One Tree Hill (2003– )

This series follows the eventful lives of some high-school kids in Tree Hill, a small but not too quiet town in North Carolina, where the greatest source of pride is the high school basketball team, the Ravens,

Creator:

Mark Schwahn

Stars:

Bethany Joy Lenz, James Lafferty, Chad Michael Murray

2 wins & 27 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Bethany Joy Lenz	...	Haley James Scott (187 episodes, 2003-2012)
Sophia Bush	...	Brooke Davis (187 episodes, 2003-2012)
James Lafferty	...	Nathan Scott (182 episodes, 2003-2012)
Lee Norris	...	Marvin 'Mouth' McFadden (170 episodes, 2003-2012)
Paul Johansson	...	Dan Scott (158 episodes, 2003-2012)
Chad Michael Murray	...	Lucas Scott (131 episodes, 2003-2012)
Hilarie Burton	...	Peyton Sawyer (130 episodes, 2003-2009)
Antwon Tanner	...	Antwon 'Skills' Taylor (107 episodes, 2003-2012)
Barbara Alyn Woods	...	Deb Scott (106 episodes, 2003-2012)
Jackson Brundage	...	James Lucas Scott (99 episodes, 2008-2012)
Lisa Goldstein Kirsch	...	Millicent Huxtable (92 episodes, 2008-2012)
Barry Corbin	...	Coach Whitey Durham (90 episodes, 2003-2009)
Moira Kelly	...	Karen Roe (90 episodes, 2003-2009)

Storyline

This series follows the eventful lives of some high-school kids in Tree Hill, a small but not too quiet town in North Carolina, where the greatest source of pride is the high school basketball team, the Ravens, since living memory coached by old Whitey Durham. Its greatest talent ever was Dan Scott, who now runs a successful car dealership. The present talents are his two sons, Nathan Scott, a beautiful and popular athlete, the absolute star, who was molded and stifled by his proud dad, ambitious Dan Scott, who pushes him harder then even the coach approves of, but rather neglected by his spoiled, impulsive mother Deb, an alcoholic, and Lucas, abandoned at birth with his devoted mother, hard-working café-owner Karen Roe, who grew up with Dan's older but poor brother Keith as substitute father as a social reject, only playing hoops on a public yard in the park with street-kids, his passion being reading; when an incident forces the coach to replace suspended players, Lucas soon proves ...

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Plot Keywords:

high school | basketball | high school basketball | north carolina | coach | 

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Taglines:

Where nothing ever changed until one outsider changed everything.

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

CW Ravens Hoops

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ravens

Filming Locations:

Eugene Ashley High School, 555 Halyburton Memorial Parkway, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television, Tollin/Robbins Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some plot lines on the show have gone on to reality. -Season 2: Haley goes on tour with Chris Keller and the Wreckers; the actual actors/singers went on tour, selling out concerts throughout the United States. -Season 3: Peyton and Ellie host a concert and record a soundtrack to benefit the Breast Cancer Foundation. The soundtrack was recorded and released and part of the proceeds from the sales of the soundtrack went to the National Breast Cancer Association. -Season 5: Mia goes on tour after recording her first album with Peyton. Once that episode aired, Kate Voegele (Mia) went on tour with Hanson. -Season 5: Peyton tells Mia that she arranged for her to sing at a concert sponsored by Starburst. Kate Voegele (Mia) sang at the "CW and Starburst present Kate Voegele in Concert at Six Flags".

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Goofs

In the episode "Life As a Glass House," Haley and Nathan are studying. Haley gets up to leave, she puts her bag on across her chest. A few seconds later she is seen, putting her bag on again except she keeps it on her right shoulder. And when she leaves, the bag is once again across her chest.

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Quotes

Peyton: As a matter of fact, it's half-past the crazy bitch so leave me alone!

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Connections

Referenced in Vampires Suck (2010)

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Soundtracks

"I Don't Want To Be"
(Theme Song)
Performed by Gavin DeGraw

User Reviews

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