News Roundup: 9-02-10 Day Coverage

2 09 2010
  • TV Squad wants to know your favorite Beverly Hills 90210 scene or moment.
  • PopEater has a look at Celebs Who Got Their Start On 90210.
  • PopEater also did a roundup of YouTube videos which use the BH90210 themesong.
  • BuzzSugar has a fun trivia quiz. I scored 100 percent.
  • CinemaBlend offers some interesting BH90210 facts and shares the writer’s recollection of watching the show.
  • The Washington Post shared some of their favorite BH90210 moments.
  • RedEye put together a photo gallery of characters from both versions of 90210.
  • Television Without Pity has a 31-page look at the BH90210 pilot. Yes, 31 pages. And it’s pretty humorous.
  • The Big Lead has a look at their favorite characters and moments.
  • Soap Opera Weekly, where I used to intern, put together two slideshows: Where Are They Now? (which has at least one mistake) and 90210/Daytime Crossovers.
  • Legacy.com has a nice post called Remembering Aaron Spelling On 90210 Day.
  • HitFix has a look at one of the show’s continuity errors, though their comment that Scott’s death was “a sweeps stunt” can be refuted by my interview with Charles Rosin (executive producer, Beverly Hills 90210), where he explains how the storyline came about.
  • Check out this collection of Beverly Hills 90210 baseball cards.
  • Nylon compared the original version and the new version, albeit with a few inaccuracies.
  • Go Fug Yourself, which has been very good to me, has a humorous look at some of the show’s fashion.
  • EW.com linked to their oral history of BH90210, which was published circa the series finale. I had never read this before. Do take the time to do so.
  • Yahoo has a look back at Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210) and Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) participating in a Project A.L.S. event at baseball games in 2002.
  • The Palm Beach Post mentions some of the musical acts that appeared on BH90210.
  • Flavorwire has an interesting look at BH90210-Man Men character parallels.
  • Gawker shared their favorite BH90210 memories, although some of the descriptions aren’t accurate.
  • Variety shared their picks for great moments.
  • MTV has a poll asking which of the guys they list, from both versions of the show, is your choice hottie.
  • Zap2it has a Where Are They Now? photo gallery for the original cast, though not all of the entries are completely up-to-date.
  • Zap2it also has a look at what they’re calling teen-y moments.
  • PEOPLE.com has an interview with Ian Ziering (Steve, Beverly Hills 90210), where he claims he tried to organize a reunion for today. Not sure I believe him. A rep for 90210 told me The CW had no comment.
  • PEOPLE.com also has a list of their picks for most memorable BH90210 moments.
  • The Huffington Post put together a photo gallery of what they’ve deemed to be ridiculous things about BH90210, but at least one of them isn’t accurate.
  • Idolator has a look at some of the songs that were featured on one of the BH90210 soundtracks.
  • The B.S. Report has a humorous and thorough, but not entirely accurate twopart podcast in honor of 9-02-10 Day where they give out 90210 Awards.
  • ESPN has a look at some of the athletes who guest-starred on BH90210.
  • Forbes has a list of life lessons to be learned from BH90210.
  • The Hollywood Reporter has an article about some of BH90210’s cast and crew.
  • Vanity Fair made a list of their picks for best BH90210 cameos.

I’m sure I missed some, so feel free to leave links in the comments.





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

29 07 2009




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

23 07 2009
  • Jessica Queller, a writer for Gossip Girl, has created a video about her experiences with breast cancer.  She also did an interview with TVGuide.com about it back in May 2008.
  • Gawker posted a picture of Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) and Joanna Garcia (TBA, Gossip Girl) presumably filming the show.
  • PEOPLE.com has a short interview with Crawford and Daily Intel has one with Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl).
  • Star News has an interview with Greg Prange, one of One Tree Hill’s producers, about the upcoming season
  • You can watch Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) perform on So You Think You Can Dance tonight.  PEOPLE.com has a short preview article.  MTV News has a longer one.




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

21 07 2009
  • Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley, One Tree Hill) is adapting the novel/movie The Notebook into a musical.  I can die happy right now.
  • Gawker posted a photo of Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl) posing with fans and a video of fans flocking to where the cast was filming.
  • PEOPLE.com has an article on some of the GG cast filming by NYU.
  • E!Online posted a Gossip Girl Fashion Gallery.
  • SoapNet has a “Where Are They Now?” photo gallery of the Beverly Hills 90210 cast.
  • While co-hosting the Today Show this morning, Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) said guys would use the show’s title as a pick-up line-a la, can I get into your zip code?  She’ll be on again tomorrow.
  • Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210), Josh Henderson (Sean, 90210) Ian Ziering (Steve, Beverly Hills 90210) and James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) will be playing in the annual Hollywood Stars baseball game in Los Angeles on Saturday.
  • Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) is still receiving medical treatment but will reportedly be able to join production of The Beautiful Life.




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

16 07 2009
  • Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) was reportedly “assisted with a medical issue” yesterday by the LAPD.  Access Hollywood and PEOPLE now report that she’s under a “psychiatric hold” at a Los Angeles hospital.  Another PEOPLE article says she’s “dealing with personal issues.”
  • Latina.com has more information on the new 90210 character Sasha, who still hasn’t been cast.
  • DailyFill.com posted pictures of the 90210 girls filming.  Gawker has a similar picture.
  • Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210) will be at Comic Con.
  • TVGuide.com has a video interview with Ryan Eggold (Ryan, 90210).
  • Mercy, starring Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) will premiere Sept. 23.
  • Kristen Bell (voice of Gossip Girl) reportedly wants to appear on the show.
  • Chuck (Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl), Silver (Jessica Stroup, 90210) and Brooke (Sophia Bush, One Tree Hill) are all nominated for the CW Fashion Guru award in the Sourcies.
  • According to the above link, Naley (One Tree Hill) won Best Couple in The Sourcies.
  • Star News Online speculates about a possible One Tree Hill storyline.




News Roundup: Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill

14 07 2009




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

11 07 2009
  • Korbi posted a spoilish photo from Gossip Girl. Perez Hilton has one, too, but there’s a mistake in the text.  Can you spot it? Gawker posted a non-spoilish one.
  • A scheduling change has put Mercy, starring Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) on NBC’s fall schedule.
  • Zuzanna Szadkowski (Dorota, Gossip Girl) has Twitter accounts as herself and as Dorota.
  • The CW posted a list of official Twitter accounts related to their shows and stars.
  • Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) and his wife welcomed a son Thursday.
  • PEOPLE.com and E!Online have stories on the upcoming performance by Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) on So You Think You Can Dance.




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

8 07 2009
  • Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) is on the cover of the August issue of Glamour UK.
  • Gawker posted a spoilish picture from Gossip Girl filming.
  • Spoiler TV posted a video of Gossip Girl filming.
  • The CW Source has a massive Gossip Girl bracket-tournament you can participate in.
  • The CW Source also has video interviews with some of our teen drama guys discussing their July 4th plans.
  • Fights from Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and 90210 are up for Best Fight in The Sourcies.
  • Julian (Austin Nichols, One Tree Hill) and Liam (Matt Lanter, 90210) are up for Favorite Newcomer in The Sourcies.
  • Allison Scagliotti (Abby, One Tree Hill) has a Twitter account. You can watch her in a new show called Warehouse 13, which is now airing on the newly-renamed SyFy channel.
  • Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) had the honor (or is it dishonor?) of being on a list of the “20 Unsexiest Beautiful People.”





News Roundup: One Tree Hill, 90210 and Gossip Girl

29 06 2009
  • Danneel Harris (Rachel, One Tree Hill) will be in at least 7 episodes next season, according to Ausiello.
  • Jana Kramer (Portia, 90210) will appear on One Tree Hill next season as Alexis, a model for Clothes Over Bros.  You can follow Kramer on Twitter.
  • Trevor Donovan has been cast as Teddy for 90210’s second season.
  • Darren Star, the creator of Beverly Hills 90210, was just named trustee of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art.
  • The full video for Cobra Starship’s Good Girls Go Bad featuring Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) premiered today.
  • Gawker posted a picture of Meester “on set for her first day of season 3 shooting.’
  • PEOPLE.com created a special photo gallery of Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) in honor of his birthday last weekend.




News Roundup: Gossip Girl, 90210 and One Tree Hill

26 05 2009
  • Gawker is predicting Cobra Starship’s Good Go Girls Bad, featuring Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl), will be one of the most-played songs this summer.
  • Season four of “Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood” premieres tonight on Oxygen.  The New York Times has a partly-critical, partly-complimentary article on the show.  PEOPLE.com has a video preview.
  • Randy Spelling (Ryan, Beverly Hills 90210; brother to Tori) is now a life coach in Los Angeles.
  • A remake of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is in the works, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  The original film starred Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210.)
  • BuddyTV has a story on Kate Voegele (Mia, One Tree Hill).