Teen Drama Links for July 12, 2022

As many of you know, a tragedy rocked the “One Tree Hill” and Wilmington communities over the last week.

Bevin Prince (Bevin, One Tree Hill) lost her husband William Friend when he was killed by a lightning strike in the Wilmington area on Sunday, July 3.

Though I live in Wilmington, I didn’t hear about the tragedy until the article linked above was posted in a “One Tree Hill” fan group on Facebook last Tuesday evening. By Friday, the mainstream media had picked up the news, with Prince’s loss getting international coverage.

Friend was the CEO of Bisnow, which posted a remarkable obituary about his career, upbringing, and life with Prince. A GoFundMe was created in Friend’s honor to start a memorial fund benefiting two causes he cared much about. Donations will go to the Special Operators Transition Foundation and to Recess, the outdoor cycling studio he and Prince opened here in Wilmington in 2020. As of this posting, more than $87,000 has been raised (I contributed a meager $100).

Several of Prince’s “One Tree Hill” co-stars posted tributes to Friend and to Prince on social media. Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) is listed as one of the GoFundMe’s top donors, as is JoAnna Garcia Swisher (Bree, Gossip Girl), Peter Kowalski (director and cinematographer, Dawson’s Creek / director and cinematographer, One Tree Hill), and Michelle Branch (who performed on “One Tree Hill”).

Prince now sadly joins the list of stars of who have tragically lost their significant others, an awful distinction that also includes Michelle Williams (Jen, Dawson’s Creek). I first met Prince when I ran into her at a local store in 2019, and then I had the pleasure of interviewing her in 2020. We spoke about founding Recess, and at one moment, Prince noted her husband had just walked in during our chat.

I really cannot fathom getting married and expecting to spend your life with someone, only to lose them at just 33 years old. (Friend would’ve been 34 on July 9 — we are just under a year apart in age, which makes the sudden end to his life feel all the more sharp.) I emailed Prince my condolences and was surprised to receive a reply less than a day later. What she must be going through right now is unimaginable.

While Recess was closed all of last week in the wake of Friend’s passing, it has since reopened, though understandably, Prince is not currently scheduled to lead any classes. (Learn more here.)

I really don’t know what else to say because there is nothing that can make this better or change the outcome of this tragedy. I know in the days ahead I will start thinking about this less and less. But Prince is going to bear this weight for the rest of her life. My heart is with her.

Teen Drama Links for July 12, 2022

Listicle Links

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

• “13 Times Actors Took A Chance And Traded One Role For Another” (BuzzFeed)

• “Will You Smash Or Pass These 30 Not-So-Good TV Characters?” (BuzzFeed)

• “23 TV Pilots That People Think Are Honestly Better Than The Actual Shows” (BuzzFeed)

• For reasons I do not know, Yardbarker published a ton of lists over the last week…

  • “The most famous acting families of all time” (Yardbarker)

  • “25 TV characters we love to hate” (Yardbarker)

  • “Our 30 favorite fictional schools” (Yardbarker)

  • “The most memorable TV shows set in California” (Yardbarker)

  • “The 25 coolest TV characters of all time” (Yardbarker)

  • “20 essential songs about California” (Yardbarker)

• In honor of the 30th anniversary of “Melrose Place”…

  • “Melrose Place Premiered 30 Years Ago, a Shadow of the Show It Would Become” (PRIMETIMER)

  • “10 Fun Facts About ‘Melrose Place,’ Now 30 Years Old” (TV Insider)

  • “Today in History: Friday, July 8, 2022” (Programming Insider)

    • Can you spot the factual errors here?

  • Related: The Teen Drama Spinoffs (TDW)

• “The O.C.’s Most Memorable Side Characters: Where Are They Now?” (Us Weekly)

• “Sophia Bush turns 40 — ‘One Tree Hill’ cast: Where are they now?” (Wonderwall)

• “Throwback: ‘One Tree Hill’ Stars: What Chad Michael Murray, Sophia Bush and More Are Doing Now” (J-14)

• “What We Know: Everything the ‘One Tree Hill’ Cast Has Said About a Possible Reboot Over the Years” (J-14)

• “Haley’s Grief Journey on ‘One Tree Hill’ Showed Us There Is No Right Way to Heal” (Collider)

• “Blake Lively’s career is fantastically strange — and The Age of Adaline is a standout” (The Guardian)

• “Will Georgina Sparks Return to Gossip Girl’s Upper East Side?” (CBR)

• “XOXO: ‘Gossip Girl’ Cast: Where Are They Now?” (J-14)

• “Gossip Girl’s Top 10 Passionate and Devastating Music Moments” (Phoenix New Times)

• “A ‘Gossip Girl’ Fangirl’s Guide To New York City” (Brit + Co)

• “This Boo, Bitch Heartthrob Is Also A Gossip Girl Alum” (Elite Daily)

• “Who Plays Jessie in the ‘Maggie’ Hulu Cast? Meet Chloe Bridges” (Decider)

• “One Chicago Stars Who Left the Franchise: Where Are They Now?” (Us Weekly)

• “Mean Girls Onscreen: The Most Charming Women Bullies in TV and Film” (MovieWeb)

• “Celebrity Group Chats: Taylor Swift’s Squad, the Avengers and More Famous Text Chains” (Us Weekly)

• “Celebrity engagements of 2022: Every star who got engaged this year” (Page Six)

• “90 Best Shows of the 1990s” (TV Insider)

  • Related: “And the Winner of the Best Show of the ’90s Bracket Is …” (TV Insider)

• “10 Best Shows To Watch If You Miss The Cast Of Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Collider)

• “30 Shows Like Pretty Little Liars That Are Definitely Worth Your Time” (Looper)

• “10 Best TV Shows Like Netflix’s Surviving Summer” (Screen Rant)

• “15 Things You Might Not Know About ‘Empire Records’” (Hit Network)

• “11 actors who have criticised their own TV shows, from Millie Bobby Brown to Johnny Depp” (Independent)

• “The 20 Best Fleetwood Mac Covers” (Billboard)

• “Six great songs used in iconic TV moments” (entertainment.ie)

  • There’s a factual error here too.

• “‘Smallville,’ ‘New Girl,’ ‘Scrubs’: Podcasts are offering a second life to TV shows” (Malay Mail)

• “That Mariano Magic: Today’s TV Bad Boys Can’t Eclipse Jess On ‘Gilmore Girls’” (Decider)

• “Ms. Marvel Risks Making Teen TV’s Biggest Mistake” (CBR)

• “Jennifer Aniston Isn’t the Only Daughter of an Actor to Surpass Their Dad’s Fame” (Showbiz Cheat Sheet)

• “All the Actors Who Were Almost Captain America (Instead of Chris Evans)” (The Mary Sue)

• “‘Boo, Bitch’ Cast and Character Guide: Who’s Who in the Spooky Teen Comedy” (Collider)

• “The CW Sets Fall Premiere Dates, Plus a Late-Summer Return for Stargirl” (TVLine)

• “How to visit the locations that inspired the latest hit TV shows” (Today)

• “Is it finally time to give in to the sleeveless trend?” (GQ UK)

• “Heinous Fashion Nostalgia on Teen TV Has Simply Gone Too Far” (The Daily Beast)

Best of the Rest

• The Emmy nominations will be announced this morning by Melissa Fumero (Zoe, Gossip Girl). I’ll tweet anything of note and have a link to the nominations, if applicable, next week. (Variety)

• “Jeopardy!” sparked some Twitter complaints after “90210” was accepted as a correct answer for what really should’ve been “Beverly Hills, 90210.” (The Sun)

  • I completely agree with the outcry — see: “My ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Name Pet Peeve.” (TDW)

• Apparently Jenna Bush Hager was “just desperate to be Kelly Taylor on 90210” growing up. (Good Housekeeping)

  • Of course, she meant “Beverly Hills, 90210,” not “90210.”

• Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) has started doing press for Last the Night, formerly called Pacerville.

  • “Brian Austin Green Details ‘Amazing’ Sharna Burgess’ Labor and Delivery of Baby Zane” (E! Online)

  • “Brian Austin Green Shares a Sweet Update on Girlfriend Sharna Burgess and Their Baby Boy Zane” (E! Online)

  • “Brian Austin Green stars in ‘Last The Night’” (CBS Los Angeles)

  • “‘Last The Night’ Movie Made in Sacramento!” (ABC10)

• Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills, 90210) is mourning the loss of one of her dogs. (Instagram)

• Vanessa Marcil (Gina, Beverly Hills, 90210) is mourning the passing of her “Las Vegas” co-star James Caan. (Instagram)

• Jessica Alba (Leanne, Beverly Hills, 90210) “talks building The Honest Company empire.” (Today)

  • Here’s something neat: The company I work for shares office space with The Honest Company, so some of what you see in the video linked above is our shared headquarters.

• “Happy Days” star Anson Williams (director, Beverly Hills, 90210) is running for mayor of Ojai, California. (Ojai Valley News)

• Tell It Like A Woman, featuring Eva Longoria, who appeared on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” was acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films for U.S. distribution. (Deadline)

• Watch the new trailer for Alone Together, which Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) produced, directed, wrote, and stars in. (People)

• Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) has taken on the role of interim CEO for his Liquid Media Group. (The Wrap)

• Sara Bareilles praised “Girls5eva” co-star Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek) in the wake of Philipps’ arrest while protesting the overturning of Roe v. Wade. (Page Six)

• Watch Alexandra Breckenridge (Kate, Dawson’s Creek) in the trailer for season 4 of “Virgin River.” (TVLine)

• Paula Cole (theme song artist, Dawson’s Creek) spoke about doing “Music to Lift Up and Inspire.” (The Examiner News)

• Steve Miner (director, Dawson’s Creek) will be the featured director at Flashback Weekend’s Chicago Horror Con in August. (Chicago Tribune)

• Matt Sullivan (set decorator, Dawson’s Creek / One Tree Hill) is hosting a special screening of The Hudsucker Proxy in Wilmington on Sunday. (WHQR)

  • Sullivan worked on the 1994 movie, which was filmed in Wilmington.

• Jensen Ackles (CJ, Dawson’s Creek) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Joe, The O.C.) were on the “Supernatural Then and Now” podcast. (Apple Podcasts)

• Gregory Itzin, who appeared in an episode of “The O.C.,” has died at age 74. (Entertainment Weekly)

• I’m loathe to share this because of her abhorrent politics, but Samaire Armstrong (Anna, The O.C.) is running for mayor in Sedona, Arizona. (Instagram)

• I normally shy away from posting dating rumors, but I wanted to point out that teen drama worlds are colliding here with Bella Thorne (Young Taylor, The O.C.) and Ryan Eggold (Ryan, 90210). (Page Six)

• Cast members from “The O.C.,” “One Tree Hill,” and “Gossip Girl” are signed on for August’s Ep-ix and Chill Convention in South Carolina. (Epic Events and Entertainment)

  • You can win tickets to the convention. (WCBD News 2)

• A so-called “trademark squatter” sued by NBC over the use of “Dunder Mifflin” apparently also owns the trademark for “Tree Hill Ravens” and formerly owned “Scott Body Shop” too. (The A.V. Club)

• Robert Buckley (Clay, One Tree Hill) and Daphne Zuniga (Victoria, One Tree Hill) are the latest to sign on for November’s “A Week in Tree Hill” convention. (Facebook)

• Shantel VanSanten (Quinn, One Tree Hill) and Jessica Szohr (Vanessa, Gossip Girl) will be at San Diego Comic-Con later this month for panels for “For All Mankind” and “The Orville,” respectively. (Deadline)

  • Julie Plec (producer, Dawson’s Creek) will also be in attendance for “Vampire Academy.” (Deadline)

• Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) announced she contracted COVID-19 and had to cancel several concerts with The Pretty Reckless. (Instagram)

• Tika Sumpter (Raina, Gossip Girl) “reveals boundaries she sets to preserve her mental health: ‘I’m going to take a bath in the middle of the day’” (Yahoo)

• Sofia Black-D’Elia (Sage, Gossip Girl) and husband Henry Joost are selling their Brooklyn penthouse. (Dirt)

• Laura Benanti (Katherine, Gossip Girl spinoff) announced the birth of her second daughter via surrogate. (Instagram)

• Leigh London Redman, who helped develop “90210” for CBS Studios, was named president of Berlanti Productions, the company founded by Greg Berlanti (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek). (Deadline)

• Tristan Wilds (Dixon, 90210) has joined the cast of Praise This. (Deadline)

  • It’s Wilds’ birthday on Friday — and mine and Green’s too! (TDW)

• Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210) “talks about his acting career and the digital age.” (Digital Journal)

• Donovan announced his new movie The Engagement Plot will premiere on UPtv next month. (Facebook)