After watching last night's premiere of America's Next Top Model we can be sure of one thing: if you wanna be on top, you gotta be over the top. The diversity of the girls who finally made it into the house would have been interesting if only this crop weren't so catty. But we're getting ahead of ourselves.

Before the final cuts to make it to the final 14, the girls are bussed to a "secret location" and met by futuristic-looking Jay Manuel and Ms. Jay Alexander. We're not exactly sure what happened to Jay Manuel's hair during this portion of the show - it looked like he borrowed one of Tyra's weaves, put it in the spin cycle and put it back on his head. The Jays welcome the girls, open the door to the Top Model Institute of Technology and let the shrieking begin!

Finally the girls are taken to a room in which the Tyrabot is revealed. Not only does she look like a robot, she speaks like one. After giving her speech, Tyrabot and Alpha Jay and Beta Jay are beamed up "fiercely" to the panel room in which all of the girls get a one-on-one judging. In true ANTM fashion, this is where the crazy comes out. Hannah from Alaska reenacts the time she got chased by a moose with Tyra playing the part of the moose. Brittney "ShaRaun" thinks she has already won the competition yet doesn't know the names of any designers. Analeigh was once sold to a Saudi Arabian man to be his wife but luckily got out of it. Clark "with no 'e'" makes it known that she is a manipulative bitch and will stomp anyone in the way of her making it to the top. Non-ghetto Kacey dropped her white friends because they don't understand her hair... no wait, she just vibes more with black girls. Marjorie is gorgeous and has the Agyness Deyn look going for her, but she is so nervous it makes us uncomfortable. Joslyn has tried out for ANTM 30 times, and now her hard work has paid off.

And then there's Isis. Isis was one of the girls in the background of Cycle 10's homeless shoot, and she blew Tyra away. Isis was also born a male, and unfortunately, some of the other girls in the house are ignorant and badger her with questions. We love Sheena -- she came in and stuck up for Isis, saying it's all about the spirit and the drive. Three snaps up in "z" formation for Sheena.

When it's Elina's turn to speak with the panel, she doesn't hesitate to say she wouldn't have been able to pose during the disgusting meat photo shoot they did in Cycle 11 due to her veganism and animal activism. The judges pry about her sexuality - which is open to loving both men and women. When it's brought up outside of the panel and some of the other girls find out, non-ghetto Kacey immediately labels her as weird. Big shocker. We were all for supporting Elina's sexuality, but when she remarks that she likes to "turn girls to (her) side" as a sport, it was a bit of a turnoff. Statements like that give ignorant people an open platform to go on a witch hunt.

The first cut is made and, no surprise here, there are lots of tears.

Time for the first photo shoot! The girls have five minutes to change into skin-tight catsuits and do their makeup. Some were able to smile with their eyes, while others couldn't find the light or a normal pose to save their lives.

Finally, the contestants are whittled down to the final 14. Non-ghetto Kacey didn't make the cut, and we aren't too broken up about it. Your contestants are:

Joslyn, Lauren Brie, Analeigh, McKey, Brittany, Nikeysha, Samantha, Sheena, Clark, Elina, Hannah, Isis, ShaRaun and Marjorie.

We've got another hour to cover; are you ready for it? Good.

The girls get back to the house and immediately bombard Isis with questions about her transition. Get with the program ladies - it's 2008. ShaRaun says, "America's Next Top Model isn't going to be a drag queen." Someone needs a lesson in definitions. McKey actually takes the time to get to know Isis, while Clark and Hannah almost refuse to try to accept the situation. Clark even goes as far as saying, "Isis has no place in this competition." We can't wait for the photo shoots to begin so Isis can prove her wrong.

Meanwhile, Marjorie is a bit of a social leper. She spends most of her time talking about how different she is from the other girls and won't answer questions about herself. Her hands flail as she speaks; her voice rushes and giggles. We hope this won't last too long; she has great potential as a model when her mouth is closed.

The following day, the girls are taken to The Magic Castle where they basically speed interview with Nigel, Paulina and the two Jays. ShaRaun introduces herself as America's Next Top Model. McKey says she'll do some serious bodily harm to a photographer who suggests sexual favors. Nigel is impressed with Isis's ability to really know what she's doing and follow the light.

Next up, the photo shoot! The theme of the week is "Voting is Sexy". The photos tackled issues like immigration, privacy, environment, military, bureaucracy, nuclear weapons, foreign policy, unemployment, transportation, healthcare, economy, education, homeland security and cloning. During Isis's turn during the "privacy" shot, some of the other girls shout mean things to her through the screen. It made us a bit ill, but we couldn't wait to see how the photos turned out.

At panel the following day, we couldn't help but notice how often Paulina disagrees with comments the other judges made - and we love her for it! Isis's picture turns out beautifully and McKey is praised for her boxing pose. It's Marjorie's photo which is singled out for being the best of the bunch. While it was a great picture, we don't believe it was the standout of the group. Clark's picture stinks - which made us laugh - and ShaRaun's seems to go against the theme.

In the end, we said goodbye to ShaRaun, and we aren't shocked or disappointed. What did you think of the premiere? How about the new crop of girls? Do you have any favorites, or is there anyone you can't stand? Let us know in the comments!

90210 is finally here and started with a two-hour season premiere. It is almost impossible to watch this show and not compare it to the original. The Walsh family has been replaced with the Wilsons. Harry Wilson brings his wife, Debbie, and two kids, Annie and Dixon, to live with his mother as he starts his position as principal at West Beverly. It becomes obvious rather quickly that the family is "not in Kansas anymore". The new cast of characters are definitely good-looking ones (even the parents are hot this time around), but we're not completely sold on the show itself. The potential is there, but the premiere tried to do too many things too soon.

Let's get reacquainted with the characters, shall we?

Dixon Wilson: Annie's adopted brother and all-star lacrosse player. His moves on the field incite jealousy in some of the other players, which leads to trouble. We're wondering how many times he'll get kicked off of the team this season. So far the tally is two.

Grandma Tabitha: Quite possibly our favorite of the Wilson clan. She tells it like it is, drinks long island iced teas and is generally a sweet trouble-maker with impeccable taste. One of our favorite lines was when asking about Dixon's fight with a fellow lacrosse player, "Did you kick his ass?" Perfect.

Harry Wilson: Father of Annie and Dixon and the principal of the high school. We come to find out he fathered another child at the age of 17 who was put up for adoption and is just learning about it. Oh, and his baby-momma is one of the student's mothers. We're sure that will come up more than a few times!

Naomi Clark: The popular rich girl. Much like Kelly Taylor's early days, Naomi is a bit of a bitch. We're sure she's a bitch with a heart of gold; she's just misunderstood. Her relationship with lacrosse stud, Ethan Ward, is falling apart right before her eyes. She falls in and out of friendship with Annie approximately three times in the premiere but we have a feeling they'll make up and break up a few more times before the end of the school year. Oh, and her mom is also Harry's baby-momma.

Ethan Ward: The hot star athlete and ladies man. Annie and Ethan shared a kiss two summers ago but make it seem like their connection is stronger than just that. Heck, he kept an ugly purple pentapus (five-legged octopus) that they won at a carnival together. He surfs, he cocks his eyebrow, he cheats on Naomi... we're guessing he's the new Dylan.

Silver (aka Erin Silver): Oh, snap! It's Kelly Taylor and David Silver's little sister! She is jaded from getting burned by her friendship with Naomi and has put that energy into a gossip blog a la Gossip Girl but without the anonymity. She latches on to Annie, gets angry when Naomi pulls Annie away, lashes out at Annie on her website, apologizes to Annie and somehow opens up the opportunity for her to get into the school musical.

Navid Shirazi: One part David Silver, one part Steve Sanders and one part porn mogul's son. Navid proves himself to be Dixon's new right hand man (regardless of him always calling Dixon his "bitch"). He's great at investigative reporting, so we're sure he'll find some juicy bits of info in the upcoming episodes.

Ryan Matthews: The snarky teacher (and also lacrosse coach) who looks about as old as his students. He seems to always say the wrong thing even when he's trying to be sweet. He's got the hots for the school guidance counselor, Kelly Taylor.

Overall, there is A LOT going on right out of the gates. Actually, too much, and with way too much exposition. We don't need to know the life stories of all of the characters right away; that's why it's a series and not a made-for-TV movie. While they put a great group of actors and actresses together, they were misused. We're hoping that with time, the show will turn into a well-oiled machine with maybe one story per week instead of dumping ten into one and then wash, rinse, repeating it. Still, there's enough there to keep us intrigued enough to see what happens to this bunch.

If nothing else, it did have a pretty sweet soundtrack. What did you think of the show? Do you have any predictions? Will you be making it back next week? Let us know in the comments!

Entertainment Weekly has a great cover feature on the pair, where they talk about what it's like revisiting the characters (Shannen admits even SHE didn't like Brenda sometimes!) and spill about past conflicts. No, there were no off-set fistfights, the pair says, but there were a couple of incidents where the guys had to separate them. "No, we never punched each other," Shannen says. "Scratching? I'm not going to deny that," says Jennie. Hee!

The two also talk about what they wanted from renewing their old 90210 characters. They dismiss any talk of a love triangle: "That was one of the things I was adamant about: Brenda Walsh would not fight for a guy anymore," Shannen says. "There are bigger, more important things in her life." Plus, Brenda is apparently trying to set Kelly up with a hottie, even offering to babysit her (poing!) 4-year-old son.

There's lots more -- even a video from the photo shoot, and check out the hysterical background on the blackboard -- plus it's a great, candid interview, and it has us champing at the bit for the show. Bring it on!

That's just the tip of the media iceberg -- Shannen graces the cover of Us Magazine, and 90210 is the cover story for this week's TV Guide.

We'll be devouring these stories while we're counting the minutes to the new 90210. How about you? Are you getting excited, or do you not believe the hype? Talk about it in the comments!

Pleasant storylines first. We found out the answer to one of OTH's biggest cliffhangers! Lucas called Peyton and proposed -- were you surprised? One Tree Hill tried to fool us by opening the episode with an extended dream sequence where we got to see Lucas imagining married life one year in with each of the three ladies. But it was Peyton who showed up at the airport, thrilled that her moment with Lucas had finally arrived.

Lucas and Peyton headed for Vegas wrapped in each other's arms. But not everyone was having as happy a time back in Tree Hill. Let's recap:

Evil Victoria has returned to make Brooke's life miserable. She informs Brooke that she owns part of the company, and if she wants to, she can take over the whole thing and leave Brooke with nothing. Stunned, Brooke tries to defend herself, but Victoria, as usual, has the last word, telling poor Brooke that she'll be lucky if she can even get into the community college. Could she be any meaner to her daughter?

Later, at the store, Brooke vents to Millicent and catches a girl shoplifting one of her tops. Brooke grabs the girl: "Come with me" -- but the girl ends up shoving her aside and running out. It's just not Brooke's day.

Mouth asks Millicent to move to Omaha with him for his new gig. She's willing to go... until she finds out that Brooke could really use some help with the store. She tells Mouth she has to wait, and he understands. But Brooke finds out and "fires" Millicent so she can go with Mouth and be with the guy she loves. Mouth gets sentimental about leaving, but he's ready for the next step in his career and relationship.

Nathan, Haley, and Jamie are the cutest family EVER, as usual. Jamie's taken up dancing to rap, and the kid's got some moves! Haley and Nathan are both pursuing their dreams of music and basketball, respectively, and they're supporting each other through it. It's cute to see.

Nathan tells Skills that his mom's apparently "dating some freak she met online." Uh oh. Skills tries to put a positive spin on this, but Nathan's having none of it. In fact, if he ever finds the dude, he's totally going to let him have it. Skills does not look thrilled about this, but he keeps quiet.

Jamie takes his dance moves to the basketball court and has a great time with Q. Seems like Q's really softened up, or maybe it's just hanging out with Jamie that brings out the best in him. Q challenges Nathan to a little one-on-one, and Nathan seems to hurt himself, but it's only temporary.

And then there's Dan. When we last saw him, he'd been hit by a car and was left in a bloody mess on the street. Now Dan appears to be in a hospital... but wait. Crazy psycho nanny Carrie is the nurse!? What kind of hospital would let this woman near a needle? She tortures Dan with a hot fork, stabs him with syringes, and taunts him. Dan is trapped -- unable to scream or fight back. It's actually really hard to watch, and there's a LOT of these scenes in the episode. More Naley and Jamie, please, and less Dan torture! We can only handle so much.

We get a rare but awesome Haley/Brooke scene. They're wondering what's up with Peyton when they receive simultaneous texts from Lucas and Peyton, respectively. Both say not to worry, they're fine. Brooke and Haley realize something's up with those two.

Back in Vegas, Peyton and Lucas are cuddling beneath a mirrored ceiling and being schmoopy. Lucas texts Peyton about getting married and she wonders aloud, "Can a text message change your life?" The two prepare for their Vegas wedding.

In Tree Hill, Deb cavorts topless in the pool, much to Nathan's disgust. When he storms off, telling her to put some clothes in, we see Skills pop out of the water after holding his breath to hide. We have to question their judgment -- what if Jamie saw this half-naked pool play? They're both taking some crazy risks with this relationship.

Lucas and Peyton arrive at the Vegas chapel, but it's horribly cheesy and they can't go through with it. Peyton tells Lucas she has an idea, but he has to trust her...

Back in Tree Hill, Haley and Jamie dance to his rap music. That Haley can really bust a move! Adorable. Nathan comes home and swoops in to pick up Jamie -- but he's struck by pain. He's hurt something.

Peyton and Lucas arrive, and she's taken him to the very same hotel room in LA where he proposed to her four years ago. This time, she wants to make it right -- like the dream she's had of the right proposal. Lucas is touched.

Back to crazy Carrie and Dan. Dan manages to tumble out of the hospital bed and crawl to the door... only to find that he's not in a hospital at all. He's in crazy Carrie's HOUSE. He's really doomed now. She straps him back to the bed for more torture and reveals her nefarious scheme: she wants to use him to help her get Jamie back. Shudder!

Just when we thought the episode couldn't get any more disturbing, it does. Brooke is locking up her store after a rough day (sparring with Victoria, dealing with a shoplifter, and bidding Millicent farewell)... and as she heads out the door, she's attacked by a masked man who starts beating her. And the episode ends like that. We still have chills.

What did you think of the premiere? Were you surprised by some of the dark turns the storylines have taken? Were you psyched to see Peyton head to Vegas with Lucas, or did you want him to choose someone else? Let us know in the comments!

Since we last saw the gang, Nate's been hooking up hardcore with a thirtysomething married woman, Serena's been moping about Dan and dodging cute lifeguards, and Dan is Lonely Boy no longer -- he's turned into a major player who's so busy dating he's slacking off on his writing. Meanwhile, Chuck regrets his decision to leave Blair stranded in Tuscany, but Blair's exacted revenge in the form of a hot new boyfriend that she's brought back to the Hamptons. Oh, and Jenny's toiling away at fashion school, being verbally abused by her boringly one-note evil teacher. Got that?

For some reason, Nate and Serena feel the need to deceive everyone and pretend they're in a relationship (why no one is allowed to just be single in the Hamptons is beyond us). But the situation is no longer kosher with S when she catches a boxer-clad Nate racing for safety after a midafternoon rendezvous at his lover's house. Wait, he's fooling around with a married woman? She wants no part in the coverup, but Nate convinces her it's over. Really.

There's a big white party coming up in the Hamptons, and Jenny really wants to go, so she makes a dress for her evil instructor to wear, who verbally rips it to shreds. Ouch. Looks like Lil' J has to come crawling back to Eric for an invite, who takes her back as a friend (too quickly, in our opinion) and agrees to get her into the party.

Work isn't going well for either Humphrey -- Dan ends up getting fired from his gig working for an author because he can't produce any writing. He begs for another chance, but he's had too many already. Looks like Dan hasn't quite figured out the whole life/work balance thing.

Blair's had enough of this game, so she goes to break up with James, but just then Chuck texts. He's coming to the white party after all. Never mind -- she needs a boyfriend again. Sounds like the dumping will have to wait awhile.

Dan has a strange encounter with Serena's formerly evil grandmother. Apparently her brush with death has her feeling charitable, and she wants Dan and Serena back together after seeing how miserable S has been all summer without him. So she lends Dan her husband's white suit and they prepare to hit the white party.

At the party, Nate's lover Catherine is furious to see him there with Serena. They walk past each other several times in efforts to make each other jealous, and it's working -- Nate is miserable. If only he could make Catherine feel as badly as he does right now. Serena has a brilliant idea -- let's make out! So they do, and of course, Dan chooses that moment to show up and be insufferably self-righteous in the way only Dan can be.

"There's always drama!" he explodes haughtily, and as usual, Serena can't explain herself fast enough, and Dan attacks her and makes her feel bad about herself, and we're reminded why this couple might need more time apart. Just when Serena looks like she's about to crawl into a hole, Dan gets another surprise -- the two girls he's been juggling are both at the party, and they're onto him. They both dump their drinks on his pristine whites, and Dan's shamed into actually being decent to Serena. They reconnect and agree to meet on the beach after the party, where they end up sharing a moment beneath the fireworks. Looks like these two are back on for now.

Jenny runs into her mean teacher at the party, and the woman's being as cruel as ever until Eric orchestrates a little introduction with socialite Tinsley Mortimer. Tinsley loves Jenny's dress and tells her so, making Jenny's teacher feel a little stupid.

Meanwhile, Catherine confesses to Nate that seeing him at the party with Serena is making her jealous... and it's a huge turn-on. They can't keep their hands off each other, and she gives him a note on a napkin telling him to meet her at the Mercer Hotel Friday at noon. So much for those two being over!

In the night's most heartwrenching storyline, Chuck and Blair continue to taunt each other because they're both too proud to admit how much they need each other. But Blair's new man is onto her, and he calls her out on using him to make Chuck jealous and puts her in her place. She apologizes, and then he confesses that he wasn't totally honest with her either -- he's actually a British lord named Marcus (!), but he was pretending to be a common American because, well, we're still not exactly sure... something about wanting people to be honest with him, because they never are when they find out he's a lord. Blair is newly turned on by his accent and the two decide to give it another try...

...until a waiting Chuck emerges and tells her not to leave with Marcus. "Why not?" she challenges him. "Give me one good reason to stay here with you." Chuck sputters that she doesn't want to go, that HE doesn't want her to go, but it's still not enough. Blair needs to hear those three little words, those eight letters, and then: "I'm yours." Chuck tries, but come on -- he's Chuck Bass, and he can't say it. Crestfallen, Blair tears herself away from their locked gaze and heads off with the Brit.

So what did you think of the premiere? Were you surprised by the couples who did and didn't get back together? What do you think of Nate's relationship? Will Dan and Serena actually make it work this time? And how much longer can Chuck and Blair torture each other? Let us know what you think in the comments!

*Salon talked with Leighton Meester, who explains why she thinks so many people are entranced with her Queen B character, dishes on how she deals with all the gossip about her and her co-stars, and shares what actors inspire her. She even gives a shout-out to Bette Davis, one of the original tough broads of the golden age of cinema. We like the way this girl thinks!

*The New York Observer gives us some details on the real-life designer behind Eleanor Waldorf's fashion line -- it's Lorick New York, which was created by former Ford model Abigail Lorick. Her designs will be standing in for Eleanor's during a Fashion Week episode that will feature Michael Kors and socialite Tinsley Mortimer.

*Finally, Billboard magazine reveals the tracklist on the first Gossip Girl CD, called "OMFGG -- Original Music Features on Gossip Girl." (Hee)! The tracks were compiled by music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas (the same woman who made The OC the go-to show for new music), and will be available online on Sept. 2. The CD will hit stores Oct. 28. The artists featured include the Virgins, the Republic Tigers, Phantom Planet, the Kills, the Ting Tings and Junkie XL. We can't wait!

How excited are you for the Gossip Girl premiere? What do you hope to see? Talk about it in the comments!