Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: August 17, 2010
www.onetreehilldvd.com
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Creator/Executive Producer: Mark Schwahn
Starring: James Lafferty, Bethany Joy Galeotti, Sophia Bush, Austin Nichols, Robert Buckley, Shantel VanSanten, Lee Norris, Jackson Brundage, Paul Johansson, Antwon Tanner, Jana Kramer, and Lisa Goldstein.
What does Mark Schwahn have up his sleeve? What started out as a television show with teen drama, angst, love-triangles, and parental “issues” centered around basketball has turned into a time-jumping, face-lifting, series about successful young adults raising kids, making movies, performing across the country, running clothing lines…and playing for the NBA. Gotta have the b-ball.
With the highly-publicized departure of two of One Tree Hill’s major cast members Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton at the end of season six, I had severe doubts on whether series creator/exec. producer Schwahn could pull it off for the seventh year. Did he? I’ve watch the season twice and I’m still not sure. How do you watch a show for over half a decade growing with characters only to see them gone in the blink of an eye and have to accept new actors you’ve never heard of that will take their place? It’s not an easy task for any devoted fan–which I am. One of the faces was pretty familiar–Austin Nichols was introduced in season six as Julian Baker, the movie producer who befriended Lucas Scott (Murray), previously dated Peyton Sawyer (Burton), and woo’d Brooke Davis (Sophia Bush)–and therefore had the opportunity to win fans over and not find him as somewhat of a ‘threat’ to Lucas’ memory.
Now, Robert Buckley? That’s a different story.
The season opens set a year after the previous season where we catch up with Nathan Scott (James Lafferty) who’s reaching stardom as a player for the NBA basketball team, the Charlotte Bobcats while finding the balance with being a devoted husband to Haley (Bethany Joy Galeotti) while raising their ever growing, curious and impressionable young son Jamie (Jackson Brundage). Nathan’s agent is a the smart-talking, good-looking, and flirtatious Clay Evans (Buckley) who already has a tight friendship with his client. A friendship we didn’t see get created or built. It was like watching a Pilot…who is this Clay guy and should we like him? What’s his story? This fresh start could shape up to be a good or bad thing. Camera pan to the quick flicks of a camera with a beautiful girl taking the photos…a beautiful girl who bares a striking resemblance to Haley who’s seen recording a song in the Red Bedroom Records sound booth as the episode opens. Collective sigh…we miss Peyton already. While she’s a new face, we know exactly who she is–Haley’s sister Quinn (Shantel VanSanten). At first glance at her somber look while photographing a child in Tree Hill, we’re already beating she has some drama she’s bringing to town. We bet it’s juicy. A scandal? No….she just got divorced and is trying to find her way. Is that all? Hmm, anti-climatic much? We’re already bored so, let’s move on to what B. Davis is up to.
Brooke’s clothing line Clothes Over Bros is getting ready for a new campaign that she’s hiring an actress to be the spokes model for. This model is exactly what OTH needs to stir the pot of drama when we find out that Alex Dupre (Jana Kramer) is a “recovering” drug addict/party girl who has eyes for Brooke’s man Julian. Oh it’s on, it’s so on and we needed popcorn for this. Even though we’ll be throwing the popcorn at the screen when the fights heat up, who really wants to watch a TV drama where everyone is happy all the time? It’s times like that when I miss Dan Scott (Paul Johansson) and Rachel Gatina (Danneel Harris) who use to bring it when it came to evil deeds and cat fights. Wait a minute, I don’t have to miss them because they came back this season…and aren’t you just dying to know how? I’m sure you are.
With Peyton out of the picture, Haley takes over her record company…at least she thinks she did. British business woman Miranda Stone steps in to monitor the record company as well as Haley’s new album which takes off and in turn takes her on a cross-country concert tour. What’s Tree Hill without a little music? Besides we’re not surprised Haley had enough material to write about considering the major “baby-mama” scandal that involved her husband Nathan and a b-ball groupie at the start of the season. Oh… did I forget to mention that?
Season seven is a roller-coaster of emotions including everything from drug addictions, sex scandals, body issues, stalkers, family loss, family gain, movie making, and…murder? If you’re into drama, rocky friendships, romance, comedy, then you should visit Tree Hill and enjoy 22 episodes filled with it all. It took a while for the new characters to grow on me, and I still don’t love them, but they definitely pulled their weight this seasons at times when it mattered. I think Nichols and Kramer really stole a lot of scenes and made it feel like old-school OTH for me every now and then.
So there you have it, we’re officially finished with season seven of One Tree Hill as it’s so obviously ready to be purchased for your at home viewing and the show still has a ways to go. If you’re a “tree-hugger”–as devoted OTH fans are often referred to as–then you’ll be please to know that you’ll be reading one of these all over again next year when you pick up your definite season eight DVD. Something tells me there’s a real possibility I’ll be telling you the same thing about season nine then. Fingers crossed!
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Synopsis:
The journeys of those who hail from the town of Tree Hill have been vast, from Nathan and Haley’s first kiss to marriage, a son and, most recently, Nathan’s return to the basketball court. Now in its seventh season, One Tree Hill continues to explore the journeys of its beloved characters, while seamlessly introducing new favorites. As the series jumps ahead 14 months, these new relationships infuse the history and change the lives of those who live there. Through it all, these friends and family members realize that life always leads you right where you belong.
Special Features:
· A collective of Unaired Scenes were added. As usual, you find yourself anticipating something really juicy and new that you wish had been featured in the episode, but then you watch it and find that the cut was necessary. But hey, at least it’s something new….or slightly new.
· Being that this is the first season to truly have a series regular makeover, a spotlight featurette entitled Return to Camp One Tree Hill was done for the newcomer cast members Robert Buckley, India DeBeaufort, Jana Kramer and Shantel VanSanten. Bits of this will be familiar to the avid fan who watched YouTube videos that were posted in preparation for season sevens initial airing in September 2009.
· Behind-the-scenes footage of two very lucky winners of the Spring Break with One Tree Hill sweepstakes takes you on a journey on set of the show. The fans watch everything from setting up the scene to the filming of one–and they even get to step on the other side of the lens to star in scenes with their favorite stars.
· Unlike other television shows, One Tree Hill has become known for allowing its stars to have creative input in the show. So much so that in the seven seasons it’s been on air five cast members have directed several episodes. This season allowed for first-time director Sophia Bush to take over for episode #7.09 and the cameras followed Sophia as she rolled them on her co-stars. In the OTH – The Director’s Debut: Following First-Time Helmer Sophia Bush featurette you get to take a look at Sophia’s job in directing from beginning to end.
· My favorite for DVDs of any kind is the Gag Reel. There’s something about watching people mess up or laugh at themselves–or their friends/co-workers–that makes for pure entertainment. The only problem? The feature is never quite long enough.
· The final special feature to be mentioned is the Commentary on two of the episodes by OTH’s series creator/executive producer Mark Schwahn along with some key cast and crew members. If you’re the type of person who likes to know all the odds-and-ends of every detail in an episode…and you don’t mind watching something while people talk constantly…this is right up your alley.
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