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

9 02 2010




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

8 02 2010
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) and Kelly Rutherford (Lily, Gossip Girl) attended the launch party for a new H & M clothing line.
  • Meester may star in the film Oranges.
  • The Chicago Tribune has an interview with Eric Daman (costume designer, Gossip Girl).
  • High Society, The CW’s new reality show focused on Tinsley Mortimer who cameo-ed on Gossip Girl last season, will debut on March 10.
  • Butchered, which features Cari Moskow (Patty, One  Tree Hill), will be available on DVD tomorrow.
  • In many foreign countries, when writing the date, they put the day before the month. That makes tomorrow 9/02/10 for them. Hee hee.
  • E! Online has a brief interview (no pun intended) with Kellan Lutz (George, 90210) about his Calvin Klein underwear campaign.
  • Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) was on The Wendy Williams Show. Inside TV has a great clip of her discussing her first 90210 kiss, which, as we know, was with Ian Ziering (Steve, Beverly Hills 90210). The show’s official site has some more info on her appearance.
  • Also, check out these clips for more on Garth’s current campaign for heart disease awareness.
  • Daniel Cosgrove (Matt, Beverly Hills 90210) will appear on Brothers & Sisters, which is executive produced by Greg Berlanti (writer-producer, Dawson’s Creek).
  • The Boston Herald has an interview with Kerr Smith (Jack, Dawson’s Creek).
  • MTV has an article on James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) and his film Formosa Betrayed.
  • Van Der Beek will be on Jimmy Fallon tomorrow night.
  • MTV also has a great article on Dawson’s Creek and what made it so good.
  • The Wendy Williams Show also a first kiss bit with Tate Donovan (Jimmy, The O.C.) from last week.
  • Dawson’s Creek and The O.C. are included in an article on shows that had strong ratings and critical acclaim at first but then lost them over time.
  • Fascinated by this article about a study on birth control education, where college students were shown an episode of The O.C. (circa Theresa’s pregnancy in season 1) or a news program on teen pregnancy and the reactions were compared. They found that “a fictional television drama may be more effective in persuading young women to use birth control.”
  • The Boston Herald also has an interview with Donovan.
  • Though it was interesting that Henri Lubatti (Henri-Michel, The O.C.) guest-starred on Chuck tonight, since both shows were/are executive produced by Josh Schwartz.
  • McG (executive producer, The O.C.) is working on the Charlie’s Angels remake. Aaron Spelling (executive producer, Beverly Hills 90210) was responsible for the original show.




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

5 02 2010




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

2 02 2010




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

1 02 2010
  • Broadcasting & Cable has two very interesting articles on The CW. The first analyzes the network and its future and the second is an interview with Dawn Ostroff, the top executive.
  • The above articles make it seem like Gossip Girl and 90210 are surefire renewals. We’ll see!
  • TVByTheNumbers.com has an interesting analysis of the above articles.
  • Reuters has an article on Twelve, which stars Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl).
  • Somebody to Love by Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) is included on the soundtrack for the new movie Valentine’s Day.
  • Entertainment Tonight has a short interview with with Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl).
  • Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl) and Dax Shepard are engaged.
  • Gabrielle Carteris (Andrea, Beverly Hills 90210) is among several actors who should make a comeback, according to a tongue-in-cheek list by BlackBook.
  • National Ledger has a few quotes from Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210) talking about working with a 90210 crew member again and whether he’ll commit  to a big TV role again.
  • Darren Star (creator, Beverly Hills 90210) is directing a movie about Anita Bryant.
  • SoapNet will air Valentine’s Day-themed or love-themed episodes of Beverly Hills 90210 and One Tree Hill on–you guessed it–Valentine’s Day. They’re calling it a marathon but it appears to me to be the normal Sunday schedule for those shows with just specific episodes picked.
  • SoapNet has a short article on and some photos from tonight’s One Tree Hill.
  • Mike Grubbs (Grubbs, One Tree Hill) and Wakey!Wakey! were on the PIX 11 Morning News this morning.
  • How To Make It In America, starring Bryan Greenberg (Jake, One Tree Hill), premieres on HBO February 14. Thanks to Kitty for the info.
  • Tate Donovan (Jimmy, The O.C.) was on The Wendy Williams Show today.




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

29 01 2010
  • Gossip Girl and 90210 scored several nominations in E! Online’s second annual CW Awards while One Tree Hill only received one.
  • MTV has an article about Twelve, starring Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl).
  • TVGuide.com named the James’ sisters’ pool fight as one of their Top Moments of the Week.
  • Examiner.com has an interview with Cullen Moss (Junk, One Tree Hill).
  • SF Universe has an interview with Michael Trucco (Cooper, One Tree Hill). His new film Meteor Storm premieres on SyFy tomorrow night.
  • Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) and Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210) both attended the first-ever DipDive Data Awards.
  • PopEater has an interview with Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) and her husband Dean McDermott.
  • Stephanie Beacham (Iris, Beverly Hills 90210) placed fifth in the UK’s Celebrity Big Brother.
  • E! Online has quotes from both AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) and Olivia Wilde (Alex,  The O.C.) on Haiti.
  • TVGuide.com has a video interview with Benjamin McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.) about Southland. You can see some footage of Michael Cudlitz (Tony, Beverly Hills 90210) as McKenzie talks about their characters’ relationship.
  • E! Online has an interview with Tate Donovan (Jimmy, The O.C.) about his work on Damages.
  • EW.com’s recap of last night’s episode of The Vampire Diaries feature a Dawson’s Creek comparison and a link to a classic Pacey-Joey scene.
  • James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) credited his role on One Tree Hill (as Adam/Dixon Reese) as making him “fall in love with being on a set again.”
  • Entertainment Today has an interview with Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) about Fringe.




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

28 01 2010
  • The CW has released promos featuring some of our teen drama stars pleading for help for Haiti.
  • Fancast has more vague yet spoilish details on Chuck and Blair’s impending relationship implosion on Gossip Girl.
  • Trish McEvoy (of the cosmetics line of the same name) will have a cameo on Gossip Girl later this season.
  • Twelve, starring Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl), found a distributor at Sundance and will likely hit theaters this year.
  • Crawford is one of several stars working The National Resource Defense Council Action Fund to get the Senate to pass an environmental bill.
  • Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) is on the cover of the February issue of Complex magazine. In the interview, she confirms she’s not on Twitter, just as I’ve said.
  • When In Rome, starring Kirsten Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl), opens in theaters tomorrow.
  • A Mexican music site has an interview with Diego Boneta (Javier, 90210) about his role on the show. If you translate it, you can get some decent info.
  • Here’s a cute article called The Top Ten Things We Learned From Beverly Hills 90210.
  • Laura Leighton (Sophie, Beverly Hills 90210), Bianca Lawson (Nikki, Dawson’s Creek) and Lucy Hale (Hadley, The O.C.) will star in a new ABC Family show called Pretty Little Liars, which will be executive produced by Bob Levy, a former Gossip Girl EP, and Leslie Morgenstein, a mostly-former GG EP. Also in the article, the TV critic says GG is a “slam-dunk” to come back next season and there’s also an Aaron Spelling (executive producer, Beverly Hills 90210) reference.
  • The Los Angeles Times has a good interview with Paul Wesley (Donnie, The O.C.), though it mostly talks about The Vampire Diaries.
  • The L.A. Times also has a great feature on Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) and her career.
  • EW.com has cute pictures of Michelle Williams (Jen, Dawson’s Creek) and her Blue Valentine co-star, Ryan Gosling.




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

27 01 2010
  • The CW is working on two pilots: an untitled project from the creator of Gilmore Girls and Nikita, a spin-off of the series La Femme Nikita, which will be produced by McG (executive producer, The O.C.) and his company Wonderland (which also made The O.C.).
  • Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210) is featured in the new issue of VMAN magazine. Paul Wesley (Donnie, The O.C.) is also featured.
  • Diego Boneta has been cast on 90210. Beware: there’s spoilers in the article.
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) and hubby Dean McDermott star in a Funny or Die video spoofing Cottonelle’s “Over vs. Under” debate. I thought it was pretty funny.
  • Came across two great Beverly Hills 90210-related sites today: CafePress merchandise and one’s girls travels to the show’s locations. Among the gems: she has an amazingly detailed looks at Dylan’s house and Casa Walsh, including some sad news about the latter.
  • Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) and her band Pretty Reckless will play at the annual Bamboozle Festival in New Jersey in May.
  • Spinner.com has a short article on Mike Grubbs (Grubbs, One Tree Hill) and his band Wakey!Wakey!
  • MTV has a brief interview with Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek).
  • The CW Source has a short video interview with Kerr Smith (Jack, Dawson’s Creek).




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

26 01 2010
  • Last night’s One Tree Hill (2.2 million viewers rounded up) stayed the same in the ratings compared to last week. (Life Unexpected dropped quite a bit from 2.8 to 2.2.)
  • Be sure to check out The CW’s site for all the new One Tree Hill video content this week.
  • The PopEater interview with Robert Buckley (Clay, One Tree Hill) mentioned yesterday is now posted.
  • Star News has an interview with Mike Grubbs (Grubbs, One Tree Hill).
  • The new One Tree Hill Connection podcast has an interview with Scott Holroyd (David, One Tree Hill).
  • PEOPLE.com has a short article on the new season of Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood, starring Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210)
  • John Eisendrath (executive producer, Beverly Hills 90210) wrote the script for a pilot called Justice, which was just picked up by NBC. Eisendrath will executive produce the show.
  • Jacksonville.com has an article suggesting Beverly Hills 90210 fashion (aka 90s fashion) will become big again this decade just as 80s fashion was big the last 10 years.
  • Kristin is hoping for a Gossip Girl-Vampire Diaries cross-over, with Leighton Meester (Blair) appearing on TVD and TVD star Nina Dobrev appearing on GG.
  • The Wrap has an exclusive clip from Twelve, starring Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl).
  • The comedy pilot Josh Schwartz (creator, Gossip Girl; creator, The O.C.) is doing, called Hitched, was picked up by CBS.
  • Wonderland, the production company responsible for The O.C., which is run by McG (executive producer, The O.C.), is making a web-based spin-off for Supernatural called Ghostfacers. McG will also executive produce.
  • PopEater has an interview with Kerr Smith (Jack, Dawson’s Creek).
  • EW.com has an article about the film Blue Valentine, which stars Michelle Williams (Jen, Dawson’s Creek) and premiered at Sundance.
  • MTV has a short interview with Williams about the film.
  • Jensen Ackles (C.J., Dawson’s Creek) confirmed he isn’t on Twitter. Thanks to Vida for the info!




News Roundup: One Tree Hill, 90210, Gossip Girl and Dawson’s Creek

21 01 2010
  • The television critic from the Akron Beacon Journal has an interesting Q &A on One Tree Hill.
  • Brett Claywell (Tim, One Tree Hill) is SoapNet’s new Weekly Crush but it only focuses on his One Life to Live character.
  • The CW (Sexiest Network) , 90210 (Character You Most Hope Will Please Go Away Now, Please–Annie) and Gossip Girl (Hottest Cast; Character You Most Hope Will Please Go Away Now, Please–Nate) all have nominations in TVGuide.com’s Winter Games.
  • Gina Torres (Gabrielle, Gossip Girl) was on tonight’s episode of The Vampire Diaries.
  • Madchen Amick (Catherine, Gossip Girl; Nicole, Dawson’s Creek) will have a recurring role on CSI: NY.
  • There’s an interesting Dawson’s Creek anecdote in this story on The Vampire Diaries.
  • am New York has two Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) films and one Michelle Williams (Jen, Dawson’s Creek) film among their “picks for the next big films” at the Sundance Film Festival.
  • One of Holmes’ films also made MTV’s list of Sundance picks.
  • James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) appeared on Chelsea Lately tonight.
  • Meredith Monroe (Andie, Dawson’s Creek) guest-stars in the series premiere of The Deep End, which aired tonight on ABC. Thanks to Peter for the info.