathon of One Tree Hill episodes this weekend.  I’ll post a reminder Sunday morning.
  • Dan (Paul Johansson, One Tree Hill) and Lucas (Chad Michael Murray, One Tree Hill) are featured in a SoapNet photo gallery on father-son relationships.  Dylan (Luke Perry, Beverly Hills 90210) and Jack (Josh Taylor, Beverly Hills 90210) are also included.
  • There’s a new 90210 promo for the upcoming season.
  • Zachary Ray Sherman will appear on 90210 this season as Jasper.  The article elaborates on the spoilish story I posted last month.  As a commenter pointed out, there was already a Jasper on Beverly Hills 90210.
  • If you live in or near New York City, you can meet AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) on Thursday.




Random Thought 2

10 08 2009

Yes,  it’s two random thoughts in one day.

I really couldn’t wait any longer to post this one because I am…furious.

That’s right, furious.

So what has me so mad?

Twitter fakers. More specifically, teen drama impersonators.

These are people that pretend to be so-and-so from whatever show but really aren’t. All their tweets are made-up lies or the content is stolen from elsewhere. And what makes it worse is that thousands of fans think they are real.

Christy-Anne at OTH Twitter Bugs started her site to stop this very thing. She’s been successful at getting fake accounts shut down but it seems every day, more and more pop up.

This post was inspired by a particularly egregious example that came to a head today. There is one Twitter account that is proclaiming to be Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley, One Tree Hill). This person has stolen TwitPics from the official OTH account and even stolen the design, layout and content from Galeotti’s official site to create their own. Yes, this person created a site that looks just like Galeotti’s–except it isn’t.

Christy-Anne, who has been in touch with Galeotti’s people, has confirmed that this and all Twitter accounts for her are fake. Same goes for Sophia Bush (Brooke), Chad Michael Murray (Lucas), etc.

These fakers are disgusting human beings, and I hope that comes off as harsh as I mean it to. What possesses you to pretend to be someone else? What makes you want to dupe thousands of genuine fans?  If you are such fans of the show and the actors, why would you disrespect them this way?

What these people don’t seem to know is that what they’re doing is illegal. It is a crime in this country to impersonate someone else. And as Christy-Ann has shown, lawyers are willing to get involved.

I also don’t understand the fans that follow these accounts. Most of the time, they are so obviously fake. Every time you follow one, you are giving them undue legitimacy. We as true fans deserve more and I have to question the maturity, intelligence and loyalty of any fan that falls prey to these scams.

So how do you know if an account is real? First, see if it has the Twitter verified seal on it. All celebrities have been encouraged to register with the company in order to show their legitimacy. If they don’t have the seal, check with TruthTweet and Valebrity, two very reputable databases of celebrity accounts. Lastly, check with official sites for the network, show and the celebs themselves. If they are not confirmed in any of those places, odds are they fake.

Remember, anyone can make up a tweet that sounds real, or link to a site that isn’t their’s or even pass off a tabloid photo as their own. There are some accounts right now that I am questioning, ones for Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl), Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl), Autumn Reeser (Taylor, The O.C.), etc. Until they meet any of the above standards, or until I get conformation from their publicists, I have to assume they are fake. If they turn out to be real, I will make my apologies right here on this site. But you can’t blame me for being careful. Unlike some other people, I do want to look out for fellow fans.

To find out which teen drama stars are or aren’t on Twitter, search “Twitter” in the search bar and all the relevant posts will come up.





YouTube Video of the Week

9 08 2009

Gotta love Family Guy and their teen drama parodies.

This one is of Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) and One Tree Hill.

(Click twice to watch)

Updated: The video is no longer available. Sigh.





Teen Drama Casts Then and Now, Part 4

6 08 2009

MONDAY: BEVERLY HILLS, 90210

TUESDAY: DAWSON’S CREEK

WEDNESDAY: THE O.C.

As I said in Part 1, I’m not doing Gossip Girl and the new 90210 because there’s not much change to look at.

So of those featured, which actor do you think changed the most?





Random Thought

25 07 2009

The CW’s page for One Tree Hill still heavily features Chad Michael Murray (Lucas) and Hilarie Burton (Peyton).

Wonder when they’re going to put up pics with them edited out or the official season 7 cast picture.

There were some photos floating around the internet recently (like this one from The CW upfront), but those were season 5/6 pictures photoshopped to just feature Sophia Bush (Brooke), James Lafferty (Nathan) and Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley). I want to see new stuff!

And I want to see The CW further acknowledge a future without CMM and Burton.  Not because I’m happy with that decision–I’m clearly not–but because they made it and they should support it.

Are they just lazy?  Do they always wait til it gets closer to the premieres to release new promo pictures? Or are they trying to keep OTH the way it was?

Start speculating!





Spoiler: Watch with Kristin

21 07 2009

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

Heather A. in Montgomery, N.Y.: With the Emmy noms out, I was wondering why One Tree Hill is never nominated? It’s just as good as those other shows that are nominated. For that matter, there are hardly any CW shows nominated ever. Just want to know why that is.
Oh, aren’t you sweet. What can we say? It just wouldn’t be fair to put One Tree Hill in the same categories as 30 Rock and Mad Men. That said, Watch With Kristin’s CW Awards return in December to fill in the gaps left by the Emmys and to honor the genuine awesomeness that is Supernatural and Gossip Girl.

Vanessa in Toronto: Is it true Chuck and Blair are gonna try to have a threesome on Gossip Girl? Tell me they won’t go through with it and that it might bring some sexy time for these two? I think we need it as much as they do.
You guys come up with all the best rumors! Our sources tell us there’s no threesome between Chuck, Blair and a third player to be named later, but there are a lot of C&B sexcapades happening in Gossip Girl season three. And white-hot angry sex is on the list.

Kelly in Montana: Any scoop on Olivia and Dan’s relationship on Gossip Girl?
The newest fabulous Upper East Sider, Olivia (Hilary Duff), likes that Dan doesn’t recognize her as a famous movie star.

Clarice in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Any news about Jenny on Gossip Girl?
Jenny’s going to have to defend her queendom against the mean girls. Makes sense. Mean girls don’t usually surrender the spotlight so easily.

Adam in N.Y.:  Anything on Carter Baizen since Sebastian Stan’s show Kings is kaput? Is he back on Gossip Girl? He’s shady.
Shady Carter is going to be hooking up with Serena! Yes, Serena van der Woodsen and Carter Baizen are going to try to make a go of it in season three of Gossip Girl. Forgive us if we’re not optimistic about their long-term prospects.

Zoe in Allentown, Pa.: Almost every episode of One Tree Hill started and ended with a voice-over by Chad Michael Murray. With CMM leaving, who is going to be delivering the dramatic words of OTH wisdom?
The most likely scenario is that the OTH voice-over will rotate between the regular characters every week, but nothing’s been decided for sure yet.





Random Thought

18 07 2009

I know I’ve touched on this before but it’s something I have trouble getting out of my mind when I watch certain One Tree Hill episodes.

I will never understand how Sophia Bush (Brooke) and Chad Michael Murray (Lucas) acted together after they divorced.

How do you pretend to be in love with someone when that someone broke your heart?

How do you kiss each other and not feel what you used to feel?

How do you fight with them and not feel there’s truth in what you’re saying?

Yes, it’s just “acting” and “pretend.”  And, yes, both Sophia and Chad have moved on. But everyone’s human with real emotions and something like this has got to mess with them.

I can’t believe I’m saying this but maybe for their sake, it’s best that CMM left the show?