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.).




YouTube Video of the Week

19 07 2009

Did you know Hilarie Burton starred as her One Tree Hill character Peyton in a 2006 music video?

The song is The Mixed Tape by Jack’s Mannequin.





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: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and The O.C.

13 07 2009
  • PEOPLE.com has a short article on a Kelly Rutherford (Lily, Gossip Girl) sighting.
  • Serena (Blake Lively, Gossip Girl) & Blair (Leighton Meester, Gossip Girl) and Peyton (Hilarie Burton, One Tree Hill) & Brooke (Sophia Bush, Gossip Girl) are up for Best Friends Forever Moment in The Sourcies.
  • Burton posted another vlog on SoGoPro, this one previewing their upcoming podcasts.
  • The One Tree Hill Podcast has a very interesting interview with Danneel Harris (Rachel, One Tree Hill).
  • Nikki Griffin (Jess, The O.C.) is the Getty Hotty of the Week for SPiN.




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

12 07 2009
  • Annie Sez, a clothing store, is selling Gossip Girl-themed cargo bags.  The ones I saw said: “You know you love me…Gossip Girl,” “I (heart symbol) Lonely Boy,” and “XOXO Gossip Girl.”
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) did a vlog about new SoGoPro merchandise.
  • Homecoming, starring Jessica Stroup (Silver, 90210) and Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) comes out in theaters this Friday.
  • The new season of Entourage, which will feature Autumn Reeser (Taylor, The O.C.) and Melinda Clarke (Julie, The O.C.) at some point, begins tonight.




Spoiler: Mega Buzz

8 07 2009

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

When is Gossip Girl going to give Jenny a better story line? — Clarice
MICKEY: Do you hear the Constance girls screaming, Clarice? That’s because Little J was named the new Queen Bee in the season finale. We recently asked Topsy Mopsy, er, Taylor Momsen how she’d fill Blair’s headband. “You know what, I hope she’s a bad queen bee!” she told us. “I’m sure [the writers will] find a way to tie it all together.” My unsolicited idea: Jenny needs a bf who charms Rufus while he corrupts her. She needs to earn that eye makeup!

Will One Tree Hill bring back Rachel now that Peyton and Lucas are gone? — Fernando
Will Robert Buckley be shirtless on One Tree Hill? — Sarah
MATT: Yes, Fernando, Danneel Harris is returning for a handful of episodes as Rachel, though I’m not entirely sure why. Maybe the not-quite-reformed bad girl will become Brooke’s new BFF? What I do know is that Rachel is part of a “great storyline,” says a source. To Sarah, I also have good news for you: Count on plenty of bare-chested Buckley, as he plays Nathan’s sports agent.

Mickey’s Mini Rant: This rant is pre-emptive: Casting Rumer Willis (who I’m sure is an awesome actor) as a lesbian reporter — particularly in the wake of the “bisexual cheerleader” debacle of 2008 — reeks of tokenism. Yes, Nine-Oh needs to diversify its canvas, but is a high-profile, one-episode gig the way to do it?





Happy Birthday Hilarie Burton!

1 07 2009

Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) turns 27 today!

peyton sawyer





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

21 06 2009
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) discusses the novel she is working on in a new SoGoPro vlog.
  • Static Multimedia has an article on Joe Manganiello (Owen, One Tree Hill) and his career.
  • Blair’s “I love you” speech to Chuck on Gossip Girl is up for Best Tearjerker in the Tater Top Awards.  Blair’s attempt at seducing him is nominated for Best Show of Skin. Chuck and Blair are also up for Best Romantic Chemistry and Nate-Blair-Chuck-Vanessa are nominated for the “godforsaken love polygon you are totally over.”
  • The O.C.’s Sandy Cohen (played by Peter Gallagher) is included in two photo galleries of TV dads.  Matthew Settle (Rufus, Gossip Girl) and Rob Estes (Harry, 90210) are also included in the latter one.
  • Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) will reportedly be on on the So You Think You Can Dance finale in August.