We just got an invite to the
set of One Tree Hill in Wilmington, and we can't
wait to catch up with the cast and crew. As
always, we want your questions, but here's the
deal -- we're leaving tomorrow (this was
last-minute!). So if you want a shot at asking
the OTHers something, you've got to post right
away... like, within the next few hours. We'll be
compiling the questions by early evening so we
can catch our flights.
Be
creative, and please keep it to one question per
fan!
Our good friends at
BuddyTV posted this article today. The gag reel
from the fifth season of 'One Tree Hill' DVD's
which hits stores next a week from today!
Who
doesn't love a good gag reel? Even though
I've watched actors cracking up as they flub
their lines on seemingly hundreds of different
DVDs, I never tire of seeing my favorite stars
act like real people. There's something
about a good gag reel that makes you feel like
you're right there on the set watching the magic
happen. It's a bit strange to see someone
like Kiefer Sutherland break character as he
collapses into giggles while filming 24,
but that's what makes it so entertaining.
Gag reels help to remind us that actors are real
people, and they make mistakes just like the rest
of us
Season
5 of One Tree Hill comes to DVD on
August 26, but the gag reel has already shown up
on YouTube. Read on to check it out.
There
are plenty of highlights to be found in the four
and a half minutes of footage, including: Bethany
Joy Galeotti making K-Fed fall on the floor by
spouting some profanity, lots of tongue action
from various actors, Jackson Brundage dancing,
Haley flirting with Dan, Paul Johansson rolling a
wheelchair into a pool, James Lafferty getting
slapped numerous times, and Chad Michael Murray
failing to successfully shoot a basket. Who
knew Lucas had such shoddy aim?
You can check out all the shenanigans below:
The gag reel is just one of the bonus features
found on the One Tree Hill season 5 DVD
set. The set also includes interviews with
the cast and crew discussing the show's fast
forward, a special look at the 100th episode,
commentary on two episodes, and a featurette
highlighting musical guest stars like Kevin
Federline and Kate Voegele. Hopefully the
DVDs will tide fans over until season 6 of One
Tree Hill premiere on September 1.
credit:
curlyhead/Fan Forum According to a network source, the CW has
ordered 23 episodes of OTH for season six. Also,
this source has reported that this will be OTH's
last season, much to the displeasure of the CW
credit:
nine/TWOP Forum: The network tried to offer Sophia Bush and
Chad Michael Murray a ton of money to stay for
another season (S7) but they both turned the
offer down. I dont know if the rest of the cast
was made an offer and turned it down but the two
I mentioned did at least.
When
The CW makes their official announcement, we will
post it. I always imagined season 6 to be the
final season. This is truly a sad day for 'One
Tree Hill' fans
6x01 'TOUCH ME I'M
GOING TO SCREAM' EPISODE STILLS
There
are few film genres that I love more than noir,
which was all the rage in Hollywood throughout
the '40s and '50s. The films are usually
shot in black and white, and often contain
flashbacks, voiceovers, cynical men and dangerous
femme fatales. As much as I love the noir
style, it can often be a disaster when television
shows adopt it for very special episodes. Smallville
and Charmed both tried to pull off
the hardboiled dialogue and beautiful black and
white cinematography, but the less mentioned
about those episodes the better.
While being interviewed by The CW Source at the
Teen Choice Awards, Chad Michael Murray revealed
that the episode of One Tree Hill he's
scripting will be noir-themed. Will it be
an interesting departure for the show or an
absolute train wreck?
"We actually have a really great season this
year," Murray said when asked about what's
coming up for the One Tree Hill
gang. "Things have been heating up,
we've killed a couple people, and I wrote an
episode this year, actually. I wrote a
black and white '30s film noir piece. It's
kind of Casablanca meets Dick Tracy,
and Mark [Schwahn] really loved it. I took
all six years [of the show] and kind of
incorporated different aspects of it, then set it
in the '30s."
Murray also revealed that his episode, which
starts shooting in October, will likely be the
thirteenth of the season. The actor is also
hoping to step behind the camera to direct an
installment sometime this year.
Before I start to ponder what a '30s-style One
Tree Hill episode will be like, I have to
wonder whether Murray was serious when mentioning
the deaths of a couple characters. It's the
type of comment that could have been a throwaway
joke, or he could have been completely
serious. If he in fact wasn't being
facetious, then which members of the OTH gang
will be meeting their ends? Dan better not
be included, or else I'll be protesting in the
streets.
As for the noir-themed OTH episode, I
honestly don't know what to think about it.
Murray has never written an episode before, so
it's impossible to predict how the installment
will turn out. I can certainly picture
Peyton (Hilarie Burton) and Brooke (Sophia Bush)
in vintage '30s garb, and it's not difficult to
think of Mouth (Lee Norris) as a nosy reporter,
but what will the plot consist of? Will the
whole thing be a dream sequence? Will it be
an excerpt from Lucas's next novel? We'll
have to wait and see.
One Tree Hill season 6 premieres on the
CW on September 1.
MySpace’s music
label, the creatively titled MySpace Records, is
launching its first national tour.
Singer/songwriter Kate Voegele is the first
artist to score a headlining tour sponsored by
the popular social networking site.
Dubbed
the "Back 2 School" tour, and
cosponsored with the University of Phoenix, where
Voegele is a psychology major, the trek
will span 40-dates in North American trek, and
launches Friday, Aug. 8 at the Glass House in
Pomona, Calif.
"It's
all wrapped up in this bigger ad package sold by
MySpace," MySpace Records GM J Scavo told
Billboard. "The centerpiece is the media
that's running on myspace.com, which drives
traffic to this co-branded page."
As
part of the sponsorship, the 21-year-old singer
will chronicle her touring experience via blogs
and video diaries on myspace.com/kateontour.
Voegele will also upload behind-the-scenes
footage from the tour, post bulletin updates and
maintain the site's "Ask Kate" forum.
"The
MySpace sales staff feels embolden now to go
offer these far more complex and integrated
packages to advertisers," Scavo added.
"If we can keep doing this, it adds
awareness and creates some support for our
efforts as a label."
Voegele
launched her career on prime-time teen soap One
Tree Hill, is touring in support of her
debut album Don't Look Away.
At
the 10th Annual Teen Choice Awards last
Sunday night, One Tree Hill star Chad
Michael Murray, 26, gushed about his upcoming
nuptials to 20-year-old fiancee Kenzie Dalton to OK!.
"I'm looking forward to it. I'd like to be
married," he told OK!. "She's
my bud. She makes me laugh. We're goofballs
together. She gave me a necklace and I don't like
to leave home without it."
Of her own love life, Chad's first wife and One
Tree Hill c0-star, Sophia Bush, told OK!,
"I'm just happy. I'm just me right
now."
One Tree Hill
hottie Sophia Bush arrives at the 2008 Teen
Choice Awards at Gibson Amphitheater on
Sunday, August 3, 2008 in Los Angeles,
California.
The
26-year-old actress is up for two surfboards this
year: Choice TV Actress in a Drama and Choice TV
Show for a Drama. In the actress category, Sophia
is up against her costar Hilarie Burton, Grey’s
Anatomy’s Katherine Heigl, and Gossip
Girl stars Blake Lively and Leighton
Meester.
The 2008 Teen
Choice Awards, hosted by Disney sensation
Miley Cyrus, is scheduled to air on Monday @ 8PM
ET/PT on FOX.
Presenter
Sophia Bush, in a long, gorgeous watered silk
flower print dress chatted a bit:
Q: What's the one
thing about high school you are glad you don't
have to do again?
Sophia: I don't have to stay up all night
writing papers anymore but I miss school though.
Q: What do
you think is a big issue teens have to face
today?
Sophia: There are so many. They attack
celebrities on blogs and teenagers are attacking
each other on MySpace. There is so much
negativity around, especially for young women.
They're so competitive. You just hope they'll
learn to love themselves for what they are.
Embrace yourself. I'd like to see press outlets
doing stories on women of all types. We all have
different goals, passions and dreams and you need
examples.
Q: What
could you just not be without?
Sophia: It's difficult when I'm traveling
but if I'm going to be gone for a long time, I
would never leave home without my dog. I'm away
from him for four days and I'm dying to see him.
Chad
Michael Murray of "One Tree Hill" who
won for "Choice TV Actor: Drama" looked
like his surf board was an easy carry and had
some solid advice for teens.
Q:
What problems do teens face today?
Chad: I think they have a lot less respect
for their parents to be honest. I think that
needs to be addressed. I would want them, next
time their parents ask them to do the dishes, do
their homework, mow the lawn don't make them ask
you twice. When you get home tonight, just go and
give mom and dad a big hug and a kiss and it'll
go a lot farther. There are a lot of big issues
going on in the world that we know about, the
environment and who's going to be the next
President. Let's think about the basics first and
I think it's going to start with the kids.
Chad
gushed that his current girlfriend/fianc? Kenzie
Dalton, a former crew member on "One Tree
Hill", makes him laugh and is the first girl
he's dated who has really done so. "It's not
that she's just pretty or anything, she's my bud!
She supports me. Hey, all the girls out there who
think being funny is not sexy, you're wrong! I
think the best relationship is with someone who
is your best friend. We are just goofballs
together and I love that".
Q:
Where are you going to put your surfboard award?
Chad: I actually have a spot for it on the
wall in my office. It's been calling to me. It's
kind of naked right now. That's where it's going
to go.
Q:
What would you never leave home without?
Chad: I've got a necklace around my neck
that my lady gave me. I try not to leave home
without that and my wit.
Q:
How is Miley doing tonight?
Chad: I think she's rocking it! I've never
met her. You hear about her everywhere you go.
That girl has energy to spare. She's doing a
great job tonight. She should be proud of herself
when it's over.
Chad
Michael Murray is dashing in a John Varvatos
white button down shirt, skinny tie and navy
cotton suspender pants at the 2008 Teen
Choice Awards at Gibson Amphitheater on
Sunday, August 3, 2008 in Los Angeles,
California.
The 26-year-old One
Tree Hill hottie picked up the surfboard for
Choice TV Actor in a Drama beating out Patrick
Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy), Taylor
Kitsch (Friday Night Lights) and Gossip
Girl stars Chace Crawford and Penn Badgley.
The 2008 Teen
Choice Awards, hosted by Disney sensation
Miley Cyrus, is scheduled to air on Monday @ 8PM
ET/PT on FOX.
Rather
than getting their knickers in a twist over saucy
ads for Gossip Girl, the US media should worry
about the unfair portrayal of sex and morality on
TV.
The US media is having a collective
hot flush over some supposedly scandalous
advertisements for season two of teen drama
Gossip Girl. The ads have so far brought the show
the kind of publicity producers have wet dreams
about.
But
the posters really aren't that big a deal: Yes,
they show teenagers kissing and hint at sexual
relations to come. Yes, kids watch the show, and
yes, they will see some depictions of sex, but
it's all pretty PG and the characters involved
are all over 18.
The
real reason everyone's so worked up is a
puritanical attitude, common in the American
media, which decrees that Good Girls Don't. (Have
sex, that is.) And if they do, they shouldn't
enjoy it. And if they do, they must be punished.
It's a double standard: the first episode of
Gossip Girl showed a male character try to force
sex with two girls, and yet he ended the series a
hero. Meanwhile, the girls who had sex with more
than one guy experienced guilt and ostracisation
in addiction to being dumped. In TV-land, then,
betrayal is worse than rape.
This
warped attitude to young women's sexuality can be
seen in every teen drama to hit the small screen.
Tori Spelling's Beverly Hills 90210 character
Donna wasn't allowed to have sex until she was in
her early twenties because Tori's producer father
Aaron was scared of ruining her real-life
reputation. In My So-Called Life, the girls who
had sex, Rayanne and Sharon, had to deal with
serious family problems that virginal Angela
escaped. And you might say that one of the
reasons Lauren Conrad was chosen to front her own
spin-off (the clearly staged but nonetheless
brilliant "reality show" The Hills)
over her Laguna Beach co-star and arch rival
Kristen was because the latter was a good-time
girl with far too many boys' numbers in her
BlackBerry.
But
no teen programme has ever taken the threat of
young women's sexuality more seriously than that
ode to longwinded angst-ing, Dawson's Creek. Not
only did Andie get dumped after losing her
virginity and Gretchen lose her baby and her
place at college after considering abortion for a
nanosecond, but the only two girls who had a
healthy attitude to sex got killed off. That'll
teach them.
Young
men, meanwhile, get to have the time of their
lives on TV, simply by not having a uterus. Super
stud Pacey Witter made it out of Capeside alive
while Lucas Scott remains an idol in One Tree
Hill, no matter how many girls he messes around.
Gossip Girl's Chuck Bass will never really be
reprimanded for being a lying, cheating, wannabe
rapist... whereas his female counterpart is
currently suffering an extreme rehab regime. I
guess equal opportunity castigation would be too
much of a drag for the mostly male producers of
these shows.
So
instead of getting worked up about some
ultimately harmless advertisements that won't
shock anyone who's started puberty, perhaps we
should all be concerned that teen TV is
encouraging young people to develop some
unhealthy and gender-biased beliefs about the
link between sex and morality.
After
all, that's much more disturbing than a few
pretty posters...
I know there haven't been
much updates in the past few weeks, I apologize
as school and work have consumed my summer! I
hope to get back in the swing of things soon!
That said, the season
6 episode guide has been updated. Also, I
have added several new affiliates which can be
found here.
Here is the official teaser for the
first episode of the sixth season, "Touch Me
I'm Going To Scream"...
Singer/songwriter/actress
Kate Voegele [ tickets ] has mapped an extensive
headlining tour this summer as she continues to
support her debut album, last year's "Don't
Look Away."
The
21-year-old performer--who completed a
seven-episode run on the teen drama "One
Tree Hill" earlier this year--will kick off
the outing Aug. 8 in Pomona, CA. The University
of Phoenix-sponsored trek is schedule to hit more
than 40 cities through early October. Dates are
below.
"Don't
Look Away," released in May of last year
(and re-released in January with three additional
tracks) was the singer's debut for MySpace
Records. In 2006, Voegele became the first
performer signed to the fledgling label, which
features artists who got their first widespread
exposure through appearing on the popular social
networking service.
"MySpace
was on board two years before 'One Tree Hill'
ever came about," Voegele recently told
LiveDaily. "They believed in me from the
beginning. Without them and my
management--everybody on my whole team--I think
it would be impossible to be where I am now.
That's probably been one of the greatest
milestones in my career."
The
singer also claimed she has already written
enough original material for 10 studio albums.
"I
have so much stuff," she said. "As an
artist, I'm always writing because I'm always
inspired by everything that's going on around me.
I'm having all these amazing experiences, now
that I'm on tour and meeting people and hanging
out with everybody and seeing new places; it's
incredibly inspirational. I'm always writing. I
can't wait to get in the studio again, although
I'm definitely still really excited about doing
this record and riding it out."
TOUR DATES
August 2008
8 - Pomona, CA - Glass House
9 - Laguna Hills, CA - Laguna Hills Mall
11 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
12 - Seattle, WA - Neumo’s
14 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound
16 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground
17 - Edina, MN - Southdale Center
18 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave Bar
19 - Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
21, 22 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
23 - Gurnee, IL - Gurnee Mills
24 - Cleveland, OH - Cambridge Room
26 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
27 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
29 - St. Petersburg, FL - State Theater
30 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
31 - Orlando, FL - The Social
September 2008
3 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft
4 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theater
5 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
6 - Houston, TX - Wherehouse Studios
7 - Dallas, TX - The Loft
10 - Los Angeles, CA - Roxy
11 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music
Hall
12 - Santa Barbara, CA - West Beach Music
Festival
13 - San Diego, CA - Soma
14 - Phoenix, AZ - Martini Ranch
16 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
18 - St. Louis, MO - FuBar
19 - Indianapolis, IN - Music Mill
20 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater
21 - Detroit, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
23 - Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo
24 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall
25 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
26 - Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre
27 - New Haven, CT - Toad’s Place
28 - South Hackensack, NJ - School of Rock
30 - Baltimore, MD - 8x10
October 2008
1 - Fallas Church, VA - State Theater
3 - Westchester, PA - West Chester University
5 - Salisbury, MD - Salisbury University
Actress
Sophia Bush was a figure of grace walking the red
carpet dressed in herone- shouldered bronze Fendi
gown at the 16th Annual ESPY Awards at Nokia
Theater in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, July 16,
2008.
Sophia, 26, wore a floor length satin gown with a
long side slit and cinched at the waist with a
black leather belt. She accessorized with a
sparkling cream color clutch, black Jimmy Choo
peep toe heels, diamond shaped Anthony Nak gold
earrings and wavy gold bangle bracelet on her
left arm. Her brown colored hair swept up and
tied in a bun looked elegant but seemed to add
age to her face.
Sophia was rumored to have dated Dallas Cowboys
Quarterback Tony Romo in late 2007 when they were
seen together in Texas. In December 2007 she was
reported to be dating James Lafferty but her rep
denied the report. Recent photos of Lafferty and
Bush together at LAX airport in Los Angeles have
renewed past speculations.
In February 2008, Sophia made several appearances
in Texas in support of the Barack Obama campaign
and was later joined in Dallas, Fort Worth, and
Waco by fellow actor Adam Rodriguez.
Sophia will be next seen in The Narrow, an
independent film starring Kevin Zegers, Vincent
D'Onofrio, Eddie Cahill and Monica Keena.
Established in 1993, the Excellence in Sports
Performance Yearly (ESPY) Awards is an annual
sports awards event created and broadcast by
American cable television network ESPN. The
ceremony is to honor individual and team athletic
and other sports-related achievements during the
past year. This year the ceremony was hosted by
Justin Timberlake and will air on July 20.
Celebrities attending the event included David
and Victoria Beckham - who were invited as award
presenters, Adriana Lima, Kate Walsh and Zac
Efron among others.
The
longer a television show stays on the air the
more likely it is that the cast will get involved
behind the scenes. Starring on a hit TV
series is great training to learn more about the
business, which is why we've seen actors like Tom
Welling (Smallville) and Paul Johansson
(One Tree Hill) direct episodes of their
respective series. There's no better place
to practice your craft and test out your skills
in front of millions of people.
Following in the footsteps of Johansson, TV
Guide is reporting that two other stars from
One Tree Hill will be doing work behind
the scenes when the show returns for its sixth
season.
Chad Michael Murray is taking on the more arduous
task, as he'll be taking a cue from Lucas Scott
and doing some major writing. The actor is
set to pen an episode late in the season, and
though we have no idea what it will be about or
when it'll air, it should be interesting to see
what Murray comes up with. Will he give his
character extra screen time and Emmy-worthy
emotional moments? Will he successfully
capture the voices of the characters in the same
way creator Mark Schwahn does? We'll have
to wait and see.
While Murray is busy writing for the characters,
Bethany Joy Galeotti will step up to direct the
actors for one episode. Aside from
Johansson, who regularly directs installments of
the series, Moira Kelly (Karen Scott) has also
helmed a couple episodes. It's likely that
Haley won't feature much in the installment
directed by Galeotti, as it's usually tough to be
behind the camera and in front of it at the same
time.
Fans can look forward to seeing what their
favorite actors can do behind the scenes when One
Tree Hill season 6 kicks off on September 1.
I will be adding lots of
pictures to the gallery within the next few days!
So keep checking back. We also would like to wish
Sophia Bush who turned 26 yesteday a Happy
Birthday!
I trust that everyone had
a Happy 4th of July! I just wanted to apologize
for the lack of updates recently. I'm taking
several summer classes and have been working two
jobs, so I haven't had the time! I haven't
forgotten about the site and hope to continue
updating within the next few days!
What will Michelle Obama think
about this one? Will this be a Hollywood
catfight? Much ado was made when it was
leaked out that A-list buxom actress Scarlett
Johansson of the "Yes, we can" video
reportedly had the private e-mail address of
presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
Scarlett Johansson might now have some
competition from pint-sized hottie Sophia Bush of
"One Tree Hill" fame.
When asked by OK! Magazine recently, "Are
you dating anyone now," the stunning little
brunette told the magazine, "The only two
men I have time for are Barack Obama and my
trainer! Those are the closest I come to
relationships." How many of the
Hollywood babes will be chasing after Obama if he
wins the White House?
Obama tried to calm down the whole Marilyn Monroe
- John F Kennedy comparisons that were already
picking up steam by calling it a misunderstanding
and blaming his assistant, a man named Reggie
Love for what he deemed as an electronic mix
up. Obama claimed it was only one
"thank-you" e-mail and then it was
blown out of proportion.
Now with the crush that Sophia Bush has on Barack
Obama will we be looking at another Bill Clinton
type Hollywood infatuation with the Commander in
Chief only with younger and prettier actresses?
LOS
ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Michaela McManus,
who had a recurring role on "One Tree
Hill," has joined the cast of NBC's crime
drama "Law & Order: SVU" as the new
assistant district attorney.
She
replaces Diane Neal, who departed at the end of
last season after five years. TV Guide's Web site
reported in April that Neal told the show's crew
that she had been fired.
"Law
& Order: SVU" begins its 10th season in
the fall. McManus is best known for playing
Lindsey Strauss, Chad Michael Murray's literary
editor, on the CW's "One Tree Hill."
Hilarie Burton is only a little
older than 22-year-old Peyton Sawyer, her
character on the teen drama "One Tree
Hill," but in conversation, Burton speaks
with a wisdom, and a vision for her future, that
would be a credit to someone much
older—those she still calls
"grownups." Chalk it up to her early
start in show-business—at an age when most
kids are watching the clock in Calculus, Burton
was already a VJ on MTV. Or to running your own
film production company while starring in films
like the Christian thriller "The List,"
just out on DVD, and the upcoming screen version
of Sue Monk Kidd's "Secret Life of
Bees." Burton herself might say her taking
the long view has to do with her Southern
upbringing, and her belief in God.
For
someone with a big role on a hit TV series,
"The List" might be called an unusual
project. What convinced you to sign onto a
Christian indie film?
Partly I wanted to play Jo Johnston for my fans
who know me from "One Tree Hill." My
character on the show does some things I would
not recommend. So it was nice to play someone
closer to who I am. And for me, it was important
because, growing up, you never saw Christian
ladies in movies or on TV. Even today, when you
read Christian stories or you watch Christian
movies, the characters don't talk like normal
people. They don't use slang. They're very
formal. It was great to play a contemporary
Christian and have her not be a geek. It's almost
taboo. Playing a Christian woman is so much
weirder than playing a drug addict or a friendly
prostitute or any of those things.
Did you know that it was a Christian film
when you read for it?
I did. I grew up in the United Methodist Church,
and church was always a very big part of my
growing up. After leaving my hometown, it became
very hard to find a--I don't want to say a
religious community, but a spiritual community.
It wasn't until I worked on this film that I
really met like-minded people. And to find a
group of people who were working within the
business, and also playing by their own rules and
very successfully, it was very inspiring for me.
Gary [Wheeler, director of "The List"]
inspired me to start my own production company
down here in Wilmington, which we call Southern
Gothic, and we've already started on our first
project, a dark comedy that's very human, along
the lines of "Little Miss Sunshine" or
"Juno," about a young guy who gets
cancer.
Do you feel like it's easier to be open
about having a life of faith in show-business?
Well, it's easier for me because I live and work
in Wilmington, N.C., in a very family-oriented
film community. That's not to say that, if I went
out to Hollywood, I'd be bashful about my
convictions. I've always been very vocal about my
religion. It's a big part of who I am. I remember
being told that part of your job as a Christian
is testifying to that. You could be Christian all
you want, but if you hide out in your room and
keep it a secret, what good does that do God? I
mean, it's a hard path to figure out, because you
don't want to throw it in peoples' face. But I
want the kids who watch "One Tree Hill"
to know that it's all pretend, and that the
person at the core of that character values
morals, honor and things like that. You want to
inspire them to look beyond what is superficial
and try to find that greater thing.
The South—its uniqueness and
traditions—play a big part in "The
List." And it seems to be a theme with you.
You were raised in Virginia—was it that kind
of old South milieu?
I'm from northern Virginia, but I grew up next to
the West Virginia border, so it was hills and
farmland. We had that sense of adventure you get
from growing up around old farmhouses and lazy,
rolling hills, you know? That's something that
translates into "The List," that love
of what's ancient. It's funny, though: I was the
southern kid on the set, but my character was the
only one that wasn't from the South.
In a day and age when the
world is infatuated with the scandalous side of celebrity
and the misadventures of some of today's young
female stars, One Tree Hill actress
Hilarie Burton is a breath of fresh air. In fact,
she's living proof that rising female stars can
provide hope to those in need within their own
generation through strength and positive
messages. Although TV fans know Burton as the
brooding and artistic teen harlot, Peyton Sawyer,
on One Tree Hill, Hilarie recently got the
chance to show a completely different side of
herself next to Malcolm McDowell and Chuck
Carrington in the southern faith based thriller, The
List, which is now available on DVD (as of
June 10).
Much
like her character in The List, Hilarie
Burton found herself on a journey of exploration
that allowed her to reaffirm her own faith and
belief in a higher power. On Monday, Hilarie
phoned in to The Deadbolt HQ to
talk about her time on The List, her views
on faith and what it means to be a Christian girl
in Hollywood, how she navigates the real world
evils of the industry, how she's different than
her character on One Tree Hill, her USO
tour of Guantanamo Bay ... AND, whether Dan will
be returning to the series and if we should all
have faith that Peyton Sawyer could be making
wedding plans this season.
THE
DEADBOLT: So I guess the best question to
start with is, did you have faith The List
would finally be released on DVD?
HILARIE
BURTON: Oh yeah, that was never a question.
Gary Wheeler is so good at his job. Not only is
he a phenomenal on-set leader, but he understands
how to maintain his integrity and his ethics in a
business that can be kind of seedy. So I think
anybody who meets him and encounters him
automatically recognizes that. So I never doubted
for a second that he wouldn’t go out there
and sell this movie.
THE
DEADBOLT: Is it tough to be one of the 50
Sexiest Women and still be religious?
BURTON:
[laughs] What? Where did that come from? I
didn’t know about that. Is that your own
personal list?
THE
DEADBOLT: No, but you’ve been on a few.
BURTON:
A couple of them - sexy is as sexy does. I think
I went through a very awkward stage growing up. I
had three brothers and every girl likes to say
she’s a tomboy because they think
that’s what boys like to hear. I was
painfully tomboyish for awhile and it wasn’t
something to brag about [laughs]. So I think once
you’ve experienced that level of
awkwardness, any kind of accolade about your
physical appearance is always just kind of
unsettling. So I don’t pay attention to
that.
THE
DEADBOLT: I guess it would be kind of weird.
BURTON:
Yeah, it’s totally weird. I met a guy from
Europe recently that was talking about how
gorgeous women were - gorgeous, gorgeous - and I
was like, "Listen buddy, here in the States
woman don’t want to hear they’re
pretty. Every once in a while, maybe, but
American women like to hear they’re capable
and really smart. That’s what keeps us
going. Tell me how smart I am." [laughs]
THE
DEADBOLT: So what was it exactly that spoke
to you about The List?
BURTON:
For me it was the opportunity to play a Christian
woman that wasn’t a geek. There’s that
stereotype that the bible-toting Christian woman
is a dork, and that’s a stereotype I grew up
with and never really agreed with, and so I was
very excited about the opportunity to show a
different side to my fan base. I’ve got
impressionable teenage girls who watch One
Tree Hill and I wanted them to know you can
be cool and still be devout and still be strong
in your faith, and you don’t have to keep it
a secret either. People are like, "Wow,
you’re pretty vocal about your faith."
And I’m like, "Yeah, well, that’s
part of it. That’s part of being a
Christian, you have to announce it."
It’s not a secret.
THE
DEADBOLT: Since there's such a strong sense
of faith in the film, why do you think it's so
strong in the south?
BURTON:
I don’t know that it’s stronger in the
south. My mother’s family comes from Iowa
and Minnesota and they’re some of the most
devout people and their entire communities are
super devout. I think, given the climate and how
warm it is, people get out and mingle more. So
maybe there are more arenas to get out and talk
about it, to go to church. I think church in the
south is - it’s our history, our tradition,
it’s where we go to see our neighbors.
That’s not to say that that’s all
entirely wholesome, half the time you’re
just there to check out other people’s
outfits. But I think it’s so ingrained in
the southern culture that there are just more
arenas to talk about it perhaps.
THE
DEADBOLT: When connecting to your character,
Jo, were you faced with a similar questioning
process of understanding her in the same way she
had to understand her own future?
BURTON:
I think for me, in playing the part of Jo, a
large part of it was that I’ve been playing
a character on One Tree Hill that I, as a
younger person, did have a lot in common with.
Peyton Sawyer was very similar to how I was in
high school. So being able to play someone closer
to me was important. And I also wasn’t lost,
but searching for a way to use the leverage I
gained on One Tree Hill for good, you
know. I mean, you can go to all of the fashion
shows you want, go to all of the parties, and get
in all of the magazines and take pictures, you
can do that all you want, but unless you’re
using your status for good it’s kind of
pointless. So getting to play Jo, I knew that it
was going to bring my fan base to an entirely
different genre, which was important to me. But
also, I knew I was going to have an opportunity
to do things like this, like promote the film and
be asked about my faith. When I do stuff for One
Tree Hill, I don’t get posed those types
of questions. If I’m going to share any part
of my personal life with my public, I think
attesting to my faith and what I believe in is
probably one of the only valid things I should be
sharing. ...READ
FULL INTERVIEW
Sophia
Bush finally spoke out about her split from
fellow actor Jon Foster.
The
25-year-old One Tree Hill star told Us
Weekly Monday that she and Foster “broke up,
like, a year ago… I am single. We are really
good friends. We keep in touch, and we love each
other to death… You can love somebody, and
not be in love with them, and I think that was a
really valuable lesson. We weren’t ready to
get married, but it definitely doesn’t mean
we don’t care about each other.”
The
actress, who had a 20-month-long marriage to
costar Chad Michael Murray, added, “The only
two men I have time for are Barack Obama and my
trainer. So those are my relationships… I
love that [Obama] is the first politician who
doesn’t feel like a politician. Senator
Obama is the one person who’s saying,
‘We can change everything — but it
can’t just be me, and it can’t just be
you.’”
Kate
Voegele has had quite a whirlwind of a year. The
singer/songwriter from Cleveland, Ohio has found
musical success at only 21 years old. From
appearing on the hit CW TV show "One Tree
Hill" as a singer to hearing her songs
played on such shows as "Ghost
Whisperer" and MTV's "The Hills,"
this young star has been on a "cool
adventure," so far.
"It's
been an insane year," Voegele said in a
phone conversation from Cincinnati where she was
preparing for a live performance. "I've been
all over the place ... sometimes I get to a place
and I say 'Oh my God, where am I?'"
The
talented singer always had an interest in music
growing up. Her father played the guitar and
influenced her to pick it up as well.
"I
grew up in a musical family, so I was exposed to
all that stuff when I was little kid. I started
playing guitar when I was a freshman in high
school .. but it took me a while to decide to do
this as a career. At first I was just doing it
for fun," Voegele said.
Voegele
was named an "An Artist to Watch in
2008" by Billboard. Her debut album,
"Don't Look Away," had a huge increase
in sales after her guest appearance on One Tree
Hill where she sang some of the songs from the
album. She will be performing -- in support of
her album, Don't Look Away -- at The Fillmore at
TLA in Philadelphia on Monday, June 16 with
British pop singer Natasha Bedingfield and The
Veronicas.
Voegele didn't think she would get the part on
One Tree Hill. She went into the audition
thinking it was a long shot at best.
"I
never had any professional acting
experience," Voegele said. "I sang at
the audition and read my lines. When I was
finished they said 'Kate, you could do this for a
living, you know.' I thought that was pretty
awesome."
The
show gave her the exposure she needed and she
describes it as a great experience. She enjoyed
working on the show and felt welcome by the cast
and crew right away. Voegele played Mia, a young
artist not unlike herself trying to make it in
the music business.
"She
was such a great character to play. I think the
audience really identified with her,"
Voegele said.
With
so many things going on in her musical career,
Voegele had to put college on hold for a while,
but recently she decided to study online with the
University of Phoenix to get a degree in
psychology.
"I
went to college for two years and I had to stop
because of my career. I was kind of bummed out
about it because I love studying and going to
school," Voegele said. "This school
makes it flexible to be a student. I'm able to
work around my schedule."
The
singer, who writes all of her own songs, was
influenced by singers Alanis Morissette and
Sheryl Crow early on because of the
"intelligently written words" in their
music.
"Listening
to them made me want to write that kind of music
... mainstream music with a lot of heart. I think
it's really important to have words that people
can really relate to," Voegele said.
And
what's next for this talented musician after her
amazing, breakthrough year?
"I will always mainly be a musician ... I
can't picture not doing it," she said.
"But if something else came up in the acting
world I would definitely do it again."
If
you go: Kate Voegele will perform at the Fillmore
at the TLA on 334 South Street at 8 p.m. in
Philadelphia with Natasha Bedingfield and The
Veronicas. Tickets are $25. For tickets visit www.livenation.com
I'll admit
it: I have mixed feelings about Kate Voegele.
Kate Voegele is a singer, songwriter, guitarist
and pianist from Bay Village, Ohio. "Don't
Look Away," was released in May 2007 and
re-released in January on MySpace Records. Her
first and only album, "Don't Look
Away," was released in May 2007 and
re-released in January on MySpace Records, in
addition to a special iTunes exclusive release in
May.
A PR company press release describes Voegele as a
"singer/songwriter" with
"something truly distinctive to offer."
I must say, I'm impressed by the concept of
Voegele being signed by MySpace Records, because
of its implications: It suggests she has talent
appreciated not just by music producers sitting
in cushy chairs, trying to decide on the next big
thing, but also by the listeners of music.
In other words, Voegele seems to have appeal to
actual people, who've made her popular enough to
be signed, so there must be a significant number
of people who enjoy her music. (She may also be
gaining that fan base after appearing in the role
of Mia on The CW's "One Tree Hill.")
It's quite a feat (which is an understatement) to
become popular through a social-networking site,
and it's entirely plausible that you will
disagree with me about Voegele's music.
Still, despite the hype about the music (which
can be heard on myspace.com/katevoegele and
bought on iTunes) and her evident popularity, I'm
not a huge fan.
There's no denying Voegele's talent: She has a
powerful voice, and the music on the album is
tight and professional. (It's hard to tell who
plays what on the CD — Voegele plays piano
and guitar in addition to singing, but she also
has a backup band comprised of bass, guitar and a
slew of other instruments.)
"Don't Look Away" starts with
"Chicago," which begins with a guitar
melody, joined shortly by Voegele's vocals.
The music is sincere, but it gets mildly
formulaic: Much of the rest of the album starts
off with a lonely melody, then flows into vocals
that build to a chorus before backing off for
more verse.
Voegele's voice is the driver behind her music:
The melodies, while at times catchy (such as on
"Might Have Been," which features a
memorable guitar opening and backing), can also
blend together into an indistinguishable mush of
background noise. "Facing Up," for
instance, is driven almost entirely by Voegele's
voice, with backing guitar and piano that require
effort to notice.
Frankly, my two biggest criticisms are weak: The
music doesn't sound very original, and it just
doesn't grab me. Voegele is talented, but she's
not doing anything special on her album.
The latter criticism may be due to preference on
my part. I've never found myself drawn to music
from Voegele's genre. And this is where the mixed
feelings I mentioned at the beginning of this
review come in: Knowing that Voegele is popular
for reasons other than manipulation of audiences
by record labels, and given her obvious and
impressive talent, I have trouble writing off
Voegele's music completely.
The songs are thoughtful, and I found myself
liking songs like "Devil In Me," which
is fun to listen to and features a pop chorus and
guitars, or the fast-paced "One Way Or
Another," which showcases Voegele's vocal
power and features a wide range of instruments
that work together to build up the song into a
complete piece.
My recommendation is that you check out Voegele
for yourself. The genres she blends are eclectic
and far-reaching, and she's a talented musician.
I would recommend either buying some of her
tracks or seeing her live — she's coming to
Chameleon Club June 19.
One Tree Hill
hottie Sophia Bush arrives at the 2008 Teen
Choice Awards at Gibson Amphitheater on
Sunday, August 3, 2008 in Los Angeles,
California.
Actress
Sophia Bush was a figure of grace walking the red
carpet dressed in herone- shouldered bronze Fendi
gown at the 16th Annual ESPY Awards at Nokia
Theater in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, July 16,
2008.
celebrity
and the misadventures of some of today's young
female stars, One Tree Hill actress
Hilarie Burton is a breath of fresh air. In fact,
she's living proof that rising female stars can
provide hope to those in need within their own
generation through strength and positive
messages. Although TV fans know Burton as the
brooding and artistic teen harlot, Peyton Sawyer,
on One Tree Hill, Hilarie recently got the
chance to show a completely different side of
herself next to Malcolm McDowell and Chuck
Carrington in the southern faith based thriller, The
List, which is now available on DVD (as of
June 10).