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

6 07 2009
  • The July 14 issue of Soap Opera Digest has a (very easy) Beverly Hills 90210 trivia question: The gang hung a sign honoring the class of 1993 by what iconic Hollywood landmark?  Post your answer in the comments!
  • E! Online has a post discussing the failures of 90210 and what could possibly be done to improve it.
  • There’s a picture circulating of Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210) shooting the new season.
  • PEOPLE.com posted pictures of Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) and Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl).
  • A new song from Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) has leaked onto the internet.
  • You can see a snippet of Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.) in the trailer for Jennifer’s Body.




News Roundup: Gossip Girl, 90210 and More

30 06 2009
  • Pictures of Target’s upcoming Gossip Girl-inspired clothing line have been released.
  • Perez Hilton posted a picture of Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) reportedly during filming.  PEOPLE.com has  a poll about his “new” look, and a poll about Gossip Girl’s filming.
  • Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) will star in a film called A Couple of Dicks.
  • You can see a glimpse of Sebastian Stan (Carter, Gossip Girl) in the trailer for Spread.
  • The CW Source posted interviews with Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) and Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210).
  • Spoiler TV posted “behind the scenes” 90210 pictures.
  • Did you know Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) appeared in 2 episodes of Blossom?  Tiffani Amber Thieseen guest-starred once, too!  I had no idea!
  • Click here to read a brief history of the Spelling family drama.
  • Gabrielle Carteris (Andrea, Beverly Hills 90210), AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) and James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) are on TV Addict’s list of the “Most Unconvincing High School Students.”
  • Is One Tree Hill the new Beverly Hills 90210?  The New York Post thinks so.
  • Tyler Hilton (Chris Keller, One Tree Hill) canceled his summer tour.




News Roundup: One Tree Hill, 90210 and Gossip Girl

24 06 2009
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) did a radio interview on Ireland’s The Alan Murphy Show.
  • Kate Voegele (Mia, One Tree Hill) released a music video for her song 99 Times.
  • PEOPLE.com has another photo from the Op campaign featuring Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) and AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210).  ETOnline has a story on the fall version of it as well.
  • McCord says she think her character should be involved with Chuck (Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl).
  • Zap2it posted a video of Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) performing with her band Pretty Reckless in a recent concert.
  • TVGuide.com and The Daily Beast also have a Gossip Girl–NYC Prep comparison.




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

22 05 2009
  • E!Online and Korbi have coverage of the CW upfront.  Some claim the Gossip Girl spin-off isn’t completely dead but I don’t believe them.
  • Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) discussed her music career with MTV.
  • PEOPLE is asking readers to give their opinion on Blake Lively’s (Serena, Gossip Girl) “best look.”
  • You can see the kinda new promo pics for Gossip Girl, 90210 and One Tree Hill here.  And here you can read the new descriptions released at the upfront.
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) says she’ll “absolutely” appear on 90210 again.
  • Mega Minute is reporting (*CORRECTED LINK*) that the 90210 cast is shocked by the firing of Dustin Milligan (Ethan, 90210) and they don’t know how things will be wrapped up for his character.
  • AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) says she made the decision not to join the Twilight New Moon cast (as opposed to not getting the role).
  • jitZul has an interview with Colin Fickes (Jimmy, One Tree Hill).
  • In an interest new interview, Joe Manganiello (Owen, One Tree Hill) says that scenes showing Owen and Brooke continuing their relationship never aired.
  • Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) is only a supporting character in Beautiful Life.
  • Parental Discretion Advised (formerly called Light Years), starring Kerr Smith (Jack, Dawson’s Creek) was given a mid-season pick-up by The CW.




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

15 05 2009
  • Taylor Momsen’s (Jenny, Gossip Girl) band Pretty Reckless signed a record deal with Interscope.
  • The Gossip Girl spin-off might end up being a mid-season replacement, according to The Hollywood Reporter
  • Best Week Ever says Color Me Badd’s season2 appearance on Beverly Hills 90210 was “the best 90210 cameo ever.”
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) is on the cover of Cookie Magazine’s June issue.
  • Tiffani Amber Thiessen (Valerie, Beverly Hills 90210) is considering starting a family, even though she is working on a new series.
  • E!Online has spoilish info regarding Brenda (Shannen Doherty) on 90210.
  • AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) is involved with charities called The Blind Project and St. Bernard’s Project.
  • The trailer for Table for Three starring Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) looks pretty funny.
  • The Soup has yet again made fun of Nick Lachey’s appearance on One Tree Hill.
  • Here’s a short article on James Van Der Beek’s (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) new movie, Formosa Betrayed.




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.




Spoiler: Watch with Kristin

21 04 2009

RELEVANT QUESTIONS–DON’T READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW!!!
Shandell in Houston: Any news on Michelle Trachtenberg’s new pilot?
While Michelle’s been out promoting her flick, 17 Again, she gave E! News the goods on her new show: “I wrapped Gossip Girl, and I signed on to a new NBC pilot called Mercy, a one-hour medical drama about the lives of three nurses. It’s very sexy, and by sexy I mean I learn how to do a catheter—and I can a rock a bedpan in case you ever need it.” We definitely want the best for our girl Michelle, but hopefully Georgina Sparks is not gone for good!

Vicki in Las Vegas: Gossip Girl!
Serena did not really get married, this is a bit of an off week for Blair (she’s in a funk because of her love problemos) and Chuck apologizes to Jenny for that time he tried to get up on her in the pilot (back when Gossip Girl still showed depraved indifference to everything, before it turned into a modern comedy-of-manners masterpiece), but let’s talk about the most important thing: Dorota-sodes are coming! So jealous of Verizon phone owners right now!

Petra in Austin, Texas: What’s the buzz on the Gossip Girl spinoff pilot?
Apparently “Lily” [sic] is not a full pilot. Rather, the ’80s flashbacks are half of a Gossip Girl episode (tied into Serena’s storyline), so it’s hard to judge the series as a whole, but from what insiders have seen so far, it looks good, and Krysten Ritter and Brittany Snow in particular are supposed to be awesome. Yay!

Marie in Terre Haute, Ind.: What’s going on with Peyton on One Tree Hill?
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby boy in the baby carriage, then comes…oops, can’t tell you that part. Mwa-ha-ha-ha. Yes, we’re evil.





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.




Spoiler: Watch with Kristin

13 04 2009

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

Simon in Agoura Hills, Calif.: Any scoop on Southland?
(Not relevant until…) Southland definitely has more authentic L.A. than 90210, a lack of veracity that the new 90210 boss is now righteously trying to rectify. More on that coming in 90210 vids tomorrow.

Frannie in Orlando, Fla.: Does Dan ever get another heart on One Tree Hill?
Dan’s heart storyline is not resolved by the end of the season, so it looks like the bastard lives to fight another season! Can Dan even really be killed? He seems like one of those supersoldiers you can just shoot holes through and they keep getting up.

Catherine: What happened to the Blair/Jack Bass secret on Gossip Girl?
Blair did hook up with Jack Bass on New Year’s Eve, but when that info comes out, it barely makes a dent in the storyline. (Who else was hoping for a least a jealous freak-out from Chuck?)

Tina in British Columbia: Sooo excited about Gwen Stefani appearing on Gossip Girl!can you tell us anything more?
According to MTV.com, No Doubt will be appearing in the Lily episode as a band named—wait for it—Snowed Out. (Heee.) They’ll be doing a cover of Adam & the Ants‘ “Stand and Deliver.”

Gio: Your help is sought in finding missing person Jenny Humphrey, cute Brooklyn blonde. Not seen on Gossip Girl for weeks now. Will she be getting a storyline any time soon?
Negatory. Little J is overlooked once again. In the coming weeks every other storyline on the show takes precedence, except when J finally pops up in the finale—she has a key role to play in the coronation of the new queen mean girl. In the meantime, however, we always have your Taylor Momsen needs covered in Fashion Police.

Peggy in Santa Barbara, Calif.: Are any of the cast of 90210 heading for Melrose Place?
No one has been officially confirmed, but Rob Estes tells us, “My money’s on Ryan—he’d be a perfect crossover.” Who do you think should make the leap over to 90210‘s sister show?

Melanie in Del Mar, Calif.: What’s the deal with Dixon’s biomom coming on 90210?
Dixon’s (Tristan Wilds) biological mom does come back in the picture, which causes quiet the emotional meltdown with the family. And though the promos tease a big reunion, don’t expect it to be as special as they’re selling. Rob Estes tells us, “We may see [Dixons mom], but do we meet her? She shows up and then disappears for a while. They actually go after her…They go looking for her.”

Mitch in San Diego: I knew Dustin Milligan was leaving 90210, but now Silver? What’s going on?
Silver is leaving West Bev High, but Jessica Stroup is not leaving the show. That is, if her character doesn’t die in the season finale.

Dyan in Queens, N.Y.: More Matt Lanter on 90210 please!
Liam’s causing some drama and really turning into the Dylan McKay we’ve been waiting for. Matt Lanter says, “Liam takes out Ethan to a camping trip. Ethan’s trying to find himself and Liam encourages that from people, trying to find what’s deep inside. He gets Ethan into some trouble. Liam’s presence is being felt in a pretty major way.” That’s not the only 90210er he’s messing with. His new romance with Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord) is headed for a rough patch. “By the end of the season, there’s going to be some major drama with [Naomi] and her sister and possibly Annie. There’s some problem with her sister. She comes in and she definitely makes things tough in 90210. People are definitely going to be angry and betrayed,” adds Matt.

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Compelled to respond to some things in this edition.

1. Jenny HAS been seen on recent GG episodes, just not in the leading story capacity we saw earlier this season.

2. Pretty sure it IS confirmed that Ryan Eggold will be on Melrose Place.

3. Dylan wasn’t a trouble-maker, so I don’t see how Liam causing drama makes them comparable.





News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill

28 03 2009
  • There are video interviews with some of the 90210 cast here but I’m not sure when they’re from.
  • The April 3rd issue of Entertainment Weekly has 3 reasons “why to watch 90210 now.”
  • The same issue also has a “sneak peak” of Brittany Snow as the younger Lily in the Gossip Girl spin-off.
  • Next week Gossip Girl will be “Jenny-centric,” according to E!Online.
  • One Tree Hill was the clip of the week on E!’s Talk Soup.