- Janice Cooke-Leonard (director, One Tree Hill; Gossip Girl 90210; Dawson’s Creek) will direct a new webseries called Hollywood Is Like High School With Money for Alloy, the company behind Gossip Girl.
- In response to a fan question about Lucas (Chad Michael Murray, One Tree Hill) and Peyton (Hilarie Burton, One Tree Hill) returning, Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) tweeted, “Doesn’t look that way guys,” and later tweeted again (along with spoilish answers to some others questions) “LOOKS like no Peyton/Luke.” As far as where Leyton are, Bush tweeted, “They moved to Australia with their baby, to live with Karen and Andy :)” before correcting herself later by saying that it’s actually New Zealand. And Bush tweeted again later on, after being asked whether she misses the characters, “I’m so happy for them to have gotten what they want in real life, so I’m OK with it. People have to do what’s best for them!”
- Huey Lewis (Jimmy, One Tree Hill) appeared on Hot In Cleveland this week.
- Gossip Cop and I busted an Us Weekly story about Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) and Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) feuding.
- Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) is the face of Material Girl, a new fashion line for Macy’s designed by Madonna and her daughter, Lourdes.
- Examiner.com has an interesting character-by-character comparison of Beverly Hills 90210 and True Blood.
- Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210) will star in the UK production of Dick Whittington.
- Christine Elise (Emily, Beverly Hills 90210) tweeted that she appears in Prom, a Disney movie, which also stars Aimee Teegarden (Rhonda, 90210).
- Jessica Stroup (Silver, 90210) tweeted a cute pic of some of the 90210 cast outside the school that serves as West Beverly.
- Staying In has a great interview with Autumn Reeser (Taylor, The O.C.). Have you read my interview with her?
- Tate Donovan (Jimmy, the O.C.) will appear on Broadway in Good People beginning in February.
One Tree Hill Evaluation Results
27 05 2010Thanks to all who voted in the second annual One Tree Hill Evaluation.
The winners of each of these–except for the returning characters question–will face-off against the eventual winners in the Gossip Girl and 90210 polls.
FAVORITE CHARACTERS
Winners: Brooke, Nathan
Noteworthy: Although I noticed Brooke easily winning in the beginning, in the end the results were neck-and-neck with Haley earning 44 percent of the vote to Brooke’s 48.6 percent. For the first day or so, Quinn didn’t have any votes but by the end, she scrounged up 7, but not enough to beat Alex. Nathan won by a landslide, garnering 73.1 percent of the votes.
Last Season’s Winners: Brooke, Lucas
Thoughts: I can’t say I’m surprised that Nathan won or that Brooke did, but it’s a little strange not seeing Haley next to Nathan’s name. Nathan and Haley, in my opinion, are so intertwined, so it’s surprising to me that one won but the other didn’t. Like Quinn, Clay came in last. Granted the number of voters is a minuscule amount of One Tree Hill’s audience, but perhaps this is an indication of where some would like season 8 to go…or not go.
FAVORITE COUPLE
Winner: Nathan and Haley
Noteworthy: Naley received more than 2.5 times more votes than Brulian.
Last Season’s Winner: Lucas and Peyton
Thoughts: So, individually, voters prefer Nathan and Brooke but couples-wise, Nathan’s pairing trumps Brooke’s. I don’t quite get it. There was some love for Clay and Quinn (13 votes) and Clay and Sara (8 votes).
WORST CHARACTERS
Winners: Alex, Clay
Noteworthy: Clay received the majority of the vote, while Alex and Quinn were pretty close: 51.1 percent versus 41.3 percent.
Last Season’s Winners: Peyton, Lucas
Thoughts: It was no surprise to me that Clay would win this category (and it’s sad to say “win” here because it’s not a positive thing) when he was stacked up against Nathan and Julian, who, if nothing else, have been around for more than 22 episodes. I was surprised, however, to see Alex “beat” Quinn (and therefore really lost), given the results of the first poll, where a few more voted for Alex than Quinn as best character. Perhaps the difference can be attributed to the fact that the first poll had more votes cast in it. Maybe if more people voted in this poll, Quinn would’ve earned the dishonor just as she did in the first poll? Of course, I’m still perplexed by last year’s results on this one (where Leyton were named worst characters but also best couple) so what do I know?
WORST COUPLE
Winner: Clay and Sara
Noteworthy: Clay and Quinn were the runner-up, but still a decent ways behind.
Last Season’s Winner: Brooke and Owen
Thoughts: This one kind of disappointed me. I wasn’t surprised that Naley or Brulian got some votes–not everyone is a fan–but Clay and Sara in episode 7.07, I And Love And You was quite possibly the highlight of the season for me. Certainly the Katie storyline tarnished it a bit and maybe it did for others, too, leading to the worst couple title.
FAVORITE SUPPORTING CHARACTER
Winner: Jamie
Noteworthy: Most of the contenders got 3 percent of the vote or less.
Last Season’s Winner: Jamie
Thoughts: Jamie took this title two seasons in a row (I did not have the site during season 5, his first season on the show) and I’m kind of surprised. Maybe I’m biased, since I mostly haven’t dug him this season. I guess I expected Dan to win, despite his absence from the second-half of the season.
FAVORITE RETURNING CHARACTER
Winner: Rachel
Noteworthy: Last year, some people wrote in Rachel as their answer to this question, even though she wasn’t eligible since she didn’t appear in season 6. Bet those people were happy she did appear this season!
Last Season’s Winner: Karen
Thoughts: Figured this category would really be a toss-up, as I easily saw any of the candidates winning. While I was far from completely happy with Rachel, Taylor or Lydia’s storylines, I think all three actresses kicked major butt.
BEST STORYLINE
Winner: Lydia’s return and death from cancer
Noteworthy: Haley’s depression came in second, with less than 10 votes separating it from first place. The next highest was Brulian’s relationship followed by the Nathan/Renee scandal. Many things got one vote but among the more interesting picks (read: slightly puzzling) to me were Grubbs, Brooke dealing with Alexander/Victoria and “the entire 80’s episode. Only quality episode all season, besides the final.” There was also one person who said “none” and another who wrote “All of them!!! They were amazing this year :)”
Invalid Others: Lucas and Peyton, the school shooting, Jamie’s birth and season 3
Last Season’s Winner: Leyton’s relationship
Thoughts: It amuses me and frustrates me when people don’t follow the instructions–answers are to be based only on the season that just ended. (Not to mention some people selecting the wrong choice and not writing anything in at all.) Not sure what the two voters who said Lucas and Peyton meant–happy they’re gone or thinking about a past season? The Jamie’s birth one made me laugh. And perhaps those that put the schooling shooting and season 3 were thinking about the show overall, as I definitely understand those picks in that context. Anyway, Haley clearly dominated in this poll, between the depression storyline, Lydia’s death and votes for how Nathan’s scandal affecting Naley, plus picks for her pregnancy and one for her album…and yet she didn’t manage to win best female character.
WORST STORYLINE
Winner: Psycho Katie
Noteworthy: The second highest was the Nathan/Renee scandal, which I guess, given the previous question, split many viewers. In third was Julian and Alex’s interactions and how it affected Brulian. Again, many things got single votes including Nathan and Julian’s “KISS” scene, the overall focus on the guest/new characters and the Mouth/Lauren/Skills triangle. And, of course, there were a couple “none” and “all”-type votes.
Invalid Others: Nanny Carrie, Nathan and Brooke’s sex tape, Anna and Felix, season one
Last Season’s Winner: Nanny Carrie’s return
Thoughts: As someone who has a lot of beef with this season, the results here were like a giant love letter to me. It was reassuring to see many shared my same gripes, such as the rest of Haley’s siblings being MIA during Lydia’s death, Leyton’s absence (I think it was put best in this answer: “Peyton and Lucas not being there for the friends when they needed them”), Grubbs/Miranda and the misuse of Dan and Rachel.
BEST CLIFF-HANGER
Winner: Clay and Quinn getting shot
Noteworthy: The next highest results were actually what many considered to be happy (resolved?) endings: Naley’s pregnancy and Brulian’s proposal. There were some genuinely interesting answers (read: clever and/or frank): “Not much this season held my interest. Big disappointment from season’s past,” “By a long shot (no pun intended) Quinn,” “Will they kill off yawn-a-minute Quinn and keep Clay alive?” and “Would the show be renewed.”
Invalid Others: Season 3’s ending, Lucas’ proposal, if Leyton are coming back
Last Season’s Winner: Peyton’s health scare(s)
Thoughts: I expected Alex’s suicide attempt to garner more than 3 votes, but perhaps that’s just because I thought the scene was pretty awesomely done. I was surprised to see a vote for Mia and Chase (will they or won’t they get back together is really your biggest unanswered question?) and more pleasantly surprised to see a vote for Haley finding Renee’s phone number on Nathan’s phone bills.
RATE THE SEASON OVERALL
Winner: 8
Noteworthy: There were just 6 votes between “7” and “8.” Every value got at least 3 votes.
Last Season’s Winner: 8
Thoughts: For a while, if I recall correctly, there weren’t votes for 9 or 10 but those ended up earning a fair amount. I have to admit the 10 votes throw me off. It’s surprising to me that some think this season was just as good or better than past seasons as, in my opinion, it was just a vastly different show this year. But I guess it’s totally fair for it to be vastly different and people to like it.
RATE THE SHOW OVERALL
Winner: 10
Noteworthy: Won with a larger margin than the last question, more than doubling the votes that “9” got. Every value got at least 2 votes.
Last Season’s Winner: 10
Thoughts: Last year One Tree Hill was the only show to earn a 10 here. It remains to be seen whether that’ll happen again…
Don’t forget to vote in the Gossip Girl evaluation if you haven’t already.
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Random Question
17 01 2010With One Tree Hill coming back from hiatus tomorrow night (expect a live-blog!), I thought it would be a good time to “check in.”
Back in May, after 6.24 aired and we all knew Chad Michael Murray (Lucas) and Hilarie Burton (Peyton) weren’t going to be in season 7, I wrote a little rant. I vented my disappointment that the show hadn’t ended with 6.24 and shared my hope that I would fall in love with what I called the “2.0 version” of the show.
In case I haven’t made it abundantly clear already, there’s been no falling in love thus far. With the exception of one episode (7.07, I And Love And You), I’ve found the season to be rather mediocre, with holes that go well beyond Leyton’s absence.
But I want to know what you think, especially now that we’re halfway through the season.
Is this One Tree Hill 2.0 to you? Are you adjusting to life without Leyton and with Clay, Quinn and Alex (et. al.) better than you had expected? Do you wish the show ended with 6.24? Should this season have been a spin-off?
Please note that my love for the show largely remains unchanged. I would never abandon it. I even feel like I’m being unfair judging this season at the midway point rather than waiting til all the episodes have aired.
But I will most certainly reassess in May and, again, I thought it would be nice to at least “check in” with you guys in the meantime.
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Tags: Alex, Chad Michael Murray, Clay, Hilarie Burton, Leyton, Lucas, One Tree Hill, Peyton, Quinn
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News Roundup: One Tree Hill, 90210, Gossip Girl and Dawson’s Creek
5 10 2009- This by far the BEST One Tree Hill article I have seen in quite a while. It’s about time someone addressed the obvious: the show outperforms many others on The CW but rarely gets any love. Here’s hoping this changes that from now on!
- And this is a step in the right direction! The Futon Critic has an interview with Mark Schwahn. He said some interesting things about Leyton, Dan and (unfortunately) Alex.
- Starpulse has an interview with Robert Buckley (Clay, One Tree Hill).
- India de Beaufort (Miranda, One Tree Hill) confirmed that her Twitter account is real. For more accounts, see my Twitter Directory.
- Grant Show (Jake, Beverly Hills 90210) is also now on Twitter.
- Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210) and Michael Steger (Navid, 90210) spoke with E!Online about Samantha Ronson’s upcoming cameo.
- Korbi has a video interview with Steger and another video interview with Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210).
- Rumors of Jessica Lowdnes (Adrianna, 90210) and Kellan Lutz (George, 90210) dating are false.
- BuzzGloss has an interview with Lori Loughlin (Debbie, 90210) but 90210 isn’t mentioned.
- ChicagoNow has an interview with Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl).
- I had no idea Tom Kapinos (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek) created Californication! You learn something new every day…
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Exclusive: Austin Nichols Wants Brulian To Get Married!
27 09 2009In just one season, Austin Nichols’ Julian had quite the evolution on One Tree Hill. When he first showed up, fans worried he’d play homewrecker to Leyton’s finally-back-on relationship. Instead we ended up with perhaps the most dedicated boyfriend Sophia Bush’s Brooke has ever seen and a new leading man for the show’s seventh season.
TeenDramaWhore: What was your reaction when you found out you were being promoted to a series regular?
Austin Nichols: Fear. To be perfectly honest, I didn’t want to do it. The thing about a television series is that you have to have faith that the material is going to be good. Because all you know is episode 1. You have no idea what episode 2-22 will contain. But after many conversations with my captain Mark Schwahn, I felt better about signing up.
TDW: Why do you think the audience has taken such a liking to Brooke and Julian?
Nichols: Because when we look at each other, volcanoes erupt, the earth quakes, and glitter falls from the sky.
TDW: I know I was particularly touched by Julian’s closeness with Sam (Ashley Rickards). Do you want to see him and Brooke have a family?
Nichols: Children!!! Absolutely. I want a litter. A whole team of little Brookes and Julians. Twins. Black ones. White ones. Brown and yellow too. Remember the show, JUST THE TEN OF US? We are going to remake that show with Brooke and Julian and their 8 kids.
TDW: Is there any storyline you’d like to see Julian face?
Nichols: I would like to tackle marriage. The aforementioned children. And I want to see Julian make a movie. I think it would be outstanding to make a short film and release it on the internet. A film by Julian Baker. Or by Austin Nichols.
TDW: With the return of Julian’s dad [Episode 7.02, What Are You Willing To Lose], will we learn more about Julian’s past?
Nichols: Well, absolutely. The most brilliant thing they could do when writing the third INDIANA JONES: The Last Crusade, was introduce Indy’s father. That glimpse into Indy’s past and to see how his behavior changes around his dad is revelatory. A guy who could have any woman, any artifact, and defeat any foe, becomes a little boy in the presence of Sean Connery. Families with checkered pasts tend to spend the present repairing that damage.
TDW: What’s one thing that’s easy about working on a show like OTH and one thing that’s difficult?
Nichols: Easy: no traffic here. Hard: living without In-N-Out Burger.
TDW: You’re signed on to star in Pedestrian, which is being made by Hilarie Burton’s company, Southern Gothic Productions. What’s it like working with her in a non-OTH capacity?
Nichols: PEDESTRIAN is a great script. And Lincoln Booth is one of those characters that doesn’t come around all that often. Working with Hilarie is a piece of cake. She is sharp and quick and a great leader.
TDW: Tell me more about your character, Lincoln Booth. What attracted you to the role?
Nichols: I can’t really say anything about my character except that something deep inside me started to rumble when I read him. This is either a really good sign or a disaster. We shall see!!!! 🙂
TDW: You have a creative writing degree and were an avid water-skier growing up. Are these two things still a part of your life?
Nichols: I am constantly writing. Some ideas soar. And others crash. Right now, it’s a story of a young woman who finds herself pregnant with no money and no one to depend on. She moves out to the desert to start over. I occasionally jump on some skis and do a few flips. Don’t want to forget how. But my mom [Kay Nichols] just won her 15th national title, after beating cancer a few years back.
TDW: You also have a big interest in film. What’s one mainstream movie and one lesser-known movie you’ve seen recently?
Nichols: 500 Days of Summer is very creative. Right up my alley. Also, in the video store scene, they placed one of my DVDs right in the middle of the two actors. I was delighted. Haha!! Humpday was very interesting. Anvil! The Story Of Anvil is a brilliant rock doc. I enjoyed many parts of Inglourius Basterds. Christopher Waltz should have statues built in tribute to his performance.
TDW: Have you thought about getting an official Twitter account?
Nichols: Twitter? What’s twitter? Sounds like a term for a titty twister. 🙂
Be sure to come back next Sunday for another exclusive interview, this time in honor of Beverly Hills 90210’s 19th anniversary.
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Get Ready for One Tree Hill Season 7!
12 09 2009We’re days away from One Tree Hill’s season 7 premiere!
Here’s what you need to know about last season:
After season 5 ended with a massive cliff-hanger–which girl did Lucas ask to marry him?–it is revealed that Peyton is the one Luke called and they travel to Las Vegas to get married. Realizing they want their friends and family to witness the nuptials, Leyton returns to Tree Hill where they move in together. A few months later, Peyton finds out she’s pregnant but soon suffers complications. The duo decide to follow the motto of carpe diem and pull-off a last-minute wedding. The wedding night takes a disastrous turn when Peyton suffers yet another pregnancy complication but it leads to the birth of the beautiful and healthy Sawyer Brooke Scott. We last see a happy Leyton and baby Sawyer driving in The Comet..
Earlier in the season, Lucas is ecstatic when he finds out An Unkindness of Ravens will be made into a movie. He’s thrown for a loop, however, when the producer ends up being Peyton’s ex, Julian Baker. Julian decides not to cause any trouble with Leyton and instead works peacefully with Lucas on the film. After finding a director and casting the lead roles, the film is shut down.
Peyton finds out who her birth father is but is unable to forge a relationship with him. She continues to work with Mia (who starts dating Brooke’s ex, Chase) on her music career, and helps Haley resume hers.
Brooke gets off to a bumpy start when she is assualted one night at Clothes Over Bros. Convinced her mother is responsible for the attack, the two drift further apart. Brooke’s faith in herself and humanity is restored when she takes in Sam, one of Haley’s troubled young students. The two adjust to living together and develop a mother-daughter dynamic, which comes to an end when Sam decides to live with her birth mother.
Throughout this, Brooke continues to find happiness in her love life. She rejects Owen when he comes back to town, and reluctantly starts a relationship with Julian. Despite his efforts to convince her how much he loves her, Brooke is apprehensive to commit. In the finale, she mends her relationship with her mother and ultimately decides Julian is one the for her and goes to him to declare her love.
Haley, Nathan and Jamie find life as they know it disrupted when Quentin–Haley’s student, Nathan’s motivator and Jamie’s role model–is murdered. Haley is fired from her job as a teacher at Tree Hill High after she refuses to censor one of Sam’s essays. Nathan, in an effort to make his way back to the NBA, plays Slamball before realizing it is too dangerous for him. He joins a minor league team and, in the finale, is called up to the NBA as a member of the Charlotte Bobcats. Jamie’s growing pains include dealing a school bully and his first crush, finding out the truth about Grandpa Dan’s past and being nearly kidnapped by Nanny Carrie (again).
Dan faces struggles in almost every aspect of his life: he’s kidnapped and tortured by Nanny Carrie, his sons still refuse to have anything to do with him and his heart conditions worse. Add on an explosive confrontation with ex-wife Deb, and it makes for one trying year in the life of Dan Scott.
Speaking of Deb, she breaks up with Skills who takes it badly and first but rebounds with Jamie’s teacher, Miss Lauren.
Mouth and Millicent take a big step and move in together, but their relationship progress is thrawted when Gigi coms back to town and tries to get with Mouth. After some time apart, Mouth is able to win Millicent back and they resume their relationship.
The season ends with everyone (except for Dan, perhaps) in a state of happiness and satisfaction.
Come back tomorrow for an exclusive One Tree Hill interview and come back Monday night at 8pm eastern for a live-blog of the season 7 premiere!
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Tags: An Unkindness of Ravens, Brooke, Charlotte Bobcats, Chase, Deb, Haley, Julian, Leyton, Lucas, Mia, Millicent, Miss Lauren, Mouth, Nanny Carrie, Nathan, NBA, One Tree Hill, Owen, Peyton, Quentin, Sam, Sawyer, Skills, The Comet
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Random Question
22 08 2009It’s technically old news already: One Tree Hill stars Hilarie Burton (Peyton) and Chad Michael Murray (Lucas) will not be back for season 7. But even though we’ve had a few months to digest it, many of us are still far from accepting it.
I think part of the uneasiness stems from the way it all went down. For months there were rumors that Burton and CMM were leaving, that they were being forced out, not paid enough, or there were creative differences, a desire to move on.
Then Burton posted this mysterious video, where–with tears in her eyes–she more or less said she was leaving the show but that it wasn’t really her choice (at least that’s how I interpreted it).
We didn’t get the official confirmation until months later and even that was vague. Yes, they are leaving and yes, there will be a season 7.
Here’s my question: Did Burton want to leave?
There’s been a lot of speculation that CMM wanted out, and because of Leyton’s storyline, that meant Burton had to go, too.
But with Burton’s growing company, Southern Gothic Productions, it seems that it would’ve been difficult for her to continue with One Tree Hill and run a business. Maybe she was ready to move on, as well.
I don’t think we’ll ever know the truth–at least not anytime soon–but I was wondering what you all thought.
Also: had Chad and Hilarie returned for seventh season, what do you think was left for their characters to do? What storylines would you have liked to see?
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Tags: Chad Michael Murray, Hilarie Burton, Leyton, Lucas, One Tree Hill, Peyton, Southern Gothic Productions
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Sexiest Moments, Part 4
23 07 2009ONE TREE HILL
1. The Living Years, Episode 1.11
Brucas hook up in a stranger’s hot tub.
2. Crash Course in Polite Conversation, 1.12
Leyton get carried away in a motel room.
3. The Wind That Blew My Heart Away, 3.13
Naley hook up in the rain (one of many times). Brucas start kissing in the rain and then move it indoors.
4. Forever and Almost Always, 6.23
Naley has “slutty wedding sex.”
**For the record, I had the hardest time doing this list for OTH (versus the other shows) because there were SO MANY sexy scenes to choose from! I know I left some great ones off, but only because I had to keep it short!
Come back tomorrow for the last part of my sexy moments series!
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Tags: Brucas, Leyton, Naley, One Tree Hill, OTH
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