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

31 08 2009
  • My review copy of Spotted: Your One and Only Unofficial Guide to Gossip Girl came in the mail this weekend.  I don’t know how fast I’ll be able to truck through it but when I do, I will give you the cliffnotes.
  • Be sure to watch 90210 tomorrow night–they are reairing the season one finale and then next Tuesday is the season two premiere!
  • AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) is included in this week’s Red Carpet Recap by TVGuide.com.
  • Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210) shared her “Favorite Weekend” with the L.A. Times.
  • Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) and Lori Loughlin (Debbie, 90210) presented the Outstanding Talk Show Host award at last night’s Daytime Emmys.  You can see a photo of Garth on the red carpet here.  Loughlin made TV Guide Canada’s list of best-dressed.
  • EW.com is calling Aaron Spelling (executive producer, Beverly Hills 90210) the “god of guilty-pleasure TV.”
  • Laura Leighton (Sophie, Beverly Hills 90210) is on the cover of TV Guide Magazine.  The issue is also chock-full of teen drama goodness.
  • Well, One Tree Hill did end up filming that bridge scene. This article on it is a lot more spoilish, as are these photos.
  • There’s a new One Tree Hill podcast, this one featuring Shantel Van Santen (Quinn).
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) has a new blog post over at SoGoPro.
  • Mad Men’s Jon Hamm references Dawson’s Creek in an interview with Elle.




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

20 08 2009
  • This is reportedly the new Gossip Girl promo photo (or one of them).
  • Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill are both nominated for Most Heartbreaking Moment in the CW Sourcies.
  • The CW Source posted another round in the Gossip Girl  bracket tournament and another One Tree Hill podcast.
  • Wondering if the One Tree Hill promo pic that leaked yesterday is a fake.  Thoughts?
  • EW.com has a GREAT but spoiler-filled interview with Mark Schwahn (creator, One Tree Hill) about the new season.
  • The One Tree Hill Blog posted a picture of Brulian from a recent issue of TV Guide (date isn’t given).
  • Stars News released the results of their Essential One Tree Hill Episodes survey.
  • A Canadian publication slammed One Tree Hill in a recent review, but the article has a few errors and misconceptions.
  • Christy-Anne wrote a blog post on why many actors aren’t on Twitter.
  • AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) is on the cover of Signature Magazine.  You can read the story here.
  • Showbizzle has an interview with Ian Ziering (Steve, Beverly Hills 90210) on finding an agent in Hollywood.
  • Charles Rosin (executive producer, Beverly Hills 90210) wrote a blog post for FilmBlogger.com, where he discusses both 90210 and Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.)
  • Now the Melrose Place folk say they won’t “rule out” a 90210 crossover.
  • Olivia Wilde (Alex, The O.C.) appears in the new video ad for Escada.
  • Examiner.com has an article on Ashley Hartman (Holly, The O.C.)




Breaking News: Hilary Duff Joins Gossip Girl

1 07 2009

According to Ausiello at EW.com, Hilary Duff has join the cast of Gossip Girl for season three.

It’s unclear whether she’ll be a regular or just a temporary, recurring star.  Duff will play Olivia, “a movie star who enrolls at NYU in search of a traditional college experience” and rooms with Vanessa (Jessica Szohr).

Thoughts on the casting?

Fun fact: Duff was reportedly considered for the role of Annie on 90210 but she passed on the project.





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

18 06 2009
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) and Jessica Szohr (Vanessa, Gossip Girl) discussed with MTV the possibility of a GG movie.
  • Meester/Blair is up for Best Bitch in the Tater Top Awards.
  • PEOPLE.com has a story on Chace Crawford’s (Nate, Gossip Girl) interview with Ryan Seacrest about being chosen as PEOPLE’s Hottest Bachelor.
  • EW.com has an article analyzing the special PEOPLE issue and Crawford’s selection.
  • Kristin has some more details on the GG/One Tree Hill time swap.
  • Ausiello has a short post on the casting of Quinn (Shantel VanSarten) as Haley’s sister on OTH.
  • Here are some more official OTH cast Twitter accounts: Antwon Tanner (Skills), Colin Fickes (Jimmy), Kate Voegle (Mia), Maria Menounos (Jules) and Tyler Hilton (Chris Keller).  Credit goes to OTH Twitter Bugs for the confirmation!
  • Ryan Eggold (Ryan, 90210) will star in a film called Trophy Kids.
  • Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) will appear in a few episodes of Smallville next season.  Coincidentally, Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210–aka, David’s wife) appeared on Smallville last season.
  • Lindsay Price (Janet, Beverly Hills 90210) is dating Josh Radnor from How I Met Your Mother.
  • Wayne Coyne, the lead singer for The Flaming Lips, reflected on the band’s 1994 appearance on Beverly Hills 90210.
  • Parental Discretion Advised, one of The CW’s planned mid-season replacements starring Kerr Smith (Jack, Dawson’s Creek), has changed names again.  It’s now called Life UneXpected.




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

9 06 2009
  • The drama beteween Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) and her mother Candy is still going on, according to PEOPLE.
  • Spelling spoke with Extra about her views on the Gosselin family, and whether she’ll ever participate in Dancing with the Stars. (Ian Ziering [Steve, Beverly Hills 90210] and Jennie Garth [Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210] have already competed!)
  • EW.com posted an adorable clip of Garth and husband Peter Facinelli (from Twilight and Nurse Jackie) on Cheslsea Lately back in February. (Also worth noting that Facinelli co-starred with Tiffani-Amber Thiessen [Valerie, Beverly Hills 90210] on the series Fastlane back in 2002!)
  • Thiessen got a shout-out on last night’s Jimmy Fallon Show when “Zack Morris” made an appearance to discuss the proposed Saved by the Bell reunion.  Thiessen, who played Kelly Kapowski, hasn’t agreed to it yet.
  • Jacksonville.com has an article on the “90210 effect”–the new trend of remaking once-popular television shows.
  • The CW Source has a video interview with Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210).
  • The short-lived hook-up between Chuck (Ed Westwick) and Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) is up for “sex scene that made you want to throw out your TV” in the Tater Tops Awards.  (Ironically, the couple is still going strong in real life.  I’m just full of fun facts today!)
  • Westwick told E! Online that the craziest rumor he’s heard about himself is that he is having weight troubles.
  • Westwick, Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) and Jackson Brundage (Jamie, One Tree Hill) are all included in SoapNet’s Our Favorite Overlooked Actors gallery.
  • Autumn Reeser (Taylor, The O.C.) shared her wedding details with PEOPLE.com.




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

29 05 2009
  • Kristin has a video interview with the Gossip Girl cast.
  • Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) talked to EW.com about his role in the Footloose remake.  Gossip Girl co-star Connor Paolo (Eric) praised Crawford in a PEOPLE.com article.
  • Candy Spelling, mother of Tori (Donna, Beverly Hills 9021o) is reportedly blaming the death of husband Aaron Spelling (the creator of BH90210) on Tori’s decision to alienate the family from her life.  Candy has since clarified her original statements a bit via The Huffington Post.
  • A One Tree Hill fan has started a Save Lucas + Peyton account on Twitter.
  • Kate Voegele’s (Mia, One Tree Hill) new album made the Billboard Top 10 list.
  • Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.) joined the cast of the Kevin Smith film A Couple of Dicks.
  • USA Today has a short story on Autumn Reeser (Taylor, The O.C.).
  • Mark Matkevich (Drue, Dawson’s Creek) stars in the new webseries Pushed.




News Roundup: One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and 90210

6 05 2009
  • The cover art for the One Tree Hill Season Six DVD is out, and it’s a pretty well-known picture.  Kind of disappointed.
  • Kate Voegele (Mia, One Tree Hill) talked with EW.com about her music career and OTH role.
  • The Soup once again poked fun at One Tree Hill, this time focusing on Nick Lachey’s appearance.
  • In case you’re interested, the @GavinDeGraw account on Twitter is an impersonator.
  • E!Online has sneak peeks of next week’s Gossip Girl and spoilish info on the son of Rufus and Lily. (And Korbi has details on the actor playing the role.)
  • Matthew Settle (Rufus, Gossip Girl) had a short video interview with TV Guide Magazine.
  • Jessica Szohr (Vanessa, Gossip Girl) will star in Piranha 3D.
  • There are clips circulating of Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) performing with her band, Pretty Reckless.  She seems so different from the sweet, innocent girl we met last year!
  • Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) will reportedly attend the annual White House Correspondents Dinner.
  • Josh Schwartz did a great interview with The Hollywood Reporter about Gossip Girl, the spin-off and The O.C.
  • Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210) will appear in a new music video by Our Lady Peace.
  • The Los Angeles Times has a short story on Sara Foster (Jen, 90210)
  • E!Online has a preview of next week’s 90210.  Korbi has a pic, as well.




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

7 04 2009
  • EW.com has info on where you can get lipstick Blair (Leighton Meester) wore in a recent Gossip Girl episode.
  • A new song by Meester has been leaked to the internet.  You can hear it here.
  • Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) and Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) are among the stars designing messenger bags for charity.
  • The CW had a “ratings comeback” last week, thanks in part to Gossip Girl and 90210.
  • The April 13 issue of PEOPLE has a short interview with Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) and his involvement with the new 90210 but it doesn’t contain anything we don’t already now.
  • The same issue also has a full-page ad of Benjamin McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.) is in his Southland role.
  • There’s another article on McKenzie’s career trajectory here.
  • There are three teen drama couples in the running for MSNBC’s Most Mismatched TV Couple: Ethan & Annie (90210), Nate & Vanessa (Gossip Girl) and…Lucas & Peyton (One Tree Hill)?! WTF?!




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

17 03 2009
  • Newsday called Gossip Girl “one of the smartest shows on television” and rated this season an A.
  • Last night’s Gossip Girl was based on the film/book, The Age of Innocence.  The New York Post provides a side-by-side comparison.
  • Sebastian Stan (Carter, Gossip Girl) has one of the lead roles on Kings, a new series airing on NBC.
  • EW.com is asking readers why you love Gossip Girl and 90210.  One staffer just doesn’t see the appeal.
  • BuddyTV ranked the different parts of last night’s One Tree Hill.
  • Mark Schwahn previews next week’s episode in this video.
  • You can customize your iGoogle homepage with a One Tree Hill header.
  • Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) gives one-word plot twists in a new video interview: dog, baby, heart, cash, hospital and love.   Also, did you know he’s is a painter in his spare time?!  Who knew?!
  • James Lafferty (Nathan, One Tree Hill) will play in a Battle of the Sexes celebrity basketball game.
  • Tori Spelling’s (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) new book, Mommywood, will no longer go head-to-head with her mother Candy’s memoir.  I’ll still be buying both!
  • SoapNet is airing commercials with Spelling talking about different Donna moments.  Really just promos to get you to watch the repeats.  Would be cool if they did this with all the characters!
  • Ryan Eggold (Ryan, 9021o) said he didn’t watch the original show growing up, choosing ninjas and Saved by the Bell instead.
  • Love this “open letter” praising Josh Schwartz.
  • The New York Times compares Schwartz’s Rockville CA to The O.C. and Gossip Girl.