Teen Drama Links for December 20, 2022

I had a chat with ChatGPT about — what else? — the teen dramas.

I started out with a very important question: Whose side are you on in the Brenda-Dylan-Kelly triangle?

That didn’t go well, with the AI bot telling me, “As a language model, I do not have personal opinions or feelings. I am a neutral party and my sole purpose is to provide information and assistance to the best of my ability.”

So then I tried another very important question: Should Joey be with Dawson or Pacey?

That didn’t go over well, either. The bot lectured me in response:

“It is ultimately up to the individuals involved in a relationship to decide who they want to be with. It is not my place to express a personal opinion on who someone should or should not be with. It is important for individuals to consider their own feelings and desires and to make decisions that are right for them. It is also important for people to respect the choices of others and to recognize that relationships are complex and can involve a variety of factors.”

So then I went a little more broad.

I was surprised and dismayed that “Beverly Hills, 90210” wasn’t included. So then I tried another show-related topic.

This answer was problematic on several fronts. First off, Kelly was “involved” with Dylan before Brandon (unless the bot is counting “Spring Dance,” I guess!), and secondly, contrary to the last sentence of the bot’s reply, Kelly and Dylan never married (and their “child” in “90210” is not canon to me).

Also, ChatGPT for some reason thought this topic violated its content policy, which forbids users from generating conversation involving hate, harassment, violence, self-harm, a sexual nature, a political nature, spam, deception, and malware. Obviously, this was not an accurate assessment of my question or the answer.

All this to say, have no fear: I much rather talk with you human TeenDramaWhores than a bot any day.

Teen Drama Links for December 20, 2022

Listicle Links

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

• “39 Side-By-Sides That Show These Famous People In 2002 Vs. 2012 Vs. 2022” (BuzzFeed)

• “‘[I’ve] Been Asked To Not Use My Natural Body In Cinema’ And 21 Other Things Celebs Have Been Told About Being Asked To Lose Weight For Roles” (BuzzFeed)

• “Tori Spelling, Nicole Richie and More Celebrities’ Unique Pregnancy Cravings” (Us Weekly)

• “‘Dawson’s Creek’ Cast: Where Are They Now?” (Us Weekly)

• “Where Are The Stars Of Dawson’s Creek Now?” (The List)

• “Katie Holmes turns 44: a look back” (UPI)

• “9 Noughties Katie Holmes Looks You Need To Revisit” (Vogue UK)

• “Katie Holmes’s Best Style Moments” (L’OFFICIEL)

• “Paris Hilton, Busy Philipps and More Stars Reveal If They Are on Santa’s Naughty or Nice List” (Us Weekly)

• “Young Photos of Adam Brody” (L’OFFICIEL)

• “The O.C. Cast: Where They Are Today” (Movieweb)

• “5 Most Re-Watchable ‘One Tree Hill’ Episodes!” (Afterbuzz TV)

• “Sophia Bush and Husband Grant Hughes’ Cutest Photos” (Us Weekly)

• “Breaking It Down: Taylor Swift, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ Friendship Is Too Sweet: A Complete Timeline” (J-14)

• “10 years after the original Gossip Girl’s finale, what’s the show’s legacy?” (The A.V. Club)

  • Related: Why I Owe Josh Schwartz an Apology (TDW)

• “Gossip Girl: Most Significant Movies Referenced by the Episodes’ Titles” (Movieweb)

• “Gossip Girl: 9 Most Likable Characters (& 12 Fans Can’t Stand)” (Screen Rant)

• “Gossip Girl’s Reboot Finally Beats The Original Show In 1 Key Way” (Screen Rant)

  • I strongly disagree.

• “The Gossip Girl Reboot Finally Remembers How to Have Fun” (PRIMETIMER)

• “Monet Is the Rival the ‘Gossip Girl’ Reboot Needed” (Collider)

• “‘Gossip Girl’ Crowned a Black Lesbian Debutante the New Blair Waldorf, Now It’s Worth Watching” (Autostraddle)

• “Gossip Girl Went Full Game Of Thrones With A Twincest Storyline” (Elite Daily)

• “Gossip Girl’s Incest Twist: What’s With HBO’s Grossest Obsession?” (The Daily Beast)

• “‘Gossip Girl’ Reboot Season 2: Where to Get Julien Calloway’s Outfits” (Femestella)

• “Emily Cooper, from Emily in Paris, could only dream of having Lily Collins’ wardrobe” (Cosmopolitan UK)

• “Every time Lily Collins has dressed like her ‘Emily in Paris’ counterpart” (Vogue Australia)

• “Best Of Lily Collins For ‘Emily In Paris’” (ET Canada)

• “8 Shows Like Emily in Paris to Watch While You Wait for Season 3” (TV Guide)

• “8 Shows to Watch If You Love Emily in Paris” (Town & Country)

• “10 Actors You Never Knew Auditioned For Iconic TV Characters” (Screen Rant)

• “15 Actors Who Wrote Episodes For Their Own Shows” (Cracked)

  • The description for the “One Tree Hill” episode isn’t quite right.

• “20 teen TV dramas you have to watch” (Yardbarker)

• “10 Best Shows To Watch If You Like Friday Night Lights” (CBR)

• “10 Best Shows Like ‘Riverdale’ To Watch While Waiting for The Final Season” (Cinemablind)

• “10 Hanukkah TV Episodes That Will Keep You Laughing Through All 8 Nights” (SheKnows)

  • Related: Being a Jewish Teen Drama Fan (TDW)

• “15 Hanukkah Movies and TV Specials to Watch During the Festival of Lights” (Vulture)

• “The Eight Best Chanukah TV Episodes to Watch in 2022” (Decider)

• “Move over Christmas, hello Festivus! 9 ‘fake’ holidays inspired by TV” (Mass Live)

• “What’s your favorite Christmas TV episode?” (The A.V. Club)

  • Related: Revisiting TDW: Favorite Teen Drama Holiday Episodes (TDW)

• “To Pass The Time, Here Are 80 Best Christmas Episodes You Can Watch” (Bored Panda)

• “‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ Redux: TV Episodes That Rehashed the Holiday Classic” (Collider)

• “2022 in Review: 11 Dumb Things TV Did” (TVLine)

• “2022 in Review: Quotes of the Year!” (TVLine)

• “Best TV Shows About Sports, Ranked” (Movieweb)

• “Most Polarizing TV and Movie Couples Through the Years: From Star Wars’ Reylo to Buffy’s Spuffy” (Us Weekly)

• “Actors You Forgot Starred in ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’” (Us Weekly)

• “King Charles III and More Celebrities Celebrate Hanukkah 2022: See Holiday Photos” (Us Weekly)

• “Hallmark Channel Stars’ Kids: See Their Family Photos Over the Years” (Us Weekly)

• “Why Sheriff Wilkins From Devil In Ohio Looks So Familiar” (Looper)

• “There Are No Rules In Ziwe’s Closet” (Coveteur)

Best of the Rest

• Seasons 3 and 4 of “Beverly Hills, 90210” are returning to Hulu next month. (The Daily Beast)

• Darren Star (creator, Beverly Hills, 90210) did some interviews for the new season of “Emily in Paris,” which stars Lily Collins (Phoebe, 90210) — see interviews with Collins below.

  • “‘Emily in Paris’ creator Darren Star and star Lucas Bravo join ‘GMA’” (Good Morning America)

  • “Netflix’s ‘Emily in Paris’ embraces French life in new season” (Reuters)

  • “‘Emily in Paris’ Creator Darren Star ‘Would Love’ Kim Cattrall to Join Show in a ‘Role That’s Worthy’” (People)

  • “Would Kim Cattrall Join ‘Emily in Paris?’” (SiriusXM)

  • “Darren Star on ‘Emily in Paris’ success” (CNN Philippines)

• Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) and Sharna Burgess did interviews tied to their Movember partnership. (Instagram)

  • “Sharna Burgess & Brian Austin Green on tWitch’s Death and the Importance of Mental Health Check-Ins” (Entertainment Tonight)

  • “‘DWTS’ Pro Sharna Burgess Calls Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss a ‘Beast’ of a Talent: ‘He Will Be Deeply Missed’” (People)

• IMDb is finally allowing actors and other users to remove their ages and other information from their profiles, something Gabrielle Carteris (Andrea, Beverly Hills, 90210) strongly fought for when she was president of SAG-AFTRA. (Deadline)

• Erin Ziering, ex-wife of Ian Ziering (Steve, Beverly Hills, 90210) and the mother of his children, revealed she’s engaged. (Instagram)

• Lindsay Price (Janet, Beverly Hills, 90210) was on the “Pod Meets World” podcast. (Apple Podcasts)

• Jessica Alba (Leanne, Beverly Hills, 90210) has named a new CEO for The Honest Company. (WWD)

• Matthew Perry (Roger, Beverly Hills, 90210) did a few more interviews tied to his memoir.

  • “Matthew Perry Says He Still Wants Kids and Asks JHud, ‘Are You Busy?’” (The Jennifer Hudson Show)

    • There is an additional clip.

  • “Matthew Perry shares his incredible story of survival and why fame wasn't the answer to his problems” (Q with Tom Power)

• David Arquette (Diesel, Beverly Hills, 90210) spoke about his late sister Alexis in the December 19 issue of People. (People)

• Watch the teaser trailer for Scream 6, executive-produced by Kevin Williamson (creator, Dawson’s Creek). (YouTube)

• Watch Michelle Williams (Jen, Dawson’s Creek) in the trailer for Showing Up. (YouTube)

• Williams and Banks Repeta — the son of Nina Repeta (Bessie, Dawson’s Creek) — scored Critics’ Choice Awards nominations for The Fabelmans and Armageddon Time, respectively. (Deadline)

• Williams’ “Actors on Actors” feature is out. (Variety)

• And Williams also participated in an “Actress Roundtable.” (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Lots of outlets are citing an Us Weekly report that Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) and Bobby Wooten have split, but I haven’t seen any outlets actually confirming the report. However, I haven’t seen any denials, either.

• Holmes’ stylist spoke about the inspiration for that dress-over-jeans outfit of hers that went viral. (The New York Times)

• Here’s the first look at Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) in the Paramount+ “Fatal Attraction” series. (Entertainment Weekly)

• Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek) is going on a short live tour in February with a show called “Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best.” (New Media Touring)

• Michael Pitt (Henry, Dawson’s Creek) will star in Day of the Fight, which will be the directorial debut for his “Boardwalk Empire” co-star Jack Huston. (Deadline)

• The “Party Down” revival, featuring Ken Marino (Professor Wilder, Dawson’s Creek) and Jane Lynch (Mrs. Witter, Dawson’s Creek), will premiere on Starz in February. (Deadline)

• Sarah Shahi (Sadia, Dawson’s Creek) is starring in and executive-producing The Hollys. (Deadline)

• Ben McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.) shared his written testimony before he appeared before the Senate last week. (Senate Banking Committee)

  • Also: “The 5 Biggest Burns From ‘The OC’ Star Ben McKenzie’s Senate Crypto Testimony” (Washingtonian)

• McKenzie also appeared on “CNN This Morning” to discuss his anti-crypto views. (CNN)

• Glimpse Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) in the full trailer for FOX’s “Accused.” (YouTube)

• Watch Taylor Handley (Oliver, The O.C.) in the trailer for season 2 of “Mayor of Kingstown.” (YouTube)

  • Also: “Taylor Handley talks about ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 2 on Paramount+” (Digital Journal)

• Starting Friday, “One Tree Hill” will be available on Amazon Prime Video in Canada. (Twitter)

• Tyler Hilton (Chris, One Tree Hill) did interviews for When Christmas Was Young.

  • “‘When Christmas Was Young’: Tyler Hilton Compares Luke & Chris Keller From ‘One Tree Hill’” (TV Insider)

  • “Tyler Hilton Talks Daddy Duty In Canada, ‘One Tree Hill’ Reunion And New Christmas Movie” (ET Canada)

  • “When Christmas Was Young: Karen David and Tyler Hilton talk ‘magical’ holiday film” (What to Watch)

  • “‘When Christmas Was Young’: Tyler Hilton Talks Filming CBS’s Music-Driven Holiday Movie” (Distractify)

  • “Tyler Hilton on CBS’ ‘When Christmas Was Young’ and Why Holiday Movie Roles Are His Favorite” (PopCulture.com)

  • “Tyler Hilton Shares the Appeal of When Christmas Was Young, Working with Karen David” (TV Fanatic)

  • Also: “Tyler Hilton Falls For Karen David In When Christmas Was Young Clip” (Screen Rant)

• Maria Menounos (Jules, One Tree Hill) did press for The Holiday Dating Guide.

  • “Maria Menounos Manifested Her First Leading Movie Role — and She’s Just Getting Started” (Variety)

  • “Maria Menounos Reveals How Her ‘Bucket List’ Item Led to More Christmas Movie Roles: ‘I Got the Bug’” (People)

  • “Maria Menounos Is Going on a Christmas-y Vacation to Finland” (Live with Kelly and Ryan)

  • “How Maria Menounos found inspiration in a Christmas classic for her new film” (KTLA)

  • “Maria Menounos On Working With Mindy Kaling, Looking Up To Joan Lunden & More” (The Hollywood Reporter)

  • “Maria Menounos Teases New Holiday Movie ‘The Holiday Dating Guide’” (On Air with Ryan Seacrest)

  • “The Big Lesson Maria Menounos Learned From Her Brain Tumor Diagnosis” (Tamron Hall)

  • ICYMI: 2022 Holiday Movies with Teen Drama Stars (TDW)

• Menounos has signed with UTA for agency representation. (Variety)

• Marcus Coloma (Marcus, One Tree Hill) is leaving “General Hospital” — and it doesn’t sound like it was his choice. (Deadline)

• Watch Matt Doyle (Jonathan, Gossip Girl) on “The Broadway Show.” (Broadway.com)

• Elizabeth Hurley (Diana, Gossip Girl) did another interview timed to Christmas in the Caribbean. (The Sunday Times)

• Netflix canceled “Blockbuster,” starring Melissa Fumero (Zoe, Gossip Girl), after one season. (TVLine)

• Joshua Safran (executive producer, Gossip Girl / creator, Gossip Girl spinoff) is encouraging people to watch the new “Gossip Girl” spinoff episodes as the show’s fate remains up in the air. (Twitter)

  • Safran’s tweet comes amidst HBO Max canceling shows, undoing renewals, and removing series from the platform, hence his comment that things are “brutal” right now. (Vulture)

• Here are more interviews with the “Gossip Girl” spinoff’s cast and crew talking season 2.

  • “‘Gossip Girl’ Cast Say Audrey, Aki, and Max’s Poly Storyline Comes From a ‘Vulnerable Place’” (PopSugar)

  • “The Cast Of ‘Gossip Girl’ Breaks Down That Valentine’s Day Episode” (INTO)

  • “Why Gossip Girl’s Savannah Lee Smith Thinks Monet Is More Than Blair 2.0” (E! Online)

  • “How Savannah Lee Smith Became the ‘Gossip Girl’ Queen Bee” (The Daily Beast)

    • On criticism the show received for season 1: “I would say that we listened — or Josh and the writers [listened]. Even in the first four episodes, you can definitely see that the writers paid attention to the fact that people were missing some aspects of the catfights and things moving a little bit quicker.”

    • Oddly, this piece was just published yesterday but says the second episode of season 2 is “airing this week” — it will actually be the fifth episode on Thursday.

  • “Gossip Girl Star Grace Duah on Playing Shan, Improvising, and Loving Kenan & Kel” (Teen Vogue)

  • “Gossip Girl Star Reacts to Grace’s ‘Gruesome’ Reveal: ‘I Was Shocked’ — Plus, EP Confirms [Spoiler]’s Exit” (TVLine)

    • This is a weird, abrupt send-off for Grace because the twist was done in such an oddly understated way, as I wrote in my reaction post last week. I also don’t understand how, as said in this interview, Grace’s betrayal would make Obie want to take down his own family. I don’t see the connection at all.

  • “Zephani Idoko Talks ‘Nanny,’ ‘Gossip Girl,’ and Making Horror Films” (OkayAfrica)

• Luke Kirby (Davis, Gossip Girl spinoff) will star in the second season of “Dr. Death.” (Variety)

  • The first season starred the aforementioned Jackson.

• More of Collins’ media tour for “Emily in Paris”…

  • “‘Emily in Paris’: Lily Collins Says Friendship With Camille Is ‘Important’ in Season 3” (TV Insider)

  • “Will Kim Cattrall Make a Cameo on Emily in Paris? Lily Collins Says…” (E! Online)

  • “Lily Collins teases ‘ultimate cliffhanger’ in Emily in Paris season 3: ‘It will leave you guessing’” (Entertainment Weekly)

  • “Lily Collins: ‘Emily Would Be Proud’ Of Stephen’s Cover For ‘In Pickleball’ Magazine” (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert)

  • “Lily Collins on Chipping Her Tooth and Working with Rogue Pigeons for Emily in Paris” (Late Night with Seth Meyers)

  • “Lily Collins Says ‘Emily In Paris’ Season 3 Has ‘New Love Triangles’” (Access Hollywood)

  • “Lily Collins Teases ‘Emily In Paris’ Season 3 Finale” (Access Hollywood)

  • “‘Emily in Paris’: Lily Collins Teases Love Triangles and a Finale Twist!” (Extra)

  • “Lily Collins on ‘Emily in Paris’ Singing Scene and Unexpected Finale” (Extra)

  • “Lily Collins Reveals She Inspired Emily’s New Look In ‘Emily In Paris’ Season 3: ‘So Excited’” (ET Canada)

  • “Lily Collins, Ashley Park and Camille Razat Are Friendship Goals IRL and on Emily in Paris” (Elle Canada)

  • “Lily Collins Explains How Emily Affords Her Designer Wardrobe in ‘Emily in Paris’ at Season Three Netflix Premiere Red Carpet” (WWD)

  • “You Won’t Believe Lily Collins’ Favourite Look In Emily In Paris!” (Marie Claire Australia)

  • “Lily Collins Is in the Driver​​’s Seat” (Who What Wear)

  • Collins is the cover star for the January issue of Vogue Greece. (Vogue Greece)