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

26 09 2009
  • I will be unable to live-blog One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl this Monday, since it is a holiday for me.  I will do a reaction post instead, like I did last season.
  • Tinsley Mortimer, the New York socialite who appeared as herself in a season 2 episode of Gossip Girl, will have her own reality show on The CW.
  • TV Guide Magazine has a very short but very spoilish interview with AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210).
  • Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) tweeted a little bit of a spoiler (although I’ve already posted this info).
  • The Flaming Lips reference their appearance on Beverly Hills 90210 in this article.
  • The Beautiful Life, starring Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) has been cancelled–the first canellation of the new fall season.
  • MTV has an interview with Cam Gigandet (Volchok, The O.C.).




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

31 08 2009
  • My review copy of Spotted: Your One and Only Unofficial Guide to Gossip Girl came in the mail this weekend.  I don’t know how fast I’ll be able to truck through it but when I do, I will give you the cliffnotes.
  • Be sure to watch 90210 tomorrow night–they are reairing the season one finale and then next Tuesday is the season two premiere!
  • AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) is included in this week’s Red Carpet Recap by TVGuide.com.
  • Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210) shared her “Favorite Weekend” with the L.A. Times.
  • Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) and Lori Loughlin (Debbie, 90210) presented the Outstanding Talk Show Host award at last night’s Daytime Emmys.  You can see a photo of Garth on the red carpet here.  Loughlin made TV Guide Canada’s list of best-dressed.
  • EW.com is calling Aaron Spelling (executive producer, Beverly Hills 90210) the “god of guilty-pleasure TV.”
  • Laura Leighton (Sophie, Beverly Hills 90210) is on the cover of TV Guide Magazine.  The issue is also chock-full of teen drama goodness.
  • Well, One Tree Hill did end up filming that bridge scene. This article on it is a lot more spoilish, as are these photos.
  • There’s a new One Tree Hill podcast, this one featuring Shantel Van Santen (Quinn).
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) has a new blog post over at SoGoPro.
  • Mad Men’s Jon Hamm references Dawson’s Creek in an interview with Elle.




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

13 06 2009
  • E!Online has an interview with Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210).
  • The Examiner has an article discussing the Beverly Hills 90210-Melrose Place link.
  • The “Spring Dance” episode of Beverly Hills 90210 (season one) ranked #91 on TV Guide Magazine’s list of TV’s Top 100 Episodes of All Time.
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) has an official Twitter account.
  • MTV News has a story on Chace Crawford’s (Nate, Gossip Girl) Footloose audition.
  • Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) is up for Drama King in the Tater Top Awards.
  • Kristin says Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) appearing on So You Think You Can Dance is a “sketchy rumor.”




News Roundup: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and 90210

6 06 2009
  • Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) is up for best guest star in the Tater Top Awards.
  • Want to know how realistic or accurate Gossip Girl is?  Watch a preview for Bravo’s new reality series, NYC Prep, and decide for yourself.
  • The May issue of Alternative Press has a short article on Alexandra Patsavas, the music supervisor for Gossip Girl and The O.C.
  • Star News has a story on Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) and Southern Gothic Productions.
  • TV Guide Magazine has a video interview with Michael Steger (Navid, 90210) and Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210).
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) hosted a ladybug-themed party for her daughter’s first birthday.




Spoiler: Ask Matt

1 06 2009

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

Question: I keep hearing that the new 90210 show-runner isn’t planning on having any more characters from the original show on the reboot. Does that go for Jennie Garth, too? I can understand why having an old-school character pop up randomly just to boost ratings could get lame after a while, but Kelly is so integrated at this point they’d need to explain her absence if they weren’t going to have her back. It seems crazy to send her packing. Jennie Garth is the best thing about the new show. Thanks!—Nic

Matt Roush: My understanding from my in-house 90210 expert (I’m going on record as a first-season dropout) is that Jennie Garth is staying put. As you said, Kelly’s integral to the remake’s premise. What I guess you’ll see less of are the stunt drop-bys, and that’s probably a wise choice.





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.




Spoiler: Ask Matt

12 05 2009

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

Question: 90210 has gotten really good lately. How can the show get people to tune back in? Also, I have a feeling the CW might pair 90210 and the new Melrose Place together next season. If they do, would it be a smart move?—Derek

Matt Roush: By now, I’m thinking most people have already decided whether they’re into the new 90210 or not, at least for this season. But the CW would be smart to keep the show in repeat rotation during the summer in hopes of attracting new or lapsed viewers, and even smarter if it presented some new episodes during the off-season to increase its exposure. It worked for the original 90210, which didn’t really take off until Fox jump-started the second season with new episodes in July and August. I would bet that the CW will do some sort of stunt to launch Melrose Place using 90210 as a springboard (again, echoing Fox), but the network may also want to use this remake to anchor another night (maybe Wednesday) instead of putting all of its retro eggs in one basket. But looking at what the CW has to work with, airing 90210 and Melrose as a two-hour guilty-pleasure block makes sense to me.





News Roundup: One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and 90210

6 05 2009
  • The cover art for the One Tree Hill Season Six DVD is out, and it’s a pretty well-known picture.  Kind of disappointed.
  • Kate Voegele (Mia, One Tree Hill) talked with EW.com about her music career and OTH role.
  • The Soup once again poked fun at One Tree Hill, this time focusing on Nick Lachey’s appearance.
  • In case you’re interested, the @GavinDeGraw account on Twitter is an impersonator.
  • E!Online has sneak peeks of next week’s Gossip Girl and spoilish info on the son of Rufus and Lily. (And Korbi has details on the actor playing the role.)
  • Matthew Settle (Rufus, Gossip Girl) had a short video interview with TV Guide Magazine.
  • Jessica Szohr (Vanessa, Gossip Girl) will star in Piranha 3D.
  • There are clips circulating of Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) performing with her band, Pretty Reckless.  She seems so different from the sweet, innocent girl we met last year!
  • Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) will reportedly attend the annual White House Correspondents Dinner.
  • Josh Schwartz did a great interview with The Hollywood Reporter about Gossip Girl, the spin-off and The O.C.
  • Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210) will appear in a new music video by Our Lady Peace.
  • The Los Angeles Times has a short story on Sara Foster (Jen, 90210)
  • E!Online has a preview of next week’s 90210.  Korbi has a pic, as well.




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

1 05 2009
  • Beverly Hills 90210’s Dylan & Kelly and Dawson’s Creek’s Joey & Pacey are included in a Retro TV Couples We Love gallery by E!Online.  They also posted some pictures of the new 90210 cast at the Paley Festival.
  • TV Guide Magazine “jeered” 90210 for its Dr. Pepper product placement.
  • Zap2it has a Gossip Girl sneak peek and one for One Tree Hill.
  • Entertainment Weekly has a story on Leighton Meester’s (Blair, Gossip Girl) singing career.
  • Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) will guest star on Californication.
  • Here’s another photo of Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) shooting the film Twelve.
  • Zuzanna Szadkowski (Dorota, Gossip Girl) says GG is her “most fabulous gig ever.”
  • In the May 4 issue of PEOPLE, Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl)says she doesn’t know what Twitter is and is “not nearly cool enough.”
  • PEOPLE.com has a story on Kate Voegele’s (Mia, One Tree Hill) new music video.
  • Stars New did a story on Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) and the growth of the Southern Gothic Productions blog.
  • Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) released her own collection of headbands.  There’s also a photo of in the 5/4 issue of PEOPLE.




News Roundup: One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and 90210

29 04 2009
  • Apparently the latest issue of TV Guide Magazine has photos of Leyton’s wedding on One Tree Hill.
  • Quentin on One Tree Hill made TVGuide.com’s list of characters they’ll miss the most.
  • Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl) says she’d love to appear on-screen.  Currently she just voices the titular character.
  • Gossip Girl and 90210 stars made PEOPLE’s Most Beautiful list, according to Zap2it.  But I think Korbi is wrong by saying the girls came in at number 3, etc.  I think it’s just their placement in the on-line photo gallery.
  • Dustin Milligan (Ethan, 90210) says he’d like to wrap up his character’s storyline next season.  Pretty sure Rebecca Rand Kirshner Sinclair said that won’t happen.
  • The CW Source has video interviews with Milligan and Tristan Wilds (Dixon, 90210).
  • Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) reportedly declared that “Zac Efron is the new Jason Priestley.”