Teen Drama Links for January 3, 2023

“Reboot” is the show “BH90210” wanted to be.

The Hulu comedy is centered around the cast and crew of an old sitcom who come back together to revive their show but with a new edge to it. The series, which is rated TV-MA, depicts the showrunners and writers developing new plots, the cast members trying to rejuvenate their careers and get used to spending time together again, and the network, media, and others meddling in it all.

It’s a great premise for “Reboot.” The concept just made no sense for “Beverly Hills, 90210.” The idea wasn’t original, and “Beverly Hills, 90210” — even a new iteration — wasn’t meant to be a comedy or a satire or, you know, poorly written and acted like “BH90210” was. You can watch “Reboot” and understand what “BH90210” was trying to do. You can also read this and understand why it didn’t work.

Anyway, as for “Reboot” itself, which I binged last week, it took until the third episode for me to really warm up to the series. I adored Paul Reiser (I binged “Mad About You” a few years ago and fell in love with him), and I liked Rachel Bloom (I love that her character went to my alma mater, Northwestern). I don’t think I knew Peter Gallagher (Sandy, The O.C.) had a small role until he appeared, so that was a nice surprise. I was also surprised by the heart running through some of the stories. It was also a clever touch to have each episode title be the title of a real series (e.g., “Bewitched,” “New Girl,” etc.).

This is one “Reboot” I’ll gladly take more episodes of. More “Beverly Hills, 90210”? No, thank you.

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File this under “I’m late to the party, example number 27947271857361.” I’ve finally watched “Succession,” and I actually have my trip to Punta Cana to thank for getting me started. On the way there, after watching His Girl Friday on the plane, I only had a little over an hour left in the flight, so I didn’t want to start another movie. The first few episodes of “Succession” were available, so I watched the pilot. It intrigued me enough to watch the second episode on my flight back (after first watching Steel Magnolias).

Then I spent the next month or so watching “Succession” whenever I could to get through the three seasons, finishing in late December. Roman, Gerri, and Tom are my favorite characters, and I’m very much looking forward to seeing where things go with them in season 4. Such a shame I now have to wait for new episodes like everyone else!

Over the last few weeks, I also binged “The Bear” and “Fleishman is in Trouble,” the latter featuring Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.) enjoyably playing a character named... Seth. In other words, December was a great time for me to get through some of the series on my never-ending “watch” list.

In the next few months, the new seasons of “The Bachelor,” “A Million Little Things,” “Next Level Chef,” “Survivor,” and “Yellowjackets” will be taking up my viewing hours. And, of course, the rest of the “Gossip Girl” spinoff’s second season… for better or worse.

Teen Drama Links for January 3, 2023

Listicle Links

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

• “21 Celebs Who Dodged A Major Bullet By Not Getting Cast In These Massive Flops” (BuzzFeed)

• “21 Twists That Were Never Properly Explained On TV Shows And Movies” (BuzzFeed)

• “With All Due Respect, ‘The Fabelmans’ Is Just ‘Dawson’s Creek’” (Cracked)

  • This is a much better comparative analysis than mine!

• “‘Blue Crush’ Cast: Where Are They Now? Kate Bosworth, Matthew Davis, Mika Boorem and More” (Us Weekly)

• “Inside Leighton Meester and Adam Brody’s Relationship” (Entertainment Tonight)

• “See How Olivia Wilde, Mindy Kaling and More Stars Celebrated New Year’s Eve” (E! Online)

• “One Tree Hill, The O.C., and 8 iconic TV shows shockingly turning 20 years old in 2023” (Hidden Remote)

• “Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds: A Timeline of Their Love Story” (Entertainment Tonight)

• “Here Are 9 Penn Badgley Performances Before Netflix’s You” (Movieweb)

• “Find Out Every Original ‘Gossip Girl’ Actor Who Has Appeared on the HBO Max Revival” (JustJaredJr)

• “Every Time the New ‘Gossip Girl’ Brings Up the Original Characters” (Us Weekly)

• “The Gossip Girl Reboot Roasted The OG Show’s Dan Humphrey Reveal” (Elite Daily)

  • I somehow missed this line?!

    • I also missed this… (TVLine)

• “Why ‘Gossip Girl’s Reboot Needs to Continue Exploring Its Moral Conflicts” (Collider)

• “Well...if you incest! How INCEST became the norm on TV: Gossip Girl the latest to bring taboo subject to screens after Game of Thrones ‘relaunched’ twisted fantasy” (Daily Mail)

• “From ‘The Blind Side’ to ‘Emily in Paris’: The 10 Best Lily Collins Performances” (Collider)

• “Lily Collins’ black lace and rose-printed Dior dress, plus more times her real-life style reminded us of her ‘Emily in Paris’ on-screen alter ego” (Wonderwall)

• “16 of Lily Collins’ ‘Emily in Paris’ season 3 outfits, ranked from least to most memorable” (Insider)

• “‘Emily in Paris’ Season 3: Lily Collins’ Press Tour Outfits Are a Masterclass in Cool Girl Chic” (Femestella)

• “The Best Beauty Instagrams: Emily Ratajkowski, Lily Collins, and More” (Vogue)

• “How I Met Your Mother: 8 Guest Stars Who Have Real Life Connections To The Cast” (Screen Rant)

• “‘Emily in Paris’ and 9 Other Shows Where Characters Live for Drama” (Collider)

• “Spoiler Alert: 10 Great TV Shows Where The Hero Dies” (Collider)

  • I wouldn’t call Marissa a “hero.” And Ryan wasn’t her “boyfriend” at the time.

• “10 Most Rewatchable Teen Dramas” (Collider)

• “10 Best New Year’s Eve Countdowns in Movies and TV Shows” (Collider)

  • Pretty shocking “The O.C.” is excluded.

• “The 8 Best New Year’s Eve Parties on TV, Ranked” (TV Insider)

• “15 Iconic Love Triangles In TV Shows” (CBR)

• “8 Best Shows Like ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ To Watch While Waiting For Season 2” (Cinemablind)

• “17 Shows Like Emily In Paris To Watch While You Wait For Season 4” (Elite Daily)

  • Uh, “The O.C.” definitely wasn’t about “young people trying to make it in a high-powered industry.”

• “What to Watch After Finishing Emily in Paris Season 3” (E! Online)

• “TV’s Most Inviting and Comforting Towns, Ranked” (Movieweb)

  • I wouldn’t say the “Dawson’s Creek” characters were “diverse,” unless you’re referring to socioeconomic status.

• “How I Met Your Father Season 2: Sophie Receives a Potentially Life-Changing Phone Call — 2023 FIRST LOOK” (TVLine)

• “Why Sister Jo From Supernatural Looks So Familiar” (Looper)

• “Allow These Iconic Onscreen New Year’s Eve Looks To Inspire Yours” (Hauterrfly)

• “The Weird, Wonderful Style Moments That Stole the Screen in 2022” (Highsnobiety)

• “7 Best Celebrity Outfits of 2022, According to Teen Vogue Editors and Fashion Writers” (Teen Vogue)

• “2022’s Villains We Love To Hate” (TV Fanatic)

• “2022’s Most Annoying TV Characters” (TV Fanatic)

• “Celebrity Winners and Losers of 2022” (Gawker)

• “From Megan Thee Stallion’s cameo in ‘She-Hulk’ to Michelle Obama’s guest appearance in ‘Blackish,’ here are 10 celebrity cameos that made you do a double take this year” (Insider)

• “TV Shows Ending in 2023: The Flash, Manifest, A Million Little Things, Riverdale, Mrs. Maisel and 20+ Others” (TVLine)

• “Which TV Show Will Define Your 2023, Per Your Zodiac Sign” (Teen Vogue)

• “Actors to watch in 2023” (TheGrio)

• “Pop culture anniversaries coming up in 2023” (Wonderwall)

• “Stars Who Are Expecting Babies in 2023” (Extra)

• “The ones we lost: Wilmington-area notables who died in 2022” (StarNews Online)

• “The most expensive ZIP codes in New York and Los Angeles” (CNBC)

Best of the Rest

• The third season of “Emily in Paris,” created by Darren Star (creator, Beverly Hills, 90210) and starring Lily Collins (Phoebe, 90210), “Debut[ed] At No. 2 On Netflix Top 10.” (Deadline)

  • Also: “Netflix ‘Emily in Paris’ creator reveals his method to crafting jaw-dropping cliffhangers” (Yahoo)

• Here are more interviews with Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) and Sharna Burgess for their Movember partnership.

  • “Sharna Burgess and Brian Austin Green Joke They ‘May Need a School Bus’ If They Have More Kids” (People)

  • “Brian Austin Green and Sharna Burgess focus on mental health for Movember campaign” (KTLA)

• Lindsay Price (Janet, Beverly Hills, 90210) and husband Curtis Stone did interviews for “In the Spirit with Lindsay & Curtis.”

  • “Curtis Stone and Lindsay Price Talk Holiday Hosting and Why They ‘Don’t Get Invited Anywhere’” (People)

  • “Lindsay Price Dishes On Reuniting With ‘90210’ Co-Stars On New Show With Husband Curtis Stone” (HollywoodLife)

    • Price starred on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” not “90210.”

  • “Curtis Stone and wife Lindsay Price-Stone get ‘In the Spirit’ in star-studded series” (New York Post)

• This is odd: When asked about rebooting “7th Heaven,” actress Catherine Hicks said, “In television, it’s all the writer-producer. The creator is the — remember ‘The O.C.’? Josh Schwartz left and it died. Our lady, Brenda Hampton, stayed for 11 years. So it lived. You would have to have another Brenda Hampton or have her do ‘7th Heaven.’” (TMZ)

  • But… Schwartz (creator, The O.C. / creator, Gossip Girl / executive producer, Gossip Girl spinoff) never left “The O.C.” He was the showrunner from start to finish. What a random and wrong thing to say.

• Lucy Hale (Hadley, The O.C.) was on the “Broad Ideas” podcast with Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.). (Apple Podcasts)

• Bella Thorne (Young Taylor, The O.C.) was on the “High Low with EmRata” podcast. (Apple Podcasts)

• Hallmark’s A Biltmore Christmas, starring Bethany Joy Lenz (Haley, One Tree Hill), is seeking extras for its North Carolina shoot this month. (The Casting Office)

• Tyler Hilton (Chris, One Tree Hill) discussed “Why People Still Love ‘One Tree Hill’ & Making Christmas Movies.” (TV Insider)

• Stephen Colletti (Chase, One Tree Hill) teased the new season of his “Laguna Beach” rewatch podcast. (E! Online)

  • Also: “Back to the Beach Podcast Season 2 Trailer” (E! Online)

• Marcus Coloma (Marcus, One Tree Hill) and his rep released statements about his exit from “General Hospital.” (Newsweek)

• More cast and crew interviews for season 2 of the “Gossip Girl” spinoff…

  • ‘Gossip Girl’ Season 2 Stars Share Their Comfort Social Media Accounts” (TV Insider)

  • “‘Gossip Girl’ star Michelle Trachtenberg brings chaos, damage with Georgina’s return” (Yahoo)

  • “Gossip Girl EP Joshua Safran Breaks Down Season 2” (Screen Rant)

    • There are some eyebrow-raising comments from Safran about Dan and Serena appearing, changing how things were left with Georgina at the end of the original series, and a potential season 3.

• Here are even more “Emily in Paris” interviews with Collins…

  • “Emily in Paris’ Lily Collins Reacts to Sex and the City Comparison” (E! Online)

  • “A Lily’s Blossoming” (V)

  • “Emily In Paris Cast Reacts to Wild Season 3 Finale Moments” (Netflix)

  • Also: “Emily In Paris Bloopers” (Netflix)