Teen Drama Links for July 11, 2023

What’s your favorite season?

No, I don’t mean summer, winter, spring or fall (although I’m a total summer girl).

I mean: What are your favorite seasons of the teen dramas?

When it comes to “Beverly Hills, 90210,” I’m all about seasons 3-10. It’s seasons 3-6 for “Dawson’s Creek” and the exact same for “One Tree Hill.” Meanwhile, I can’t pick a favorite season for “The O.C.,” as there are arcs in each that I appreciate. I have no favorite season in particular for “Gossip Girl” and especially not for “90210.”

I find it so striking that for the three shows where I have favorite seasons, the first two seasons aren’t among them. It’s so strange that the episodes and seasons that are supposed to hook you and make you fall in love with a show are, ironically, the ones that I like least when it comes to “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Dawson’s Creek,” and “One Tree Hill.” (With “One Tree Hill,” I also dislike the last three seasons, but let’s not get off on that tangent.)

Sure, there are moments in seasons 1 and 2 of “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Dawson’s Creek,” and “One Tree Hill” that I love, but I rather watch from season 3 onward any day. I think this is slightly unusual in the fandom. While I know many Poey fans would agree with me that “Dawson’s Creek” doesn’t get really good until season 3 and many “One Tree Hill” fans hate season 2, plenty love the first season of “OTH.” And the first two seasons of “Beverly Hills, 90210” have some diehard supporters.

I guess I’m just… different? But I also can’t ignore that these season preferences tie into my favorite couples. Season 3 of “Beverly Hills, 90210” is where we first get Kelly and Dylan, season 3 of “Dawson’s Creek” gives us Poey, and season 3 of “One Tree Hill” significantly builds on Leyton’s love story after its beginnings in season 1.

What can I say? I’m a shipper at heart — all summer, winter, spring and fall.

Teen Drama Links for July 11, 2023

Listicle Links

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

• “15 TV Characters Who Experienced A Total Personality Change — From Winston In ‘New Girl’ To Robin In ‘Stranger Things’” (BuzzFeed)

• “27 Ridiculously Offensive TV Shows That Would Never Air In The Year 2023” (BuzzFeed)

• “23 Actors Who Went On To Have Big Careers After Starting As Guest Stars On A ‘Law & Order’ Series” (BuzzFeed)

• “‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Cast: Then and Now” (TV Overmind)

  • There is at least one mistake here…

• “‘Freaks, Gleeks and Dawson’s Creek’ Author on the Biggest Behind-the-Scenes Secrets From TV’s Best Teen Shows” (The Messenger)

• “#TBT — Greg Rikaart” (Soap Opera Digest)

• “What Autumn Reeser Did Before Becoming A Hallmark Star” (The List)

• “Anna On ‘The O.C.’ ‘Memba Her?!” (TMZ)

• “‘One Tree Hills’ Babies: See Which Cast Members Have Welcomed Children” (Us Weekly)

  • Hills?

• “Who Is Chad Michael Murray’s Wife? All About Sarah Roemer” (People)\

• “‘House of Wax’ Cast: Where Are Chad Michael Murray, Elisha Cuthbert, Jared Padalecki and More Now?” (Us Weekly)

• “The Best Blake Lively Movies To Get Ready For ‘It Ends With Us’” (Brit + Co)

• “Expectant Celebrities Show Off Their Pregnancy Workouts: Blake Lively, Karlie Kloss and More” (Us Weekly)

• “All About Ethan Peck, the Latest Spock to Win Our Hearts” (The Mary Sue)

• “10 Biggest TV Twists Everyone Knows” (CBR)

• “10 Current TV Shows To Watch If You Miss 2000s Teen Dramas” (Screen Rant)

• “10 TV Side Characters Infinitely More Likable Than The Lead” (Screen Rant)

• “10 TV Couples That Were Not Meant to Be, According to Reddit” (Collider)

• “10 TV Couples That Broke Up Multiple Times” (Movieweb)

  • There is at least one mistake here too.

• “8 Best Shows Like ‘Bel-Air’ To Watch While Waiting For Season 3” (Cinemablind)

• “30 best FOX shows ever, ranked” (Gold Derby)

• “6 Canceled Fox Shows We Want to Return” (PopCulture)

  • Perish the thought! See: My Problem with BH90210 (TDW)

• “The 17 Best Non-HBO Shows on Max” (Vulture)

• “Cancelled TV Shows: What Would’ve Happened Next on Legacies, MacGyver, The Resident, Castle and 45+ Others” (TVLine)

• “Which Series Finale Isn’t Nearly as Bad as Everyone Makes It Out to Be?” (TVLine)

• “The Saddest TV Cancellations of 2023… So Far” (Decider)

• “TV characters that would be BFFs if they met” (Yardbarker)

• “15 Hours In Cousins Beach From The Summer I Turned Pretty” (Elite Daily)

  • How did this writer see Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) when he was in town and I never did?! SOB.

• “Today in History: Saturday, July 8, 2023” (Programming Insider)

  • A couple of inaccuracies here as well.

• “In Beverly Hills, Even the Cheapest Homes Cost Millions” (The Wall Street Journal)

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Best of the Rest

• As expected, Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills, 90210), Shannen Doherty (Brenda, Beverly Hills, 90210), Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills, 90210), Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills, 90210), and Ian Ziering (Steve, Beverly Hills, 90210) have again signed on for “90s Con” — and this time they’ll be joined by Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) and Gabrielle Carteris (Andrea, Beverly Hills, 90210). (E! Online)

  • The article states this will be “the biggest 90210 reunion in over a decade.” Putting aside the incorrect use of “90210,” “BH90210” — with these same people — was filmed in 2019. That’s hardly “over a decade” ago.

  • The piece also falsely states that “all but Doherty” took part in RewindCon in 2016. Ziering and Green weren’t there either. Way to botch your “exclusive” announcement, E!

  • I shared my feelings on “90s Con” and its ilk back in March. I’ll have more to say when this goes down in September. Buckle up.

• Garth announced she and Spelling will be on QVC on Saturday to promote the holiday installment of their BFF Collection line. (Instagram)

• Candy Spelling, wife of Aaron Spelling (executive producer, Beverly Hills, 90210) and mother of Tori and Randy Spelling (Ryan, Beverly Hills, 90210), was on “Jeff Lewis Live.” (SiriusXM)

• Casper Van Dien (Griffin, Beverly Hills, 90210) did an interview about The Flood. (Moviefone)

  • Also: “Casper Van Dien & Nicky Whelan Face An Alligator In The Flood Horror Movie Clip” (Screen Rant)

• Greg Berlanti (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek) was on the “Strike Talk” podcast and spoke about working on “Dawson’s Creek.” (Deadline)

• Kerr Smith (Jack, Dawson’s Creek) appeared at Knoxville’s Fanboy Expo last weekend. (Knoxville News Sentinel)

• Madchen Amick (Nicole, Dawson’s Creek / Catherine, Gossip Girl) did an interview about the end of “Riverdale” and directing the series. (Decider)

• Ashley Benson (Riley, The O.C.) announced in an Instagram Story that she’s engaged to Brandon Davis. (People)

  • Davis previously dated Mischa Barton (Marissa, The O.C.).

• Watch Lucy Hale (Hadley, The O.C.) and Grant Gustin (Tripp, 90210) in the trailer for Freevee’s Puppy Love. (YouTube)

• And watch Hale in the trailer for Inside Man. (YouTube)

• Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Joe, The O.C.) was named “Performer of the Week.” (TVLine)

  • Also: “TWD: Dead City’s Jeffrey Dean Morgan Weighs In on the Spinoff’s Rewriting of History: ‘That Is a Negan Truth’” (TVLine)

    • A few other interviews with Morgan dropped over the last few weeks…

• Morgan is part of new ad campaign for Visit Seattle. (Adweek)

• Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) announced he and wife Sarah Roemer are expecting their third child. (Instagram / Instagram)

• Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Treee Hill) led a team on Sunday’s season premiere of “Celebrity Family Feud.” (ABC)

• Paul Johansson (Dan, One Tree Hill) “Defends Dan Scott and the Dog Who Ate His Heart.” (The Messenger)

• Lee Norris (Mouth, One Tree Hill) has signed on for Friends with Benefit’s “One Tree Hill” anniversary event. (Facebook)

• Maria Menounos (Jules, One Tree Hill) was on the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast. (Apple Podcasts)

  • Missed that Eva Longoria, who appeared on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” was recently on this podcast too. (Apple Podcasts)

• The controversial and mysterious Erica Marsh Twitter account — which many pointed out shared a name with a “One Tree Hill” character — was suspended after The Washington Post started digging. (The Washington Post)

• Crater, starring Kid Cudi, who appeared as himself on “One Tree Hill,” was removed from Disney+ just weeks after its premiere. (The A.V. Club)

• Adele Lim (producer, One Tree Hill) did more interviews for her directorial debut, Joy Ride, which she also produced alongside Seth Rogen (Bob, Dawson’s Creek).

  • “Behind ‘Joy Ride,’ the sex-, drugs- and K-pop-filled raunchiest comedy of the summer” (Yahoo)

  • “Adele Lim​​​​​​​ On The Journey To Becoming A Director In Joy Ride” (Screen Rant)

  • “‘Joy Ride’ Director Adele Lim Explains Why Water Buffalo Were Cut from the Film” (Collider)

  • “‘Joy Ride’ Director Adele Lim Reveals Some Scenes Were ‘Too Raunchy & Too Crazy’ To Make It Into The Movie” (ET Canada)

  • “‘Joy Ride’ Director Adele Lim Talks Working With Seth Rogen, Reveals Film’s Original Title” (ET Canada)

  • “Adele Lim’s directorial debut, ‘Joy Ride,’ makes Asian Americans the ‘heroes of the story’” (The Boston Globe)

  • “‘Joy Ride’ director says the new comedy movie dives ‘into the deep end of the nasty pool’” (ABC7)

  • “Backstage with ‘Joy Ride’ director Adele Lim” (FOX26)

  • “The Raunchy, Rowdy Road to ‘Joy Ride’: ‘There’s No Such Thing as Too Far’” (A.frame)

  • “Adele Lim: 5 Films That Had a Major Impact on Me” (A.frame)

  • “Why Joy Ride director Adele Lim wants to show the ‘nasty, raunchy, disgusting side of Asians’, how the movie developed and what the hardest part of her job was” (South China Morning Post)

  • …and more.

  • Also: “‘Joy Ride’ Director Responds to Critic Claiming the Film ‘Targets White People’” (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Bradford Brown, who reportedly worked as a set dresser on “One Tree Hill,” was named the new artistic director for Wilmington’s Thalian Association Community Theatre. (Port City Daily)

• It Ends With Us, starring Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl), will be released in theaters next February, despite production shutting down last month due to the writers strike. (Deadline)

• Lively’s Betty Buzz line is now available via Amazon. (People)

• Katie Cassidy (Juliet, Gossip Girl) did interviews for Hallmark’s A Royal Family Christmas.

  • “Why Katie Cassidy and Stephen Huszar Kept Their Romance a Secret While Filming Hallmark’s ‘A Royal Christmas Crush’” (Us Weekly)

  • “Katie Cassidy Jokes Stephen Huszar’s ‘Prince Jawline’ Drew Her to ‘A Royal Christmas Crush’ Role” (Us Weekly)

  • “Katie Cassidy & Stephen Huszar Talk Finding Love Off Screen & The One Romantic Moment That Almost Turned Dangerous For Hallmark Channel’s ‘A Royal Christmas Crush’” (JustJared)

  • “Katie Cassidy and Stephen Huszar on Being ‘Smitten’ While Filming Their Hallmark Christmas Movie” (Entertainment Tonight)

  • …and more.

• Armie Hammer (Gabriel, Gossip Girl) and ex Elizabeth Chambers have settled their divorce. (TMZ)

• Brittany Snow (Young Lily, Gossip Girl) and estranged husband Tyler Stanaland have finalized their divorce. (TMZ)

• Snow revealed she filmed a music video for the aforementioned Kid Cudi. (Instagram)

• Blessings of Christmas, starring and executive-produced by Lori Loughlin (Debbie, 90210), will premiere on Great American Family in October. (Deadline)