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

14 09 2009
  • I’ll be live-blogging 90210 tomorrow.
  • Registration for the One Tree Hill Reunion is now open.  Hope to see you there!
  • There’s a new One Tree Hill Connection podcast.  This one has an interview with Jana Kramer (Alex).
  • Rick Fox (Dante, One Tree Hill) has joined the cast of Melrose Place.
  • BuddyTV and Star News have interviews with Mark Schwahn, One Tree Hill’s creator.
  • TVGuide.com has an interview with Robert Buckley (Clayton, One Tree Hill).
  • TVGuide.com all has a Fall Preview video that includes a segment on One Tree Hill.
  • PEOPLE.com has some One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl video interviews.
  • PEOPLE.com also has a “super glam” Gossip Girl cast pic.
  • And they also have a story on Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl) being in the Fall 2009 issue of VMan.
  • USA Today has an interview with Badgley.  He said some interesting things about his relationship with Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl).
  • TVGuide.com said Lively was a fashion hit last week.
  • If you’re into the media and all the various personalities and power types, you’ll like this piece on matching the Gossip Girl characters with their “media mates.”
  • The Gossip Girl-inspired clothing line is now available exclusively at Target.
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl), Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) and Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.) appeared on stage at last night’s Video Music Awards.
  • MTV.com has an interview with Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) from the premiere party for The Beautiful Life.  PEOPLE.com has one, too.
  • Eric Balfour (Eddie, The O.C.) has joined the cast of The Beautiful Life, where he’ll be working with Barton again.
  • Kevin Williamson (creator, Dawson’s Creek) gave his own DC-Vampire Diaries comparison–by mostly saying they’re different.  He does say he’s open to having DC alumni on the show, though.




Spoiler: Ask Ausiello

10 09 2009

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

Question: Can you do me a huge favor and give me some Gossip Girl scoop pertaining to Blair-Serena? I’m dying to know if my favorite frenemies will be loving or hating each other this season. —Sally
Ausiello:
They’ll start out loving each other, but by November, the hate is on! What triggers the war? Let’s just say Blair doesn’t follow the bros before hos belief system (or, in this case, hos before bros).

Question: Did I miss your annual list of what to watch and what to avoid among new shows this fall? I learned long ago that if you love a show, I’ll probably love it. And if you hate it, I’ll probably hate it, too. —Melissa
Ausiello:
Nope, you didn’t miss it. I decided to publish it a little later than usual to maximize creative opportunities and deliver the audience the best list possible. I think you’ll agree it was worth the wait:

Take It: Modern Family, Melrose Place, The Good Wife, Community, Cougar Town, FlashForward, V, and The Vampire Diaries.
Take It or Leave It: Bored to Death, Accidentally on Purpose, Trauma, The Beautiful Life, and The Middle.
Leave It: Mercy, Brothers, and Hank.

Question: Will Naomi ever find out that Annie was not the one who slept with Liam on the night of the prom on 90210? —Gia
Ausiello:
Yes, but not until later in the season. In other 90210 news, California University makes a comeback in episode 5 when Naomi starts planning for life after high school. And by planning I mean seducing the dean’s tree-hugging son (played by The O.C.’s Jonathan Trent).

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Melrose Place stars Laura Leighton (Sophie, Beverly Hills 90210).

Cougar Town stars Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek).

The Vampire Diaries was created by Kevin Williamson (creator, Dawson’s Creek).

The Beautiful Life stars Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.)

Mercy stars Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl).

Jonathon Trent (with two Os, not an A) is hardly from The O.C. He played Kyle in 3 episodes.  I don’t even remember him.





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

9 09 2009
  • The CW posted lots of new video “extras” for 90210, One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl.
  • The Los Angeles Times reports that 90210 scored its best ratings since January last but as Zap2it points out, it still has an uphill battle if it wants to survive.
  • Korbi has a video interview with Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210).
  • RadarOnline.com has a video interview with Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210).
  • The CW Source has a video interview with Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210).
  • The Broadroom, starring Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) has launched its first webisode.  Garth appeared on the Today show this morning to discuss it.
  • PEOPLE.com has an interview with Laura Leighton (Sophie, Beverly Hills 90210), and there will  be more in their next issue.
  • The official One Tree Hill Twitter account tweeted my poll!
  • The CW’s One Tree Hill page has finally updated to have the new cast pic front and center, and gotten rid of things on the main page that Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) and Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill).
  • Examiner.com has a piece on One Tree Hill’s past and future.
  • Robert Buckley (Clayton, One Tree Hill) deleted his Twitter account.
  • There’s a new SoGoPro podcast featuring Burton. She also has a new vlog.
  • Enter here to win tickets to a Kate Voegele (Mia, One Tree Hill) concert and a slew of other great prizes.
  • If you’re an actor living in New York City, you can apply to be one of the guides for the Gossip Girl tours.  Just e-mail a headshot and resume to paulineg@onlocationtours.com.
  • If you live in Chicago, you can go to a Gossip Girl premiere viewing party and fashion show at Red Canary next Monday night.  It will serve as the launch party for You Know You Love Fashion, a sort-of-new Web site dedicated to GG fashion.
  • USA Today has a story on how to mimic the styles of Blair (Leighton Meester, Gossip Girl) and Chuck (Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl).
  • Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl), Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl), Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) and Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) all attended a recent GQ-Dior party.
  • Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) is included in E!Online’s fall preview of Mercy, Barton is in the one for The Beautiful Life and Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek) is in the one for Cougar Town.
  • Peter Gallagher (Sandy, The O.C.) will star in a show show called Covert Affairs.
  • For those of you who’ve never actually seen Kevin Williamson (creator, Dawson’s Creek), here’s a video interview.




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

19 08 2009
  • This is the first promo pic I’ve seen for One Tree Hill season 7.  The background looks incredibly fake and the cast looks photoshopped together from individual pics.
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) is *not* in this week’s SoGoPro podcast.
  • Korbi posted pictures from the 90210 season 2 premiere.
  • There are also spoilish pictures floating around.
  • TVGuideMagazine.com is saying Ryan Eggold (Ryan, 90210) won’t be crossing over to Melrose Place but I’m still confused.  Instead, apparently, Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) and Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210)–who both appeared on the original Melrose–are on their wishlist.
  • Garth apparently deleted her Twitter account.
  • AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) stopped by my old stomping grounds (the Seventeen office).  You can read the interview here.
  • GlamBuzz and GlamBush also have interviews with McCord.
  • There’s a video of Laura Leighton (Sophie, Beverly Hills 90210) discussing her return to Melrose Place.
  • 90210 and Gossip Girl are included on Latina.com’s list of 25 Can’t Miss Shows Starring Latin Actors.
  • The New York Post posted the gag reel from the new Gossip Girl DVD.
  • Gossip Girl will be one of the shows available on YouTube, thanks to a deal with Time Warner.
  • Even though a relationship hasn’t been confirmed, Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) and Twilight’s Ashley Greene are in a PEOPLE.com poll on summer romances.
  • One of the members of Cobra Starship admitted he didn’t know who Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) was before they collaborated on Good Girls Go Bad.
  • E!Online has an article on The Beautiful Life that says storylines for Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) won’t be altered due to her recent personal issues.  The story also says a crossover with Gossip Girl is possible.
  • E!Online also has an interview with Peter Gallagher (Sandy, The O.C.) on his Californication role.




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

13 08 2009
  • Apparently if you were purchasing your 90210 season one DVD at Target, you were supposed to get a bonus DVD with an exclusive interview but there was a mix up and that didn’t happen.
  • Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210) discussed her character with the Los Angeles Times.
  • According to E!Online’s gossip columnist, AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) but Kellan Lutz (George 90210) have broken up–which makes no sense, since they’ve both said they were never dating in the first place.
  • Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly  Hills 90210) spoke about Twilight’s Rob Pattinson at an event last week.
  • In an interview with AccessHollywood.com, Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) compares The Lake to 90210, and definitively states he won’t be appearing on the spin-off.
  • Degrassi’s Lauren Collins said the original 90210 “reigns supreme.”
  • Kristin and Ausiello have spoilish Gossip Girl info on the new season.
  • Sonic Youth will appear on Gossip Girl’s fifth episode of the new season.
  • I guess I have to start believing this Twitter account for Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) is real, as Valebrity.com has it listed.
  • The CW Source has now posted the One Tree Hill video interview I linked to yesterday.  There’s also this one, which isn’t up yet either.
  • PEOPLE.com posted a new promo photo of The Beautiful Life, featuring Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.).
  • Not sure if you guys want this kind of stuff (I guess it depends on your definition of celebrity) but Heidi Montag tweeted that she was watching The O.C.
  • Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek) is on Twitter.




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

12 08 2009
  • The One Tree Hill Twitter account tweeted a picture of Mark Schwahn (creator), Lindsay Wolfington (music supervisor) and some of the crew.
  • There’s a very interesting interview posted on YouTube (done by The CW Source–don’t know why it’s not on their site) with Schwahn and Austin Nichols (Julian, One Tree Hill). Turns out the show is jumping ahead MORE than a year–14 months, to be exact.  And Schwahn says it’s possible for Leyton to return.  Also says the show returns with Jamie’s 7th birthday, which means his birthdays have been celebrated on the show at 3 different times during the year. Like I said, interesting…
  • Robert Buckley (Clayton, One Tree Hill) is on PEOPLE.com’s wish list for Dancing with the Stars contestants.
  • There’s a new SoGoPro podcast featuring Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill). There’s also some new vlogs.
  • India de Beaufort (Miranda, One Tree Hill) tweeted from the set.
  • The next round in the Gossip Girl bracket tournament has been posted.
  • Korbi posted a picture from ELLE magazine that features Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) and Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl), and some pics from the set.
  • According to Newsweek, NYC Prep “tops” Gossip Girl, and one of the stars mentioned GG in an interview.
  • Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) and Lori Loughlin (Debbie, 90210) will be one of the presenters for the Daytime Emmys.
  • Garth now has a Twitter account.
  • Tiffani Amber Thiessen (Valerie, Beverly Hills 90210) has won the CLCA Green Award.
  • Tori Spellling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) recently did an interview with Allure.
  • You can submit a question for Lindsay Price (Janet, Beverly Hills 90210) here.
  • Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) spoke to TVGuideMagazine.com about working on The Beautiful Life.  PEOPLE.com has a story on Barton’s new fitness regime.
  • Chris Pratt (Che, The O.C.) got married last month.




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

28 07 2009
  • I find it pretty disgusting that Perez Hilton is selling Team Tori and Team Candy tee shirts.  Guess it’s also disgusting that I’m giving it attention.
  • Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) is on the cover of Teen Vogue.  They posted an interview excerpt online and PEOPLE.com also has a story on it.
  • The next part of the Gossip Girl bracket is available.
  • Gossip Girl’s Valley Girls (the 80s episode) and One Tree Hill’s We Three – My Echo, My Shadow and Me (the 1940s episode) are nominated for Best Special Episode in the Sourcies.
  • According to the above link, Victoria (Daphne Zuniga) won in the Hooray! The Bitch is Back category.
  • There’s a commercial for the One Tree Hill Season 6 DVD.
  • India de Beaufort has joined the cast of One Tree Hill as Miranda, who comes to down to take over Peyton’s record company for her.  Not happy about this!
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) posted another vlog on the SoGoPro site.
  • According to MTV News, Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) has been out of the hospital since “early last week.”
  • According to E!Online, Barton won’t be at the Television Critics Association panel for The Beautiful Life.  The other show mentioned in the article, Life Unexpected, stars Kerr Smith (Jack, Dawson’s Creek).
  • Examiner.com has an interview with a director who was inspired by the Marissa-Alex (Olivia Wilde) relationship on The O.C.
  • Peter Gallagher (Sandy, The O.C.) stars in Adam, which will be released in theaters this weekend.
  • The Guardian says The Vampire Diaries, which stars Paul Wesley (Donnie, The O.C.) is “a Frankenstein’s monster of teenage programming, featuring the hot teens of Beverley Hills 90210, the arched eyebrows of Gossip Girl, the soft heart of Dawson’s Creek, and some fangs.” I  thought that was cute.
  • An article on Jeff Wachtel, the head of programming for the USA Network, recounts his involvement with the origins of Dawson’s Creek.




Spoiler: Watch with Kristin

28 07 2009

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

Olivia in Cape Coral, Fla.: Is Mischa Barton going to be on The Beautiful Life or what?
Sources close to The Beautiful Life remain hopeful that Mischa’s health will hold up enough for her to be on the series, but no one knows for sure yet. Her character, imperious supermodel Sonja, has already been written in to the first several episodes of the season, so if Mischa can’t make it, things will get messy fast.

Kiera in San Diego: Got any new scoop on Gossip Girl?
We sure do. Thanks to Gossip Girl show runner Josh Schwartz, who tells us: “Well, you know Georgina (Michelle Trachtenberg) is coming back even though she is at Mercy. She is going to have a very unexpected roommate and a very unexpected love interest.” Start hitting the comments with your ideas for that unexpected love interest. And hey, if you were wondering if it’s hard for Josh to juggle both G.G. and Chuck, wonder no more: “I’m really lucky that both shows have great staffs, crews, writers and producers, so I just go where I’m needed.” There you have it.





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

24 07 2009
  • Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) will be starring in a web series called The Broardroom.
  • The New York Post has an article on the Gossip Girl tour of New York City.
  • Just came across SophiaDaily.org, which doesn’t seem to be an official site for Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) but has tons of great pics, like these new ones.
  • Amber Wallace (Glenda, One Tree Hill) is now on Twitter.
  • According to Ashton Kutcher, one of the producers for The Beautiful Life, Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) is “doing great.”
  • In case you missed Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) performong on So You Think You Can Dance, here’s a recap and a clip.
  • Hate to admit but I’m kind of loving this pic Perez Hilton posted of Holmes. Brings back memories.
  • TVGuide.com has an article on James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek).  The Globe and Mail has one, too.  All seem to be primarily the same quotes from a conference call.




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

21 07 2009
  • Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley, One Tree Hill) is adapting the novel/movie The Notebook into a musical.  I can die happy right now.
  • Gawker posted a photo of Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl) posing with fans and a video of fans flocking to where the cast was filming.
  • PEOPLE.com has an article on some of the GG cast filming by NYU.
  • E!Online posted a Gossip Girl Fashion Gallery.
  • SoapNet has a “Where Are They Now?” photo gallery of the Beverly Hills 90210 cast.
  • While co-hosting the Today Show this morning, Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) said guys would use the show’s title as a pick-up line-a la, can I get into your zip code?  She’ll be on again tomorrow.
  • Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210), Josh Henderson (Sean, 90210) Ian Ziering (Steve, Beverly Hills 90210) and James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) will be playing in the annual Hollywood Stars baseball game in Los Angeles on Saturday.
  • Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) is still receiving medical treatment but will reportedly be able to join production of The Beautiful Life.