Teen Drama Links for January 9, 2024

How did I spend the last week of 2023 and the start of 2024?

Watching as much television and movies as I could.

I’m blessed to work for a company that closes for a holiday break, so I had 11 days off (including the weekends) to spend however I wished. I methodically filled that time with a number of things I wanted to watch but hadn’t gotten around to.

Here’s what I accomplished…

• “MasterChef: Home for the Holidays”

• “House of Villains”

• “The White Lotus”

  • I only watched the first season of this series, which is created, written, and directed by Mike White (producer, Dawson’s Creek), and I do not get the appeal. I have zero desire to watch the second season.

• Wonka

• May December

• Priscilla

• Maestro

• Foe

  • This only has a 24% on Rotten Tomatoes, but I found it fascinating.

• The Iron Claw

• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

  • Robert John Burke (Bart, Gossip Girl) has a very, very small role.

• David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Still on my list are Poor Things and All of Us Strangers, which weren’t in theaters near me and aren’t yet on streaming. Of course, my watch list actually includes many, many, many more shows and movies, a list I’m constantly adding to. Just like my ever-growing book list, it feels like something I’ll never reach the end of — or even put a dent in, if I’m being realistic.

But I look forward to having this chunk of time off each year to binge the most pressing things, particularly as awards season ramps up. You better believe I’m already looking forward to my next go-round.

Teen Drama Links for January 9, 2024

Listicle Links

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

• “Pick 13 Of Your Favorite TV Shows And I’ll Tell You What People Like Most About You” (BuzzFeed)

• “19 TV Characters Who Absolutely Do Not Deserve The Hate They Get” (BuzzFeed)

• “Did Beverly Hills 90210 Begin as an Attempt to Adapt Degrassi for U.S. Audiences?” (CBR)

• “20 Dawson’s Creek Moments That Made Fans Cry” (Screen Rant)

• “‘One Tree Hill’ Should’ve Ended One Season Earlier” (Collider)

  • Three seasons earlier, if you ask me.

• “Joe Manganiello’s Deathstroke Deserves Another Shot at the Big Screen” (Movieweb)

• “16 Shows like ‘Gossip Girl’ to Watch Next” (Marie Claire)

• “Where are the Gossip Girl Cast now?” (HELLO!)

• “Most dazzling Golden Globes looks ever: Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie, Blake Lively, more” (HELLO!)

• “Every Photo Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Have Shared Inside Their Stunning N.Y.C. Home” (People)

• “Kelly Rutherford, Who You’ll Remember From Gossip Girl, Is The Style Icon We Need In 2024” (Grazia)

• “Gossip Girl and 8 other canceled shows on Max that we won’t see in 2024” (Hidden Remote)

• “10 TV Couples Who Kept Their Appeal After The ‘Will They, Won’t They’ Stage Ended” (Screen Rant)

• “9 TV Couples Who Got Together Way Too Fast” (Screen Rant)

• “15 Iconic TV Shows That Were Almost Very Different” (Screen Rant)

• “12 TV Show Casts That Were Too Big To Do The Story Justice” (Screen Rant)

• “15 Most Unpopular TV Show Characters of All Time, Ranked” (CBR)

• “10 Best Actors in the Young Adult Genre, Ranked” (CBR)

• “5 shows to watch if you miss Euphoria” (Hidden Remote)

• “Quotes of the Week: Magnum P.I., AGT, Reacher, Real Housewives and More” (TVLine)

• “We Need a Teen Drama Renaissance” (PRIMETIMER)

• “The best TV parents of all time” (Yardbarker)

  • Related: The Teen Drama Moms (TDW)

  • Related: The Teen Drama Dads (TDW)

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Best of the Rest

• A number of projects with teen drama connections won and lost at the Creative Arts Emmys over the weekend. (Deadline)

• Meanwhile, others won at last night’s Astra TV Awards. (Variety)

• Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills, 90210), Shannen Doherty (Brenda, Beverly Hills, 90210), and Ian Ziering (Steve, Beverly Hills, 90210) are all signed on for Steel City Con. (Steel City Con)

• Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) was on the “Trying to Figure It Out” podcast. (YouTube)

• Gabriel Macht, who appeared in an episode of “Beverly Hills, 90210,” and Gina Torres (Gabriela, Gossip Girl) reunited with their “Suits” co-stars to present at the Golden Globes on Sunday. (Entertainment Weekly)

• “Northern Exposure,” produced by Charles Rosin (executive producer, Beverly Hills, 90210) and starring Barry Corbin (Whitey, One Tree Hill), is now available to stream on Amazon. (TVLine)

• Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek) did an interview at the premiere of the Mean Girls movie musical.

  • “Busy Philipps Praises ‘So Cool’ Daughter Birdie at the Mean Girls Premiere” (People)

  • “Busy Philipps Reveals What Amy Poehler Told Her Before Playing a ‘Totally Different’ Mrs. George in Mean Girls” (People)

• Watch Joe Manganiello (Owen, One Tree Hill) in the trailer for “Deal or No Deal Island.” (YouTube)

• Jordan Alexander (Julien, Gossip Girl spinoff) did an interview about her new single, “Leaving Toronto.” (CBC)