Teen Drama Links for July 9, 2024

My Fourth of July last week was one for the memory books.

Picture this: I’m sitting in the pool at my apartment complex, reading Sunny Hostin’s Summer on Highland Beach, and all of a sudden MY PARENTS ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF ME!

They drove the 10 hours from New York to North Carolina, divided over two days, to surprise me for the holiday weekend.

In the nearly 10 years since I moved to Wilmington, it was something I always hoped they’d do. And now they did. It was literally a dream come true.

After having 48 hours together in Wilmington in May — the first time we were all together here since my move — now we had another four days to create more memories.

And get this: In the early hours of July Fourth, before my 8:45 a.m. alarm, I dreamt that I went to a restaurant here in Wilmington called Port Land Grille. In the dream, a few minutes after I was seated, my mom walks in, much to my obvious surprise, and tells me she can only stay for a little while.

Fast-forward a few hours to my real-life surprise, and my mom tells me she made dinner reservations at... Port Land Grille!

Was my dream a premonition?!

If only my next dream was about winning lottery numbers...

Teen Drama Links for July 9, 2024

Listicle Links

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

• “Which ‘Friends’ Character Are You Based On The ‘90s Shows You Choose?” (BuzzFeed)

• “38 Actors Who Disappeared From Popular TV Shows (And What Really Happened)” (BuzzFeed)

  • Related: Teen Drama Actors Who Left Their Series (TDW)

• “Who Is Jennie Garth’s Husband? All About Dave Abrams” (People)

• “Shannen Doherty’s Cancer Journey, in Her Own Words” (E! Online)

• “This Comedic Mystery Film Proves Adam Brody Should’ve Been a Bigger Star” (Collider)

• “Inside Chad Michael Murray’s Sweet Family World With Sarah Roemer” (E! Online)

• “Netflix’s New Dark Comedy ‘Sirens’ Is ‘Gossip Girl’ Meets ‘The White Lotus’” (Brit + Co)

• “32 TV Shows That Went On Way Too Long” (Cinemablend)

  • Spot the mistake here?

• “20 iconic series that changed television history” (Yardbarker)

• “The 15 Most Controversial TV Finales of All Time” (TIME)

• “The 38 most dramatic TV cliffhangers of all time” (The Independent)

  • Related: Revisiting TDW: Best Season-Ending Cliffhangers (TDW)

• “The 21 best TV soundtracks of the last 25 years” (The A.V. Club)

  • Related: The Teen Drama Soundtracks (TDW)

• “Unhappy endings: The worst final episodes of beloved TV series” (Yardbarker)

• “Virgin River stars at the start of their careers: best then and now photos” (HELLO!)

• “Red Right Hand Cast & Character Guide” (Screen Rant)

• “Cardi B Wore The Most Dramatic Floral Mini With A ‘Cheugy’ Trend” (Bustle)

• “Find out more about Paulina Lule: Actor, filmmaker and conservationist” (Soundsphere)

• “Oklahoma filmmaker plays ‘Hailey’s Game’ to create award-winning supernatural LGBTQ movie” (The Oklahoman)

  • Funny that this filmmaker and the one above both make the same point. That’s the power of “Dawson’s Creek”!

• “Wilmington film update: Two new shows start pre-production during busy ‘Summer’ for shoots” (StarNews Online)

• “Right at Home” (WILMA)

• “Today in History: Monday, July 8, 2024” (Programming Insider)

  • Catch the mistake here?

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Best of the Rest

• Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills, 90210) and wife Naomi did joint interviews about opening a Studio Pilates location in Nashville.

  • “Jason Priestley and Wife Naomi on How Pilates Has Helped Their Back Injuries — And Mental Health” (Us Weekly)

  • “Jason Priestley and Shannen Doherty ‘Totally Knew’ Their ‘90210’ Characters Had Sexual Chemistry” (Us Weekly)

    • It’s “Beverly Hills, 90210,” not “90210,” and I had to roll my eyes at this line: “While nothing ever actually happened between Priestley and Doherty’s characters on 90210…”

  • “Jason Priestley Gushes Over Working With Wife Naomi on Opening Studio Pilates in Nashville: ‘It’s Been Wonderful and Great’” (OK!)

• Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills, 90210) “adopted” part of a highway in Los Angeles. (KTLA)

• Sharna Burgess talks about her relationship with fiancé Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) in Stellar. (Daily Mail)

• Hilary Swank (Carly, Beverly Hills, 90210) had a “blind date” with a dog for the Dodo Dream Date series. (Instagram)

• Laura Leighton (Sophie, Beverly Hills, 90210) and Daphne Zuniga (Victoria, One Tree Hill) are teaming up with Courtney Thorne-Smith for a “Melrose Place” rewatch podcast called “Still the Place.” (People)

  • “Melrose Place,” of course, is a spinoff of “Beverly Hills, 90210.”

• Jack Osbourne recalled appearing on “Dawson’s Creek” during last week’s edition of his family’s podcast. (The Osbournes Podcast)

  • Related: Top 10 Most Memorable Guest-Stars and Cameos (TDW)

• Here are more interviews Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) did while promoting her 21Seeds commercials.

  • “Rachel Bilson’s Must Haves: From a Flavored Lip Balm to a Jalapeño Tequila” (PS)

  • “Rachel Bilson Thinks Hart of Dixie’s Zoe and George Deserved More of a ‘Shot’ at Romance” (Us Weekly)

• Michelle Hurd (Ms. Fisher, The O.C. / Laurel, Gossip Girl / Rachel, 90210) will star alongside Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210) in Where the Wind Blows. (Deadline)

• Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) announced she is leaving “Drama Queens” while Robert Buckley (Clay, One Tree Hill) is joining the podcast. (iHeart / Instagram)

  • I have LOTS of thoughts about this, but I am going to let them marinate and share later this month…

• Stephen Colletti (Chase, One Tree Hill) signed on for Friends with Benefit’s “21TreeHill” event. (Facebook)

• Huey Lewis (James, One Tree Hill) reflected on his “Most Humorous and Strategic Music.” (Vulture)

• Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) “Went From ‘Gossip Girl’ to Octopus Sex on ‘The Boys’ — and He Loves It” (Rolling Stone)

• Evan Mock (Aki, Gossip Girl spinoff) stars in a new ad for Tinder. (Brand Innovators)

• Laura Benanti (Katherine, Gossip Girl spinoff) and her mom Linda Benanti will star in special performances of Mother Knows Best later this month. (Playbill)