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

3 06 2009
  • TVGuide.com is reporting that there will be a new male character introduced next season as a “replacement” for Ethan (Dustin Milligan).
  • It was officially announced that Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210) will be back next season as a regular.
  • Peter Facinelli, husband of Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) said they were alarmed that news reports blew her comments on her heart issues out of proportion.  He also said Jennie currently has a broken foot.
  • Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl) says he may have a music career in the “future.”
  • The extras for the One Tree Hill Season Six DVD have officially been announced.
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) is inviting fans to send in questions to her Southern Gothics Production site.
  • James Lafferty (Nathan, One Tree Hill) participated in a Battle of the Sexes basketball game last night.  You can see a little footage here and read a short story on it here.
  • Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) and girlfriend Diane Kruger are planning to move in together.
  • The New York Observer has a feature story on Michael Pitt (Henry, Dawson’s Creek).
  • Tom Kapinos, one of Dawson’s Creek former showrunners, slammed the show and the cast during a recent television panel.
  • Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) says she’s a “preacher” of safe suntanning.




News Roundup: Gossip Girl, 90210 and One Tree Hill

2 06 2009
  • PEOPLE.com has a story on Kelly Rutherford’s (Lily, Gossip Girl) pregnancy.
  • According to Access Hollywood, the new 90210 will bring back the Beverly Hills Beach Club, the setting for Beverly Hills 90210’s summer episodes.  (Note: The article inaccurately states that Dylan (Luke Perry) worked at the beach club.  He did not.)
  • In the June 8 issue of PEOPLE, Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210 ) was criticized for a recent outfit.
  • In the same issue, Lindsay Price (Janet, Beverly Hills 90210) said her favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate chip cookie dough.
  • Joe Manganiello (Owen, One Tree Hill) says he’d “love” to come back to the show.
  • If you go see The Narrows, starring Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) on its opening night–June 19–you may also see a live simulcasted Q & A with Bush and the other stars.




Breaking News: Brian Austin Green May Join OTH!

1 06 2009

Teen drama worlds are colliding again!

Beverly Hills 90210’s Brian Austin Green, who played David, may join One Tree Hill for its seventh season.

The Hollywood Reporter says he is in talks to play Clayton, the previously announced new character that will be Nathan’s agent.  EW’s Ausiello says “it’s virtually a done deal.”

I’ve been hoping BAG would pop up on the new 90210 to repair his relationship with Tori Spelling’s Donna.  I never imagined in my wildest dreams that he’d end up on a different teen drama!

Thoughts?!





Teen Dramas: The Evaluation Results

1 06 2009

A huge thanks to everyone who voted in my evaluations. Part of my love for teen dramas comes from interacting with other viewers, and this was a great way for me to learn more about you guys.  Hope you all appreciated it as well.

Now on to the results…

Your favorite teen drama characters are Brooke Davis (One Tree Hill) and Lucas Scott (One Tree Hill).  While Brooke won with more than 60 percent of the vote and runner-up Blair (Gossip Girl) only got 30, Lucas was closely trailed by Chuck (Gossip Girl) with a 5 percent margin.

It was One Tree Hill versus Gossip Girl again in favorite couple, as Leyton beat Chuck and Blair by just 3 votes!

90210 scored its first–albeit, negative–win with Annie  and Ethan ranking as worst characters.

Worst couple was a super-close race with Vanessa and Nate (Gossip Girl) tying with Brooke and Owen (One Tree Hill).  90210’s Annie and Ethan were only behind by 3 votes!

One Tree Hill’s Jamie Scott and Karen Roe earned 66 and 59 percent of the votes for favorite supporting character and favorite returning character, respectively. They also won by a large margin.

Peyton’s pregnancy and relationship with Lucas was voted best storyline but Blair and Chuck’s relationship wasn’t far behind.

The Nanny Carrie storyline on One Tree Hill earned more than half of the votes for worst storyline.

While Adrianna’s overdose on 90210 and the Gossip Girl finale tied for second place in best cliff-hanger, the top spot went to Peyton’s pregnancy health scare(s) on One Tree Hill.

And, in the biggest margin out of all the categories, One Tree Hill won as your favorite teen drama overall with a whopping 73 percent of the vote.

Here’s how the shows stacked up: One Tree Hill–10 wins; Gossip Girl–1; 90210–1.  As you can see, One Tree Hill totally dominated!

It will be interesting to see if this changes next year, considering all the changes planned for One Tree Hill.

Feel free to comment on the results!





News Roundup: One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and 90210

1 06 2009
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) has developed her Southern Gothic Productions blog into a full site.
  • TVGuide.com says Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) was a red carpet “hit” this week.
  • Video has surfaced of Ed Westick (Chuck) appearing as his Gossip Girl character at The CW upfront.
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) presented an award with Lil Wayne at the MTV Movie Awards.
  • In its June 8 issue, PEOPLE reports that Conan O’Brien “unwinds by watching Gossip Girl” with his wife.
  • Received an e-mail reply from Candy Spelling, mother of Tori (Donna, Beverly Hills 9021o) and wife of Aaron Spelling (the creator of BH90210) after I sent her comments on her book, Stories from Candyland. Very sweet.  And she writes in hot pink!




YouTube Video of the Week

31 05 2009

In January, one of my YouTube Video of the Weeks was a One Tree Hill video about Leyton, set to Celine Dion’s “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now.”

It was one of the best videos I’ve seen any for teen drama couple, let alone Leyton.

I recently found a Brucas video set to the same song and, in the interest of fairness, the video is below.

Despite Leyton’s marriage, we all know the Brucas vs. Leyton debate rages on.  I don’t really mean to add fuel to the fire, but I do think it’s interesting to look at both videos as they have a lot of similarities.

Enjoy!





James Lafferty on One Tree Hill

30 05 2009

“My contract ended at the end of season 6, and choose between signing a contract for two years or continue your career, it is the decision of a lifetime. Especially at this time.  I would not doubt that there was rather a reflection on what was best for me. And I am confident of the fact that I made the right decision.”

“For me, the relationship between Lucas / Peyton is one of the bases of the series and remains the common thread of the first season…Lucas has always loved Peyton, and he is faced with this choice. As a viewer, I loved to see that.”

“It’s impossible for me to say that I have learned nothing from Nathan, but it is also difficult to describe what he gave me. I saw him through so much, and now be a good father and good husband.. It’s hard not to learn to be the best man possible. It is, moreover, [what] Nathan tries to do constantly.”





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

29 05 2009
  • Kristin has a video interview with the Gossip Girl cast.
  • Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) talked to EW.com about his role in the Footloose remake.  Gossip Girl co-star Connor Paolo (Eric) praised Crawford in a PEOPLE.com article.
  • Candy Spelling, mother of Tori (Donna, Beverly Hills 9021o) is reportedly blaming the death of husband Aaron Spelling (the creator of BH90210) on Tori’s decision to alienate the family from her life.  Candy has since clarified her original statements a bit via The Huffington Post.
  • A One Tree Hill fan has started a Save Lucas + Peyton account on Twitter.
  • Kate Voegele’s (Mia, One Tree Hill) new album made the Billboard Top 10 list.
  • Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.) joined the cast of the Kevin Smith film A Couple of Dicks.
  • USA Today has a short story on Autumn Reeser (Taylor, The O.C.).
  • Mark Matkevich (Drue, Dawson’s Creek) stars in the new webseries Pushed.




Teen Dramas: The Evaluation

28 05 2009

Based on the responses to the polls for each series, we’re now going to have a championship round of sorts.

I’d like to know where you guys stand on the current teen dramas–who tops your list when all three current shows are compared together.

Please vote in the following by Sunday evening!





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

27 05 2009
  • Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) told Access Hollywood that she suffers from a heart condition, but isn’t serious right now.  Garth has advocated for the American Heart Association in the past.
  • The One Tree Hill Season 6 DVD will be released on August 25.
  • Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) was one of the many stars at an anti-Prop 8 rally in Los Angeles last night.
  • The supposed Mark Schwahn (creator, One Tree Hill), James Lafferty (Nathan, One Tree Hill) and Bethany Joy Gaelotti (Haley, One Tree Hill) Twitter accounts are fake. The OTH Twitter Bugs site is providing a really great service!
  • It’s been confirmed that Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) has a Twitter account.