News Roundup: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and 90210

31 07 2009
  • PEOPLE.com posted a behind-the-scenes video featuring some of the Gossip Girl cast.
  • PEOPLE.com also has a story on the “Gossip Guys” getting new apartments.
  • Sebastian Stan (Carter, Gossip Girl) discussed working with his real-life girlfriend Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl).
  • Tyra Banks will guest-star on Gossip Girl this season but won’t be playing herself, according to AusielloKorbi and Kristin have a few details on Banks’ character.
  • Scenes from Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and 90210 are nominated for Funniest Moment and Best Villain in the Sourcies.
  • Lindsay Wolfington, One Tree Hill’s music supervisor, tweeted 2 Twitpics from an on-set performance by Noisettes.
  • Per an e-mail I got from Joe Manganiello (Owen, One Tree Hill), if you live in LA you can see him in the play Drinking Games.
  • The One Tree Hill reunion trip will be canceled if there’s not enough interest so go check it out!
  • TV Squad has a spoilish article on 90210.
  • A few teen drama stars will be at various TCA anels this weekend and next week, so let TVGuide.com know if you have any questions for them!




News Roundup: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, Dawson’s Creek and The O.C.

30 07 2009
  • In an interview with MTV, Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) says she got permission from producer Stephanie Savage before cutting her hair last season.
  • A very Happy Birthday to Lisa Goldstein (Millicent, One Tree Hill).  She turned 28 today.
  • An article on filming in North Carolina mentions both One Tree Hill and Dawson’s Creek.
  • Kevin Williamson, the creator of Dawson’s Creek, is on Twitter.
  • Greg Berlanti, one of Dawson’s Creek’s writer-producers, recalled in an interview the difficulty in scripting Jack’s (Kerr Smith) first kiss with a guy–which also happened to be the first for network primetime TV.
  • Zap2it says reports of “suicidal actions” by Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) are false.
  • Olivia Wilde (Alex, The O.C.) is included in a TVGuide.com photo gallery called “TV Stars Go to the Movies.”




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

23 07 2009
  • Jessica Queller, a writer for Gossip Girl, has created a video about her experiences with breast cancer.  She also did an interview with TVGuide.com about it back in May 2008.
  • Gawker posted a picture of Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) and Joanna Garcia (TBA, Gossip Girl) presumably filming the show.
  • PEOPLE.com has a short interview with Crawford and Daily Intel has one with Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl).
  • Star News has an interview with Greg Prange, one of One Tree Hill’s producers, about the upcoming season
  • You can watch Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) perform on So You Think You Can Dance tonight.  PEOPLE.com has a short preview article.  MTV News has a longer one.




News Roundup: One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and 90210

17 07 2009
  • The CW Source is spending the off-season revisiting One Tree Hill’s season 2 through podcasts.  Episodes 1 and 2 are available.
  • There’s a Facebook event for the One Tree Hill season premiere in September. Ironically, it was started by a user with the name No Season 7 of One Tree Hill Without Lucas Scott!
  • Danneel Harris (Rachel, One Tree Hill) has started a Twitter account.
  • The tweet associated with the TwitPic I posted the other day seems to have been deleted from the OTH Twitter account.  Interesting.
  • SpoilerTV has information from a Gossip Girl casting call for guest-stars.
  • PEOPLE.com spoke with Jessica Szohr (Vanessa, Gossip Girl) and Joanna Garcia about the new season of GG.
  • Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) will co-host the Today show July 20-22.
  • TVGuide.com has an interview with Jessica Stroup (Silver, 90210).
  • PopSugar posted more pics from the 90210 cast filming at the beach.




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

16 07 2009
  • Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.) was reportedly “assisted with a medical issue” yesterday by the LAPD.  Access Hollywood and PEOPLE now report that she’s under a “psychiatric hold” at a Los Angeles hospital.  Another PEOPLE article says she’s “dealing with personal issues.”
  • Latina.com has more information on the new 90210 character Sasha, who still hasn’t been cast.
  • DailyFill.com posted pictures of the 90210 girls filming.  Gawker has a similar picture.
  • Matt Lanter (Liam, 90210) will be at Comic Con.
  • TVGuide.com has a video interview with Ryan Eggold (Ryan, 90210).
  • Mercy, starring Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl) will premiere Sept. 23.
  • Kristen Bell (voice of Gossip Girl) reportedly wants to appear on the show.
  • Chuck (Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl), Silver (Jessica Stroup, 90210) and Brooke (Sophia Bush, One Tree Hill) are all nominated for the CW Fashion Guru award in the Sourcies.
  • According to the above link, Naley (One Tree Hill) won Best Couple in The Sourcies.
  • Star News Online speculates about a possible One Tree Hill storyline.




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: 90210, One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl

12 06 2009
  • The 90210 Season One DVD will be released August 11.
  • 90210 is included in TVGuide.com’s 2009 Cliff-Hanger Wrap-Up.
  • The Des Moines Register has an interview with Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills 90210).
  • E!Online has a short story on the casting of Robert Buckley (Clayton, One Tree Hill).
  • One Tree Hill submitted themselves for Emmy consideration in a few categories.  Nominations won’t come out until mid-July.
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) said on her blog that she’s writing a novel.  She also has a new vlog where she says how much she likes Sandra Bullock.
  • E!Online also has a “then and now” photo gallery that includes Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl).
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) is up for Favorite Drama Queen in the Tater Top Awards.
  • Perez Hilton posted a photo of a newly-clean-shaved Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl).




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: One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and 90210

1 06 2009
  • Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) has developed her Southern Gothic Productions blog into a full site.
  • TVGuide.com says Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) was a red carpet “hit” this week.
  • Video has surfaced of Ed Westick (Chuck) appearing as his Gossip Girl character at The CW upfront.
  • Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) presented an award with Lil Wayne at the MTV Movie Awards.
  • In its June 8 issue, PEOPLE reports that Conan O’Brien “unwinds by watching Gossip Girl” with his wife.
  • Received an e-mail reply from Candy Spelling, mother of Tori (Donna, Beverly Hills 9021o) and wife of Aaron Spelling (the creator of BH90210) after I sent her comments on her book, Stories from Candyland. Very sweet.  And she writes in hot pink!