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?





News Roundup: One Tree Hill, 90210, Dawson’s Creek and The O.C.

27 07 2009
  • I’ll be hosting another trivia game tomorrow night.  Details will be posted in the morning.
  • Still taking submissions for the Defend Your Favorite Couple guest post opportunity.
  • There’s a bunch of videos and other goodies floating around from the opening of Galeotti’s, a restaurant partly owned by Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley, One Tree Hill).
  • Rob Buckley (Clayton, One Tree Hill) is now on Twitter.
  • Christy-Anne of OTH TwitterBugs is planning a group trip to Wilmington, N.C. where One Tree Hill is filmed (and Dawson’s Creek was).  For details, you can check out the official Web site or follow the Twitter account.
  • The One Tree Hill Podcast is taking a look back at season 3.
  • Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210) will be on The Bonnie Hunt Show tomorrow.
  • The Jerusalem Post has a feature on Darren Star, the creator of Beverly Hills 90210.
  • I’ve been hesitant to post Candy Spelling-Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) news from this weekend because I despise TMZ but PEOPLE.com is saying it’s legit, so here you go.
  • The London Free Press has an article on Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210) and James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) but I’ve posted those quotes already.
  • In a chat with readers, two Boston Globe writers discussed The O.C.




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!





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

22 07 2009
  • Kellan Lutz (George, 90210) is one of the choices in a PEOPLE.com poll on vampire hotties.
  • The next round of the Gossip Girl bracket is available.
  • In The Dearly Departed category of the Sourcies, Bart Bass (Robert John Burke, Gossip Girl) and Quentin (Robbie Jones, One Tree Hill) are nominated.
  • According to the above link, Chuck (Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl) barely beat Brooke (Sophia Bush, One Tree Hill) in the Fashion Guru category.
  • Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley, One Tree Hill) has launched an official blog and posted a vlog.
  • SoGoPro posted another podcast, this one an interview with Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill).  Burton says she recently stayed with Danneel Harris (Rachel, One Tree Hill) in Los Angeles.
  • In an interview, James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek; Dixon, One Tree Hill) said he might direct an episode of OTH. There’s a few other goodies in there, too.




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: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, 90210 and More

19 07 2009
  • A Chuck/Blair scene from Gossip Girl as well as a Naley scene from One Tree Hill are nominated for Hottest Moment in the Sourcies.
  • According to the above link, GG’s Blair & Serena and OTH’s Brooke & Peyton didn’t win in the Best Friends category, though the latter came in second.
  • Columbian.com has an article on the opening of Galeotti’s, the restaurant partly-owned and operated by Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley, One Tree Hill).  Galeotti will be performing along with Everly’s Amber Sweeney during the opening festivities.
  • Star News has an article on SoGoPro’s first podcast.
  • Kate Voegele (Mia, One Tree Hill) will be on the Tonight Show tomorrow (Monday).
  • PEOPLE.com has a very short article discussing season  2 of 90210 with Shenae Grimes (Annie).
  • Delayed production on The Beautiful Life reportedly has nothing to do with Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.).




Random Thought

14 07 2009

Re-watched the One Tree Hill pilot today on SoapNet and several things struck me.

1. It’s interesting to see where Nathan and Peyton started.  You see them now, it’s hard to believe they were ever together.  Then again, in almost every teen drama pilot, the characters start off way different from where they end up.

2. Same goes with how they look.  They’ve grown up so much. And same can be said for all teen drama actors.

3. James Lafferty in particular is so baby-faced.  Probably because he was only 17 at the time! And Nathan has a nipple piercing–what ever happened to that?!

4. Peyton’s room was set up quite differently, with her closet being used for her computer area.

5. Great Dawson’s Creek shout-out when Haley says to Lucas: Not that I was looking for something specifically, which implies some hideous sort of “Joey loves Dawson ” scenario and completely creep me out.

6. Brooke (Sophia Bush) isn’t even in the pilot.  Similar to Luke Perry (Dylan) not appearing in the first few episodes of Beverly Hills 90210.

7. Interesting to recall that Chad Michael Murray (Lucas) was on Dawson’s Creek before this.  Doesn’t even seem like the same actor–I guess because the characters are so different.

8. Wish I had time to write up comments on each show now that the series is on from the beginning again.  Of course I’ve already seen all the episodes multiple times, but it’s interesting to watch them again after just watching season six.





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

1 07 2009
  • Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley, One Tree Hill) is included in an article on the band Enation in Vancouver Family Magazine.
  • Brett Claywell (Tim, One Tree Hill) has been on One Life to Live since February.
  • Michelle Williams (Jen, Dawson’s Creek) has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, allowing her to vote in the Oscars.
  • Harve Presnell (Mr. A.I. Brooks, Dawson’s Creek) died yesterday.
  • John Driscoll (Blossom, Dawson’s Creek; guest star One Tree Hill) will debut on The Young and The Restless in July.
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) has started a web series based on her book Mommywood.
  • Kristin has spoilish info on Olivia (Hilary Duff, Gossip Girl).




Villains, Part 4

29 06 2009

ONE TREE HILL

1. Dan Scott (played by Paul Johansson)

Dan’s pre-show history already gave us a reason to dislike him: he abandoned baby mama Karen (Moira Kelly) and had nothing to with their son Lucas (Chad Michael Murray).  Couple that with various schemes, back-stabbing and plain old maliciousness, Dan has very few friends in One Tree Hill.  And then there’s the biggest sin of all: murdering his own brother, Keith (Craig Sheffer).  Despite many near-death experiences (burned in a fire, hit by a car, a faulty heart, etc.), Dan has managed to survive all six seasons of the show.  His future remains unclear, though.

2. Psycho Derek (played by Matt Barr)

Quite possibly the creepiest and scariest character on the show, he first appeared claiming to be the long-lost brother of Peyton (Hilarie Burton).  Turns out, he was actually a psycho (hence the nickname) who’s warped ways of trying to woo Peyton included attacked her.  After a fight with Lucas and the real Derek (Ernest Waddell), he disappeared…only to return on prom night and attack Peyton again, along with Brooke (Sophia Bush).  This time he ended up in jail.

3. Victoria Davis (played by Daphne Zuniga)

Though she’s the mother of Brooke, we didn’t actually meet Victoria until season 5.  The most cold-hearted mother on any of the teen dramas, Victoria repeatedly insults Brooke and tries to take advantage of her and her company. They reconciled at the end of season 6 but I can’t imagine it lasting.

4. Nanny Carrie (played by Torrey DeVitto)

Hired as a nanny (again, hence the nickname) for Jamie (Jackson Brundage), the first signs of Carrie’s evilness came when she started hitting on married Nathan (James Lafferty).  After being fired, Carrie kidnapped Jamie, who was rescued by Dan, of all people.  A vengeful Carrie resurfaced the following season, this time kidnapping Dan and nearly killing him.  Haley (Bethany Joy Galeotti) and Deb (Barbara Alyn Woods) inadvertently rescued him, and Carrie is presumed to be dead from a gunshot wound.

Check back tomorrow to read about the villainesses of Gossip Girl.





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

25 06 2009
  • MTV has a story discussing Leighton Meester’s (Blair, Gossip Girl) singing career.
  • Blair’s “Damn that motherchucker” line from the season 2 premiere of Gossip Girl is up for Best Line in the Tater Tops Awards.
  • Cobra Starship released a teaser for their Good Girls Go Bad music video which features Meester.
  • PEOPLE.com has a photo of Meester in its daily photo gallery.
  • On Location Tours is offering a special package for tomorrow only in honor of Ed Westwick’s (Chuck, Gossip Girl) upcoming birthday.
  • Joanna Garcia (from Privileged) will be on Gossip Girl next season.
  • Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley, One Tree Hill) and OTH creator Mark Schwahn recorded a message for fans. Executive producer Joe Davola did as well.
  • The CW has a new OTH promo out.
  • Zap2it thinks Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210) should be on Greek.
  • Not sure if this is legit, but Vanessa Marcil (Gina, Beverly Hills 90210) maybe has a Twitter account.
  • Tate Donovan (Jimmy, The O.C.) stars in the short film Tony.