Teen Drama Links for January 17, 2023

The “Dancing with the Stars” tour is nothing short of phenomenal.

Though attending last week’s Long Island show meant missing the Golden Globes, I am so glad my mom and I went. Below, in my “reaction post” style, are my notes and thoughts.

• It was very surreal seeing dancers I’ve watched on television for years now dance live right in front of me.

• I loved that every pro got ample spotlight time. It felt like a pretty equal experience, apart from Emma Slater hosting.

  • In addition to Emma, the pro cast included Britt Stewart, Alan Bersten, Gleb Savchenko, Brandon Armstrong, Sasha Farber, Alexa Warr, and Kateryna Klishyna.

• I felt bad for the lone troupe member who wasn’t introduced. I could hear people whispering and wondering who she was. I didn’t know myself.

  • After some online digging, I found her name: JJ Rabone.

• It was very interesting to see Emma and Sasha partnered together sometimes, especially in a song about love.

• Despite being Emma’s co-host, Gabby Windey had a fairly small role, popping in and out and not doing that much dancing. Special guest Vinny Guadagnino was around even less.

• The first half of the show was longer than the second and my two favorite routines of the night were both in the first half — an emotional contemporary with Alexis and Brandon and a romantic waltz (at least I think it was a waltz…) with Alexis and Sasha.

• There was a really funny segment where Emma explained, and everyone else demonstrated, what each day of the week is like for a “DWTS” pro.

• Emma, as we’ve increasingly seen, is very funny. But it also amazes me how all of these people aren’t just dancing — they’re acting too. They’re acting out all the emotions and it’s really impressive.

• I can’t stop marveling over how many steps they had to memorize for this. On any given “DWTS” week, the pros do perhaps three routines. This had to be at least 30 routines. I have no idea how they keep it all straight!

• Not to mention all the quick costume changes!

• My only regret is that I didn’t take any pictures, apart from one of the stage before the show started. I feel like at many past events, I’ve been too focused on getting photos and videos instead of being in the moment. So I made a concerted effort this time to keep my phone away and just watch what was right in front of me instead of viewing it through a camera lens. However, as the show was ending and everyone was on stage for the final bow, I wanted to get a shot, but just as I took my phone out, the lights went off and the show was over. I'm sad I don’t have a picture to mark the occasion, but am grateful for my non-photographic memories.

• Also, it’s kinda crazy that the day of my show was the same day Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson welcomed their baby. What timing!

Speaking of Chmerkovskiy, I previously saw him, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Peta Murgatroyd, Tony Dovolani, and Zendaya perform at an event in 2014, where I also interviewed all of them. Unfortunately, the articles I wrote are no longer accessible in their original form, but I was able to locate a few of them via the Wayback Machine if anyone’s interested.

• Val Chmerkovskiy: Working With Celebs on Dancing With The Stars Is Like Doing An “Arranged Marriage”

• Maksim Chmerkovskiy Tells Gossip Cop: My Heart Goes Out To Everyone In Israel And The Ukraine

• Maksim Chmerkovskiy on His Haters and Tabloid Rumors: “I Don’t Care” What You Say About Me

• Zendaya: Don’t Compare Me To Miley, Selena And Demi!

Now, onto our regularly scheduled programming!

Teen Drama Links for January 17, 2023

Listicle Links

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

• “I Love Thinking About Times Co-Stars Have Co-Starred Together Before — Here Are 19 Super Cute Examples” (BuzzFeed)

• “I Regret To Inform You That You Can Only Pick One Attractive Man Per TV Show” (BuzzFeed)

• “These 12 TV Shows Were Canceled Before They Could Properly End, And I’d Like To Have A Word With The Networks” (BuzzFeed)

• “18 ‘Unpopular’ TV Shows That Are Actually Very Underrated” (BuzzFeed)

  • Big sigh at the blurb saying the “Gossip Girl” spinoff is a “remake not a sequel” when it’s actually the opposite.

• “Sarah Michelle Gellar Delights Fans With Nostalgic Throwback Photo With ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Cast” (Parade)

• “Don’t Sleep On Sick, The New Horror Movie From Scream Writer Kevin Williamson” (Slashfilm)

• “SAG Nominations 2023: 15 Biggest Snubs and Surprises, From Michelle Williams to ‘Yellowstone’” (Variety)

• “AFI Awards Luncheon Photos: Baz Luhrmann, Michelle Williams, Michelle Yeoh, Viola Davis & More” (Deadline)

• “Michelle Williams and Busy Philipps Step Out at the Critics’ Choice Awards” (PopSugar)

  • “DC” reunion! Nina Repeta (Bessie, Dawson’s Creek) was also in attendance with her nominated son Banks (he didn’t win) and took a photo with Williams and Philipps.

• “In An ‘O.C’ and ‘White Lotus’ Crossover, These Characters Would Be The Best Travel Buddies” (TheThings)

• “One Tree Hill Fans Are Thrilled Over Jana Kramer’s Appearance On Chicago Fire” (Looper)

• “Here Are Some ‘Gossip Girl’ Characters — Now It’s Time To Give Them A Theme Song” (BuzzFeed)

• “14 little-known facts about Blair Waldorf even die-hard ‘Gossip Girl’ fans may have missed” (Insider)

• “Sebastian Stan’s Dating History: From Leighton Meester to Annabelle Wallis” (People)

• “Sebastian Stan’s Best Movies, Ranked” (Screen Rant)

• “HBO’s Gossip Girl Still Needs To Fix 1 Character Before Season 2 Ends” (Screen Rant)

  • I mean, the show needs to fix many characters, but there are some good points here.

• “13 of Best TV Rewatch Podcasts” (Lifehacker)

• “10 Actors That Guest Starred On Popular Teen Shows Before They Were Famous” (Collider)

• “20 Incredible Actors Who Never Won An Oscar” (Movieweb)

  • “in the film Dawson’s Creek”… I can’t.

  • Related: Michelle Williams: Teen Drama’s Oscar Nominee (TDW)

• “20 of the Best Valentine’s Day Episodes You Can Stream Right Now” (PureWow)

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

• “10 Most Romanticized Toxic Couples On TV” (CBR)

• “10 Shows HBO Should Pull Instead Of Westworld” (CBR)

• “10 Best TV Shows Turning 20 In 2023” (CBR)

  • Several mistakes here…

• “17 TV Shows That Are Full of Crazy Plot Twists” (Movieweb)

• “16 Sweet Secrets About A Cinderella Story Revealed” (E! Online)

• “Best shows like ‘Emily in Paris’” (We Got This Covered)

• “Bumpy Roads Couldn’t Hinder These 50 Best TV Couples” (Bored Panda)

• “These Characters Evolved So Much Over Time, They Were The Epitome Of Character Development” (TheThings)

• “A Ranking Of Fan Favorite TV Love Triangles” (TheThings)

• “The Best Hallmark Valentine’s Day Movies (And How To Stream Them)” (Wide Open Country)

• “Here’s Where The Laguna Beach Cast Are Now (And Who Is Still Friends)” (Grazia)

• “What The Cast Of Varsity Blues Has Done Since The 2000s Movie” (Screen Rant)

  • I’d argue there’s a mistake here too…

• “‘City on Fire’: Cast, Plot, Creative Team, and Everything We Know so Far” (Collider)

• “What Has Christina Moore Been Up To Since That ‘70s Show?” (Looper)

• “Wait, HGTV and the Food Network Make Movies Now?!” (The Daily Beast)

• “Hotels and Resorts for TV and Movie Jet-Setters” (Travel Pulse)

Best of the Rest

• Several films with teen drama connections were chosen for the SXSW lineup. (Deadline)

• Darren Star (creator, Beverly Hills, 90210) “reflects on a three-decade career creating shows like Beverly Hills, 90210, Sex and the City, and Younger.” (Harper’s Bazaar)

  • “Younger” starred Hilary Duff (Olivia, Gossip Girl).

  • The article is tied to Star’s current show, “Emily in Paris,” which stars Lily Collins (Phoebe, 90210).

• “Uncoupled,” created by Star, was canceled by Netflix. (Deadline)

• In an Instagram Story that’s no longer available, Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills, 90210) revealed daughter Stella was in the hospital for a hemiplegic migraine. (E! Online)

• In another Instagram Story, Spelling and Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills, 90210) teased a “surprise” and “something exciting” and “really special” that they’ll announce in approximately nine days.

• Emma Caulfield (Susan, Beverly Hills, 90210) is mourning the sudden passing of her sister. (Instagram)

• Syfy renewed “Chucky,” which features Christine Elise (Emily, Beverly Hills, 90210). (TVLine)

  • The show stars Alyvia Alyn Lind, daughter of Barbara Alyn Woods (Deb, One Tree Hill), who was also featured on the show.

    • Emily Alyn Lind (Audrey, Gossip Girl spinoff) is Alyvia’s sister and one of Barbara’s other daughters.

• “General Hospital” is planning a tribute episode in honor of the late Sonya Eddy, who appeared on two episodes of “Beverly Hills, 90210.” (Entertainment Tonight)

• Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) was on “Good Morning America” to discuss her role in The Wanderers. (GMA)

• Kerr Smith (Jack, Dawson’s Creek) spoke about appearing on “Riverdale” ahead of his appearance at last weekend’s Albuquerque Comic Con. (Albuquerque Journal)

• Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek) will recur on season 2 of “Single Drunk Female,” which stars Sofia Black-D’Elia (Sage, Gossip Girl). (TVLine)

• Michelle Williams (Jen, Dawson’s Creek), Seth Rogen (Bob, Dawson’s Creek), and Evan Peters (Jack, One Tree Hill) were nominated for SAG Awards. (Deadline)

  • Williams was snubbed in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role category but nominated with The Fabelmans ensemble (which includes Rogen) for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

    • Fun: You can now read the script for The Fabelmans online. (Deadline)

• Williams and Sebastian Stan (Carter, Gossip Girl) lost at Sunday’s Critics Choice Awards, where Rogen was a presenter. (Variety)

• Williams was on the “Awards Chatter” podcast. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Bianca Lawson (Nikki, Dawson’s Creek) was nominated for an NAACP Image Award. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Mike White (producer, Dawson’s Creek) and Peters won at last week’s Golden Globes, while the rest of our teen drama nominees… did not. (Deadline)

  • Also: “Evan Peters: Dahmer Victim’s Mom Furious Over Golden Globes Win” (TMZ)

• White received a Writers Guild Award nomination for “The White Lotus.” (Deadline)

  • All this time I’ve been mentioning “The White Lotus” only in relation to White, but I recently realized season 2 star Meghann Fahy appeared on an episode of the original “Gossip Girl.”

• Keven Williamson (creator, Dawson’s Creek) did some press related to his new movie Sick.

  • “Horror Master Kevin Williamson Is Back to Make You ‘Sick’” (Rolling Stone)

    • Some good “Dawson’s Creek” stuff here.

  • “Kevin Williamson teases ‘Scream VI’ as ‘fresh reinvention’ as meta slasher franchise takes Manhattan” (SYFY WIRE)

• Williamson will write an episode of the Friday the 13th “Crystal Lake” series. (Twitter)

• The CW renewed “All American,” executive-produced by Greg Berlanti (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek). (The Futon Critic)

  • John A. Norris (producer, One Tree Hill), Mike Herro (co-executive producer, One Tree Hill), and David Strauss (co-executive producer, One Tree Hill) are also among the show’s EPs.

• The CW announced premiere dates for the final season of “Riverdale,” also executive-produced by Berlanti, and the final season of “Nancy Drew,” created by Josh Schwartz (creator, The O.C., / creator, Gossip Girl / executive producer, Gossip Girl spinoff) and Stephanie Savage (executive producer, The O.C., / creator, Gossip Girl / executive producer, Gossip Girl spinoff). (TVLine)

  • “Riverdale” stars Madchen Amick (Nicole, Dawson’s Creek / Catherine, Gossip Girl) and previously starred the late Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills, 90210) and Marisol Nichols (Wendy, Beverly Hills, 90210).

    • As noted above, Smith recurred on “Riverdale,” as did Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill).

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

• Peter Gallagher (Sandy, The O.C.) is selling his Los Angeles home. (Realtor.com)

• Chris Carmack (Luke, The O.C.) posted a funny video imagining what Luke is up to today. (Instagram)

• Carmack was on the BBC’s “That’s My Jam.” (BBC)

• Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Joe, The O.C.) signed with Anonymous Content for management. (Deadline)

  • Periodic reminder that Morgan is married to Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill).

• The “One Tree Hill” “CometCon” convention, which had only booked Paul Johansson (Dan, One Tree Hill) and Kieren Hutchison (Andy, One Tree Hill), has been postponed. (Twitter)

• Craig Sheffer (Keith, One Tree Hill) will co-star in Man in the Long Black Coat. (Deadline)

• Cullen Moss (Junk, One Tree Hill) is in the new season of Showtime’s “Your Honor.” (Facebook)

• I was amused to see pictures of Bryan Greenberg (Jake, One Tree Hill) and Maria Menounos (Jules, One Tree Hill) next to each other in a holiday vacation photo spread in the January 16 issue of People.

• Torrey DeVitto (Carrie, One Tree Hill) competed on last week’s “Celebrity Jeopardy.” (ABC)

• Terrence Coli (co-producer, One Tree Hill / co-executive producer, 90210 / consulting producer, BH90210) spoke about the final season of “A Million Little Things,” for which he is the showrunner, at the Television Critics Association press tour. (Deadline)

• Watch Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) and Duff in the trailer for season two of “How I Met Your Father.” (YouTube)

• Watch Stan in the trailer for Sharper. (YouTube)

• And watch Brittany Snow (Young Lily, Gossip Girl) in the trailer for “Not Dead Yet,” executive-produced by McG (executive producer, The O.C.) (YouTube)

• Fall River Fishing, a play by Zuzanna Szadkowski (Dorota, Gossip Girl), will have it world premiere in February. (Broadway World)

• HBO Max, on which the “Gossip Girl” spinoff and several other teen dramas stream, announced a price hike for its ad-free tier. (Variety)

• The “Gossip Girl” spinoff cast’s season 2 interviews continue…

  • “Whitney Peak Teases ‘Gossip Girl’ Season 2: ‘Ten Times Better...And More Devious’” (The Kelly Clarkson Show)

  • “HBO Max’s Gossip Girl Star, Grace Duah, Plays That’s So Random” (The Root)

  • “The Aloha of Evan Mock” (STAB)

• Rachel Zegler reacted to being insulted on last week’s episode of the “Gossip Girl” spinoff. (Twitter)

• In a new interview, Jason Gotay (Rafa, Gossip Girl spinoff) noted, “‘Gossip Girl’ was my first major gay part on a big platform.” (The Bay Area Reporter)

• Lis Rowinski (co-executive producer, Gossip Girl spinoff) signed a first-look deal with CBS Studios. (Deadline)

  • Rowinski is also one of the “Nancy Drew” executive producers.

• Tristan Wilds (Dixon, 90210) spoke about his desire to play LL Cool J in a biopic. (HipHopDX)