Billy Ray Cyrus to Guest Star on 90210!

Another guest star for 90210! Billy Ray Cyrus will be playing Judd Ridge, the wealthy father of new character Austin! If you've been watching, he is the former owner of Naomi's new mansion. 

As we previously reported Kellie Pickler will be playing Austin's cousin on the show in an episode.

http://tvteendrama.blogspot.com/2011/08/90210-guest-star-kellie-pickler.html

90210 airs Tuesday nights on The CW!

Graduation 101

It's been a big year for the class of 2011 in the world of teen drama! West Beverly, Degrassi, and Grant all celebrated big graduations this year. Confessions, illness, proposals, everything you can imagine happens at these graduations.

For 90210, this marked the end of the high school chapter of the series. For Degrassi, this was a farewell to several of the main characters, and for The Secret Life it was a splitting up half the cast of high school and now out of high school.

Graduation is a big moment in the world of teen drama and has been used as a major plot device and story arc on nearly all long lasting teen dramas. It's a huge transitional step that can either boost or break a show. Critics have stated opinions that teen drama series' tend to "jump the shark" once they leave high school and move into the real world. Do any of you readers have opinions on whether or not a teen drama can be successful when taken out of high school? Shows like Degrassi have mastered the art of focusing on the school and following future generations of students. Then shows like Beverly Hills 90210 follow the main characters as they enter adulthood. Both attempts have been proven to be both successful and unsuccessful given the programs.

For now lets take a moment to remember some of the memories of teen drama graduations throughout the years!

Do you have a favorite? How do you feel about teen dramas leaving high school behind? How should a graduation episode be written?

Make It or Break It Renewed!

Fans have been worried about this show but today it was announced that ABC Family has renewed Make It or Break It for a third season!

It has also extended this first season of The Lying Game by 10 episodes! This news comes after the announcement that they cancelled The Nine Lives of Chloe King.

Jersey Shore's Vinny to Guest on 90210!

And the guest stars just keep on coming! 90210 has been busy on bringing big names to the zip, only this time they are taking one to a different part of the country. Jersey Shore star Vinny Guadagnino will appear in an episode where the gang heads to Las Vegas and he'll be playing poker with Liam.

90210 airs Tuesdays on The CW!

90210: Up In Smoke

"Fasten your seat belts"

Tonight premiered the fourth season of 90210!!! We are no longer seeing the halls of West Beverly and are once again entering the buildings at CU. Some of the kids are going to college, and some are jumping into careers and family.

Naomi falls asleep on a plane and has a flashback to early that summer. Naomi and Max sit in the doctors office and contemplate being parents. They profess their love for each other and their determination to make things work. The doctor quickly informs them that it was a false positive. Max is joyful while Naomi begins to cry. Naomi then awakes and remembers what a bad memory it was. She later meets with the gang on the beach, and they celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of college. A now single Naomi hits on the captain of CU's football team to which he reminds her that she's now a freshman. She plans to buy a big party house and throw a big party to make a name for herself at CU. The girls go house shopping with Naomi who invites Annie, Ivy and Raj to move in with her. She finds the perfect house where she encounters a cowboy named Austin, the son of the man selling the house, but she mistakes him for a worker and offends him by threatening to get him fired if he stands in her way of buying the house. He causes his parents to up the price of the house and Naomi still purchases it. The next day she receives mail from Max but does not tell anyone. Ivy and Raj inform her that there is a pot garden at the guest house and she plans to use this to get Austin in trouble with his parents. At the party Naomi has everyone burn something that they wish to forget, but she is disappointed when a cop shows up after a noise complaint and orders her to put out the fire. Naomi has one last thing to burn before they put out the fire. Towards the end of the party she runs into a naked Austin who is bitter at her for getting him in trouble with his parents. The party comes to a halt when the police return since Naomi has not put out the fire. She sees Austin's pot and quickly throws it into the fire which causes it to  blow over all of the guest and the police. The cops arrest Naomi and walk her out of the party. She returns the next morning to see that Annie and Ivy found the letter from Max and they encourage her to read it. She begins to read it and confesses her false alarm pregnancy to her friends. She does not finish the letter and will not allow herself to be sad over getting her heart broken by Max. Annie saves the letter in case Naomi changes her mind someday.

Ivy and Raj are now living with Naomi and Ivy tries to get him to join in on Naomi's party. Raj is not feeling up to it but pushes Ivy to go without him as she has not left his side since the wedding and he does not want to drag he down. She returns later and tells him she had fun but her favorite part of the night is coming back to him.

Silver sees a picture of Adrianna from a magazine showing how she is trying to turn her life around and makes it clear that she hasn't forgiven her. Navid is excited to move in with Silver now that his family has moved to Switzerland. Now his sister shows up and wants to live in Beverly Hills with Navid so she can stay around her friends. Silver relates to Leila and welcomes her to their small home, however Leila is far from a friendly guest. Silver returns home the next day and thinks she has caught Leila with a boy, but is stunned when Adrianna walks out of her bathroom. Adrianna attempts to apologize but Silver throws her out. Silver stresses with trying to help Navid raise his bratty teenage sister. Navid is being annoyed by one of his father's old business associates who accuses Navid of ruining his family's life but Navid refuses to do the business that corrupted his father. At the party, Navid apologizes for the trouble he has caused her but Silver says that her problems are with Adrianna. Immediately after the two are shocked to see Adrianna show up at the party. Adrianna again attempts to apologize for switching her medications, trying to break up her and Navid, and ruining her chances at NYU. Silver informs her that she was about to commit suicide before Dixon tricked her into getting checked in, and she could be dead right now thanks to Adrianna. Silver informs Adrianna that she is "dead" to her and walks away.  The next day Navid berates Leila for befriending Adrianna and she lashes out at them. Silver offers to help her get through things as a small family but Leila apparently snuck out of the bathroom window.

Dixon has spent the summer as a DJ and had an amazing time but now finds out that Navid pranked him and caused him to be enrolled as a female and he is now living in the girls' dorm. Dixon is now homeless, but Navid

Annie sulks in the fact that she stayed home all summer in hopes that Liam would come back from her. Later she finds out that Marla's family is contesting the will and she might have to stay in Beverly Hills. She is shocked later when Liam shows up with an engagement ring. He tells her that he decided that he wants to be with her forever, but Annie is hurt that he never called her all summer. She tells him that she loves him but it's not enough. Liam stresses over finding a way to prove his love to Annie. At CU Annie meets an upperclassman named Jeremy who reminds her that sometimes when you lose things you want, you find things you didn't know you want. She then invites him to Naomi's party. At the party, Liam shows up with a huge romantic gesture and proposes to Annie in front of everyone but she turns him down. Annie wants to understand what could have happened to make him decide to be with her, but he leaves the party upset after being rejected. Liam drowns his sorrows in alcohol after the party. He wakes up the next morning to find that he purchased the little bar he was at while he was drunk.

Teddy is still preparing to come out to his father. He later chickens out and questions possibly writing him a letter instead. Silver pushes him to come out in person and do what is best for himself without being ashamed. As Teddy sits on an airplane the next day he leaves his father a message on his phone informing him that he is gay.

This episode was not as strong as the season 3 premiere but it gives a look into what we can expect from this season. It looks like they are all on journeys to grow up and find out what they want in life and love. It seemed like a bit of a lackluster decision to have Naomi with a false positive pregnancy. There was not as much excitement but we are left with many questions as to what happened over the summer, what is really going on now, and what will happen in their futures. This episode receives a B from us and here is to hoping that this will be an incredible season. Look for TV Teen Drama 101 to be doing recaps and reviews of every episode of 90210 this season!

Next Week's Episode: Rush Hour

90210 and Gossip Girl Spoilers!

Who is going to be a paid escort in your favorite zip? And who is getting married when the gang takes a trip to Vegas? On the other coast, how will Jenny be written off? And how will they celebrate the 100th episode?

90210 returns for it's fourth season on Tuesday September 13 and Gossip Girl returns Monday September 26 both on The CW!
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Perez Hilton to Guest Star on 90210!

This zip is getting more guest stars than we can keep track of! Now comes word that Perez Hilton will be playing a cameo as himself!!! He'll be sharing scenes with Shenae Grimes (Annie).

90210 returns for it's fourth season on Tuesday September 13 on The CW.

Gossip Girl Season 5 Promo!

The CW has released a promo for the new season of Gossip Girl! See what all of your favorite characters getting up to this year and what Elizabeth Hurley's character has in store for Nate!

Gossip Girl returns for it's fifth season on Monday September 26 on The CW!

Degrassi Casting News

Lyle Donohoe made his first of many appearances as Tristan a new grade 9 student about to enter Degrassi. He is set to be one of the four new characters joining Degrassi when it returns with new episodes after the special episode airing in the fall. He is also said to be younger brother of the character Owen (Daniel Kelly).

http://www.theenterprisebulletin.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3287543

Sounds as though he Tristan will be joining Maya (Olivia Scriven) and Tori (Alex Steele) who have been previously reported as new niners at Degrassi.

http://tvteendrama.blogspot.com/2011/08/degrassi-casting-alex-steele-returns.html

Degrassi will return with a new hour long episode this fall, no date yet on the next chapter of episodes that take place in the next school year.

Degrassi: Dead and Gone (Part 2)

"I need to end this"

Tonight was the finale to Degrassi: Now or Never! It concluded with an episode named after a T.I song. It's prom night and the students show up at the off campus dance.

Katie walks in with Drew and is shocked to find out he invited Bianca. Adam and Katie warn him about having Bianca there bu the insists that someone needs to be there for Bianca. Drew tries to push Bianca and Katie to get along. Later Katie and Drew get up to dance and Bianca takes Adam out to the dance floor. The two have fun and Bianca apologizes for the events that happened last semester when they took ballroom dancing together. Bianca has a fun safe night and thanks Drew for helping her. Things turn ugly when Vince shows up and Bianca finds out Drew talked to him. Vince gets rough with Bianca and Drew stands up for her. He beats up Vince and orders him to leave. To every one's horror Vince pulls out a gun and fires two shots into the audience before he runs out. After Vince leaves everyone stands up. Drew makes sure Katie is okay but then sees Clare and Eli sitting next to Adam who has been shot. Katie tries to help Adam while the police are on their way. Bianca grabs Vince's gun and announces that she needs to end this. The EMT's assure Drew that Adam should be okay. Drew asks Clare and Eli to ride in the ambulance with him and he has a moment with his brother before he leaves to find Bianca and Katie goes along. He finds Bianca waiting in the ally with a gun. He tells not to shoot Vince but she would rather go to prison then continue the way things are now. Drew promises to find a way to keep Bianca safe and get rid of Vince and his guys, he gets the gun from her. Adam's emotional Mom meets him at the hospital. That night Vince is arrested by the police. By morning Drew, Bianca, and Katie arrive at the hospital where his mother is angry for him bringing Bianca. Drew informs her how much Bianca sacrificed to put Vince away and now she needs their help with a lawyer. His mother agrees to help Bianca out.

Clare left for prom early and Jake knows how upset she is. His father warns her how difficult it would be dating his soon to be stepsister. Jake and Clare meet up together at prom. She's upset that he's not upset about their parents getting married. She demands that they team up to stop the wedding. The two get into an argument and Jake suggest that they cool down their relationship. Jake then walks out of the prom and leaves Clare with her friends. After Adam is shot at prom, Eli and Clare go with him to the hospital where Clare catches Eli up on what's going on with her Jake. Eli is sorry that her relationship is ending but she suggests that it wasn't meant to be.

The Degrassi seniors enjoy their last night together. They video chat with Holly J who is in the hospital. Sav tells them he forgot the crowns and excuses himself back to Degrassi and enlists Ms. Oh to be his ride. Riley and Zane chat and Riley informs him that he officially came out to his mom and soon his father. Zane then shares that the two will be going to the same school. Sav surprises Ms. Oh with a romantic night planned at Degrassi. The romance is interrupted when they get texts alerting them about the shooting. They return to see Adam being taken to an ambulance and she proclaims that they made a mistake. The next day Sav gets ready to take Alli to her science program but stops to say goodbye to Ms. Oh. She assures him that if things were different then they could be together and kisses him goodbye. Sav looks at the hand prints that Holly J, Chantay and Anya left behind. He tells Alli that he'll miss the intense Degrassi. She assures him that she'll keep him updated as the drama never stops at Degrassi.

This was by far one of Degrassi's best episodes and not just because of the shooting. Alica Josipovic and Luke Bilyk really seemed to be lacking acting skills in season 10 but they have been two of the strongest this season and tonight was their finest. This was probably the most closure we've ever gotten on a graduating class from Degrassi. This episode gets an A+ and Now or Never has been a great ride.

Though the Halloween Special seems oddly placed. It's hard for one to tell whether it's for real or another fantasy Halloween scenario.