Teen Drama Links for March 22, 2022

You know I like linking to a good BuzzFeed teen drama story — and apparently Buzzfeed likes linking to me!

I was surprised and touched last week when I read “23 ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Behind-The-Scenes Facts That Are Almost As Juicy As The Peach Pit” and saw the article linked to my 2009 interview with Charles Rosin and my 2010 interview with Larry Mollin, both of whom were executive producers on the show.

BuzzFeed previously linked to my 2009 John Wesley Shipp interview back in 2018. Every time something like this happens, I’m amazed and delighted, but maybe not for the reasons you’d think.

I don’t do TDW for the views or the likes. It’s not about the famous connections I can make or furthering my career. I don’t even work in entertainment journalism anymore and haven’t in more than three years.

It’s always been about finding fellow TeenDramaWhores, people who share my passion for these shows and with whom I can engage. When a site like BuzzFeed, or any of the others that have linked to and referenced TDW over the years, share my work, it brings me such joy to know other fans out there are getting to enjoy my small contribution to the world of teen drama awesomeness.

I hope the people who read this latest “Beverly Hills, 90210” article found out some things they didn’t know before. And I hope they realized they aren’t alone in their fandom. For a long time I was. Thanks to all of you I’m not.

And thank you to BuzzFeed’s Kelly Martinez for recognizing my work and seeing it as worthy of being included in hers.

Teen Drama Links for March 22, 2022

• “Anyone Who Was Born In The Late ‘80s Or Early ‘90s Should Pass This Teen Drama TV Show Quiz” (BuzzFeed)

• Is Collider trying to become more like BuzzFeed? Look at all these lists from the last week! All feature teen drama shows or stars.

  • “7 Popular TV Show Plotlines That Did Not Age Well” (Collider)

  • “The Dark Knight, Animated: Batman’s Voice Actors, Ranked” (Collider)

  • “‘Euphoria High’: 10 Teen TV Shows That Are Nothing Like Real High School” (Collider)

  • “9 Best TV High School Musical Performances, From ‘Riverdale’ to ‘Big Mouth’” (Collider)

• “Stars Who Dated Their Directors: Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, Harry Styles and More” includes, yes, Michelle Williams (Jen, Dawson’s Creek) and, thanks to Styles, Olivia Wilde (Alex, The O.C.). (Us Weekly)

• Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek) did some press for her partnership with Olay.

  • “Busy Philipps Used to Spend a Ton on Skincare — But Now She ‘Loves’ Her $40 Drugstore Routine” (Us Weekly)

  • “Busy Philipps Embraces A Grunge Look & $35 Retinol” (Refinery29)

• Greg Berlanti (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek) was honored with the Norman Lear Achievement Award at Saturday’s Producers Guild of America Awards.

  • “Greg Berlanti Calls Out ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill’s ‘Vitriol’; Compares Homophobia Level To The 1970s — PGA Awards” (Deadline)

  • “Ryan Murphy Recalls Early Years With PGA Honoree Greg Berlanti: Making Rent, Diner Therapy and a Check From Spielberg” (Variety)

  • “Greg Berlanti on Incoming Warner Boss and the Ubiquity of Superheroes” (The Hollywood Reporter)

    • Berlanti is asked about Green Lantern, which starred Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) and her now-husband Ryan Reynolds.

• The next Scream sequel, executive-produced by Kevin Williamson (creator, Dawson’s Creek), will come out in March 2023. (Deadline)

  • No word yet whether it will be filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, like the preceding installment.

• A potential museum honoring the film scene in Wilmington would include artifacts and memorabilia from “Dawson’s Creek” and “One Tree Hill.” (StarNews)

• Doug Liman (executive producer, The O.C.) will direct a TV adaptation of the book Red Notice. (Deadline)

• In “Can ‘O.C.’ Star Ben McKenzie Get Me to Care About Crypto?”, a “Texas Monthly reporter wages a battle between her blissful ignorance and her love of early-aughts teen soaps.” (Texas Monthly)

• Chris Carmack (Luke, The O.C.) and wife Erin Slaver announced they are expecting their second child. (Instagram)

• Chris Pratt and Lively are included in “Top 12: From George Clooney to Adam Driver, we revisit the stars who outgrew their TV roles.” (Independent.ie)

• Paul Wesley (Donnie, The O.C.) will play Captain Kirk on “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” (TVLine)

• Morena Baccarin (Maya, The O.C.), Laura Benanti (Katherine, Gossip Girl spinoff), and Donna Murphy (Headmistress Burton, Gossip Girl spinoff) will participate in a telethon for Ukraine this Saturday. (Deadline)

  • Baccarin, of course, is married to McKenzie.

• Nathan (James Lafferty, One Tree Hill) is included in this “Fictional Hooper Bracket,” though there are a few inaccuracies in his blurb. (Deadspin)

• Watch a preview of tomorrow’s “Good Sam” with Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill), Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill), and Bethany Joy Lenz (Haley, One Tree Hill). (TVLine)

  • I expect press about the episode to come out today and tomorrow. I’ll have it all in next week’s roundup.

• Burton is mourning the passing of Derek Carter, who starred with her and Autumn Reeser (Taylor, The O.C.) in the movie Our Very Own. (Instagram)

• Kieren Hutchison (Andy, One Tree Hill) will star in a holiday movie called Merry Ex-Mas. (Deadline)

• “17 Series Whose Legacies Have Been Tarnished by Scandal: ‘The Goldbergs,’ ‘Smallville,’ ‘Buffy’ and More” includes, unfortunately, “One Tree Hill” and the original “Gossip Girl.” (TVLine)

  • Related: Separating “One Tree Hill” From Mark Schwahn (TDW)

• The music video Lively directed for Taylor Swift is nominated for Video of the Year at the CMT Music Awards. (CMT)

• Lively and Reynolds will co-chair the 2022 Met Gala with Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda. (Vogue)

  • Related: “Blake Lively’s Best Met Gala Looks Over the Years” (Vogue)

• “How I Met Your Father” star Chris Lowell discussed working with Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) on the show. (Pinkvilla)

  • The show also stars Hilary Duff (Olivia, Gossip Girl).

  • Here’s another fun connection: Lowell and Meester both appeared on “Veronica Mars,” which starred Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl).

• Here’s another interview with Sebastian Stan talking both Fresh and the original “Gossip Girl.” (PopBuzz)

• And here are “Sebastian Stan’s 10 Most Iconic Roles.” (L’OFFICIEL)

• John Bolton (Bruce, Gossip Girl) has joined the national tour of Wicked. (Broadway World)

• Susan Rovner, who helped develop the original “Gossip Girl,” is profiled in “Before they led NBCU’s TV business, here’s what two NBC chairmen were doing at 25.” (Fortune)

• The original “Gossip Girl” is highlighted in “Books With Drastically Different On-Screen Endings.” (E! Online)

• “30 Famous Hotels From Movies and TV Shows You Can Actually Visit” includes a hotel featured on the original “Gossip Girl.” (Good Housekeeping)

• Here are “All the Best Looks From ‘Gossip Girl’ Season Two So Far.” (W)

  • This is referring to the spinoff, of course.

• And here’s “How to Get Cast on ‘Gossip Girl.’” (Backstage)

  • Also about the spinoff, obvs.

• Zion Moreno (Luna, Gossip Girl spinoff) is celebrated in “10 Breakout TV Actors From The Last Year.” (CBR)

• Amanda Warren (Camille, Gossip Girl spinoff) will star in a CBS pilot called “East New York.” (Deadline)

  • Warren also appeared on one episode of the original “Gossip Girl” as an unnamed therapist.