Teen Drama Links for July 2, 2024

With “9021OMG” currently in the midst of rewatching the Dylan-Toni storyline on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” I have what may or may not be a hot take…

If you haven’t watched (and what is wrong with you if that’s the case?!), there are spoilers ahead.

A lot of non-Kelly/Dylan and non-Brenda/Dylan fans believe Toni was Dylan’s soulmate and the best woman suited to him. But I think had Toni not been killed and had the two gone on to live their lives as husband and wife as they intended, the marriage and relationship never would’ve lasted.

We only saw them in the “honeymoon period” after beginning a relationship with a highly unusual background under highly unusual circumstances. I don’t think they had any long-term compatibility and I think that would’ve come to light eventually had Toni’s life not been tragically cut short.

So even if Toni had lived, I don’t think she would’ve been Dylan’s endgame.

They were the Romeo and Juliet of “Beverly Hills, 90210,” star-crossed lovers seemingly meant to be, but had Romeo and Juliet lived, I don’t think their relationship would’ve lasted either.

Unpopular opinion? Let me know in the comments below.

Teen Drama Links for July 2, 2024

Listicle Links

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

• “9 of Tori Spelling’s Insane Confessions From Her ‘misSPELLING’ Podcast” (OK!)

• “From Adam and Leighton to Nelly and Ashanti: 12 Celeb Couples Who Will Give You Such ‘90s and ‘00s Feels” (People)

• “The Best Wedding Dresses in TV History, From Bridgerton To Gossip Girl” (Bustle)

• “20 TV Couples Who Didn’t End Up Together (But Should Have)” (Movieweb)

• “10 Controversial Romantic TV Characters” (CBR)

• “7 Iconic Love Triangles to Get You Tangled Up in the Trope” (Backstage)

• “7 Shows Like ‘Bridgerton’ To Watch While You Wait For Next Season” (Deadline)

• “11 celebrity couples we still can’t believe are married in real life” (Metro)

• “The 15 best Empire State Building moments in movies and TV” (Entertainment Weekly)

• “Nine Monumental TV Episodes That Changed TV Forever” (TV Fanatic)

• “The Best Classic TV Shows Streaming on Max” (Remind)

  • Spot the mistake here?

• “Will they or won’t they? Unpacking TV’s eternal question” (NPR)

• “Taylor! Lana! Channing! See All the Stars Who Modeled for Abercrombie Before Making It Big” (People)

• “The A to Z guide to Plano” (Plano Magazine)

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Best of the Rest

• The Pool Guy’s Kid, written by Larry Mollin (executive producer, Beverly Hills, 90210), was released. (Amazon)

• Shannen Doherty (Brenda, Beverly Hills, 90210) was on the “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast. (Apple Podcasts)

• Jessica Alba (Leanne, Beverly Hills, 90210) and Dash Mihok (Richard, Gossip Girl spinoff) were invited to become members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. (Deadline)

• Alba’s new film Trigger Warning topped Netflix’s most-watched list. (Deadline)

• Eva Longoria, who appeared on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” was given an honorable mention for “Performer of the Week” for her work on “Land of Women.” (TVLine)

• Greg Berlanti (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek) has started doing some press for Fly Me to the Moon, which he directed.

  • “Greg Berlanti Screens ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ on Debate Night, Says Film Reflects ‘This Moment in the Country’” (The Hollywood Reporter)

  • “‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Director Greg Berlanti on Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Instant’ Chemistry and Landing an Unexpected Theatrical Release” (Variety)

  • “Fly Me to the Moon: Director Greg Berlanti Calls Space Race Film a ‘Lifetime Experience’” (ComicBook.com)

  • “Arrowverse Producer Greg Berlanti Opens Up About the Future of DC Studios” (Comicbook.com)

• James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) made a (spoiler alert!) surprise cameo in the series finale of “Walker,” with executive producer Anna Fricke (writer, Dawson’s Creek) revealing he would’ve had a significant role in season 5 had the show not been canceled. (TVLine)

  • Van Der Beek’s appearance on “Walker” followed his surprise set visit in April.

  • The fact that Van Der Beek’s character was going to be a cult leader is another striking resemblance to the career of Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill), who played a cult leader on “Riverdale.”

  • And in another teen drama coincidence, Fricke says in the interview that Van Der Beek was also in contention for a season 1 “Walker” role that went to Austin Nichols (Julian, One Tree Hill).

• Jane Lynch (Mrs. Witter, Dawson’s Creek) did new interviews for various projects.

  • “Jane Lynch on Walking the Line Between Biting Wit and Saying ‘Insulting Things’” (The Hollywood Reporter)

  • “Jane Lynch on Only Murders in the Building, Working with Meryl Streep & Big Break in Best in Show” (Jimmy Kimmel Live)

• “The O.C.” was part of a “Jeopardy!” clue last week. (J! Archive)

• Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) teamed up with Josh Schwartz (creator, The O.C. / creator, Gossip Girl / executive producer, Gossip Girl spinoff) and Stephanie Savage (executive producer, The O.C. / creator, Gossip Girl / executive producer, Gossip Girl spinoff) for a series of commercials for 21Seeds in which she reprises her role from “The O.C.” (PR Newsire)

• Bilson also did interviews about the partnership.

  • “Rachel Bilson Is Open to ‘The O.C.’ Reunion After Reprising Summer Roberts for New Ad Campaign: ‘She’s Definitely Still Married to Seth. They Have Kids’” (Variety)

  • “Rachel Bilson Toasts to ‘The O.C.”s 21st Birthday by Reprising Her Iconic Role as Summer Roberts” (WWD)

  • “Rachel Bilson Recreates Summer Roberts in 2024: ‘The O.C.’ Character Would Be an Obsessive Swiftie” (Us Weekly)

  • “Rachel Bilson Reveals There Have Been ‘Discussions’ About a Potential Reboot or Remake of ‘The O.C.’: ‘It Was Really Special’” (OK!)

  • “Rachel Bilson Won’t Stop Being An Advocate For Sex Positivity” (Nylon)

• Autumn Reeser (Taylor, The O.C.) stars in the Hallmark movie Junebug, premiering in August. (TVLine)

  • Reeser’s “The O.C.” costar Ben McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.) starred in a very different Junebug almost 20 years ago.

• Logan Marshall-Green (Trey, The O.C.) will recur in season 3 of “And Just Like That.” (Variety)

  • The show, of course, is a spinoff of “Sex and the City,” which was created by Darren Star (creator, Beverly Hills, 90210).

• Chris Pratt (Che, The O.C.) and wife Katherine Schwarzenegger are expecting their third child together. (People)

• Erin Foster (Heather, The O.C.) and Sara Foster (Jen, 90210) and their Favorite Daughter brand were profiled. (WWD)

• Paris Hilton (Kate, The O.C.) testified before Congress last week about the abuse she suffered at so-called “troubled teen” facilities. (The New York Times)

• Emma Roberts said her show “Calabasas,” which she is producing with Kim Kardashian, who appeared on “90210,” will be “a little ‘The O.C.’” (SiriusXM)

  • That’s in line with the original announcement that described the series as “in the vein of The O.C. and Beverly Hills 90210.”

• Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) will be participating in a live “Rabia and Ellyn Solve the Case” tour stop in Nashville tomorrow. (Instagram)

  • There is a live stream option. (Instagram)

• Shantel VanSanten (Quinn, One Tree Hill) and Victor Webster have finalized their divorce. (TMZ)

• Barry Corbin (Whitey, One Tree Hill) is hosting another one of his “An Evening with Barry Cobin” events this month. (FOX34)

• Joe Manganiello (Owen, One Tree Hill) was on “After Midnight.” (CBS)

• Manganiello wrote the foreword for The Chronicles, a 40th anniversary re-release of the first trilogy of Dragonlance novels. (Instagram)

• Robbie Jones (Q, One Tree Hill) has signed on for Friends with Benefit’s “21Tree Hill” event. (Facebook)

• Bill Cobbs, who appeared in an episode of “One Tree Hill,” died at 90. (TMZ)

• Jonathan Jackson, who also appeared on “One Tree Hill,” is returning to “General Hospital.” (Deadline)

• Gavin DeGraw, who appeared on “One Tree Hill” and performed the show’s theme song, announced Chariot 20, a new version of his debut album that featured “I Don’t Wanna Be.” (Instagram)

• Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl) was part of a “Jeopardy!” clue last week. (J! Archive)

• Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) and husband Ryan Reynolds are co-funding an initiative in the U.K. to give people from underrepresented communities training in the film industry. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) did more interviews tied to “The Boys.”

  • “‘God Knows I Had My Fun’: Chace Crawford on Life After Gossip Girl” (Interview)

  • “Did Chace Crawford Score an Invite to Ed Westwick’s Wedding?” (Watch What Happens Live)

    • There is an additional clip.

    • Crawford’s co-guest was the aforementioned Longoria.

• Jessica Szohr (Vanessa, Gossip Girl), who has been engaged to Brad Richardson since 2022, had a bachelorette party, suggesting a wedding may be imminent. (Instagram)

• Kelly Rutherford (Lily, Gossip Girl) looked back on being 28 and her career and style then and now. (Bustle)

• Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl) did an interview tied to her PLEZi partnership.

  • “Kristen Bell Reveals the Question Her Daughter Asked That Left Her and Husband Dax Shepard Stumped” (E! Online)

  • “Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard Use This Trick to Get Their Kids to Eat Healthier” (E! Online)

• Andrew McCarthy (Rick, Gossip Girl) is starring in a sci-fi thriller called Orion. (Deadline)

• Meghann Fahy, who appeared on “Gossip Girl,” will star in the Netflix limited series Sirens. (Deadline)

• The aforementioned Sara Foster celebrated the 20th anniversary of D.E.B.S. at a special screening. (Deadline)

• Grant Gustin (Tripp, 90210) will leave Broadway’s Water for Elephants in September. (Deadline)