Teen Drama Links for January 18, 2022

Confession: I had a naughty dream about Tristan Wilds the other night.

Another confession: I have had countless naughty dreams about teen drama stars over the years.

This was the first one about Wilds, but I’ve had dirty dreams before about actors from all six core teen dramas — “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Dawson’s Creek,” “The O.C.,” “One Tree Hill,” “Gossip Girl,” and “90210.” Of course, most of those dreams have been about my forever love, Luke Perry.

I’ve also had a particular recurring dream for most of my life: I am surprised by all of the “Beverly Hills, 90210” cast at once and collapse on the floor in hysterics. Fortunately, when I did meet Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling (separately) in real life, I managed to keep it together… somewhat.

Have you ever had dreams — naughty or not — about our teen drama stars?

Teen Drama Links for January 18, 2022

• “19 Super Awkward, Cringeworthy, Or Borderline Creepy Things Characters Did In Teen Shows And Films That Always Bothered Me” (BuzzFeed)

• “22 Times Writers And Directors Had To Work Around On-Set Drama” (BuzzFeed)

• “17 Stupid, Weird, Or Borderline Offensive TV Plots That The Writers Decided To Just Pretend Never Happened” (BuzzFeed)

• “Beverly Hills, 90210” was left off of this list of “The 10 Best College-Set Shows, Ranked” because it only “focuses on shows that began in college / university.” (TVLine)

  • The list does include, however, some teen drama stars.

• Lindsay Price (Janet, Beverly Hills, 90210) was on “Guest Star,” a spinoff of sorts of the “Beverly Hills 90210 Show” podcast. (YouTube)

• Ann Gillespie (Jackie, Beverly Hills, 90210) was on the “Beverly Hills 90210 Show” podcast last week. (YouTube)

  • I really appreciated Gillespie candidly discussing how she felt about “90210” essentially destroying her character. I’ve made my own feelings on this quite clear.

• Megan Fox, who is in the process of divorcing Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210), is engaged to Machine Gun Kelly. (People)

• Christine Elise (Emily, Beverly Hills, 90210) has started a podcast called “Chucky Talks” about the Chucky franchise. (YouTube)

• Shawn Levy (Howard, Beverly Hills, 90210) is executive-producing a Real Steel series for Disney+. (Deadline)

• Larry Mollin (executive producer, Beverly Hills, 90210) was on “The Weekly Shift” podcast. (Spotify)

• “Emily in Paris,” created by Darren Star (creator, Beverly Hills, 90210) and starring Lily Collins (Phoebe, 90210), got an interesting backhanded compliment here: “Netflix’s ‘Emily in Paris’ is a bad show, but it is also addictively entertaining in the same way that OG ‘Gossip Girl,’ the ‘90210’ reboot, and other over-the-top teen dramas often are.” (The Mary Sue)

• Kevin Williamson (creator, Dawson’s Creek) said he “would love to shepherd” a “Dawson’s Creek” reboot. (Deadline)

  • You know what I say… (TDW)

• Spoiler alert: In the new Scream, which Williamson executive-produced, “One of the main characters… watches the Wilmington-filmed ‘Dawson’s Creek’ as she’s recovering in the hospital — and it happens to be a season-one episode titled ‘The Scare.’” (Port City Daily)

• Greg Berlanti (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek) is executive-producing two new shows…

  • “David Ramsey To Star In Arrowverse Series ‘Justice U’ In The Works At The CW” (Deadline)

  • “Missing-Persons Drama ‘Found’ From Nkechi Okoro Carroll & Berlanti Productions Lands NBC Pilot Order” (Deadline)

• The husband of the late Heidi Ferrer, who wrote two episodes of “Dawson’s Creek,” wrote an essay about her tragic battle with long-haul COVID. (The Guardian)

• Here is a somewhat-awkward look back at Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) and Diane Kruger’s relationship. (InStyle)

• Stars from “Dawson’s Creek,” “The O.C.,” and “One Tree Hill” appear in “TV Couples in Crisis: 15 Pairs We’re Worried About in 2022 From ‘Grey’s,’ ‘Yellowstone,’ ‘Virgin River’ and More.” (TVLine)

• “Unforgettable WB Hunks: Where Are They Now?” features actors from “Dawson’s Creek, ” “One Tree Hill,” “The O.C.,” and the original “Gossip Girl.” (Us Weekly)

• This is a good read: “Revisiting The OC: the glossy teen show had a huge cultural impact — and it’s still kind of perfect.” (The Guardian)

• A Marissa (Mischa Barton, The O.C.) outfit is highlighted in “11 times celebrities dressed just like iconic TV and film characters.” (Cosmopolitan UK)

• Peter Gallagher (Sandy, The O.C.) reflected on his career, revealing he has an economics degree like Benjamin McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.) and sharing how he feels about daughter Kathryn Gallagher (Heidi, Gossip Girl spinoff) following in his entertainment footsteps. (Connecticut Magazine)

• Camila Mendes called Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) her “fashion inspiration growing up” and recalled meeting her. (Elle)

• Wonderland, the production company behind “The O.C.,” is developing a new series called “Bad Habit.” (Deadline)

• “The O.C.,” “One Tree Hill,” and the original “Gossip Girl,” along with other shows with TD stars, are ranked in “10 Best Teen Shows Of The 2000s.” (CBR)

• “The O.C.,” the original “Gossip Girl,” and other shows with TD stars are featured in “20 TV Shows About Teen Girls That Defined a Generation.” (SheKnows)

• “The new ‘New Girl’ podcast and 10 other celeb rewatch pods to download ASAP” includes “Welcome to the OC, Bitches” and “Drama Queens.” (etalk)

• Kelsey Asbille (Gigi, One Tree Hill) and Evan Peters (Jack, One Tree Hill) received SAG Awards nominations for “Yellowstone” and “Mare of Easttown,” respectively. (TVLine)

• Two shows featuring Peters are included in “TV’s Best One-Sitting Binges: 20 Shows You Can Complete in a Day.” (TVLine)

  • Also on the list is my beloved “Normal People.” (TDW)

• Thomas Ian Griffith (Larry, One Tree Hill) is featured in the January issue of Entertainment Weekly discussing the new season of “Cobra Kai.” (Entertainment Weekly)

• Richard Burgi (Ted, One Tree Hill) was fired from “The Young & The Restless” after breaching COVID protocols. (Variety)

• Spoiler alert: Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) had a cameo in the series premiere of “How I Met Your Father,” which stars Hilary Duff (Olivia, Gossip Girl), and will recur throughout the season. (TVLine)

• A big thanks to my friend Zoie for drawing my attention to the new movie Belle, which features the voice of Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) in the English-dub version of the film. (YouTube)

• Domino Kirke opened up about her marriage to Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl), revealing, “I didn’t watch ‘Gossip Girl,’ so I didn’t really know what all the fuss was about when I met him.” (Glamour UK)

• Margaret Colin (Eleanor, Gossip Girl) will be on “The Locher Room” podcast tomorrow. (YouTube)

• “The 9 Top Movies & TV Shows Featuring Kristen Bell That We Tend to Forget” spotlights Bell’s voiceover role on both the old and new “Gossip Girl.” (Collider)

• “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” which starred Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210), will begin streaming on HBO Max this spring, in advance of a 2023 revival series. (Deadline)