Teen Drama Casts Then and Now, Part 3

5 08 2009

MONDAY: BEVERLY HILLS, 90210

TUESDAY: DAWSON’S CREEK

Come back tomorrow for part 4!





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

3 08 2009
  • We’ll be playing trivia again tomorrow night.  Details will be posted in the morning.
  • Chuck (Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl) and Blair (Leighton Meester, Gossip Girl) are nominated for Hottest Hook-Up in the Tubey Awards.
  • In the August 7 issue of Entertainment Weekly, the mag takes a snipe at Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl): “Taylor Momsen says ‘I would eat a boy my age alive.’ Well, at least she’d be eating something.” (Momsen’s quote is from her Teen Vogue interview.)
  • Also in that issue, Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl) is not “seriously campaigning to appear on screen.
  • Celebrity-babies.com has an article on Kelly Rutherford (Lily, Gossip Girl) hiding her pregnancy last season.
  • Alexandra Patsavas, the music supervisor for Gossip Girl, shares some of her favorite “up-and-coming artists,” including Noisettes who will appear on One Tree Hill this season.
  • E! Online has video interviews with some of the Gossip Girl cast and a somewhat-spoilish article on One Tree Hill’s new season.
  • There are several new vlogs with Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) on the SoGoPro site.
  • The blog for Web Series Magazine has a post on Burton’s, um, webseries.
  • Saxsen  Norton will reportedly appear on One Tree Hill this season.
  • The CW Source and One Tree Hill Podcast are continuing their reviews of prior seasons.
  • AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) spoke with E!Online about who she’d like to guest-star on the show.
  • According to Ausiello, Anne Gillespie (Jackie, Beverly Hills 90210) will be back on 90210.
  • Grant Show (Jake, Beverly Hills 90210) says he may reprise his role on the new Melrose Place.
  • According to the above issue of EW, The Storm, starring Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210) and James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) “stirred up a paltry 4.9 million viewers.”
  • Ali Larter (Kristy, Dawson’s Creek) got married over the weekend and Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) was reportedly in attendance.
  • You can vote for your “favorite fashionista”: Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) or Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.)




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

29 07 2009




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: 90210, Gossip Girl, The O.C. and Dawson’s Creek

16 06 2009
  • Buddy TV has an article on Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210).
  • This is too funny.  A girl keeps having dreams where Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) and Perry appear!  And now she found someone to analyze them!
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) is included in a charticle on celebrity memoirs.
  • 90210 and Gossip Girl were nominated for several Teen Choice Awards.  Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) scored a nom as well.
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) and Cam Gigandet (Volchuk, The O.C.) talked about their high school graduations with MTV.
  • So now it seems Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) WILL appear on So You Think You Can Dance.




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

13 05 2009
  • Gossip Girl is included in The New York Times’ season finale guide.
  • There’s a Gossip Girl photo spread in the new issue of TV Guide Magazine.
  • Brittany Snow (80s Lily, Gossip Girl) did a short but sweet interview with The Feed.
  • Paste Magazine has a list of Gossip Girl’s “best musical moments.”
  • A new Gossip Girl novel by Cecily von Ziegesar will reportedly be published this fall.
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) says on her blog that she’s close friends with Cullen Moss (Junk, One Tree Hill) and he’ll do a voiceover on one of her films.
  • Amy at the One Tree Hill Blog wrote a very heartfelt “OTH State of the Union.”
  • There are already hints out there on what new characters might appear next season on One Tree Hill.
  • Several 90210 actors are among the celebrities “going green.”
  • Olivia Wilde (Alex, The O.C.) says she still gets letters about her role as Marissa’s girlfriend.  Wilde also earned the top spot on Maxim’s Hot 100 list.
  • Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) is the ambassador for Jergens’ Glow in the Dark Campaign.




News Roundup: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and 90210

5 05 2009
  • Jessica Szohr (Vanessa, Gossip Girl) cheered boyfriend Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) on during his charity soccer game.
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) says having a music career is “a dream come true.”
  • Meester and Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) attended the annual Met Costume Gala.  Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) also went.
  • You can watch the Mark Schwahn preview for the next One Tree Hill.
  • There’s a video on YouTube called “Get the Look of One Tree Hill.”  It focuses on Brooke (Sophia Bush).
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) says in a new video blog that she’s developing an official site for Southern Gothic Productions.
  • Korbi has a pretty good interview with Sara Foster (Jen, 90210).  Some interesting things are revealed…
  • The CW Source has a video interview with Michael Steger (Navid, 90210).
  • Dom DeLuise, a comedian who guest-starred on Beverly Hills 90210 (as Magic Morton in season 7), passed away today.




Top 10 Real-Life Relationships Pt. 3

24 04 2009

Part 1, Part 2

Part three of my countdown focuses on a fairly new couple and one that still leaves me feeling heartbroken.

6. Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) and James Lafferty (Nathan, One Tree Hill)

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Reports that these two are currently dating started circulating in late 2007 and continue still to this day, though neither has commented publicly about it.

5. Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) and Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.)

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Bilson and Brody began dating not long after The O.C. debuted in 2003.  Their characters had an on-off relationship throughout the series, and the couple themselves broke up towards the end of 2006 (though fans were strongly rooting for them!).  During their relationship, they lived together and co-owned two dogs. From a New York Post article: “They say, ‘Don’t date your co-star,’ but that’s who you’re around,” says Rachel. “If you’re in an office, and you see someone every day and you click well, you’ll start dating. It’s the same thing.” The two lived together, and after their breakup in December 2006, they divided belongings and dogs—Adam took pit bull Penny Lane, and Rachel walked away with Thurmen. “Oh yeah, during the divorce, that was a given.”