Teen Drama Links for March 21, 2023
Teen Drama Links for March 21, 2023
Raise your hand if you had no interest in going to “90s Con.”
::raises hand::
This may surprise you given that a significant part of last weekend’s event revolved around my all-time favorite television show, “Beverly Hills, 90210.”
But with each passing year, I’ve become more and more turned off by these fan conventions.
My distaste primarily stems from the small fortune it often costs to participate in these events. If the convention isn’t where you live, you have the expense of travel and lodging right off the bat. Hundreds of dollars. Then you have to pay for admission and pay for the photo ops you want. Hundreds more dollars.
Even the “One Tree Hill” conventions that take place in Wilmington, where I live and therefore would have no travel costs besides parking, would still cost me hundreds. I can’t justify spending that kind of money. It simply isn’t in my best interest. Plus, celebrities charging to take pictures with them just makes me feel uneasy. There is something gross about it to me.
The other issue is that whether I meet the casts of my favorite shows has no bearing on my fandom. There was a time, a long time, when that was all I wanted. I used to have dreams on a fairly regular basis of being surprised by the “Beverly Hills, 90210” cast and collapsing into sobs.
Now? Eh. I feel no need or desire to meet any cast members from the teen dramas or anything else (disclosure: I’ve met some over the years through the course of my career). I don’t think whether I spend obscene amounts of money to meet the stars is any reflection of my love for these shows. It doesn’t mean I love them any less, just as it doesn’t mean that the fans who do attend conventions love them any more.
I made a similar point in an essay back in 2020. I also wrote another essay shortly after about meeting your idols and discovering, well, they’re just normal people and perhaps we shouldn’t be putting them on pedestals. I love these series with every ounce of my being. The shows themselves deserve to be on pedestals.
For those that did go to “90s Con” and enjoyed themselves, I’m truly happy for you. You did something you wanted to do and I applaud that. Me, I was perfectly content getting glimpses of the event online from the comfort of my couch (and you’ll find coverage below). My FOMO was rather minimal.
All that said, on April 1, I am attending the Wilmington Geek Expo, where John Wesley Shipp of “Dawson’s Creek” will be the guest of honor. With tickets, including fees, costing a mere $22, well, that was a reasonable price I could easily afford with no regrets.
It will be particularly meaningful to connect with Shipp in person more than 10 years after our phone interview for the original TDW. Stay tuned for a full report!
Teen Drama Links for March 21, 2023
Listicle Links
Reminder: All lists and articles relate to the teen dramas or teen drama stars in some way.
“Here’s How Dramatically Different Or Similar 40 Celebs Look At Their Very First Oscars Vs. Their Latest One In 2023” (BuzzFeed)
“Here’s What Happened To These 10 Actors Who Were Huge In The ‘90s And ‘00s” (BuzzFeed)
“15 Child Actors Whose Parents Either Pushed Them Into Acting For Money Or Straight-Up Stole From Them” (BuzzFeed)
“15 Child Stars Who Have Been Acting Their Whole Entire Life, Like, Their First Role Was As A Literal Baby” (BuzzFeed)
“‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Cast: Where Are They Now?” (Us Weekly)
“From ‘90s Babes to ‘BH90210’ Co-Creators: Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth’s Friendship Through the Years” (Us Weekly)
“‘What I Like About You’ Cast: Where Are They Now? Amanda Bynes, Jennie Garth, Nick Zano and More” (Us Weekly)
“PHOTOS: When Wilmington became Dawson’s Creek” (StarNews Online)
“James Van Der Beek and Wife Kimberly Van Der Beek: A Timeline of Their Relationship” (Us Weekly)
“Rachel Bilson’s Most Honest and NSFW Sex Confessions: From Her 1st Orgasm to Missing Ex Bill Hader’s ‘Big D–k’ (Us Weekly)
“10 Actors Who Don’t Like Their Most Famous Character” (TooFab)
“8 Shows Like Class of ’07 You Must See” (The Cinemaholic)
The trailer for this series struck me as a comedic “Yellowjackets,” which is included on the list.
“20 spring books from Paris Hilton, Laura Dern, Andy Cohen that we can’t wait to read” (USA Today)
“TV Roles Almost Played by Someone Else on Big Bang Theory, Lost, Arrow, One Tree Hill, The O.C., Chuck and More” (TVLine)
“The Cast Of Gossip Girl Almost Looked Very Different, Here Are The Actors Who Almost Played The OG Characters” (TheThings)
“Gossip Girl: Ranking The Relationships I Couldn’t Get Enough Of, For Better Or Worse” (Cinemablend)
Related: Chuck and Blair: An Abusive Relationship? (TDW)
“How I Met Your Father’s Meredith is the Worst of Gossip Girl’s Blair Waldorf” (CBR)
“Leighton Meester and Adam Brody Show Off Their Elegant Couple’s Style” (Harper’s Bazaar)
“Blake Lively’s Best Performances In Movies and TV Shows, Ranked” (Movieweb)
“Penn Badgley’s ‘You’ Beard: A Thorough, Very Important Investigation” (The Daily Beast)
“Why Penn Badgley’s Joe Hate Means The Character Is Doomed In You Season 5” (Screen Rant)
“Stars Who Shared the Screen After Getting Married: From John Krasinski and Emily Blunt to Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard” (Us Weekly)
“10 Most Controversial TV Show Finales” (CBR)
“20 Actors You Probably Didn’t Know Could Sing” (Movieweb)
Related: Teen Drama Stars Who Are Also Singers (TDW)
“9 couples who had to work on TV shows and films together after splitting up” (HELLO!)
Related: Top 10 Real-Life Relationships (TDW)
“5 Canadian celebrities you may not know were of Irish heritage” (Daily Hive Canada)
“The 10 best ’90s TV dramas, from ‘The X-Files’ to ‘Twin Peaks’” (We Got This Covered)
“The 20 most hated TV finales of all time, from The Sopranos to How I Met Your Mother” (The Independent)
“From ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Lost’: 10 Great TV Shows With the Worst Season Finales” (Collider)
“Who Is the Ultimate TV Couple? Vote in Our Bracket” (TV Insider)
“Why Reboots Never Recapture the Magic of the Original” (Movieweb)
Related: I'm Begging: No More Spinoffs, Reboots, or Revivals (TDW)
“90s Con 2023: Star Sightings and Cast Reunions” (E! Online)
“90s Con 2023 Casts in PEOPLE’s Photo Booth: Full House, Clueless, Sabrina the Teenage Witch” (People)
“Steve from ‘Blues Clues’, the cast of ‘Clueless’ and more, see the stars of CT’s ‘90s Con then and now” (CT Insider)
“Today in History: Saturday, March 18, 2023” (Programming Insider)
Best of the Rest
At “90s Con,” Shannen Doherty (Brenda, Beverly Hills, 90210) appeared on a panel for “Charmed,” but did not join the panel for “Beverly Hills, 90210,” which included Jennie Garth (Kelly), Tori Spelling (Donna), Jason Priestley (Brandon), Ian Ziering (Steve), and Rebecca Gayheart (Toni). However, Doherty did join Garth, Spelling, Priestley and Ziering for photos.
“Shannen Doherty Says She’s ‘Feeling Great’ During 90s Con Appearance Alongside ‘Charmed’ Cast” (People)
“Shannen Doherty Defends Charmed Reboot After Fan Boos New Series at 90s Con: ‘Not Cool’” (People)
“Ian Ziering Was Asked If He’d ‘Consider’' Hosting Reality Show That Became ‘American Idol’” (People)
Each shared photos and/or videos to their Instagram posts and stories.
Perhaps most noteworthy is this post from Garth, in which she took to the comments to address not posting a picture with Doherty… and misspelled her name twice. (Instagram)
Garth is making the media rounds again for her partnership with Voltaren.
“Jennie Garth Says Arthritis Pushed Her to Work with a Trainer: ‘It’s a Catalyst to Take Care of Yourself’” (People)
“Jennie Garth Says Luke Perry Is ‘Always’ with ‘90210’ Cast: ‘He Is Right There’” (People)
For the record, Perry starred on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” not “90210.” And yes, it matters. (TDW)
“‘90210’ star Jennie Garth shares how Midwestern values guide her parenting” (Fox News)
I hate linking to this outlet…
Another episode of Garth on “Pictionary” was released online. (YouTube)
Priestley is mourning the loss of his dog. (Instagram)
Ziering is auctioning a virtual meet and greet to raise money for Chris Evert Charities. (Charitybuzz)
Brooke Shields opened up about her former relationship with Dean Cain (Rick, Beverly Hills, 90210). (People)
Lucy Liu (Courtney, Beverly Hills, 90210) is among the many cast members promoting Shazam! Fury of the Gods.
“Lucy Liu Recalls Growing Up a Comic Book Fan: ‘Something Very Nostalgic About’ Being in ‘Shazam!’ Sequel” (People)
There is a longer feature in the March 20 issue of People and additional excerpts online.
“Zachary Levi, Lucy Liu talk ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’” (Today)
“Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and the Joy of Playing Villainous Goddesses” (The New York Times)
“Lucy Liu Is the Least-Bothered Person You Know” (The Cut)
“Lucy Liu & Rachel Zegler Interview: Shazam! Fury Of The Gods” (Screen Rant)
“Shazam! Fury of the Gods: Lucy Liu and Rachel Zegler on Giving Gods Humanity & Riding Dragons” (CBR)
“Lucy Liu’s Son Wants To MARRY Helen Mirren” (Access Hollywood)
“Lucy Liu Reacts to Calls for a ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Reboot with Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz” (Entertainment Tonight)
Djimon Hounsou, who appeared in the pilot of “Beverly Hills, 90210,” is also doing press for Shazam! Fury of the Gods.
“‘I felt seriously cheated’: Djimon Hounsou on the Oscars, poor pay days, stardom and struggle” (The Guardian)
He’ll be on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” today.
Eva Longoria, who appeared on an episode of “Beverly Hills, 90210,” did interviews timed to the SXSW premiere of her feature directorial debut Flamin’ Hot and the premiere of “Searching for Mexico.”
“‘Flamin’ Hot’: Eva Longoria & DeVon Franklin Discuss Love Story At Heart Center Of Spicy Treat Tale” (Deadline)
“Is ‘Flamin’ Hot,’ the Cheetos Origin Story, True? Eva Longoria Says It Doesn’t Matter” (Eater)
“Actress: What Democrats get wrong about the Latino vote” (CNN)
“For director Eva Longoria, ‘Flamin’ Hot’ is bigger than Cheetos origin story” (Los Angeles Times)
“Eva Longoria says she had to resist the pressure to ‘man up’ to advance in Hollywood” (CNBC)
“Eva Longoria: Covid Made Me a Cocktail Girl” (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert)
“Eva Longoria Shows Drew Barrymore How to Make Spaghetti Alle Vongole” (The Drew Barrymore Show)
There is an additional clip.
“Eva Longoria Reveals the Secrets to Getting Her Red Carpet Glam” (E! Online)
Missed this one last month: “Eva Longoria Talks ‘Tweakments,’ Skin Care, and More” (PopSugar)
Also: “Eva Longoria’s ‘Flamin’ Hot’ Is First Feature To Hit Both Hulu & Disney+ In Streaming Debut” (Deadline)
Longoria and Gina Torres (Gabriela, Gossip Girl) have joined the National Hispanic Media Coalition’s new Visionary Alliance. (NHMC)
Meredith Stiehm (writer, Beverly Hills, 90210) participated in an interview about the WGA’s proposal for minimum staffing levels in writers rooms. (Variety)
Mentioned in the article is Mike White (producer, Dawson’s Creek).
It turns out that in addition to “Dawson’s Creek” getting a Blu-Ray set next week, there will also be a new DVD set as well. (Media Play News)
The Blu-Ray edition will have “more than seven hours of new bonus features.” It’s unclear to me whether the DVD edition will have that new content too or the same bonus content that’s on the original DVD release.
Here’s my old review of the original complete series DVD set… (TDW)
Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) will be returning to Wilmington, North Carolina, where he filmed “Dawson’s Creek,” to shoot the untitled Starz series reuniting him with his Children of a Lesser God co-star Lauren Ridloff. (StarNews Online)
The project is seeking extras. (Port City Daily)
Also: “As actor Joshua Jackson returns to Wilmington, here are a few stories you might not know” (StarNewsOnline)
And: Fun reminder that I live in Wilmington. (TDW)
Jackson teased his role in “Fatal Attraction.” (Entertainment Weekly)
James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) and his wife Kimberly were on the “Bathroom Chronicles” podcast. (Apple Podcasts)
Sarah Shahi (Sadia, Dawson’s Creek) will star in the ABC pilot “Judgement” while the future of “Sex/Life” is up in the air (Deadline)
Greg Berlanti (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek) will direct a Netflix film adaptation of The House Across the Lake. (Deadline)
“Willow,” created by Jonathan Kasdan (writer, Dawson’s Creek), was seemingly canceled by Disney+. (Deadline)
Kasdan, however, insists the show isn’t so much canceled as delayed. (Twitter)
Seth Rogen (Bob, Dawson’s Creek) is doing interviews for his memoir Yearbook.
“Seth Rogen Tells Kelly Clarkson 5 Funniest Stories From His Memoir ‘Yearbook’” (The Kelly Clarkson Show)
There are additional clips.
“Seth Rogen on Attending the Porn Awards, Oscars with Steven Spielberg & Phone Call with Meatloaf” (Jimmy Kimmel Live)
He was also on the “Life is Short” podcast. (Apple Podcasts)
Watch the trailer for Joy Ride, produced by Rogen and Adele Lim (producer, One Tree Hill), with Lim making her directorial debut. (YouTube)
If you’ve been wondering, like I have, whether “Welcome to the OC, Bitches” will end with the upcoming season 4 finale, it seems the answer is yes.
Melinda Clarke (Julie, The O.C.) posted about “getting close to the end” and thanked Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) for inviting her to do the podcast together. (Instagram)
Josh Schwartz (creator, The O.C. / creator, Gossip Girl / executive producer, Gossip Girl spinoff) posted a behind-the-scenes photo on his Instagram Story, writing it was the “final Welcome to the OC Bitches podcast” — and Bilson was wearing a “bye bitches” shirt.
Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.) did more interviews tied to Shazam! Fury of the Gods.
“Adam Brody Jokes About Date Night with Leighton Meester at ‘Shazam 2’ Premiere” (Entertainment Tonight)
“Adam Brody & Leighton Meester’s Kids Are Impressed By Dad’s ‘Shazam’ Role” (Access Hollywood)
“Adam Brody Recalls Bringing His and Leighton Meester’s Daughter to Shazam! Fury of the Gods Set” (E! Online)
“Adam Brody Would Do a Revival of The O.C. Under One Condition” (E! Online)
“Adam Brody and Jack Dylan Grazer on swapping bodies in Shazam! Fury of the Gods” (Entertainment Weekly)
“Adam Brody on How ‘Shazam! 2’ Feels Reminiscent of Donner’s ‘Superman,’ Freddy Breaking Out on His Own” (The Hollywood Reporter)
“Adam Brody Lets The Muscle Suit Do The Work” (Inverse)
“Adam Brody talks ‘Shazam,’ playing Leighton Meester’s enemy” (Associated Press)
“Adam Brody at Peace” (WWD)
“Adam Brody, Helen Mirren & Kelly Swap Skinny Dipping Stories In St. Patrick’s Day Drinking Game” (The Kelly Clarkson Show)
There is an additional clip.
“‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’: Adam Brody & Meagan Good Tease Easter Eggs, Mystical Monsters & Satisfying Surprises” (Collider)
Chris Pratt (Che, The O.C.) has started doing interviews for The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
“Chris Pratt Is Feuding With Texas Bee Rescuer On Instagram” (The Kelly Clarkson Show)
There is an additional clip.
Pratt was also on “The One Show.” (Twitter)
Also: “Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt Believes Firmly In The Family Dinner” (Romper)
Paris Hilton (Kate, The O.C.) is on a press tour for her memoir Paris.
“Paris Hilton talks about her new memoir, ‘Paris’” (Good Morning America)
“Paris Hilton takes back her story” (ABC News)
“Paris Hilton Goes Public With Her Personal Struggles In New Memoir” (The View)
There is an additional clip.
“Paris Hilton On Parenthood: ‘Never Felt a Love Like this Before’” (The Drew Barrymore Show)
There is an additional clip.
“Paris Hilton was the center of it all. Now she's shedding the ‘character’ she created” (NPR)
“‘They stole my childhood’: Paris Hilton on teenage trauma, sex tapes and having a baby by surrogate” (The Guardian)
“Paris Hilton Is (Almost) Ready to Get Real” (Rolling Stone)
“How Did Paris Hilton’s Family Feel About Her New Memoir?” (Watch What Happens Live)
There are additional clips.
“Superstar Heiress Paris Hilton Shares Her Extraordinary Life In New Memoir” (This Morning)
“Paris Hilton speaks out about alleged abuse at ‘troubled teen’ boarding school — and her fight back” (Sky News)
“Paris Hilton REACTS to Lindsay Lohan’s Baby News” (Extra)
“Paris Hilton Gives Lindsay Lohan Motherhood Advice” (Access Hollywood)
Hilton was also on “The One Show” with Pratt.
Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) is apparently bothered that media outlets that picked up comments she and Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) made on “Drama Queens” last week focused on Burton revealing Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) confronted “One Tree Hill” creator Mark Schwahn over assaulting Burton instead of focusing on their comments about abuse. (Twitter)
I understand why outlets have focused on this aspect. It’s new, newsworthy information. Burton and Bush discussing the abuse they’ve suffered has been covered by the media extensively, including last November. Murray’s involvement was a revelation. Why wouldn’t the media report on this new admission? It doesn’t, to me, take away at all from what else the women discussed.
Burton was on “The Back Room with Andy Ostroy” podcast. (Apple Podcasts)
The podcast’s description is the first time I’ve seen a title for Burton’s next book.
Murray will be participating in the Wales Comic Con in May. (Instagram)
The guest list also includes Doherty. (Wales Comic Con)
Murray has started doing press for “Sullivan’s Crossing.”
“‘We would love to call Halifax home’: Chad Michael Murray on his made-in-the-Maritimes drama series ‘Sullivan’s Crossing’” (CTV News)
This interview clip from Virgin Radio Toronto has a “Beverly Hills, 90210” connection… (Instagram)
Murray’s “Sullivan’s Crossing” co-star Morgan Kohan revealed she “never really had a chance to get into One Tree Hill.” (Bell Media)
Bethany Joy Lenz (Haley, One Tree Hill) was on the “What Women Binge” podcast. (YouTube)
India de Beaufort (Miranda, One Tree Hill) did another round of interviews for “Night Court.”
“India de Beaufort on the Wild and Wacky Sensibilities of Night Court” (Screen Rant)
“Night Court’s India De Beaufort On Walking A Fine Line Between Nostalgia And Revision For The Revival” (Looper)
“‘Night Court’ Star India de Beaufort Opens up About Season 2 of the Reboot” (PopCulture.com)
“India De Beaufort Talks About Getting To Film With A Live Audience” (LRM Online)
Alexis Allen Winter, who worked on casting for “One Tree Hill,” wrote a guest column about the controversy surrounding asking actors to self-tape instead of auditioning in person. (Deadline)
Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl spinoff) did even more press for “You.”
“Penn Badgley Spills on You Season 4 and Joining TikTok Because of Taylor Swift” (The Tonight Show)
“Penn Badgley opens up about toning down intimacy scenes” (Today)
“You’s Penn Badgley Reveals Which Gossip Girl Character Joe Goldberg Would Kill” (Elle UK)
“Penn Badgley on the future of ‘You’: ‘We need a satisfying ending’” (NME)
“Penn Badgely vs. ‘The Most Impossible Penn Badgely Quiz” (PopBuzz)
“Penn Badgley Was In A Pokémon Training Video?!” (CapitalFM)
“Penn Badgley Reacts to Joe’s Dream Sequence” (Netflix)
“Penn Badgley shows off his cockney accent” (BBC)
And then there’s this… (Instagram)
“How I Met Your Father,” starring Hilary Duff (Olivia, Gossip Girl) and featuring Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl), will start airing on Freeform next month. (Variety)
Tyra Banks (Ursula, Gossip Girl) revealed she’s leaving “Dancing with the Stars.” (TMZ)
Jason Gotay (Rafa, Gossip Girl spinoff) is participating today in a reading of the new musical Split. (Broadway World)
Luke Kirby (Davis, Gossip Girl spinoff) will recur in the final season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” after previously being a series regular. (TVLine)
Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210) will reunite with his Jingle Bell Princess co-star Merritt Patterson for Great American Family’s Christmas By Chance. (Deadline)
As I’ve said before… I really wish Donovan wasn’t still working with this network.