- 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.
News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and More
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Categories : 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The O.C.
Biggest Character Transformations
4 02 2009For the next few days I’ll be looking at the characters who’ve had the biggest transformations over the course of a series. In other words, the people who started out as A and ended up as Z, someone totally different than who they were initially. This could be due to logical character growth and progression or dramatic license to rewrite the character.
Without further ado, in no particular order:
TEEN DRAMAS’ BIGGEST CHARACTER TRANSFORMATIONS
DONNA MARTIN (Beverly Hills, 90210)
Who She Was: Kelly’s air-headed sidekick who once wore two contacts in the same eye and struggled in school due to a learning disorder; virginal Daddy’s girl.

Who She Became: One of the show’s most memorable characters (Donna Martin Graduates, anyone?) and one-half of the show’s most-lasting couple. Donna, who intended to be a virgin til marriage, gave it up to David (her future husband, at least) in season 7. By the later seasons, Donna had gone from secondary character to fourth-billed, with her own boutique and a successful career as a fashion designer.
JEN LINDLEY (Dawson’s Creek)
Who She Was: As Jen herself said, “the second I stepped out of that cab and onto the creek, I was the instigator, you know? The girl who caused problems and rocked the creek and upset the delicate emotional balance of Capeside.”

Who She Became: Though largely insecure still, Jen shed her bad girl reputation and developed strong friendships with the others in Capeside, particularly Jack who let her be his “fag-hag.” Jen moved to New York in the last season where she repaired her fragile relationship with her mother and helped her grandmother through breast cancer. In the series finale, which took place 5 years in the future, we found Jen had become a mother to an adorable infant named Amy.
TOMORROW: Characters from The O.C. and One Tree Hill
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Tags: Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Donna, Jen
Categories : Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek
News Roundup: 90210, One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl
2 02 2009- Ryan Eggold (Ryan, 90210) admits in a new interview that even he is “wary” of remakes.
- In the February 9, 2009 issue of PEOPLE, Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) says “being on your BlackBerry during dinner” is her number 1 dating don’t. “That’s a big one.”
- A one-time One Tree Hill and Dawson’s Creek director reflects on his time in Wilmington and his experiences on both shows.
- Leona Lewis says she loves Gossip Girl, and that’s one of the reason she cast Chace Crawford (Nate) in her music video.
- Matthew Settle (Rufus, Gossip Girl) says there’s a “magical time” ahead on the show but also warns that Rufus and Lily’s son may pop up at any time, in a dramatic fashion, of course. Settle also squashes rumors on who his son isn’t.
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Tags: 90210, BlackBerry, Brooke, Chace Crawford, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, Leona Lewis, Nate, One Tree Hill, PEOPLE, Ryan, Ryan Eggold, Sophia Bush, Wilmington
Categories : 90210, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill
News Roundup: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and The O.C.
2 02 2009- CW couples dominated Portait Magazine’s poll of the Top 10 Young [Relation]Ships. Blair and Chuck (Gossip Girl) take the top spot but One Tree Hill’s Brucas, Naley and Leyton are numbers 2, 3 and 4, respectively.
- PEOPLE has a photo of a very dressed-down Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) and Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl) at DirecTV’s Celebrity Beach Bowl.
- After almost a month of searching, I finally found a promo for Benjamin McKenzie’s new show, retitled Southland, on NBC. Coincidentally, the audio track–Orange Sky by Alexi Murdoch–was featured on The O.C. (and Dawson’s Creek!) once or twice!
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Tags: Alexi Murdoch, Benjamin McKenzie, Blair, Blake Lively, Brucas, Chuck, Dan, Dawson's Creek, DirecTV Celebrity Beach Bowl, Gossip Girl, Leyton, Naley, NBC, One Tree Hill, Orange Sky, Penn Badgley, PEOPLE, Portrait Magazine, Serena, Southland, The CW, The O.C.
Categories : Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The O.C.
Random Question
1 02 2009So I’ve been doing YouTube “research” for various series I’ll be posting in the future and one of my searches led me nowhere.
I cannot find a (decent) video that is a tribute to Dawson’s Creek AND includes Audrey (Busy Philipps).
Busy was a regular in seasons 5 and 6, and, as she was critical to a number of storylines, very much became part of the “gang.”
And yet, in any video I watch (including the one posted this morning), it’s like she never existed!
While I realize she wasn’t part of the core 4 (or 5 if you count Jack or 6 if you count Andie) but a true representation of the show through the years would include all the regulars.
Do you disagree about Audrey’s significance?
And do you know of any good videos that include her?
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Tags: Andie, Audrey, Busy Philipps, Dawson's Creek, Jack
Categories : Dawson's Creek
YouTube Video of the Week
1 02 2009
If you miss Dawson’s Creek as much as I do, this video is a great stroll down memory lane. It was originally aired at the very end of the series finale.
Is your favorite clip included in this montage? If not, what would you add?
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Categories : Dawson's Creek
TVGuide.com Exclusive: OTH Movie Cast
29 01 2009As if the promo for next week’s One Tree Hill didn’t make it obvious, Lucas will cast 5 people to play himself, Peyton, Brooke, Nathan and Haley in his movie.
TVGuide.com is providing a first look at just who these wannabe actors are.
This getting a little too like The Creek for me but you know I’ll still be watching nonetheless.
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Tags: Brooke, Dawson's Creek, Haley, Lucas, Nathan, One Tree Hill, OTH, Peyton, The Creek, TV Guide, TVGuide.com
Categories : One Tree Hill
Love Triangles Pt. 2: Dawson’s Creek
27 01 2009YESTERDAY: BEVERLY HILLS, 90210
TODAY: DAWSON’S CREEK
JEN-DAWSON-JOEY
How It Started: Best friends since they were little kids, Joey and Dawson’s friendship begins to fracture when Dawson becomes infatuated with the new girl in town, Jen. Though Joey is harboring secret romantic feelings for Dawson, he begins seeing Jen.
How It Ended: Dawson’s relationship with Jen doesn’t last long and he soon realizes he has feelings for Joey, too. They are together off and on throughout the series (they end off; see below) but Dawson and Jen also get back together for a short time in season 5.
Key Episodes: 1.1, 1.7, 1.10, 1.12-1.13, 2.1, 2.3, 2.10-2.11, 4.23, 5.8, 5.10, 5.17, 5.23, 6.1-6.2
YouTube Evidence: Jen, Dawson and Joey: The Girl Next Door; Joey, Jen, Dawson–Over You
DAWSON-JOEY-PACEY
How It Started: In season 3, Pacey begins to develop feelings for Joey. Much to Joey’s surprise, she does as well. They hesitantly pursue a relationship in secret but Joey calls things off after Dawson finds out and reacts negatively. By the end of the season, though, Dawson realizes he cannot stand in the way of their love and so Joey and Pacey begin a relationship.
How It Ended: The memories of her relationship with Dawson hang like a cloud over both Joey and Pacey during their relationship. They break up towards the end of the season 4, and Joey and Dawson share a kiss in that season’s finale. Throughout seasons 5 and 6, Joey and Dawson struggle with the idea of being together again. In season 6, Joey and Pacey do get back together before a short time before Joey calls it off. In the series finale, which takes place 5 years after the end of season 6, Joey is again torn by Dawson and Pacey. Ultimately, though, she chooses to spend her life with Pacey.
Key Episodes: 3.1, 3.9, 3.12-3.14, 3.17-3.23, 4.1, 4.3, 4.7, 4.14, 4.16, 4.21, 4.23, 5.3, 5.23, 6.1-6.2, 6.15, 6.18, 6.21-6.24
YouTube Evidence: DC True Love Previously On…; Dawson/Joey/Pacey; Dawson, Joey, Pacey–Near To You
OTHER TRIANGLES TO CONSIDER
Dawson-Joey-Jack
Jen-Charlie-Joey
Joey-Pacey-Audrey
Joey-Dawson-Natasha
David-Jack-Professor Freeman
Jen-C.J.-Audrey
Eddie-Joey-Pacey
BONUS VIDEOS
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Tags: Dawson, Dawson's Creek, Jen, Joey, love triangles, Pacey
Categories : Dawson's Creek
Spoiler: Watch with Kristin
27 01 2009RELEVANT 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?
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Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill
News Roundup: 90210, Dawson’s Creek, Gossip Girl and More
22 01 2009- Amiee Teegarden (from Friday Night Lights) will be making an appearance on the upcoming 90210.
- The new 90210 will finally be starting in England this month but they got a special bonus episode: 90210: That Was Then, This Is Now. Jealous!
- Jason Priestley’s new movie re-airs tonight on the Hallmark Channel.
- James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) will guest-star on an upcoming episode of Medium. Not clear yet if this means he’s done with OTH.
- Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl), filmed a Public Service Announcement that you can view here.
- Kelly Rutherford (Lily, Gossip Girl) went to court today to defend her work schedule in hopes of obtaining custody of her son.
- If Sundance is any indication, you can expect more teen drama-like movies to hit the theaters this year.
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Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl
