"One Tree Hill" (2003) TV series 2003-????

Creator:

Mark Schwahn

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

23 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Tagline:

Where nothing ever changed until one outsider changed everything.

Plot:

This series follows the eventful lives of some high-school kids in Tree Hill, a small but not too quiet town in North Carolina...

Plot Keywords:

High School | Basketball | Coach | High School Basketball | Half Brother

Awards:

2 wins & 23 nominations

Cast

James Lafferty	...	Nathan Scott (142 episodes, 2003-2009)
Bethany Joy Galeotti	...	Haley James Scott / ... (142 episodes, 2003-2009)
Sophia Bush	...	Brooke Davis (141 episodes, 2003-2009)
Paul Johansson	...	Dan Scott (141 episodes, 2003-2009)
Chad Michael Murray	...	Lucas Scott (130 episodes, 2003-2009)
Hilarie Burton	...	Peyton Sawyer / ... (130 episodes, 2003-2009)
Lee Norris	...	Marvin 'Mouth' McFadden / ... (121 episodes, 2003-2009)
Barbara Alyn Woods	...	Deb Scott / ... (100 episodes, 2003-2009)
Antwon Tanner	...	Skills / ... (91 episodes, 2003-2009)
Moira Kelly	...	Karen Roe (90 episodes, 2003-2009)
Barry Corbin	...	Coach Whitey Durham (86 episodes, 2003-2009)
Craig Sheffer	...	Keith Scott (57 episodes, 2003-2008)

Also Known As:

Ravens (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:12 | Australia:PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) (2006) | Singapore:M18 (season 2) | Singapore:PG (season 1) | Malaysia:U | Singapore:NC-16 (season 3) (season 4) | Argentina:13 | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Bellevue Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Television

Trivia:

On May 12, 2009, it was confirmed that 'Chad Michael Murray' [qv] and 'Hilarie Burton' [qv] would not be returning for the seventh season. This will make 'James Lafferty' [qv], 'Sophia Bush' [qv], 'Bethany Joy Galeotti' [qv] and 'Paul Johansson' [qv] the only four original cast members to be left on the show.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Peyton's full name (as seen mentioned many times) is Peyton Elizabeth Sawyer. Peyton says to Haley at one point that Brooke has been calling her "Peyton Marie Sawyer" because of the way she was acting. Peyton then explains that the initials spell PMS revealing that it's just a joke between her and Brooke. Therefore, Peyton's middle name does not change at any time in the series.

Quotes:

Nathan Scott: When Haley told me about the tour, I got mad at her. Told her that if she left with Chris, it was over. I didn't really mean it. She left anyway.
Karen Roe: Nathan...
Nathan Scott: She's not coming back. What am I gonna do?
Karen Roe: Nathan, I know what it's like to have the person you love walk away. Trust me. But I know Haley and she's a good person. She'll do the right thing. You just have to have a little faith.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jonah Hill/Mariah Carey (#33.8)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

I Don't Want To Be

A great teenage show that deals with many important issues and moral problems!

One Tree Hill is Warner Brothers latest effort to emulate the success of its popular 90's teenage show Dawsons Creek and it a very good job overall. This show really will appeal to the teenage audience, and young adults and it is very plot driven to this age range. The show deals with a lot of sensitive issues that teenagers face such as: sex, drugs,marriage, adoption, affairs, conflicts etc.

The show is set in the fictional town of One Tree Hill and it stars: Chad Michael Murray as honest, likable Lucas Scott, James Laferty as spoilt rich child Nathan Scott, Hillarie Burton as the lonely but good hearted Peyton and Sophia Bush as the feisty but popular Brooke. The actors and actresses cast in these young roles really are the eye candy of the show. They all put in good performances and are totally believable in their roles.

Backing up the cast are a set of adult actors and actresses and these really add another depth to the show. Paul Johansson (Dan Scott) and Moira Kelly (Karen Scott) deserve mentions as they put in great performances as the respective struggling single mother and evil father of the boys. Craig Sheffer (Keith Scott) does a strong performance as Lucas step father and Dan Scotts bother, Barbara Alyn Woods (Deb Scott) makes a good long suffering wife and mother to Dan and Nathan look believable and Barry Cobin does a sturdy performance as Coach Whitey. The adult actors really shine in this show and they help to make the characters interact as well as the children on the show.

Underneath the shows skin is the running pulse of the conflict between long-lost brothers Nathan and Lucas Scott and that is what the whole show is built on. This show works so well is because it allows the adults as much air time as the teenagers and this lets the viewers care much more about all the characters, not just the teenage ones.

The characters are nearly all beautiful, teenage girls will droll over the eye candy of Lucas and Nathan and the teenage boys will droll over Brooke and Peyton. But the fact is that these characters are all very well written and it means that the audience identifies and likes each of the characters in their own unique way. They are certainly not two dimensional characters and as the actors and actresses can act means they are believable.

One Tree Hill is one of the most underrated shows on Television, and this is due to the fact that most people dismiss this show at first hand because they compare it with other teenage shows such as The OC and thats not really fair. This show has some human like quality that makes the show seem down-to-earth and relevant to many people. It does not have the fan base popularity that other teenage shows have, but it nevertheless has a very loyal set of viewers who tune in every week to watch the latest comings and goings on in Tree Hill.

There are some very good episodes of this show, but some others that aren't so good. But the show always churns out consistently good episodes and this means it is much harder to judge how good the show really is in its genre. If you want to see a good solid teenage drama that deals with real issues, in a human way, this is the show for you. Don't miss it 10/10