Spoiler: Watch with Kristin

14 07 2009

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

Dennis in Brooklyn, N.Y.: Now that Mercy begins shooting way earlier to fill in the gap left by Parenthood‘s move to midseason, what does this mean for Michelle Trachtenberg and her stint on Gossip Girl?
Our sources tell us that Michelle Trachtenberg won’t miss a beat of Gossip Girl. She’s doing everything she was expected to do as of last spring, and Georgina’s episodes are good! However, Kelly Rutherford will be missing three episodes for her maternity leave. Still, despite Lily’s absence, expect her love child Scott (Chris Riggi) to stay front and center this season. Are you excited for the biggest Humphrey-van der Woodsen crossover of them all, or are you withholding judgment on Scott until you get to know him better?

Paula in Columbia, S.C.: Any news on 90210?
Ooh, Silver is not going to like this one bit: Next season on 90210, Dixon flirts with another woman. Her name is Sasha, and she’s a professional DJ who is said to have a Rihanna vibe. In other 90210 news, Annie stays psycho for the time being. As Monty Burns from The Simpsons would say, “Excellent.”

Duffy in San Jose, Calif.: I heard one of my heroes is guest starring in the first episode of the new season of One Tree Hill. Do you have details?
Yes we do, Duffy! Former NFL superstar Jerry Rice guest stars on the first episode of One Tree Hill this fall. He makes an appearance at Nathan’s son’s birthday party. Sophia Bush tells us it was mayhem when Jerry came on set: “It was really funny to see every guy lose his mind. When he walked on set, camera equipment was getting dropped and people rushed in. The grips, who don’t care about anything were like, ‘Oh my God, Jerry Rice!’ People went nuts. And I was like, ‘This is man world. We’ve entered a man cave.’ ”

Jenna from Kent, Ohio: Do you know who is coming back for the seventh season of One Tree Hill?
As we all know, One Tree Hill has a revolving door of characters. The other day when we spoke with Ashley Rickards, she said it’s not a question of if her character Samantha Walker is returning, but when: “I think Sam has a really strong bond with Brooke, and I don’t see that just vanishing overnight.”

Gaby in Dodge City, Kan.: What can you tell us about the new season of Entourage?
Autumn Reeser is back on our TVs! Happy dance! (She and fellow O.C.er Rachel Bilson have now officially been gone too long.) Autumn plays an upcoming junior agent at Miller-Gold who is hooking up with Gary Cole‘s greasy character, Andrew Klein. Also, we would like to formally request that Autumn become a regular in season seven and/or get a successful show of her own so we can hang out with her more.





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 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: 90210, One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl

12 06 2009
  • The 90210 Season One DVD will be released August 11.
  • 90210 is included in TVGuide.com’s 2009 Cliff-Hanger Wrap-Up.
  • The Des Moines Register has an interview with Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210).
  • E!Online has a short story on the casting of Robert Buckley (Clayton, One Tree Hill).
  • One Tree Hill submitted themselves for Emmy consideration in a few categories.  Nominations won’t come out until mid-July.
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) said on her blog that she’s writing a novel.  She also has a new vlog where she says how much she likes Sandra Bullock.
  • E!Online also has a “then and now” photo gallery that includes Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl).
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) is up for Favorite Drama Queen in the Tater Top Awards.
  • Perez Hilton posted a photo of a newly-clean-shaved Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl).




Spoiler: Watch with Kristin

9 06 2009

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

Adam in Corona, Calif.: Any news on Gossip Girl yet? What about Dan and Serena for season three?
It’s too early to say for sure, but our sources tell us that next year on Gossip Girl does not look like the Year of “Dan Serena Dan Serena whoo!” At this point it looks like you can expect more of a brother-sister vibe from Dan and Serena (remember, they do share a half-sibling, Chris Riggi‘s Scott), rather than a whole epic love story thing, à la Chuck and Blair.

Rachel in Seattle: Is Georgina going to be Blair’s roommate next season on Gossip Girl?
While we know Michelle Trachtenberg is tied to NBC’s new medical drama, Mercy, she will be causing some trouble for Blair. Leighton Meester tells us, “Blair is going to NYU, so she might have some trouble there on her own regardless, but maybe Georgina will be coming in to stir some stuff up. I really like working with her, so it’s good.”





News Roundup: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and 90210

6 06 2009
  • Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) is up for best guest star in the Tater Top Awards.
  • Want to know how realistic or accurate Gossip Girl is?  Watch a preview for Bravo’s new reality series, NYC Prep, and decide for yourself.
  • The May issue of Alternative Press has a short article on Alexandra Patsavas, the music supervisor for Gossip Girl and The O.C.
  • Star News has a story on Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) and Southern Gothic Productions.
  • TV Guide Magazine has a video interview with Michael Steger (Navid, 90210) and Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210).
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) hosted a ladybug-themed party for her daughter’s first birthday.




Spoiler: Ask Ausiello

20 05 2009

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

I just finished watching the Gossip Girl finale, and it was awesome. My question for you is about Georgina: At the end of the episode she announced she was going to be Blair’s roommate at NYU — strongly implying that she would be a presence, if not a regular character, in Season 3. But Michelle Trachtenberg is in NBC’s new fall drama, Mercy. What does this mean about Georgina and Gossip Girl? –Cory
Ausiello:
It means producers thought ahead and made sure Trachtenberg negotiated a three-episode Gossip Girl “out” in her Mercy contract. You didn’t really think the Georgina-Blair roommate thing would last longer than that, did you?





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

19 05 2009
  • E!Online is speculating whether Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) will be back next season and to what extent.
  • Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) has officially signed on to star in Footloose.
  • The Boston Herald explores some of the things 90210 is doing wrong.
  • Jessica Stroup (Silver, 90210) talked about the finale and next season with E!Online.
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) had a surprise birthday party courtesy of her husband, Dean McDermott.
  • There’s a video on YouTube on how to get Haley’s look from One Tree Hill.
  • Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) was burglarized recently and lost designer clothing and jewelry.
  • The CW picked up Beautiful Life, starring Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) for the fall.  The article says Gossip Girl spin-off is a possibility for midseason (as does this one) but Ausiello says its “officially dead.”
  • An NPR blog post says The O.C. “transformed the musical television landscape.”




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

18 05 2009
  • Now that the Sarah Connor Chronicles has “officially” been canceled, maybe we’ll see Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills 90210) on 90210 next season?
  • TENGossip.com has a humorous but thoughtful article on Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) leaving the show.
  • Kate Voegele (Mia, One Tree Hill) is the artist of the week on ACESHOWBIZ.com. Voegele’s album received 2 stars in the May 25 issue of PEOPLE.  It’s available for purchase through this link for just $2.99.
  • S. Darko, starring James Lafferty (Nathan, One Tree Hill) and Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) is now available on DVD.  It was never released in theaters.
  • Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) talked a teeny bit about the GG finale here and a lot here.
  • E!Online has more preview clips of the GG finale.
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) will be one of the presenters at the MTV Movie Awards.
  • Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) discussed her fashion choices with a paper in the U.K.
  • An interview with Benjamin McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.) appears in the May 15 issue of Entertainment Weekly.
  • Michelle Williams (Jen, Dawson’s Creek) discusses her life and career here.




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

12 05 2009
  • On May 25th, The CW will re-air this week’s One Tree Hill (the Leyton wedding) as well as Lucas and Lindsey’s failed season 5 wedding.
  • You can watch this YouTube video to see how to get the same look as One Tree Hill’s Peyton.
  • Keedar Whittle (Nino, One Tree Hill) will be back next season.
  • Here’s an interesting article on the future of The CW, and the role the Gossip Girl spin-off could play.
  • Here’s a Q & A with Stephanie Savage on the spin-off.
  • The Chicago Tribune has a short interview with Alexandra Patsavas, who handles the music for Gossip Girl (and did The O.C.).
  • Ausiello has some hints about the Gossip Girl and 90210 finales.
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl), Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl), Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) and AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) are reportedly on Maxim’s Hot 100 list.
  • The winners of 90210’s Countdown to Prom contest have been announced and will appear in tonight’s episode.
  • Michelle Williams (Jen, Dawson’s Creek) will star in Blue Valentine.