Teen Drama Links for February 6, 2024

Before Barbie, there was “One Tree Hill.”

And before Gloria, there was Anna.

Sound familiar? That was Anna in episode 2.08, “Truth, Bitter Truth.”

“One Tree Hill” dropped those truth bombs back in in 2004 — almost 20 years before America Ferrera’s Gloria gave a similar (and much longer) monologue in Barbie.

I have to admit the similarity didn’t dawn on me until I saw someone post about it in a “One Tree Hill” fan group on Facebook recently.

While I hardly think Barbie screenwriters Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach consciously copied from “One Tree Hill” or the episode’s writer, Stacy Rukeyser, I do think it’s further evidence that the show — and the teen dramas at large — don’t get the credit they deserve.

I’ve already written at length about why the teen dramas aren’t taken seriously and how a lot of it has to do with bias and ignorance. Here, with Barbie, I think it’s definitely the case of the latter. “One Tree Hill” had fewer than 5 million viewers in its second season. While countless more have watched this specific episode since then thanks to a combination of syndication, DVDs and streaming, I highly doubt it was ever on Gerwig and Baumbach’s radar.

In fact, I highly doubt “One Tree Hill,” as a whole, was ever on their radar in any meaningful or serious way. Most of the viewing public has seen Barbie, but most of the viewing public has not seen “One Tree Hill.” So they have no idea that scenes and messages like this exist and that they existed two decades ago. And that’s a shame.

“One Tree Hill” and its ilk deserve recognition for moments and dialogue like this. If only more people paid attention.

Teen Drama Links for February 6, 2024

Listicle Links

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

• “Iconic Gossip Girl Dialogues” (Pinkvilla)

• “Why is this ‘Gossip Girl’ character’s signature line going viral on TikTok?” (Yahoo)

• “All hail the fashion renaissance of Kelly Rutherford (AKA Lily Van Der Woodsen)” (Harper’s Bazaar Australia)

• “10 TV Actors Who Got Backlash For Their Characters’ Actions” (Screen Rant)

• “8 Massive TV Show Plot Twists That Were Clearly Not Planned In Advance” (Screen Rant)

• “10 Popular 1990s Celebs That Would Be Perfect As That ‘90s Show Guest Stars” (Screen Rant)

• “9 TV Cliches From the ‘90s We Wish Would Make a Comeback” (Movieweb)

• “15 TV Series Based on Romance Novels” (Movieweb)

• “20 of the most iconic queen bees in film and TV” (Yardbarker)

• “The 20 best Valentine’s Day TV episodes” (Yardbarker)

  • Related: Revisiting TDW: Favorite Valentine’s Day Episodes (TDW)

• “Dress to impress: 20 female TV characters known for their incredible style” (Yardbarker)

• “Grammy Winner Huey Lewis: ‘Memba Him?!” (TMZ)

• “PHOTOS: When Cape Fear Memorial Bridge lane closures meet Wilmington film” (StarNews Online)

• “Sketchy humor: 7 times ‘Saturday Night Live’ featured a Wilmington connection” (StarNews Online)

  • Related: Teen Drama Stars Who Hosted “SNL” (TDW)

• “The 10 best Galentine’s Day ideas to celebrate the best day of the year with your girlies” (nj.com)

• “13 Celebs Who Dished On What Really Goes Down In Their Group Chats” (TooFab)

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Best of the Rest

• Netflix announced its 2024 movie slate, with a number of projects featuring teen drama stars. (Deadline)

• Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills, 90210) was the keynote speaker at a “Go Red For Women” luncheon in Texas last week. (Instagram)

• Here’s more interviews Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills, 90210) did for “Wild Cards.”

  • “Jason Priestley’s ‘Wild Cards’ scam artist based on ‘guy who conned’ him: ‘He took off with a bunch of money’” (New York Post)

  • “Jason Priestley On Formula 1’s Rise In Popularity” (Jalopnik)

  • Also: Vanessa Morgan, the star of “Wild Cards,” shared in an interview how she and Priestley have bonded over their friendships with the late Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills, 90210), with whom Morgan worked on “Riverdale.” (PopCulture.com)

• Priestley and Shannen Doherty (Brenda, Beverly Hills, 90210) spoke about Perry during a MegaCon panel over the weekend. (People)

• Doherty and her “Charmed” co-star Alyssa Milano have been engaged in a war of words over Doherty’s firing from “Charmed,” a dispute that escalated at MegaCon. (TVLine)

• Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) and fiancée Sharna Burgess were on “Getting Grilled with Curtis Stone.” (QVC)

  • Stone, of course, is married to Lindsay Price (Janet, Beverly Hills, 90210).

• Joining their previously announced co-stars, Green, Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills, 90210), and Gabrielle Carteris (Andrea, Beverly Hills, 90210) will also be at Steel City Con in April. (Steel City Con)

• The aforementioned Price and Stone did an interview celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their first restaurant — and their marriage. (Los Angeles Magazine)

• Jessica Alba (Leanne, Beverly Hills, 90210) has launched a production company called Lady Spitfire. (Deadline)

• Vivica Fox (Sherice, Beverly Hills, 90210) will star in a film called Break the Cycle. (Deadline)

• Seth Green (Wayne, Beverly Hills, 90210) is part of the cast of a new comedy called Floaters. (Deadline)

• Apple revealed a first look at “Land of Women,” which stars Eva Longoria, who appeared on “Beverly Hills, 90210.” (The Futon Critic)

• “Snooze,” written by Babyface, who also appeared on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” was among the winners at Sunday’s Grammys, although the singer-songwriter lost out on his other nominations. (Pitchfork)

  • Here’s one of his red carpet interviews. (Billboard)

• Joni Mitchell performed “Both Sides Now” — which soundtracked a significant Joey-Pacey moment on “Dawson’s Creek” — at the Grammys. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Greg Berlanti (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek) and Julie Plec (producer, Dawson’s Creek) are among the DGA members advocating for the creation of a “Jewish Diversity Committee,” similar to committees the guild has for other marginalized groups. (Variety)

  • Other directors and stars with teen drama connections have also signed the petition calling for this committee.

• Melinda Clarke (Julie, The O.C.) hosted a Zoom chat with Tate Donovan (Jimmy, The O.C.) for Patreon subscribers last week. With the actors strike over, they were free to discuss “The O.C.” and other projects in detail — it was a lot of fun!

• Paris Hilton (Kate, The O.C.) is working on her second album and planning a summer tour. (People)

  • This is one of several red carpet interviews Hilton did at the Grammys.

• Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) and his mall appearance made the news. (Capital Gazette)

• James Lafferty (Nathan, One Tree Hill) and Antwon Tanner (Skills, One Tree Hill) are the first to sign on for Friends with Benefit’s “20 in 2023 Redemption Weekend,” specifically the charity basketball game. (Facebook)

• Lafferty’s wife Alexandra Park opened up about their marriage. (E! Online)

• Missed this: Austin Nichols (Julian, One Tree Hill) released a short story. (Amazon)

• Barry Corbin (Whitey, One Tree Hill) will participate in “A Toast to Texas” in March. (Abilene Reporter News)

• Here’s another interview Bryan Greenberg (Jake, One Tree Hill) did for Junction. (New York Post)

  • There’s also a short interview with Greenberg in the February 5 issue of People.

• I’m also fairly late to this: Robert John Burke (Bart, Gossip Girl) was on the “Tis Yourself” podcast in December. (Apple Podcasts)

• Gina Torres (Gabriela, Gossip Girl) will be in a Super Bowl commercial for e.l.f. (People)

• Laura Benanti (Katherine, Gossip Girl spinoff) did interviews about her new solo show.

  • “Laura Benanti Says ‘Nobody Tells You’ About Perimenopause: ‘It’s the Amuse-Bouche to an Old Cooch’” (People)

  • “Laura Benanti Says She's ‘Terrified’ at Thought of Daughter Going into Show Business: ‘Please, No’” (People)

  • “Why Laura Benanti Is Trying to Organize a Social Media Ban Within Her Daughter’s Friendship Group” (People)

  • “Broadway, TV star Laura Benanti reflects on long career in ‘Nobody Cares’” (ABC7)

  • “Laura Benanti Explains Why ‘Nobody Cares’” (New York Live)

  • “Why Laura Benanti Titled Her Solo Show Nobody Cares” (Playbill)

  • “Interview: Nobody Cares About Laura Benanti” (TheaterMania)

• AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) has joined the cast of “Paper Empire” for its third season. (Deadline)

  • Already in the cast is Denise Richards (Robin, Beverly Hills, 90210 / Denise, BH90210 / Gwen, 90210).

• Dustin Milligan (Ethan, 90210) will appear in a film called Shell. (Deadline)

• Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210) will co-host the Movieguide Awards on Friday, about a month before the ceremony airs on Great American Family. (Movieguide)

• Watch Alan Ritchson (Tripp, 90210) in the trailer for The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. (YouTube)

• Meghan Markle, who appeared in the “90210” pilot, is working on “a movie, a TV show and a couple of unscripted shows” with husband Prince Harry for Netflix. (Deadline)