Teen Drama Links for September 20, 2022

After multiple delays, I finally watched Alone Together — starring, written by, directed by, and produced by Katie Holmes.

I don’t watch every single thing our teen drama stars are in, but I definitely wanted to see this movie because of Holmes’ extensive, multi-hyphenate work on it. I’ve also been a sucker for her co-star, Jim Sturgess, since Across the Universe. Interestingly, he gave me Milo Ventimiglia / “This Is Us” vibes in this, and I’m a sucker for that too.

Though the film was set amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the plot seemed straight out of the kind of Hallmark movies we’ve seen countless times: Two strangers end up stuck in the same place and initially clash before falling in love. The story unfolded in a rather expected way, though it was a bit implausible to me that the large Airbnb residence in which they were quarantining only had one bedroom and one bathroom.

Holmes sings in the film, which had me thinking about the teen drama stars who are also singers, and there is an at-home karaoke montage that had me thinking about the at-home karaoke montage on “Dawson’s Creek.” As noted in a previous “Teen Drama Links,” Holmes’ daughter Suri also sings for the movie, though she isn’t seen.

The film currently has a rating of just 31% on Rotten Tomatoes, and while I don’t always agree with RT, I do here. But I liked Holmes’ prior directorial effort, All We Had, and I am still looking forward to her next, Rare Objects.

Holiday alert: Due to Rosh Hashanah, next week’s “Teen Drama Links” will come out on Wednesday instead of Tuesday.

Teen Drama Links for September 20, 2022

Listicle Links

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

• “Brandon Walsh On ‘Beverly Hills 90210’ ‘Memba Him?!” (TMZ)

• “The NCIS Star You Likely Forgot Appeared On Dawson's Creek” (Looper)

• “The Rachel Bilson Cameo In That ‘70s Show You Likely Forgot About” (Looper)

• “15 Years Later, Gossip Girl Remains One of a Kind” (Paste)

  • Related: Why I Owe Josh Schwartz an Apology (TDW)

• “You Know You Love These Secrets About the OG Gossip Girl” (E! Online)

• “All the Celebrity Cameos You Forgot on ‘Gossip Girl’” (Nylon)

• “OMG: Celebrities You Forgot Appeared in the Original ‘Gossip Girl’: Lady Gaga, Hilary Duff and More” (J-14)

• “XOXO: ‘Gossip Girl’ Cast: See What Blake Lively and More Stars Are Doing Now” (J-14)

• “Blake Lively Is Pregnant With Baby No. 4: Revisit Her and Ryan Reynolds’ Quotes on Parenthood” (E! Online)

• “All the Times Pregnant Blake Lively Made a Style Statement on the Red Carpet” (E! Online)

• “See the Four Unforgettable Moments Blake Lively Debuted Her Baby Bump on the Red Carpet” (People)

• “All About Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ 3 Kids (and Counting!)” (People)

• “Who Is Brittany Snow’s Husband? All About Tyler Stanaland” (People)

• “Cherry Poppin Productions Presents: XOXO EUPHORIA GIRL” (360)

  • I didn’t care for the trailer but the concept is amusing.

• “10 Best Television Deuteragonists In Dramas” (Screen Rant)

• “11 TV Shows To Watch With Cozy & Spooky Vibes That’ll Get You Ready For Fall In Canada” (Narcity)

• “6 TV Recap Podcasts for Better Binge Viewing” (The New York Times)

• “12 Affordable Friend Date Ideas To Try This Fall” (Brit + Co)

• “The 15 Best Criminal Minds Guest Stars Ranked” (Looper)

• “The 25 Most Controversial Recasting Decisions in TV and Film History” (IndieWire)

• “House Of The Dragon & 9 Other Shows With Powerful Queens” (Screen Rant)

• “The Best, Steamiest, and Just-Plain Weirdest TV Sex Scenes of All Time” (The Daily Beast)

• “NBC’s Best 10 pm Shows Ever, Ranked” (TVLine)

• “Most Disastrous ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Partners Ever!” (Us Weekly)

• “Why ‘Everwood’ Is Still One of the Best Family Dramas of All Time” (Collider)

  • One of my all-time favorite shows featuring one of my all-time favorite couples! (TDW)

• “Where Is the ‘Everwood’ Cast Now, 20 Years Later?” (TV Insider)

• “Why The Kid Detective Deserves Another Theatrical Run” (Movieweb)

• “Diversity in Teen Coming-of-Age TV Shows Over Time” (Movieweb)

• “Twin Peaks: Where are they now?” (Entertainment Weekly)

• “John Tucker Must Die: Where are they now?” (Entertainment Weekly)

• “Who Knew: Uncover All the Celebrities You Totally Forgot Guest-Starred in ‘Drake & Josh’” (J-14)

• “The Faces That Look Back at Us When We Come Out, Again and Again” (The New York Times)

  • This is very powerful.

  • Related: The Evolution of LGBTQ Teen Drama Characters (TDW)

• “In ‘Reboot,’ Everything Old Is New, to Streaming” (The New York Times)

  • For some reason, “Gossip Girl” is referred to here as “Gossip Girls.” The show they really should’ve mentioned, though, is “BH90210” — “Reboot” is more or less the same premise.

• “TV Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming” (Deadline)

• “Stars Who Revealed Their Pregnancies on the Red Carpet in 2022” (People)

• “Grace Van Patten On Time-Travelling To 2007 For Tell Me Lies” (Vogue UK)

  • Funny that she says her character would watch “Gossip Girl” given that her sister, Anna Van Patten, appeared on the “Gossip Girl” spinoff.

• “Ava Max on Scooby Doo, Lil Nas X, and Coach SS23” (Interview)

Best of the Rest

• Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills, 90210) is hosting “Love at First Lie,” a new “relationship mystery competition,” for MTV. (Variety)

• Tiffani Thiessen (Valerie, Beverly Hills, 90210) and husband Brady Smith organized a GoFundMe in the wake of friend Scout Masterson’s passing. (GoFundMe)

  • Thiessen and Smith are listed as having contributed $2,000.

  • Spelling promoted the campaign in an Instagram story. A $1,000 donation is attributed to “Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott & kids xo.”

  • JoAnna Garcia (Bree, Gossip Girl) and Jennie Snyder Urman (co-executive producer, 90210) are also listed as top donors.

• Brian Austin Green (David, Beverly Hills, 90210) did more interviews tied to his Depend partnership.

  • “How Living with Ulcerative Colitis Taught ‘90210’ Star Brian Austin Green to Embrace His Health” (Healthline)

    • Reminder that Green was on “Beverly Hills, 90210” — not “90210.”

  • “Brian Austin Green shares fatherhood advice and the one warning all men need to hear” (Fox News)

    • Hate linking to this outlet…

  • “Brian Austin Green Says Watching Sharna Burgess Become a Mom Is ‘So Amazing’: ‘I’m So Lucky’” (People)

• SPOILER ALERT: Jason Lewis (Rob, Beverly Hills, 90210) was eliminated after receiving mostly negative feedback and a score of 18 on last night’s “Dancing with the Stars” premiere, while Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210) received mixed feedback, a score of 21, and was safe. (Deadline)

  • Green and girlfriend Sharna Burgess, who were partners last season, were in attendance.

• Production on Dallas Sting, which was to be produced by Greg Berlanti (executive producer, Dawson’s Creek), was canceled weeks before the start date due to allegations of impropriety behind the real-life story. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Jon Feldman (co-executive producer, Dawson’s Creek) did a lot of interviews for the premiere of “Monarch.”

  • “‘Monarch’: Inside the Lies, Betrayal & Killer Soundtrack of the Country Music Drama” (TV Insider)

  • “‘Monarch’ Boss on Dottie’s Future, That Flashforward Mystery & More” (TV Insider)

  • “Monarch Bosses Say Fox’s Country Music Drama Is More Similar to Succession Than Nashville” (TV Guide)

  • “Monarch EP, Star Anna Friel Talk Series Premiere’s Biggest Mysteries, Including Dottie's ‘Doozy’ of a Secret — Grade It!” (TVLine)

• Sadly, Michael Pitt (Henry, Dawson’s Creek) appears to be dealing with some mental health issues.

  • I’m not linking to the TMZ story because the footage published is disturbing and not something I believe should have been shared like this.

• Oliver Hudson (Eddie, Dawson’s Creek) is making the media rounds for the second season of “The Cleaning Lady.”

  • “The Cleaning Lady’s Oliver Hudson on Parents Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’s Love for the Series” (E! Online)

  • “Oliver Hudson on ‘The Cleaning Lady’: ‘It mirrored a lot of my life’” (New York Post)

  • “Oliver Hudson Talks About Struggles with Anxiety” (Extra)

  • “Oliver Hudson Says Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell ‘binge watch’ His Show; ‘I finally made it’” (The Talk)

  • Related: “‘The Cleaning Lady’ Season 2: Oliver Hudson Confronts Elodie Yung in Tearful Premiere Sneak Peek” (Entertainment Tonight)

  • Missed this last month: “Oliver & Kate Hudson Share Lessons Learned From Fellow Celebrity Siblings” (The Kelly Clarkson Show)

• Jonathan Lipnicki (Buzz, Dawson’s Creek) spoke about “Taking His Craft More Seriously And The Comedy Version Of Donnie Darko.” (Slashfilm)

• Jason Moore, who directed for “Dawson’s Creek” and “One Tree Hill,” will helm an adaptation of The Guncle. (Deadline)

  • Moore also appeared on-camera in a season 5 episode of “Dawson’s Creek.”

  • Worth noting… “Guncle” was Spelling’s nickname for the late Masterson.

• Ben Gibbard reflected on the impact “The O.C.” had on Death Cab for Cutie. (Stereogum)

• The New York Times asserts Olivia Wilde (Alex, The O.C.) backed out of “a long-scheduled interview last week just hours before it was to take place.” (The New York Times)

• Paul Wesley (Donnie, The O.C.) and wife Ines de Ramon separated earlier this year. (People)

• Autumn Reeser (Taylor, The O.C.), Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill), and Bethany Joy Lenz (Haley, One Tree Hill) will appear at New Jersey’s Christmas Con in December. (That’s 4 Entertainment)

  • The lineup also includes Victor Webster, husband of Shantel VanSanten (Quinn, One Tree Hill), and others who have appeared in projects with teen drama stars.

• The guests for some of the different stops on the “Drama Queens” tour have been revealed.

  • New York will have Barbara Alyn Woods (Deb, One Tree Hill), Daphne Zuniga (Victoria, One Tree Hill), Tyler Hilton (Chris, One Tree Hill), and Matt Barr (Wes, The O.C. / Psycho Derek, One Tree Hill / Keith, Gossip Girl).

  • Boston will have Robert Buckley (Clay, One Tree Hill) and Hilton.

  • The Philadelphia guests will be announced sometime today.

• Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) did press for the new season of “True Crime Story: It Couldn’t Happen Here.”

  • “Hilarie Burton Morgan Has a Lot Invested in True Crime Story: It Couldn’t Happen Here” (TV Fanatic)

  • “Hilarie Burton Morgan on Using Her Platform and ‘True Crime Story: It Couldn’t Happen Here’” (The Nerds of Color)

• Lenz visited the set of “The Chosen,” which stars Jordan Ross, grandson of Barry Corbin (Whitey, One Tree Hill). (Instagram)

• Austin Nichols (Julian, One Tree Hill) “talks about his new movie ‘Match’ and why he won’t do dating apps.” (KTLA)

• Glimpse VanSanten in the trailer for American Murderer. (YouTube)

  • The project reunites VanSanten with her “Shooter” co-star Ryan Phillippe.

• Robbie Jones (Quentin, One Tree Hill / Jordan, 90210) will appear at the “A Week in Tree Hill” convention for “One Tree Hill.” (Facebook)

• Watch Evan Peters (Jack, One Tree Hill) in the trailer for “Dahmer,” which premieres on Netflix tomorrow. (YouTube)

• Watch Alyvia Alyn Lind, daughter of Woods and sister of Emily Alyn Lind (Audrey, Gossip Girl spinoff), in the trailer for the new season of “Chucky.” (YouTube)

  • Woods and Christine Elise (Emily, Beverly Hills, 90210) recur on the show.

• Michelle Branch, who appeared as herself on “One Tree Hill,” discussed the recent tumult in her personal life.

  • “Michelle Branch Has ‘Nothing But Love’ for Patrick Carney, Says Marriage Is ‘Changing by the Hour’” (People)

  • “Michelle Branch Talks Reconciliation With Patrick Carney & Domestic Assault Case” (Tamron Hall Show)

    • There are two other clips as well.

  • Related: “Michelle Branch and the Black Keys’ Patrick Carney Agree to Pause Divorce Proceedings” (Pitchfork)

• Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) revealed she and husband Ryan Reynolds are expecting their fourth child while appearing as a speaker at the Forbes Power Women’s Summit. (People)

• Lively called out the paparazzi for waiting outside her home to get pictures of her. (Instagram)

• Watch Lively in her latest commercial for Betty Buzz. (YouTube)

• Zuzanna Szadkowski (Dorota, Gossip Girl) discussed “playing Dorota, reuniting with star-studded cast and infamous Dan Humphrey twist as iconic series turns 15.” (Metro)

  • A lot of this echoes what Szadkowski said on the “XOXO” podcast last week.

• Connor Paolo (Eric, Gossip Girl) appears in A Creature Was Stirring, a thriller acquired by Well Go USA Entertainment for worldwide distribution. (Deadline)

• Brittany Snow (Young Lily, Gossip Girl) and husband Tyler Stanaland announced they are separating. (Instagram)

• Melissa Fumero (Zoe, Gossip Girl) will reunite with “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” co-star Andy Samberg and co-executive producer Neil Campbell for their animated Comedy Central series “Digman!”. (Variety)

• Jordan Alexander (Julien, Gossip Girl spinoff) did another interview about being a Savage x Fenty ambassador. (Refinery29)

• Jessica Stroup (Silver, 90210) got married last weekend, with Snow among those in attendance. (Us Weekly)

• Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210) released the visual version of her new album. (YouTube)