Teen Drama Links for May 2, 2023
All good things — and some not so good things — come to an end.
On May 14, 2003, the “Dawson’s Creek” series finale, “All Good Things… Must Come to an End,” aired on The CW.
I’ve been thinking about “Dawson’s Creek” a lot this year — okay, even more than I normally do — because of its dual milestones in 2023. In January, we celebrated 25 years since the show’s premiere and now, in less than two weeks, it’ll be 20 years since the show’s end.
Those aren’t the only teen drama milestones this year, but something that struck me recently is that, in all my calendar-tracking for these anniversaries, one never occurred to me: May 13 will be 10 years since the series finale of “90210.” And that’s not all. I had also forgotten that September will be 15 years since the show debuted.
Yes, “90210” is the “not so good things” I referred to above. I’ve already detailed my problems with nu90210, so no need to rehash. It’s just interesting, to me at least, what sticks in my teen drama brain and what doesn’t.
Some days — like October 4 and May 17 — are just, dare I say, holy. Others, well, aren’t, hence me failing to mention some significant “One Tree Hill” and “Gossip Girl” anniversaries last year. I still feel badly about it. Forgive me, teen drama gods, for I have sinned.
Happy teen dramaversary to all celebrating this month!
Teen Drama Links for May 2, 2023
Listicle Links
Reminder: All lists and articles relate to the teen dramas or teen drama stars in some way.
“‘This Is A Career-Ender’ — 11 Actors That Took Roles They Now Hate, And Seven That Passed Up On Huge Parts” (BuzzFeed)
“Which TV Show Set Itself Up For The Perfect Ending Only To Fumble The Bag In The Last Episode?” (BuzzFeed)
“23 TV Show Music Moments That Are So Brilliant, They’ll Never Be Forgotten” (BuzzFeed)
Related: The Teen Drama Soundtracks (TDW)
“Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott’s Family Pets Include Dogs, Pigs, Bearded Dragons and More” (Us Weekly)
“James Van Der Beek’s 6 Children: Everything to Know” (People)
“Everything to Know About the ‘Fatal Attraction’ TV Series With Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan” (Us Weekly)
“‘Fatal Attraction’ Cast & Character Guide: Who Stars in the Paramount+ Series?” (Collider)
“Fatal Attraction Cast: Where You’ve Seen The Actors Before” (Cinemablend)
“I Rewatched The Dawson’s Creek Pilot Episode And I Have Thoughts” (Cinemablend)
“Friends to Dawson’s Creek: The nineties TV classics that NI public keeps in its heart” (Belfast Telegraph)
“From The Nanny to Dawson’s Creek, the 90s shows we’d love to see back on TV” (The National)
No. Just no.
“Why It’s The Perfect Time For A Reboot Of The O.C.” (Screen Rant)
Again… NO!
“‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘One Tree Hill’ Have This in Common” (Collider)
“Why Was One Tree Hill So Popular, and How Did it End?” (Movieweb)
“Over a decade after wrapping in Wilmington, ‘One Tree Hill’ is still making headlines” (StarNews Online)
“This Is ‘One Tree Hill’s Best Love Story” (Collider)
“Who Did Jana Kramer Play On Chicago Fire?” (Looper)
“16 Years Ago, Serena Van Der Woodsen Threw Her Phone Away & It’s Still A Mood” (Bustle)
“Fans Swear Blake Lively Just Brought Back Serena van der Woodsen With This Look” (Allure)
“Blake Lively Takes a Page Out of Blair Waldorf’s Stylebook” (Vogue)
Lively was at this event to present an award to Shawn Levy (Howard, Beverly Hills, 90210). (Instagram)
“Blake Lively’s Met Gala FASHION: From ‘Gossip Girl’ to Now” (E! Online)
“This Isn’t Gossip: Here’s Proof Blake Lively Is the Queen of the Met Gala” (E! Online)
“Every Time Blake Lively Matched Her Outfit To The Met Gala Theme Perfectly” (Marie Claire Australia)
“Blake Lively’s Most Stunning Met Gala Makeup Looks & Hairstyles” (Bustle)
“Blake Lively’s 10 Met Gala Looks Ranked (& Our Top Choice Might Surprise You!)” (JustJared)
“A history of Blake Lively at the Met Gala: Her looks through the years” (Page Six)
“Inside Taylor Swift’s Gorgeous Friendship With Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds” (E! Online)
“Caroline Kepnes Talks Watching Penn Badgley Turn Into Joe Goldberg” (The List)
“10 TV Actors With The Best On-Screen Chemistry” (CBR)
“10 Worst TV Exes” (CBR)
“10 TV Seasons That Ruined The Show” (CBR)
“7 TV Shows That Haven’t Aged Well” (TV Overmind)
“21 Best Television Friends Who Will ‘Always Be There for You’” (Distractify)
“The 10 Best TV Shows About High School Life” (Giant Freakin Robot)
“31 Seductive TV Shows Like Fatal Attraction To Watch After The Kids Go To Bed” (Scary Mommy)
“Apple TV+’s City on Fire: Plot, Cast, Release Date, and Everything Else We Know” (Movieweb)
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Where You’ve Seen the Actors Before” (Movieweb)
“The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in May” (Literary Hub)
“Why Jo From Citadel Looks So Familiar” (Looper)
“Who Was Days Of Our Lives’ Jeremy Horton?” (The List)
“Every Christina Aguilera Movie & TV Show (Where She Didn’t Play Herself) Ranked” (Screen Rant)
Related: Top 10 Musical Guests (TDW)
“Celebrity Breakups That Hit Fans Hard” (The List)
Best of the Rest
The 2023 “Beautiful Issue” of People features Ashley Tisdale (Nicole, Beverly Hills, 90210), Eva Longoria (Beverly Hills, 90210), Bianca Lawson (Nikki, Dawson’s Creek), Sarah Shahi (Sadia, Dawson’s Creek), Kelsey Asbille (Gigi, One Tree Hill), Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl), Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl), and Lauren London (Christina, 90210). (People)
La La Anthony (Shay, BH90210), Olivia Wilde (Alex, The O.C.), Paris Hilton (Kate, The O.C.), Asbille, Whitney Peak (Zoya, Gossip Girl spinoff), and Lily Collins (Phoebe, 90210) were among the stars at last night’s Met Gala. (JustJared)
“Why La La Anthony Finds the Met Gala Intimidating” (Entertainment Tonight)
“Olivia Wilde and Margaret Zhang Wear the Same Dress to the Met Gala” (Entertainment Tonight)
“Met Gala 2023: Whitney Peak on taking risks, the legacy of Karl Lagerfeld — and the significance of her Chanel outfit” (The Daily Telegraph)
June’s ATX TV Festival now has even more TD connections: Liz Tigelaar (writer, Dawson’s Creek), who was already slated to appear for the “Dawson’s Creek” 25th anniversary panel, will now also do a panel for “Tiny Beautiful Things,” while David Rapaport (casting director, Gossip Girl / casting director, 90210) will be part of a panel about casting TV adaptations. (TVLine)
“Beverly Hills, 90210” and “90210” will be available on Amazon Prime starting Thursday. (Lifehacker)
Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills, 90210) honors the late Luke Perry (Dylan, Beverly Hills, 90210) in a video promoting National Stroke Awareness Month. (Instagram)
Related: The Passing of Luke Perry (TDW)
Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) has apparently removed a tattoo he had in honor of ex Vanessa Marcil (Gina, Beverly Hills, 90210) and their son Kassius. (TMZ)
Tiffani Thiessen (Valerie, Beverly Hills, 90210) did interviews for a partnership with Lowe’s.
“Tiffani Thiessen digs into her backyard garden to teach her kids valuable food lessons” (Foodsided)
“Tiffani Thiessen: This Earthy Hobby ‘Brings Me Back to My Roots’” (The Healthy)
“‘Saved by the Bell’ Actress Tiffani Thiessen (a.k.a. Kelly Kapowski) Wants You To Get Gardening — And Is Showing You How” (First for Women)
“Tiffani Thiessen is partnering with Lowe’s this spring — here are her top gardening picks just in time for Mother’s Day” (USA Today)
Watch Hilary Swank (Carly, Beverly Hills, 90210) and Alan Ritchson (Tripp, 90210) in the trailer for Ordinary Angels. (YouTube)
“9-1-1,” starring Peter Krause (Jay, Beverly Hills, 90210), will move from FOX to ABC for its seventh season. (Deadline)
Denise Richards (Robin, Beverly Hills, 90210 / Denise, BH90210) did an interview about “Playing a Trophy Wife in ‘Paper Empire,’ Being ‘Panned’ as a Bond Girl.” (Variety)
David Arquette (Diesel, Beverly Hills, 90210) is doing press for “Mrs. Davis.”
“Betty Gilpin & David Arquette on Filming Peacock’s Mrs. Davis” (E! Online)
“David Arquette Talks Artificial Intelligence, His Love of Magic, and a Desire to Bring Joy and Peace to a Changing World” (TV Fanatic)
“David Arquette Calls Playing Magician in Mrs. Davis ‘Childhood Dream Come True’” (Comicbook.com)
“David Arquette Reveals Why He Wants to Bring Bozo the Clown Back” (Comicbook.com)
“David Arquette on Relationship with Courteney Cox as a Star on ‘Friends’” (SiriusXM)
Arquette was also on “Andy Cohen’s Deep & Shallow Podcast.” (Apple Podcasts)
I missed that Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.) was on the premiere edition of this podcast a few weeks back! (Apple Podcasts)
“Bosch: Legacy,” starring Titus Welliver (Doug, Beverly Hills, 90210), was renewed for a third season — with the second still months away from airing. (TVLine)
The late Sonya Eddy, who appeared on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” was posthumously nominated for a Daytime Emmy. (Deadline)
Watch Aaron Paul, who also appeared on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” in the trailer for season 6 of “Black Mirror.” (YouTube)
Longoria did some new interviews for “Searching for Mexico” and Flamin’ Hot.
“Eva Longoria Says ‘All Rules Go Out the Window’ When She Cooks with Her Son — Shop Her 3 Kitchen Essentials” (People)
“Eva Longoria shares 5 essential Mexico experiences” (CNN)
“Eva Longoria directed a movie about Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Now, it’s crunch time” (Fast Company)
As expected, many new Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) interviews came out over the last week to support the premiere of “Fatal Attraction.”
“Joshua Jackson Reveals How His Viral Dawson’s Creek Basketball Scene Was Filmed” (The Tonight Show)
“Joshua Jackson Felt Nostalgic For ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Shooting in Wilmington” (SiriusXM)
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“Lizzy Caplan, Joshua Jackson Tease Different Ending for Bunny in ‘Fatal Attraction’ Reboot” (People)
“Joshua Jackson Tells All on Explicit ‘Fatal Attraction’ Sex Scenes: ‘You Have to Believe These People Want to F— Each Other’” (Variety)
“‘Fatal Attraction’ Boss Reveals What Happened When She Emailed Glenn Close About Remaking the 1987 Film” (Variety)
“‘Fatal Attraction’ Star Joshua Jackson: Hollywood Is ‘More Prudish Now’ Then When the 1987 Movie Was Made” (The Wrap)
“‘Fatal Attraction’ star Joshua Jackson says that we’re in the middle of a ‘massive white man freakout moment’ over privilege” (Yahoo)
“‘Fatal Attraction’ Stars on Updating the Original (With a New Rabbit Scene) and Feedback From Glenn Close: ‘Don’t F*** It Up’” (The Hollywood Reporter)
“‘Fatal Attraction’ series attempts to balance affair blame” (Associated Press)
“Joshua Jackson Is In His ‘Husband Phase’” (Bustle)
“Joshua Jackson Reacts to Wife Jodie Turner-Smith Slamming His Dance Skills” (Entertainment Tonight)
“Joshua Jackson Reveals Glenn Close’s Request For ‘Fatal Attraction’ TV Series” (ET Canada)
“Joshua Jackson And Jodie Turner-Smith’s Daughter Janie Was The ‘Most Excited’ For Her 3rd Birthday, Sang Herself ‘Happy Birthday’” (ET Canada)
“Joshua Jackson Reveals When He Knew Jodie Turner-Smith Was the One” (Watch What Happens Live)
There is an additional clip.
“Joshua Jackson’s Mightiest Role” (Fatherly)
“Joshua Jackson On His Gratitude For Pacey In Dawson’s Creek” (Network 10)
“Joshua Jackson & Lizzy Caplan On Their Iconic Roles In Fatal Attraction” (Screen Rant)
“Fatal Attraction Series Stars Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan on the Sexy, Unsettling Psychological Thriller” (Rotten Tomatoes)
“Interview: Joshua Jackson And Lizzy Caplan Talk Reimagining ‘Fatal Attraction’” (Awards Radar)
“Lizzy Caplan, Joshua Jackson talk parenting, new series ‘Fatal Attraction’” (FOX5)
“‘Dawson’s Creek’ Alum Jensen Ackles ‘Has the Voice of an Angel,’ Says Joshua Jackson” (PopCulture.com)
Also: “Joshua Jackson Gushed About Daughter and Wife Jodie Turner-Smith on ‘Fatal Attraction’ Set, Costar Reno Wilson Says” (Us Weekly)
Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) and Alan Cumming did a joint interview about Rare Objects featured in the May 8 issue of People. (People)
James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) did interviews for a partnership with Quaker Chewy.
“Chatting with actor James Van Der Beek of ‘Dawson’s Creek’” (Digital Journal)
“James Van Der Beek has his say on his ‘awkward’ on-screen kiss with Melissa Joan Hart after the ‘Clarissa’ star said it was ‘uncomfortable’ and she didn’t find him ‘cute’” (Insider)
“James van der Beek shares why he lets his daughter paint his nails: ‘Having a girl is just the perfect permission to really indulge in your feminine side’” (Yahoo)
“James Van Der Beek on Quaker Chewy’s ‘Take Your Child to Play’ Campaign, Potential ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Reunion, Impact of ‘Pose,’ and Ranch Life in Texas” (PopCulture.com)
Fortunately, Van Der Beek confirms nothing is in the works on the “Dawson’s Creek” front.
Glimpse Oliver Hudson (Eddie, Dawson’s Creek) in the trailer for season 2 of “And Just Like That.” (YouTube)
“And Just Like That” is a spinoff of “Sex and the City,” which was created by Darren Star (creator, Beverly Hills, 90210).
Watch Seth Rogen (Bob, Dawson’s Creek) in the trailer for Apple’s “Platonic.” (YouTube)
Rogen shared footage of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem at CinemaCon. (Deadline)
Jane Lynch (Mrs. Witter, Dawson’s Creek) was among the performers for NBC’s “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love” special. (YouTube)
Listen to Lynch voice one of the characters in the trailer for season 2 of Apple’s “Harriet the Spy” series. (YouTube)
Harriet the Spy the movie starred Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl).
Greg Berlanti (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek) will produce a film adaptation of the Nora Ephron memoir Left on Tenth. (Deadline)
“Big Gay Night Toronto” will have “The O.C.” as its theme this month. (Exclaim!)
Brody participated in a White House roundtable about gun violence. (Brady)
Also: “Wrap Roundtable: Adam Brody Calls Out Onscreen Gun Violence as Big Part of the Problem — ‘American as Apple Pie’” (The Wrap)
Brody will be the other lead in Netflix’s untitled comedy series starring and executive-produced by Bell. (Variety)
The show was created by Erin Foster, who is also executive-producing alongside sister Sara Foster (Jen, 90210).
Watch Shailene Woodley (Kaitlin, The O.C.) in the trailer for Robots. (YouTube)
Chris Pratt (Che, The O.C.) is making the press rounds for Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3.
“Chris Pratt on Dropping Marvel’s First F-Bomb, His Stripper Audition & Stealing from Set” (Jimmy Kimmel Live)
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“Chris Pratt Hopes Son Will ‘Finally Think I’m Cool’ After Seeing ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’” (People)
“Chris Pratt Says He’s ‘Not Sad Yet’ Over ‘Guardians’ Coming to an End” (Entertainment Tonight)
“Chris Pratt Reveals Way Son Jack Lovingly ‘Likes To Mess With’ Him Over His Movie Roles” (Access Hollywood)
“Chris Pratt Remembers His Journey To ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ & How He Landed Star-Lord Role” (Access Hollywood)
“Chris Pratt Says Final Chapter Of ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Is ‘A Beautiful Journey’: ‘I’m So Proud Of It’” (Access Hollywood)
“Chris Pratt & Pal Rob Lowe Have Lovefest Crashing Interview For ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’” (Access Hollywood)
“Chris Pratt Reveals Son Jack’s Reaction to ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”’ (Extra)
“Guardians of the Galaxy’s Chris Pratt Reveals If He’d Return as Star-Lord in Future Marvel Movies” (Comicbook.com)
“‘He’s Lost’: Chris Pratt Teases Quill’s Journey In Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3” (Screen Rant)
“James Gunn & Chris Pratt Interview: Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3” (Screen Rant)
“Guardians of the Galaxy 3’s Chris Pratt praises ‘original’ romantic storyline” (Digital Spy)
“Watch Chris Pratt’s Heartbreaking Description of Why Peter Is Lost Without Gamora in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’” (Collider)
“‘Guardians of the Galaxy’: Chris Pratt Recalls the Moment He Learned to Trust James Gunn” (Collider)
“Chris Pratt and James Gunn Talk ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Signature Oner, the MCU’s First F-bomb and Star-Lord’s Most Emotional Scene” (The Hollywood Reporter)
“James Gunn’s Guardians: How Chris Pratt and His Marvel Castmates Rescued Their Director’s Career” (The Hollywood Reporter)
…and many more.
Leila Gerstein (writer, The O.C. / co-executive producer, Gossip Girl) did interviews about her new series “Saint X.”
“How ‘Saint X’ Hulu series turns the ‘girl gone missing’ story on its head” (ABC News)
“‘Saint X’ EP On Exploring Racial Injustice Through Hulu’s Tropical-Set Murder Mystery Series” (The Wrap)
“New Series‘Saint X’ Examines Cultural Fascination With ‘Girl-Gone-Missing’ Mysteries” (Forbes)
“Writer & Producer Leila Gerstein Interview: Saint X” (Screen Rant)
“Why twisting timelines made Hulu’s Saint X so ‘tricky’ to adapt” (Tech Advisor)
“Hulu’s new drama series ‘Saint X’ uses murder mystery to explore race and class issues” (ABC7)
The CW has picked up the U.S. broadcast rights for “Sullivan’s Crossing,” starring Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) and currently airing in Canada on CTV. (Nexstar)
The show hasn’t sparked my interest based on the clips I’ve seen thus far, but I’ll definitely tune into the premiere this fall. Entirely possible I’ll love it!
“Comet Con,” which was supposed to feature Murray and other “One Tree Hill” cast members, has been permanently canceled. (Twitter)
Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) was on “The Daily Show.” (YouTube)
Jana Kramer (Alex, One Tree Hill) did more press for her Volition partnership but the stories were framed as being about her relationship.
“Jana Kramer Reveals How Boyfriend Allan Russell and Ex-Husband Mike Caussin Get Along: ‘Things Can Turn Around and It Can Be Beautiful’” (Us Weekly)
“Jana Kramer Gushes About Falling in Love With Boyfriend Allan Russell: ‘I Definitely Found My Person’” (Us Weekly)
Joe Manganiello (Owen, One Tree Hill) spoke at an event about the Armenian genocide. (FOX11)
Amazon is developing a drama called “Teton,” co-created, written, and executive-produced by Amy B. Harris (consulting producer, Gossip Girl). (Deadline)
In advance of the aforementioned Met Gala, Lively revealed she wouldn’t be in attendance this year. (People)
Also: “Blake Lively Reveals the Item She Gifted Herself After ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ Role” (Entertainment Tonight)
Gina Torres (Gabriela, Gossip Girl) received an honorable mention for “Performer of the Week.” (TVLine)
Luke Kirby (Davis, Gossip Girl spinoff) will star in an Amazon series called “Étoile.” (Deadline)
Rumer Willis (Gia, 90210) announced the birth of her daughter. (Instagram)