Teen Drama Links for March 28, 2023

Let’s be real: The insanely expensive event I’m really upset to not be attending is Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour.

My FOMO was off the charts when I saw the setlist included “Cruel Summer,” “The Archer,” “Tis the Damn Season,” “Champagne Problems,” “Tolerate It,” “All Too Well (10 Minute Version),” “August, “Illicit Affairs,” and “Midnight Rain.” (I’ve already written about how I see “August” and “Illicit Affairs” as teen drama songs. Imagine if Swift performed “Happiness” too!)

Initially when the tour was announced, I thought I’d get tickets if Swift — a “Dawson’s Creek” fan, by the way! — was coming to Charlotte. But then not only were there no North Carolina dates, but the ticket prices were just completely unaffordable. I could’ve gone home to New York for those shows, but that still doesn’t solve the problem with the cost of the actual ticket.

I just couldn’t justify spending that kind of money, just like I can’t justify it with the fan conventions I wrote about last week. So I’ll have to be content with soaking up whatever I can from afar. And life goes on.

Teen Drama Links for March 28, 2023

Listicle Links

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

• “11 Actors Who Scored Huge Roles Before Their 20s And 9 Who Achieved Success After Their 40s” (BuzzFeed)

• “17 People Who Were Child Stars That Deserve More In Hollywood” (BuzzFeed)

• “These Pictures Of Cast Reunions And Old Heartthrobs At ‘90s Con’ Are Seriously Taking Me Back” (BuzzFeed)

• “60 Pictures That Show Just How Strange The World Was Exactly 20 Years Ago” (BuzzFeed)

• “17 Actors Who Admitted To Only Taking A Role For The Money” (BuzzFeed)

• “17 Times Actors Called Out Hollywood For Either Forcing Them To Lose Weight Or Only Casting Them As The ‘Funny Fat Friend’” (BuzzFeed)

• “Charmed’s Brian Krause and Drew Fuller Give Update on ‘F--king Warrior’ Shannen Doherty” (E! Online)

• “Chris Pratt’s 3 Kids: Everything to Know” (People)

• “One Tree Hill: 12 Most Likable Main Characters, Ranked” (Movieweb)

• “5 book recs if you love Gossip Girl” (Girl’s Life)

• “‘Gossip Girl’ for Grown-Ups? Why Chic Women Are Dressing Preppy Again” (The Wall Street Journal)

• “XOXO, Gossip Girl: Ranking Nate Archibald’s Best and Worst Relationships” (Distractify)

• “The Best Of Blake Lively’s Chanel Era” (W)

• “Tamala Jones Recalls Babysitting Blake Lively, Says Her Parents Were ‘Instrumental’ to Career” (Entertainment Tonight)

• “Get You A Friend Who’ll Promote Your Music Career Like Penn Badgley” (BuzzFeed)

• “10 Best TV Shows Featuring Basketball” (TV Insider)

• “10 Most Controversial Love Triangles On TV” (CBR)

  • Related: The Essential Teen Drama Love Triangles (TDW)

• “10 TV Shows That Ruined Their Endings” (Movieweb)

• “Best 2000s Theme Songs That Defined the Iconic Decade of TV” (Movieweb)

  • Related: The Teen Drama Theme Songs (TDW)

• “The Best Teen Drama Shows Streaming on HBO Max” (Collider)

  • There are several mistakes here…

• “The Most Shocking TV Cast Exits of 2023 (So Far)” (TVLine)

• “A ‘Felicity’ actress turns 47: WB stars of the ‘90s and 2000s’ best retro looks” (Wonderwall)

• “Canceled, Renewed and Limited Streaming TV Shows in 2023: See the Full List” (Entertainment Tonight)

Best of the Rest

• More bad news for The CW: “The CW Hit By New Round Of Layoffs” (Deadline)

• Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills, 90210) was on Bethenny Frankel’s podcast. (Apple Podcasts)

• Shannen Doherty (Brenda, Beverly Hills, 90210) will be at the Indiana Comic Convention in May. (Instagram)

• “Grey’s Anatomy,” starring James Pickens Jr. (Henry, Beverly Hills, 90210) and Chris Carmack (Luke, The O.C.), was renewed for its 20th (!) season. (Deadline)

  • “Beverly Hills, 90210” lasting 10 seasons doesn’t seem like such a big deal anymore. Womp, womp.

• Peter Krause (Jay, Beverly Hills, 90210) made the interview rounds for “9-1-1.”

  • “9-1-1’s Peter Krause breaks down Bobby's fight for ‘justice and revenge’ after Wendall’s death” (Entertainment Weekly)

  • “9-1-1’s Wendell Mystery Finally Solved: Peter Krause Breaks Down Heroic Hour, Looks to Bobby's Future With the 118” (TVLine)

  • “9-1-1 Star Peter Krause Shares How the Investigation into Wendall’s Death Has Changed Bobby” (TV Guide)

  • “‘9-1-1’: Peter Krause on Telling Wendell’s Story & Bobby ‘In the Thick’ of Action Near End of Season 6” (TV Insider)

  • “‘9-1-1’ Star Peter Krause on Filming Action Scenes Without Gear in Episode 12: ‘We Felt Those Fire Scenes’” (The Wrap)

• Eva Longoria, who appeared on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” will produce and direct a Spanish-language remake of “Call My Agent!” (Variety)

• FOX renewed “Alert,” executive-produced by John Eisendrath (executive producer, Beverly Hills, 90210), and the anthology series “Accused,” which featured Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) in an episode. (TVLine)

  • Eisendrath is stepping down from his showrunner duties but will remain EP.

• “You,” executive-produced by Greg Berlanti (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek) and starring Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl), was renewed by Netflix for a fifth and final season. (Deadline)

  • The show also counts Leslie Morgenstein (executive producer, Gossip Girl / executive producer, Gossip Girl spinoff) among its EPs.

• “Open Book,” written and executive-produced by Tom Kapinos (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek), is no longer moving forward at Freevee and being shopped elsewhere. (Deadline)

• Amazon has picked up to series an adaptation of We Were Liars executive-produced and written by Julie Plec (producer, Dawson’s Creek). (Deadline)

• Love this: “Katie Holmes Reunites with ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Costars at Her Off-Broadway Show: ‘We Love You’” (People)

  • Also: “Katie Holmes Keeps in Touch With the Cast of ‘Dawson’s Creek’” (Live with Kelly and Ryan)

• Joshua Jackson (Pacey, One Tree Hill) did interviews tied to the Audible podcast show “Excessive.”

  • “Joshua Jackson Gives a Glimpse Into His ‘Magical’ Home Life with Jodie Turner-Smith and Daughter Janie” (E! Online)

  • “Joshua Jackson & Chloe Fineman on Bad Breakups, SNL Impressions and the Magic of Dawson’s Creek” (SheKnows)

  • Also: “Jodie Turner-Smith Shares Rare Comments About Daughter Janie With Husband Joshua Jackson, Addresses Colorism, Imposter Syndrome & Nepo Babies in ‘Elle UK’ Interview” (JustJared)

• Ken Marino (Professor Wilder, Dawson’s Creek) received an honorable mention for “Performer of the Week.” (TVLine)

• Bilson was on “The Viall Files” podcast. (YouTube)

• Chris Pratt (Che, The O.C.) did some interviews for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which also features the voice of Seth Rogen (Bob, Dawson’s Creek).

  • “Chris Pratt and Charlie Day Share How Their Kids Reacted to ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Roles” (Entertainment Tonight)

  • “Chris Pratt REACTS to ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Criticism & Teases ‘Guardians 3’” (Extra)

  • “Chris Pratt Says His Son Jack ‘Went Crazy’ Seeing Him In ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’: ‘They Loved It’” (ET Canada)

• Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) and Matt Barr (Wes, The O.C. / Derek, One Tree Hill / Keith, Gossip Girl) have signed on to the “Fab Five” convention. (Fab Five Events)

• Murray was on “Your Morning” to promote “Sullivan’s Crossing.” (CTV)

  • Here’s a BTS clip… (TikTok)

• Bethany Joy Lenz (Haley, One Tree Hill) and Tyler Hilton (Chris, One Tree Hill) will perform a benefit concert at the real-life TRIC in May. (Friends with Benefit)

  • The night before, Gavin DeGraw, who performed the “One Tree Hill” theme song, will host his own concert. (Friends with Benefit)

  • Related: The Teen Drama Music Venues (TDW)

• Jana Kramer (Alex, One Tree Hill) and boyfriend Allan Russell made their red carpet debut at last night’s iHeartRadio Music Awards. (E! Online)

  • Hours earlier… “Jana Kramer Confirms Her 2 Children Are Safe After Nashville School Shooting, Asks for Prayers” (Us Weekly)

• Nick Lachey, who appeared on “One Tree Hill” as himself, is participating in a court diversion program as a result of an incident with a paparazzo. (TMZ)

• Badgley was on the Radio Times podcast. (Radio Times)

• Also: “Penn Badgley Takes An Exam About Himself” (CapitalFM)

• Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl) granted a wish for a 13-year-old battling lymphoma. (Make-a-Wish)

• Hilary Duff (Olivia, Gossip Girl) did interviews about Neil Patrick Harris appearing on “How I Met Your Father.”

  • “Neil Patrick Harris, Hilary Duff talk Barney’s return on How I Met Your Father: ‘I broke 100 times” (Entertainment Weekly)

  • “Hilary Duff Says She Was ‘Nervous’ Filming Neil Patrick Harris Cameo for ‘How I Met Your Father': ‘It Was a Big Deal’” (TheWrap)

• Meghann Fahy, who appeared on an episode of “Gossip Girl,” is in talks to star in the Netflix limited series “The Perfect Couple,” executive-produced by Shawn Levy (Howard, Beverly Hills, 90210) and Gail Berman, who was an executive at FOX during “The O.C.” days. (Deadline)

• Emily Alyn Lind (Audrey, Gossip Girl spinoff) has joined the cast of the Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel. (Deadline)

  • Reminder that Lind is the daughter of Barbara Alyn Woods (Deb, One Tree Hill).

• Watch Savannah Lee Smith (Monet, Gossip Girl spinoff) in the trailer for Lifetime’s Drunk, Driving, and 17. (Shadow and Act)

• Elizabeth Lail (Lola, Gossip Girl spinoff) has joined the cast of Five Nights at Freddy’s. (Deadline)