
Sophia Bush and Chad Michael Murray by Fred Norris/The CW
This Monday at 9 pmET the CWs One Tree Hill kicks off its sixth season with yes the actual official and bona fide resolution to the great Who Did Lucas Call mystery But the outcome of that and whether the resulting couple is a keeper or not is but the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the drama ahead for the entire Tree Hill gang This season is a bit complex and adventurous and not in a Jump the Shark sort of way says series creator Mark Schwahn This is a brave season for us I havent said that to anyone else but thats a great way of putting itSchwahn spoke at length with me about what to expect Here in Part 1 of 3 he reflects on last seasons time-jump assesses the state of the love rectangle and details the stories in play for Lucas Peyton and Brooke Matt MitovichTVGuidecom How did the four-year flash-forward wind up working for you Did it accomplish everything you hoped it wouldMark Schwahn It was better than expected actually
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Sophia Bush, One Tree Hill
It's finally here. For One Tree Hill fans, the much-anticipated Season 5 airs tonight with a special two-hour premiere (8 pm/ET, CW). Along with a significant jump ahead in time, we'll see some rocky relationships, emotional turmoil and new faces, but many questions loom. Will there be a proposal? Will they all return home? And where did the strike make its cut? Sophia Bush talked with TVGuide.com about the upcoming twists and turns of the Tree Hill gang and why skipping the college years might just save this show.
TVGuide.com: I'm so excited for the premiere; we're four years ahead now.Sophia Bush: I really am, too. It's one of the neater things we've ever gotten to do, and I know it's reinvigorated the actors and the writing staff. Nobody wants to see the college years. I think you run out of interesting storylines.
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Gossip Girl courtesy Andrew Eccles/The CW
Gossip Girl's Blake Lively and Penn Badgley have pals gossiping about a real-life romance betwen the on-screen lovebirds. "No one is really supposed to know," a source tells the New York Daily News' Gatecrasher. Lively and Badgley just last week were spied looking like a couple at ABC Carpet & Home in NYC.... Sophia Bush, who once was married to cast mate Chad Michael Murray, is now amorously entangled with One Tree Hiller James Lafferty (aka Nathan), says the News' Rush & Malloy. Man, toiling for the CW seems as much an aphrodisiac as competing on Dancing with the Stars!Related: Are Serena and Dan TV's most swoon-worthy couple? Vote here.
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Sabrina Bryan and Mark Ballas by Carol Kaelson/ABC
Freshly dismissed Dancing with the Stars pro Mark Ballas is rebuffing a rumor that he is romantically "en-tangoed" with partner Sabrina Bryan. "Strictly friends," is how he summed up their bond on Thursday's The View.... Despite recent reports linking him with Britney Spears, the primary object of NFL hunk Tony Romo's affections remains Sophia Bush. "She can't believe it's happening so fast!" a pal of the One Tree Hill starlet tells Us.... Carlos Santana and his wife of 34 years, Deborah, are divorcing, says the AP.
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Sophia Bush by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
It would appear that someone's pass was well received. One Tree Hill's Sophia Bush (aka Chad's former missus) is being squired these days by Cowboys QB Tony Romo, says People. As for Romo's previous celeb hookup? American Idol Carrie Underwood's romance with Gossip Girl cutie Chace Crawford is going strong, with the pair most recently spied at Justin Timberlake's Southern Hospitality NYC hot spot.... Is Christina Aguilera singing for three? Sources tell the New York Daily News that the "presumably" pregnant pop star is expecting twins.
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Lindsay Lohan tops this year's Maxim's "Hot 100" list, with the lad mag proclaiming the rehabbed redhead to be "a huge star in the truest meaning of the word." (Note to self: Consult dictionary.)Rounding out the top 10 are Alba, ScarJo, Xtina, Biel, Heroes' Ali Larter, Eva "My publicist deserves a raise" Mendez, Rihanna, Housewives' Eva Longoria and Fergie (who, after all, is Fergalicious). Grey's' Katherine Heigl came in at No. 14, while One Tree Hiller Sophia Bush is No. 24.
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Sophia Bush, The Hitcher
Teen romances torn asunder, slipping grades, backstabbing BFFs... One Tree Hill's Brooke may think she has had it rough, but what Sophia Bush endures in this year's chilling remake of The Hitcher (now out on DVD) puts such piddly probs to shame. Upon making the worst mistake ever — giving Sean Bean's grubby, stubbly ride-thumber a lift — Bush and on-screen beau Zachary Knighton are taken for the ride of their seemingly short-lived lives. Having missed out on bantering with Bush for the theatrical release, TVGuide.com relished this chance
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Sophia Bush's underrated The Hitcher remake and I say that even though she dissed me on a Q&A arrives on DVD May 1.... Ghost: Special Collector's Edition is now out on DVD.... Mean Girls: The E! True Hollywood Story premieres March 17 at 6 pm/ET.... Best TV capsule review I've seen in ages: "9 pm, CW: The Search for the Next Doll: The girls are dropped off at Hollywood and Vine, and the one who returns with the least money after two hours is removed from competition. Just kidding." Props to the New York Daily News' David Bianculli.... If in your lifetime you read only one pithy retort from me, make sure that it's the one found here. I feel very strongly about it.
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One Tree Hill's Lucas and Peyton
Last time we saw Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray) and his troubled group of friends on the CW's One Tree Hill, his uncle Keith had returned from the heavens to offer his nephew a glimpse of the world without him. Starting tonight at 9 pm/ET, we get to see what Lucas does with that information. Will Keith get his wings? TVGuide.com turned to series creator Mark Schwahn to get some answers about the fate of Tree Hill's dramatic seniors, plus some old secrets, new faces and his hope to experiment with a bit of "time-traveling."
TVGuide.com: The show definitely left off on a different note before the holidays, when deceased Keith (Craig Sh
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Chad Michael Murray's marriage to One Tree Hill costar Sophia Bush is now final, according to court documents obtained by People. The couple wed in April 2005 and separated five months later. Also per the mag, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey have resolved the splitting of their assets for some reason, she is now letting him have the Dolly Parton CDs officially bringing their divorce to a total and complete close. Fish, start swimming! Faster!
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