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:

Chad Michael Murray, James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton

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)
Barbara Alyn Woods	...	Deb Scott (109 episodes, 2003-2012)
Antwon Tanner	...	Antwon 'Skills' Taylor (107 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

In the first season James Lafferty's character, Nathan, is often shown with his left nipple pierced. He doesn't actually have the piercing, they glued it on when he was shirtless in a scene.

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Goofs

In the first episode of season 3, it is established that the lockers are in alphabetical order, explaining why Haley is between Nathan and Lucas. In several episodes following, Brooke's locker is shown to be only one locker away from the Scotts' lockers, which would be near impossible with her last name being Davis.

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Quotes

Brooke: [Brooke has hurt her ankle and is getting it looked at by a med student] This really hurts. Do you think you could, you know, give me something for the pain?
College Guy: I shouldn't but... here you go.
[he gives her one pill]
Brooke: Just one?
College Guy: Okay.
[he hands her another]
College Guy: Now, those are really strong so I guess, take half at a time -
[Brooke has swallowed both at once]
Brooke: Whoops! All gone!

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Connections

Featured in Great TV Mistakes (2010)
fake pregnancy visible/says the same line twice

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Drama series about two brothers and their lives and loves in the fictional town Tree Hill.

One Tree Hill came on about the same time as The O.C came on, but the two shows couldn't be more different, and besides the fact that O.C attracts a larger audience, One Tree Hill is the better show. First of all, it has better actors. All the young leads are confident and convincing in their roles, and there is seldom a "false" moment on the show (as compared to The O.C, whose cast includes both the horrible mumblings of Mischa Barton and the horrible wooden acting of Benjamin McKenzie). The cast of One Tree Hill is of course helped immensely by the fact that their characters are so well written; they are people the audience really cares for, and takes an active interest in (as demonstrated on the multiple fan sites and message boards dedicated to the "Naley"-relationship and the "Lucas-Peyton-Brooke"-triangle.

One Tree Hill also has excellent writers, who are not afraid to deal with heavy topics like teen pregnancy, date rape, drug abuse and school shootings. The dialogue has a true ring to it, and the story lines are believable and engaging. It is hard not to get caught up in the lives of the Tree Hill teens.

Lastly, and most importantly, One Tree Hill has heart. A lot of it. Love and friendship are the main themes of the show, and the writers, directors and cast have a way of making themes old as time feel new, fresh and interesting.

Rumour has it that the WB won't renew the show for a fourth season. Hopefully, this is not true. One Tree Hill has so much potential, so much talent, heart and soul, and it would be a true shame if the WB decided not to renew it.