Drama fix

I watch too much TV!
I already have Pretty Little Liars, Greek, One Tree Hill, NCIS, Hellcats, Vampire Diaries, Grey's Anatomy, and General Hospital.
I've taken on House of Anubis.
My Life as Liz is back.
Glee is back.

I already gave up Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters. I'm giving up Gossip Girl too.

Brittany mentioned One Tree Hill in a not-so-nice comment. One Tree Hill still retains a good audience for the CW even though it is in the same time slot as Glee and NCIS. Why? Because its fans are true and loyal.

They also mentioned One Tree Hill on Greek tonight.

OTH won't be cancelled. It will end, thank you very much.

OTH Accidents!

The following article made me laugh and smile. I appreciate articles that count how many times similar or identical situations occur (e.g. the number of times Luc and Tess say "I know, right?" in Camp Rock 2). Fans like me really don't care that every major character of One Tree Hill has almost died. Remember what we learned from the (second) prom episode in Honey Grove, Texas? No one else has the same drama as these characters. The only thing you can relate to is the love and heart ache. I love these characters and I love this show!


'One Tree Hill' Loves Almost Killing Off Characters
By SHARON THARP

The latest car crash. [ Image Source ]

We still have two weeks until One Tree Hill officially returns for the last half of its eighth and most likely final season. And I gotta say, the show is actually better than it's been in years. It's still beating network favorite Gossip Girl in ratings and fans are more turned in then ever.

But, I gotta point something out. If you're a Tree Hill fan, then you undoubtedly noticed it, but the show has a tendency to feature a major car accident EVERY SEASON. Well, except season 7. But still. Seriously, every main character has gotten into a major car accident and nearly died. Every single one.


Let's recap, shall we?

Lucas

Lucas lands in a coma after his inebriated uncle turns at a red light in season 1. His real father, Dan, is forced to save him and despite a hurt shoulder, surgery and going into a coma, he's fine. Miraculous!

Nathan

Nathan, like his brother, slipped into a coma due to a car crash. He intentionally drives a race car off the road in season 2. Not only that, but he also inadvertently causes two other car crashes – one that makes Rachel and his Uncle Cooper drive off a bridge (season 3) and one that injures his pregnant wife (season 4). Way to go, Nate. Oh, and he crashes Peyton's car in season 1 while he's driving drunk.

Peyton

 Peyton's adopted mother died when she ran a red light and Peyton tempted fate a few times in season 1. Aside from the psycho stalker who tried to kill her, getting shot in the leg by a school shooter and the near-fatal birth of her daughter, Peyton gets into a huge car accident in season 6 while pregnant. Surprise! She survives.

Haley

A pregnant Haley winds up in the hospital after getting hit by a car in season 4. The car that hit her was driven by a loan shark that her hubby Nathan got entangled with. She breaks her foot and spends the next few episodes on crutches, but all in all, she and the baby are fine.

Brooke

(accident around 3:02 mark)

For the most part, Brooke's escaped all the near-death experiences. Other than getting attacked in her store and having a little run-in with Quentin's killer, she's managed to stay...very much alive. She wasn't in the school shooting and she missed all the car accidents. That is, until this season. In the last aired episode, she tries to help Jamie and his friends out of an overturned car and almost dies herself when another car rams into it.

Dan

(accident around 2:28 mark)

A road-raged Nanny Carrie (another recycled plot line a la Psycho Derek) rams into Dan while he waits for his new heart in season 5. She later tortures him and he ends up killing her. And let's not forget Dan almost died in a fire, in prison and from a bad heart. All close calls.

So here's a little recap:

# of car accidents: 7 (at very least)
# of main character deaths due to those car accidents: 0

These are just the car accidents. I didn't even really get into the other death-ridden plot lines. Karen almost dies during pregnancy complications, Keith does die after Dan shoots him, Deb nearly overdoses on pills, Quinn and Clay get shot by Katy, Lucas has heart failure from his HCM, Rachel and Cooper almost drown, Quentin gets shot by Brooke's attacker, Peyton gets shot in the school shooting.

Actually, that's a sh*t load of shootings too. I could probably go on.
Moral of the story? We don't even care. No fan really does. It doesn't make us hate the show. Neither does the fact that every main character is famous (Peyton a record producer, Lucas a novelist, Brooke a fashion designer, Nathan an NBA star, Haley a musician etc). These are just things we learn to love about One Tree Hill, despite our forced suspension of disbelief.
One request though: Please kill off Mouth in a very dramatic (and appropriately annoying) car crash -- preferably by a car driven by the ghost of Jimmy Edwards or something equally ridiculous. I hate him. Thanks.

Original article: http://www.ology.com/screen/one-tree-hill-loves-almost-killing-characters



I would also like to say that I was on the edge of my seat while watching Darkness on the Edge of Town. Quinn, Brooke, Jamie, and Julian were in so much danger! They showed Julian giving Brooke CPR, then showed a hand move, but they had changed scenes to show Quinn!

Brooke and Julian are so great together. The future B. Davis Baker has a good man. <3

This was the 11th episode of Season 8. It could have been a bittersweet ending to the series, except not all the characters were in it. If all goes well, we still have 8 more episodes!

I Don't Wanna Be

The opening theme song is back for Season 8 of One Tree Hill !

Thank you for shout outs to Lucas and Peyton.

Hooray for Grease and writing letters on paper.

=D

It's just a hill

Mondays, at 8pm on the CW, I am automatically drawn to the television to watch One Tree Hill. The CW has not officially announced OTH's fate, but they will in 3 days. So, this episode could have been the SERIES finale.

I loved the Nathan and Haley flashbacks. They are the most epic couple on the show (since Lucas and Peyton left). Of course at the end, we get a sense that the characters are all going to live happily ever after. I want to go to the snow with a bunch of friends now. As they panned over the characters, I got the same feeling of closure as with the Season 4 high school graduation finale. And I totally got it: they were climbing a hill, and you could see trees -- One Tree Hill. Good one, Mark Schwan.

AND THEN the last couple of seconds made me SCREAM. What? WHAT?!!!! End scene. WHAT!?? The CW cannot not renew with that ending. That gives me hope. I would be really sad if they did just end it, but I hav hope.

80s Dance

Tonight's episode of One Tree Hill was so cute and cheesy, but so well done. Once I heard Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me," I was instantly transported to the teen movie world of John Hughes.

I loved the tribute. Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Weird Science, Ferris Buller's Day Off, and probably another.

This is my second favorite episode of the season so far. (First place goes to "I and Love and You" because of Clay + Sarah love story and "Belle of the Boulevard.")

SANS Leyton

I've been an avid fan of One Tree Hill since its second season. The first season didn't strike my interest as much because I wasn't into the basketball drama. Plus, I was way more into the OC.

Once I caught on to OTH, I fell in love with the characters and their story lines. It may only be my imagination, but I felt like the show was in synch with my life. Random things like root beer floats and listening to the Spice Girls appeared on the show as they crossed my mind or occured in my life. The cast even graduated high school the same year I did (class of `o7 baby!).

Then, they fast fowarded 4 years. I absolutely adored Haley and Nathan's son. He had the best name ever! The adjustment took a little time, but the show retained the characters and spark that I loved.

I was sad to hear that Chad and Hilary would not be returning for season 7. I loved them, I mean, I cried during their wedding. They were the core of the show, but you have to admit, their story line was often boring. Once they got together, you just wanted them to be happy, you know? But happy eliminates the conflict, which eliminates the point to tell a story. They will be missed, but their story was over.

That's why last season's finale felt like a series finale. It left everyone on a positive note.
Yes, I wished for their happiness, but I still thirst for the show. So I'm glad it lives on.

Did the season premiere live up to my OTH standard? Yes it did.
-Skillz is so funny. I wonder how long he'll remain on the show with all of his legal troubles in real life.
-Robert Buckley, who plays Nathan's agent, Clay, is hot.
-Brooke + Julian = <3
-I AM SO OVER DAN SCOTT.