Teen Drama Links for October 22, 2024

Cue my thoughts on Cue the Sun!

This book by Pulitzer Prize winner Emily Nussbaum, which I read on my recent vacation, traces the invention and evolution of reality television from the 1940s through 2007-ish. Nussbaum shows a through-line from shows like “Candid Camera” and “The Newlywed Game” to “An American Family,” “The Real World,” “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” and a number of other pivotal series.

What I admired most is that this is the kind of book I’d like to write about the teen drama genre. (Interestingly enough, there are actually three mentions in the book of “Beverly Hills, 90210” that I won’t spoil, as well as one mention of “The O.C.”) I loved the way Nussbaum kept connecting newer iterations in the genre to what came before, highlighting the threads, commonalities and innovations.

My only critique is that I wish Nussbaum’s look at the genre didn’t stop at 2007 but continued through the reality TV of today. With “The Apprentice” as the final show examined, Nussbaum did make plenty of post-2007 references to Donald Trump’s presidency, etc., but I was left hungry for her examination of the key reality shows that have emerged in the last 15-plus years.

In any case, if you’re looking for a scholarly but immensely readable look at how the reality TV genre unfolded (hint: It actually began on radio!), I highly recommend Cue the Sun!

Teen Drama Links for October 22, 2024

Listicle Links

Reminder: All lists and articles relate to the teen dramas or teen drama stars in some way.

• “I’m Not Saying You’re Dumber Than A Celebrity, But If You Can’t Correctly Answer These Questions They Got Wrong On ‘Celebrity Jeopardy’ Then...Well...” (BuzzFeed)

• “3 Bands that Gave ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Some Rock Cred” (American Songwriter)

  • This article references my interview with Larry Mollin (executive producer, Beverly Hills, 90210).

  • Related: The Teen Drama Soundtracks (TDW)

• “‘Doctor Odyssey’: Joshua Jackson Joins the Y2K-Era Heartthrob Renaissance” (The Daily Beast)

• “‘Dawson’s Creek’ star John Wesley Shipp’s Spirit Day post reminds us why he’s the ultimate ally — and daddy!” (Queerty)

  • Related: The Evolution of LGBTQ Teen Drama Characters (TDW)

• “‘The O.C.’ Had Elite Early-2000s Car Casting” (Jalopnik)

• “FT Weekend Quiz: Elton John, Star Wars and The OC” (Financial Times)

• “This Electric ‘O.C.’ Moment Perfectly Sums Up Why the Show Was So Iconic” (Collider)

• “Adam Brody Was at His Most Real in This Emotionally Charged Hulu Miniseries” (Collider)

• “Where Is Your Childhood Celebrity Crush Now? We Check in on Adam Brody, Erik Von Detten & More” (PureWow)

• “What to Know About Erin Foster, the Jewish Mom Behind ‘Nobody Wants This’” (Kveller)

• “JD Vance Reveals He Was Once An Extra On ‘One Tree Hill’ During His Time In The Marines In NC” (Forbes)

  • Since I have nothing nice to say, I’m going to say nothing at all.

• “From ‘One Tree Hill’ to ‘Mean Girls’ — These 9 Hallmark Stars Found Fame in Teen Hits First” (First for Women)

• “Hilarie Burton’s 10 Best Movies And TV Shows” (Screen Rant)

• “Sophia Bush’s Grey’s Anatomy Casting Can Make Up For Her Post-Chicago PD Show Being Canceled After Just 1 Season” (Screen Rant)

• “All The Classic Film References In ‘Gossip Girl’ You Missed The First Time Around” (Evie)

• “10 Teen TV Shows That Went to College” (Collider)

• “The 20 Absolute Best TV Kisses Of All Time, Ranked” (Brit + Co)

• “The 20 most iconic TV coaches of all time” (Yardbarker)

• “The 25 Sexiest Hallmark Hunks — and Something You Should Know About Each of Them” (People)

• “Comfort Shows to Rewatch That Give The Same Nostalgic Fall Feelings as ‘Gilmore Girls’” (The Everygirl)

• “‘Woman of the Hour’ Cast and Character Guide: Who’s Who in Anna Kendrick’s Directorial Debut?” (The Wrap)

• “Tell Me Lies Cast & Character Guide” (Screen Rant)

• “Exclusive: How Country Music Has Become the ‘Heartbeat’ of ‘Fire Country’” (American Songwriter)

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Best of the Rest

• Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills, 90210) was on “The Bright Side” podcast. (Apple Podcasts)

• Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) is participating in an “Ask Me Anything” chat, hosted by “Beverly Hills 90210 Show” host Pete Ferriero, in the Moviac app. (Instagram)

• Green was on the “Brotherly Love” podcast. (Apple Podcasts)

• Kathleen Robertson (Clare, Beverly Hills, 90210) was on the “MisSpelling” podcast, hosted by Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills, 90210). (Apple Podcasts)

  • Notably, Robertson has yet to appear on “9021OMG,” which Spelling co-hosts with Garth.

  • Related: Podcasts Hosted by Teen Drama Stars (TDW)

• Tiffani Thiessen (Valerie, Beverly Hills, 90210) did an interview tied to her partnership with Vow for Girls. (Us Weekly)

  • IMO, Thiessen’s mistake was telling her daughter to watch from the beginning. She should’ve advised to her to start with season 3.

• Marisol Nichols (Wendy, Beverly Hills, 90210) was on the “Whine Down” podcast, hosted by Jana Kramer (Alex, One Tree Hill). (Apple Podcasts)

• Djimon Hounsou, who appeared in the “Beverly Hills, 90210” pilot, will star in The Monster. (Deadline)

• “Dawson’s Creek” is coming to Tubi on November 15. (Tubi)

• Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek) hosted a Q&A following a screening of No One Asked You. (Instagram)

• Here are some recent interviews with and new items about Oliver Hudson (Eddie, Dawson’s Creek)…

  • “Oliver Hudson Reacts to Dating Advice from ‘Grandma Connie’” (The Drew Barrymore Show)

  • “Oliver Hudson Reveals the Relationship Rule He and Wife Erinn Have After 18 Years of Marriage” (People)

  • “Oliver Hudson Details How Mom Goldie Hawn Helped Him With His Mental Health Struggles” (Us Weekly)

  • “Fox to Develop Comedy Series ‘Thunderjacks’ From Chad Mountain, Oliver Hudson” (Variety)

• Julie Bowen (Gwen, Dawson’s Creek) is making the media rounds for “Hysteria!”

  • “Hysteria! Star Julie Bowen Talks Doing Her Own Stunts, Shoulder Pads & Cutting Off a [SPOILER]?!” (USA)

  • “Julie Bowen Wants to ‘Defy’ Expectations With ‘Hysteria!’ After ‘Modern Family’ Fame” (Us Weekly)

  • “Actor Julie Bowen talks ‘Hysteria!’, Peacock’s new show in time for Halloween” (NBC News)

  • “‘Hysteria!’ Star Julie Bowen Talks Her Trek From Sitcoms To Horror” (Forbes)

  • “Julie Bowen Talks Transition From ‘Modern Family’ To Peacock’s Creepy Thriller Series ‘Hysteria’: ‘I Don’t Want To Try To Recreate Claire Dunphy’” (Decider)

  • “‘Hysteria!’ Stars Julie Bowen and Bruce Campbell Debate the ‘Horror and the Beauty’ of Satanic Panic” (The Wrap)

  • “‘Hysteria!’ Stars Anna Camp, Bruce Campbell, Julie Bowen & More Offer Spooky Details” (TV Insider)

  • “‘Hysteria!’ Stars and Creator Unpack a Satanic Panic and Discuss Potential Season 2” (The Hollywood Reporter)

  • “How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Julie Bowen” (Los Angeles Times)

  • “Julie Bowen reveals the fate of a ‘Modern Family’ reunion” (New York Post)

  • “Julie Bowen on the ‘challenge’ of breaking free from ‘Modern Family’: ‘I didn’t think that anybody wanted to see me do Claire Dunphy’” (Yahoo)

  • “Julie Bowen Talks Third Places, Aging in Hollywood, and Living With Dry Eye Disease” (PS)

  • “Julie Bowen | Happy Gilmore | Full Interview” (Sherri)

    • There are additional clips.

  • “Julie Bowen” (The Three Questions with Andy Richter)

  • …and more.

• Peter Gallagher (Sandy, The O.C.) did another interview about Left on Tenth. (Broadway.com)

• Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) did interviews for a partnership with SimpliSafe.

  • “Rachel Bilson Recalls Going Through ‘5 Different Break-Ins’ and How She Moved On: ‘I’ve Collected Quite a Few’” (People)

  • “Rachel Bilson Says an Adam Brody Renaissance Is ‘Well Deserved’: ‘I Feel Like It’s Always Been There’” (People)

  • “Rachel Bilson Reveals She’s Planning to Celebrate The O.C.’s ‘Chrismukkah’ with 9-Year-Old Daughter Briar” (People)

  • “Rachel Bilson Admits She ‘Cries’ at Every Musical Her Daughter Briar Rose Has Been In: ‘It’s Really Exciting’” (OK!)

  • “Rachel Bilson Reveals The Surprising Spot For Her Favorite Cheeseburger” (Forbes)

  • “Hollywood actress Rachel Bilson made key safety changes after being targeted 5 times by Bling Ring robbers” (Fox News)

    • I hate linking to this outlet.

• Bilson was on the “Howie Does Stuff” podcast. (Apple Podcasts)

• Amanda Righetti (Hailey, The O.C.) was on Bilson’s own “Broad Ideas” podcast. (YouTube)

• Watch Chris Pratt (Che, The O.C.) in the trailer for Netflix’s The Electric State. (YouTube)

• Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) will appear at the “Decade Days” convention in Florida in January. (Instagram)

  • Maxwell Caulfield (Jason, Beverly Hills, 90210) and Dan Gauthier (Dick, Beverly Hills, 90210) will also be in attendance. (Decade Days)

• Here’s another interview Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) did tied to her Olly partnership. (Brit + Co)

• Bethany Joy Lenz (Haley, One Tree Hill) is doing press for her memoir, Dinner for Vampires, which comes out today.

  • “How One Tree Hill Star Bethany Joy Lenz Got Lured into a Cult for a Decade — and How She Got Out of It” (People)

    • This is the magazine’s October 28 cover story.

  • “Actress Bethany Joy Lenz Explains How It’s Easy to Fall for a Cult: ‘It Felt Like Love’” (People)

  • “Actress Bethany Joy Lenz Reveals How She Lost Millions to a Cult: ‘It Was Horrifying’” (People)

  • “These One Tree Hill Stars Knew Bethany Joy Lenz Was in a Cult While Filming: ‘You Know You’re in a Cult, Right?’” (People)

  • “Bethany Joy Lenz: One Tree Hill & Escaping a Cult” (Call Her Daddy)

  • “Exclusive: How Bethany Joy Lenz Worked Through Shame to Write New Memoir ‘Dinner for Vampires’” (Cosmopolitan)

• Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) will recur on “Grey’s Anatomy” beginning with the November 7 episode. (Deadline)

  • “Grey’s Anatomy,” which has featured a number of teen drama stars over the years (including others from “One Tree Hill”), currently stars James Pickens Jr (Henry, Beverly Hills, 90210) and Chris Carmack (Luke, The O.C.).

• Bush participated in a “Survivors for Kamala” call last night. (Survivors for Kamala)

• Freedom Hair, featuring Bush, will screen in Michigan next week. (Mackinac Center for Public Policy)

• Austin Nichols (Julian, One Tree Hill) reflected on being named to Teen People’s “Sexiest Guys Ever” list 20 years ago. (People)

• Robert Buckley (Clay, One Tree Hill) and Tyler Hilton (Chris, One Tree Hill) guest-hosted the “Frosted Tips” podcast together. (Apple Podcasts)

• Friends With Benefit announced a two-day “Tricmukkah Holiday Fundraiser” event, with “special guest appearances” to be announced. (Facebook)

  • To be clear, this isn’t a fundraiser to benefit an outside organization. It’s another attempt by FWB to raise funds to keep TRIC open.

• Kelly Rutherford (Lily, Gossip Girl) has teamed up with August Sandgren on a limited-edition collection. (August Sandgren)

• Here are more interviews with Sebastian Stan (Carter, Gossip Girl) regarding The Apprentice and other projects.

  • “Sebastian Stan Scolds ‘Hypocrite’ Trump at ‘The Apprentice’ U.K. Premiere: ‘Do You Really Trust This Person to Lead a Country?’” (The Hollywood Reporter)

  • “Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong on The Apprentice: ‘It’s a love story’” (Dazed)

  • “Sebastian Stan talks THE APPRENTICE, THUNDERBOLTS, GREEN LANTERN, STAR TREK” (Happy Sad Confused)

  • “‘The Brutalist,’ the Best Movies at the New York Film Festival, and ‘The Apprentice’ With Sebastian Stan!” (The Ringer)

• Tika Sumpter (Raina, Gossip Girl) will co-write, produce and star in Sisters in Italy. (Deadline)

• Tyra Banks (Ursula, Gossip Girl) returned to the runway to close the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. (Los Angeles Times)

  • “Tyra Banks talks about returning to Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” (Today)

• Brittany Snow (Young Lily, Gossip Girl) was on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” to discuss her “September Letters” initiative. (YouTube)

• Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl) “Rewatches Frozen, The Good Place, Forgetting Sarah Marshall & More.” (Vanity Fair)

• Bell narrated the millennials’ edition of the NBC News documentary “My Generation.” (People)

• Jordan Alexander (Julien, Gossip Girl spinoff) will recur in the MGM+ series “The Institute.” (Deadline)

• Thomas Doherty (Max, Gossip Girl spinoff) did an interview about the season finale of “Tell Me Lies.” (People)

• Kathryn Gallagher (Heidi, Gossip Girl spinoff) is doing press for Woman of the Hour.

  • “Kathryn Gallagher shares sneak peek of highly anticipated crime thriller ‘Woman of the Hour’” (NBC Los Angeles)

  • “Kathryn Gallagher talks buzzy new thriller ‘Woman of the Hour’” (NBC New York)

  • “Woman Of The Hour Stars Gush Over Anna Kendrick’s Directorial Vision In New Thriller” (Screen Rant)

  • “Anna Kendrick & ‘Woman of the Hour’ Full Interview” (The Kelly Clarkson Show)

• Jens Austin Astrup (Terrell, Gossip Girl spinoff) has joined “General Hospital.” (Deadline)

• Lukas Gage, who appeared on the “Gossip Girl” spinoff, will star in Love Language. (Deadline)

• Rumer Willis (Gia, 90210) did red carpet interviews at the premiere of Trail of Vengeance.

  • “Rumer Willis Says Parents Bruce Willis and Demi Moore Still ‘Love and Support’ Each Other” (People)

  • “Rumer Willis Says Daughter Louetta Has Dad Bruce Willis’ ‘Charm’ and ‘Mischief’” (People)

  • “Bruce Willis’ Daughter Rumer Shares Insight Into His Role as Grandpa” (E! Online)

  • “Rumer Willis Details Coparenting Relationship With Ex Derek Richard Thomas After Split” (E! Online)