Tonight is one year since the series finale of One Tree Hill aired and we said Good Night tree Hill. I miss this show terribly and it is hard to believe it has only been a year since the show ended. It feels so much longer. Fans all gathered online tonight for a re-watch of the finale one year to the night of it airing. I of course had to take part in it. #OneYearWithoutOTH did trend on Twitter so that was cool to see. The cast and crew have been taking part in the One Tree Hill anniversary today posting comments and pics.
Sophia Bush: Before I left North Carolina for the last time, I left Y'all this note at TRIC. I meant it from the bottom of my heart. Still do. Love xoxo #itsanoththing
(With the post is a picture of the brick that she signed saying: "You all are the reason we put our hearts into OTH. Thank YOU for 9 incredible years. Much love Sophia Bush".)
Shantel VanSanten: "On the anniversary of #OneYearWithoutOTH I feel so grateful to be a part of the #OTHfamily and blessed to have played Quinn! #muchlove"
Daphne Zuniga posted a final production shot picture on her post and Barbara Alyn Woods was joking with fans about needing a OTH reunion.
I still find myself watching reruns on
TV when I catch them on. I would
like to re-watch the whole series again from the start. However, I watched the final season
again over the last couple of days as my own personal tribute of sorts to the
one year anniversary of the show ending.
The final season was a roller coaster including being really dark at
times as we worried about all the characters that we knew and loved. The series finale was perfect. Even a year later, the finale is still
one of my favorite series finales ever.
It was just written perfectly as a thank you to all the One Tree Hill
fans that had been with the show for nine years. There is no way to even put into words just how perfect it
was done. If you want to go back
and read what I wrote about the series finale a year ago with trying to put it
into words, go over to this link.
This was my recap and thoughts that I typed up last year after the finale. I also included the DVD review that I typed up not long after that.
Good night Tree Hill. "It's the oldest story in the world. One day you're 17 and planning for someday. Then quietly and without ever really noticing, someday is today. Then, someday is yesterday. And, this is your life." The final scene of the series finale had everything that you could ask for last night. We're back where it all started inside the gym at Tree Hill High School. Getting ready for the opening tip of yet another Ravens basketball game. The setup was perfect. We suddenly realized that this wasn't the present day that we had just seen in the previous scene. Reveals started to be made. Kids growing up, a baby on the way, a couple back together, dreams realized, wishes coming true, and another Scott becoming a Tree Hill legend. We're in another flash forward at the end of the episode. This final scene had everything in it that I have loved about this show for nine years. The surprises, the inspiration, the music, the flashbacks, the feel good moments, and it was perfect. U2's "One Tree Hill" finished it out as the perfect song for this scene. There is no adjective I can use other than perfect for this scene. I've since went back and watched this scene over and over. One Tree Hill came to a close last night giving fans what the producers had been saying all along. This finale was a thank you to all of us. All of us that have been with the show these amazing nine years. A cast and crew of this amazing little show that could that just kept going and we kept loving it. Make no mistake about it. That line that Haley gave at the ten year anniversary celebration concert was a thank you message to all of us, the fans. After a season that has been drama filled and most times sad, we got a finale that left us smiling and knowing that these characters that we've grown up with are going to be ok. Not just ok but they're going to be great. This episode had everything with the flashbacks whether they were major things such as the moment with Haley and Jamie and the wishes up on the rooftop. Flashbacks of just subtle things just as that shot of that intersection and seeing that stop light changing making you think back on Peyton from early on in the show. Fun cameos that made us cheer such as seeing Bevin at the office and the feel good moment of her and Skillz ending up together. A marriage and a family that had become separated now becoming an even stronger union with Quinn now helping Clay and his son. Brooke's dreams coming true and living in a house that she loved growing up in. Only thing missing was a real family and Julian made that happen for her. Nathan and Haley continuing to grow and realizing that their someday was happening. Nathan making it clear to Jamie that he could do whatever he wanted in his life. Not putting pressure on him like Dan did with Nathan. Jamie deciding that he wanted to be a basketball star like his dad and one of his wishes to be breaking his dad's scoring record. Mouth getting the support to do what he wanted to do with the help of the Dan Scott estate. I loved the whole deal with Dan basically saying what Mouth does matters. Then, Mouth opened up the scholarship deal in Jimmy and Dan's name and also started his sports program. Don't forget the baby on the way for Mouth and Millie too. Chris Keller getting the big comeback in this episode and giving us a really fun and nice closure for him and Chase also. There had been a lot of noise being made about the music on this episode especially with a retro feel. We had that for sure with a lot of the songs being played. Can I say that Tyler Hilton and Bethany Joy rocked with the songs that they performed for the concert scenes? So good! Gavin DeGraw returns to play at the show and we, of course, close his part of the show with "I Don't Wanna Be" with a fun scene of seeing these characters that we love all interacting and having fun with one another as we see what their lives have become. The topper for me again is that final scene. I pondered how they could top last season's ending with Jamie Scott running across that bridge dribbling the basketball channeling Lucas. They did just fine as that final image of seeing a high school basketball superstar version of Jamie Scott running out onto the Tree Hill court was just awesome. Awesome, awesome! What a way to close the show especially as that scene continued and we learned more and more of where we were and when we were in time. Perfection. We've been saying thank you to everyone involved with One Tree Hill all along during this final scene. With this last episode, we got a big thank you from them. We got closure. Past, present, and future. It has been an incredible ride over these nine seasons and it's sad that it is over. Thank you to everyone involved on the show. Thank you to every single person that has had a part of this amazing show over the nine seasons. Good night Tree Hill and thank you.
Season Nine - DVD ReviewOne Tree Hill has come to its dramatic conclusion but fans can continue to get good OTH goodness with the new season nine box set. I thought I'd give a quick overview and review of the set. I really enjoyed the set. For me, the highlights of the set are the "An Evening With One Tree Hill" which was the panel discussion including the cast and crew. The other was the commentaries especially the commentary on the finale. Season nine was a wild ride of emotions that saw the characters go through very dark times in their life. We heard season nine was going to be dark and it was. A lot happened in this final season but it was a lot of fun and what I've always loved about this show. The finale might be the most at peace kind of series finale that I've ever seen. I've watched it several times since it originally aired and I still love it. It gave great closure and a tribute to the fans for this show we all loved. On the commentary of the finale, we learned that one scene almost got cut from it due to the time constraints which would have been the "I Don't Wanna Be" segment. Thankfully, the show was given extra time and it was left in. Let me tell you. I watched the repeat of the finale this week on The CW and that scene was removed. Totally odd feeling with it out of there. I thought the last ten minutes of the finale was perfect and to not see that scene left in during the repeat stung me a bit. I'm so thankful that it was left in on its original airing on finale night and also of course on this DVD set.
Extras included on the set include:
An Evening With One Tree Hill. If you are a fan of this show, this is worth the purchase of the box set. This was recorded several months ago with a panel of the cast and crew in front of the fans taking part in a Q&A session and talking about their time on the show. This runs over an hour in length on its own. I loved this and would recommend checking it out. Lots of fun and great to see them all having fun. It really shows with what we have all known and that it is a very close group.
Music Of One Tree Hill. This extra obviously focuses on the music of the show and what an important part of the show that it has been. This show has always had this amazing way of picking the right song for so many key scenes. So many singers have made appearances on this show over the years.
The Story Of One Tree Hill. Looking back on the history of the show and the fight to keep it going. The stories and changes that occurred over the nine seasons. Fun retrospective.
The Fans Of One Tree Hill. When you think One Tree Hill, you have to think the fans. This has been a huge part of this show being where it is after nine years. Fun extra looking at the fandom that has been One Tree Hill.
Crew Cameras with Sophia. Sophia Bush roaming around and hanging out with the cast and crew. Fun to see her having fun with the crew.
Audio commentaries. I have honestly only listened to one of these audio commentaries which is on the finale. Take the time to listen to it. Big group taking part in this commentary which give you a look into things that happened in the finale, stories, details of things put into the finale for show history's sake, and much more. I loved this and it was fun to listen to them all looking back on this and saying goodbye. Check this out. Can't recommend that enough.
Deleted scenes and the always funny blooper reel.
I highly recommend this set as I've already said. I really enjoyed it especially after watching it just days after the finale had aired. You can check out the DVD here
Season nine was a great send off and the finale was perfect.
That is it for tonight. Take care and God bless!!
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