CW entertainment president Dawn Ostroff is putting the best possible spin on the loss of One Tree Hill original cast members Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton, saying the show now has an opportunity to bring on new characters.
"We tried to get them to stay; we would have been thrilled if they wanted to," Ostroff told reporters at the CW's upfront presentation. But since Murray and Burton are moving on, Tree Hill must now ...
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To some fans, One Tree Hill without Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton sounds kind of like Seinfeld without Seinfeld... and Elaine.
The CW's plan to replace the leads with three new characters has elicited skepticism from fans who consider the show's heart to be the dynamic between Murray and Burton's characters, Lucas and Peyton. (A TVGuide.com poll found that nearly half of respondents will take a "wait and see" approach to the revamped OTH.)
They may be right to hold off on a decision, because these types of major cast revisions can go either way.
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If you're a "Leyton" fan, pay close attention to next week's One Tree Hill season finale, because it may very well be the last you will ever see of your favorite brand-newlyweds.
Following weeks of contract negotiations and publicly made hints that a shake-up was afoot, Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton will not ...
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Now playing on TVGuide.com: We've got a sneak peek at the Jan. 12 episode of the CW's One Tree Hill, which was directed by cast member Chad Michael Murray (aka that loveable Lucas).
In this clip, Lucas and Peyton (who just learned that she is in a family way) get a taste of impending parenthood as they mind rambunctious Jamie and Andre (Q's brother).
Lotsa cute moments and lines, especially for the Leyton fans out there. Watch the vid after the jump.
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This Monday at 9 pm/ET, Chad Michael Murray's vision becomes a reality, as the episode of One Tree Hill which he wrote comes to your screen. Though the original hope to film in black-and-white did not come to be, he maintains, "It is a stunning, stunning episode."
In this video, in addition to many clips of the Tree Hill gang guys-and-dolled up, Chad details how the idea to situate the show's characters in the 1940s came to be. (His original, quickly rebuffed presentation to series creator Mark Schwahn involved ...
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