One Tree Hill
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Plot synopsis:
The main storyline in the early seasons is the relationship between two half-brothers, Lucas and Nathan Scott, who start out as enemies but bond as the show progresses. In the pilot episode, Lucas obtains a place in the Tree Hill Ravens (the high school basketball team) with the help of his uncle Keith. Nathan, the head of the team, takes a dislike to Lucas, and this becomes the basis of their rivalry. Lucas's romantic interest in Nathan's girlfriend Peyton Sawyer also strengthens their feud. Peyton's best friend Brooke Davis tries to date Lucas, and Nathan attempts to date Lucas's best friend Haley James. The story of Lucas and Nathan's father Dan Scott is occasionally explored through flashbacks, which show his relationships with Karen Roe, Lucas's mother, and Deb Scott, Nathan's mother, and how he ended up with one woman rather than the other. He had a high school romance with Karen, resulting in Lucas's birth, but he refused to claim Lucas as his son. Leaving Karen, he married Deb, and the couple bore Nathan. Seventeen years later, Deb begins a strong friendship and partnership with Karen against Dan's will. In later seasons of the show, Dan and Deb get a divorce. Karen dates her college professor Andy Hargrove after losing Keith.
The first season deals with the first half of the main teenage characters' junior year. The focus is on the rivalry between Lucas and Nathan during the state basketball championship. Other major storylines are Nathan and Haley's developing relationship, the Peyton-Lucas-Brooke love triangle and the love quadrangle involving Lucas and Nathan's parents.
The second season focuses on the second half of the characters' junior year and sets aside basketball and explores new romances. Lucas dates Anna Taggaro, Jake Jagielski dates Peyton, and there is a love triangle between Felix Taggaro, Brooke and Mouth McFadden. This season also shows the disintegration of Nathan and Haley's relationship because of Chris Keller, and the repercussions – especially for Lucas – of Dan's hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an inherited disease. Peyton deals with drug problems and the return of her biological mother and Karen starts the Tric club and begins a relationship with her school teacher Andy Hargrove. A troubled Deb struggles with a drug addiction.
The third season focuses on the characters' first half of their senior year, and also has the return of basketball. It features the arrival of Rachel Gatina, who brings conflict to the romance between Brooke and Lucas when she sets out to date Lucas. Peyton deals with the return of her mom, and tries to get to know her when she finds out she is dying from cancer. Jake and Peyton's relationship draws to a close and Peyton's romantic feelings for Lucas resurface later in the season. Chris Keller returns and helps Nathan and Haley reunite, also causing damage between Brooke and Lucas. The later of the season sees Nathan and Haley plan their wedding. A major subplot consists of Dan's efforts to solve the murder attempt that was made against him during the previous season's cliffhanger. A major episode ("With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept") involves most of the main cast in a hostage situation at Tree Hill High and culminates in Peyton getting shot in the leg, Jimmy Edwards committing suicide and Dan murdering Keith. At the end of the season finale after Nathan and Haley renew their vows he, Rachel, and Cooper are fighting for their lives after a car accident.
The fourth season features the second half of the characters' senior year, and the love triangle of Peyton, Lucas and Brooke. Haley's pregnancy is threatened by Nathan's risky forays into gambling and loan sharks. Peyton is stalked by an impostor posing as her half-brother Derek and is saved by Lucas and the real Derek. Lucas looks for the truth behind his uncle's death as he documents his life since joining the Ravens basketball team. Lucas and Peyton enter into an official relationship after the Ravens win the state championship, meanwhile Dan rekindles his romance with Karen, Brooke explores a romantic relationship with Chase Adams and a friendship with Rachel. Chris Keller makes an appearance, and the group enjoy a "real prom" in a small town called Honneygrove after their original one is ruined by further interactions with the impostor who is known to everyone as "Psycho Derek". The season ends with the group's graduation from high school, Lucas discovering that Dan killed Keith, and Haley and Karen having their babies.
The fifth season jumps four years into the future. The characters struggle with adulthood after college and return to Tree Hill for various reasons. Lucas, a published author, is in a committed relationship with his editor, Lindsey Strauss. This relationship turns into a love triangle when Peyton returns after a failed music career in Los Angeles. The marriage of Nathan and Haley goes into crisis as Nathan faces major depression after being seriously injured the night he was drafted into the NBA. Brooke looks for life beyond success in her work and struggles to get acceptance from her mother Victoria. Peyton, with help from Brooke, launches a music label. Lucas and Skills return to the Tree Hill Ravens as coaches and ask for Nathan's help with star player Quentin. Mouth begins a relationship with his boss Alice, to get ahead in his job. He later settles down with Brooke's assistant, Millicent Huxtable.
The sixth season features the progression of Peyton's romance with Lucas as they reunite and deal with her dangerous pregnancy. Peyton meets her birth father, Lucas's book is optioned for a feature film by Peyton's ex-boyfriend, producer Julian Baker, and Nathan and Haley struggle to reach their dreams after being terrorized by Nanny Carrie who tried to kidnap their son Jamie and also held Dan hostage. Brooke is attacked in her store, leaving her scarred mentally. She later takes in foster child Sam. Star player Quentin is killed, leaving Nathan more determined to reach the NBA. Mouth and Millicent's relationship hits the rocks when Mouth's ex, Gigi, returns later in the season the pair reunite. Brooke battles with her mother for her company, and her attacker, who we find out is the guy who killed Quentin. Skills and Deb end their relationship. Dan comes to terms with his life and how much time he has left. Brooke enters a relationship with Julian.
The seventh season jumps fourteen months ahead. Rachel returns and two new regular characters are introduced: Haley's sister Quinn and Nathan's agent Clay. Lucas and Peyton have moved away, Quinn and Clay's relationship develops after the death of Clay's wife Sarah. Nathan's NBA career is jeopardized by a growing scandal that also affects Haley. Dan becomes a motivational speaker with the support of his new wife, Rachel Gatina. Brooke releases her new clothing line in the midst of conflicts with Julian and Alex, a model she hired for her company. Millicent struggles with a drug addiction which causes Mouth to break it off with her. The second half of the season deals with Haley's depression due to her mother's death. At the end of the season, the characters travel to Utah for the premiere of Julian's completed film, Haley announces she's pregnant, Julian proposed to Brooke, and Clay and Quinn are shot by Katie.
The eighth season centers around the wedding of Brooke and Julian and the arrival of Julian's mother Sylvia, Haley and Nathan's pregnancy, Clay and Quinn survive their life-threatening attack, and Brooke losing her company. Mia returns and the romance between Alex and Chase turns into a love triangle,while Mouth and Millicent reconcile. Nathan returns to college, and struggles to fit in due to his professor. Nathan and Clay start a sports management company named Fortitude, which is a reoccurring theme during this season. A fierce storm reaches Tree Hill, endangering the lives of Brooke and Jamie. Katie returns to take revenge on Quinn. Brooke and Julian look into adoption and are connected to a pregnant teen who keeps her baby, leaving Brooke heartbroken. Haley gives birth to a baby girl and names her Lydia (the first name of Haley's mother). Nathan discovers who was responsible for Brooke and Jamie almost drowning. Alex and Chase finally get together. Brooke becomes pregnant and has twins.
The ninth and final season deals with Haley facing multiple problems involving a busy Karen's Cafe, putting up with Dan and searching for Nathan as he is kidnapped after returning from Europe. Brooke and Julian adjust to life as parents which leads Julian to make a life-changing mistake. A mysterious problem haunts Clay, while Quinn attempts to get him help. Clay is hospitalized at a sanitarium, where he meets his son, Logan, with the support of Quinn. Millicent is forced to deal with Mouth's sudden weight gain, and Chase starts a friendship with Chris Keller. Chase Adams takes care of Chuck. Lucas returns to Tree Hill as Haley reaches out to him for help. The series ends as Tric celebrates its tenth anniversary while the Tree Hill family face new and exciting possibilities for their futures.

Review: I didn't have the time to catch the tv spots when by any reason a finished watching the first episode just a few weeks after the beginning of The O.C., but there's a great difference between both, even when they have a great cast, good scripts, One tree hill feels like something fresh and at the same time more emotional.
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.
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 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.
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.
Drama series about two brothers and their lives and loves in the fictional town Tree Hill..
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.
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.
Lucas, Nathan, Haley, Peyton, Brooke, Karen, whitey, Kieth, mouth, rachel, bevin skills, deb, and Dan i suppose are all cool in their own way.I think that i will probably start watching them all again..
i watch the first season only because i love chad michael murray for me he's the most beautiful men in this world, but the show was great and i turned a big fanatic of the show!
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The story of One Tree Hill revolves around half-brothers Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan Scott (James Lafferty), who apart from sharing the same father, also share a love for hoops.
Chad Michael Murray(good looking great actor - love Lucas Scott.), Hillary Buton(admiration to the character P Sawer.), James lafferty(Seems sweet - hot - great at Nathan Scott.), Sophia Bush(don't like this character as much but the show would be strange without her.), Lee Noris(sweet lovable character), Brian Greenburg(so sweet - why does everyone forget he's in this?) + cast/crew should be very proud.
the sexy chad Micheal Murray also stars as does other up and coming great actors/actress.- James Lafferty and Bethany Joy Lenz The series also contains some hot tunes from the likes of Snow Patrol, Kaiser Cheifs,Fall Out Boy, Gavin Degraw and Jimmy Eat World.
The songs we hear not only convey the sometimes profound, intense and occasionally lighthearted moments these teenagers and parents go through, they even transcend them and somehow plunge us into their realm of distress or joy.The only negative aspect of One Tree Hill thus far has been the somewhat disappointing third season.Overall, a very enjoyable program..
the cast are all so glamorous and perfect its like just so awesome =D if you don't watch it you're totally missing out the story lines can also help a lot of teens relate to their everyday lives.
So I've started watching it again :D Cant believe Season 9 is the last of One Tree Hill with only 13 Episodes!!!
:'( For all you who don't watch One Tree Hill, I would highly recommend it-You are missing out!!!Lucas<3 Brooke<3 Nathan<3 Haley<3 Peyton<3 xxx.
This show gets major points in my book for staying watchable, at times brilliant, sometimes riveting, often solidly good for longer than any other teen-based show I know of.Lucas sticks out as one of the all-time great male characters.
Peyton represents a great first step towards making female characters that actually resemble real people AND are the kind of amazing, generous and genuine spirits that a person might actually WANT to know.Ms. Burton, rock ON.Haley was cool before the show decided to continue past all reason.
I started watching One Tree Hill two months ago and I am currently watching season 4.I have to say that I am addicted to this show and it is my favorite show on TV.The show revolves around the lives and relationships of four teenagers and their families an depicts all the problems that people in high school have to deal with.The writing and storyline of the show is stunningly breathtaking and the actors are extremely talented.Chad Michael Murray,Sophia Bush,James Lafferty and Bethany Joy Galeotti stand out from the rest of the cast.I believe that the creator,Mark Schawhn,has done a wonderful job and has picked fresh people that really like what they are doing.
The only thing that bugs me about the show is that it sometimes become a little exaggerated as it fetches situations and has unnecessary twists that make the show look a bit unreal.In addition,i have heard a lot of people comparing One Tree Hill to the O.C and I have to say that they are completely different shows and they can't be compared.Personally, I believe that One Tree Hill is way better than the O.C as it has better storyline and that's why One Tree Hill has lasted for 6 years whereas the O.C started fade away during season 3.Anyhow,I would like to recommend this show to every teenager as it is absolutely exceptional.For the reasons outlined above i rate this show with 10 stars out of 10 and I sincerely hope that it lasts more years..
I didn't start watching One Tree Hill until the school shooting in season 3.
I loved the OC, but it didn't have the great music and drama that One Tree Hill brings.
I hope sincerely OTH continue for a long time and with the same quality like episodes 9 and 10 of the 4TH season : Thanks to World Wild Web !
it always makes me get interest in it all the time but why does chad had to go to the other girl instead of Brooke.....but in the real life i don't understand why would they divorce after a couple months from there honey moon....i mean they made such a good couple.....anyway the show was great every Wednesday i wouldn't miss it at all and can't even wait until that day comes.....just wish that they would do it everyday.......i just don't like the show i LOVE IT...........chadmichealmurray is very cute and sophia is also very pretty..............but where can i see some shows of tree high every Wednesday.
So for me this is the best thing that i have seen in years and i just can't believe that there will be only 3 seasons.Please Warner brothers don't make us wait too long we are all devastated and sad from the last episode and want to see the happy ending :).Because I'm sure that we all want love like Nathan and Haley's but we don't want this to be the finish..
I first started to watch One Tree Hill when I bought the 1st season on DVD last year.
The pilot episode got me hooked so well that I really liked the kids from Tree Hill including Lucas, Nathan, Peyton Sawyer and Haley among other.
Without well developed characters, humour and an original story and not just fictionalization of real life events like when in a episode a gunman holds up the school.
Most of the entertainment I've gotten out of this show is laughing at how genuinely unbelievably poor the writing is (my favourite being characters flashing back to scenes they weren't in).WATCH THIS IF: You're looking for background noise while doing something else You've never seen a teen drama (it's not the best, by any stretch, but it's so vanilla that it covers pretty much all the bases).
It's not that I have a thing against relationships in television, I'm just sick of shows that concentrate on who went to bed with whom.I've already stopped watching entire episodes, but I won't quit entirely in hope that maybe OTH will clean up a little and explore better venues.
Peyton, Lucas, Brooke, Haley, Dan Scott, I think they are the best characters in the Show.
The writers,creators,and actors made such a praise worthy,memorable television series that has something in it for everyone.If you're trying to figure yourself out, doubting where life will take you, or just simply having high school problems, this show is everything you're looking for.Such an amazing saga of love,death,tragedy,and most importantly family and friends.From the wise words of Lucas Scott quoting yet another author -E.E. Cummings once wrote: 'To be nobody but yourself- in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else- means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.'One Tree Hill Is One Of The Best TV Shows I've Ever Seen.
I've watched this series twice and haven't gotten bored.Brooke Davis is my favorite character because I LOVE Sophia Bush.
I love both, but while the O.C has more comedy in it, One tree hill focuses on the drama and not all people like that.
I'm not normally into American drama series but one tree hill is so different to the typical high school clichéd.
There are stalkers, high school marriages and pregnancies, parties, basketball games, murder, break-ups, sex tapes, car crashes, drug addicts great loss, fashion lines, musicians, horrible mothers, bitchy sisters, amazing friendships, hot guys and all of this happens in a little place called tree hill!
From the Directing, if there is any issue on that, i don't see them because the story in every episode is always well played out.I don't even know where to start from.One Tree Hill is a fantastic show, i have been watching it for years and the special thing about it is that you get to learn something about life, friends, family, love, hate, aspirations, i can go on and on.
it is show that should go on, an end to it would really hurt.The roles occupied by each character fits so perfectly that you would forget you are watching T.V showThe great thing about the show is that it gets better by each season.I am thinking of something to criticize, OK i would say the absence of Chad Michael Murray that plays Lucas might be a missing part but the void has been properly and effectively managed, maybe we would get to see him back soon.
This is a great show if you are interested in watching drama, like to laugh, or want to relate to characters facing more of the typical real life situations of a teenager or young adult..
I think the high school years were good, I think the jump was great, and I think they should keep going because One Tree Hill has a lot more to show us.
It actually sucks that the show hasn't gotten awards for got acting and good episodes during certain points in its run, but I'm okay with it because the awards don't make the show.There's still stories to tell, lessons to learn, and moments to be had with One Tree Hill.
I've already purchased the first two seasons on DVD and watch it anytime it's on TheCW or SoapNet. And Unlike other Teenage Dramas like The O.C. and Degrassi: The Next Generation (this coming from a lifelong Degrassi fan), One Tree Hill actually seems like I have a hidden camera on all these character's lives because it's so realistic.
Thanks One Tree Hill and for anyone who has never seen this show, I highly recommend watching it and buying the DVDs. It's literally become my favorite show of all time.
when i first started to watch One Tree Hill i was in the 2nd season and was completely lost.
Do not underestimate "One Tree Hill".I feel like the show is crafted in such a way that I resonate with at least one character's journey in every episode.
The great thing about "One Tree Hill" is that the characters' conflicts and feelings remain the most important catalyst that drives this show and keeps audiences interested.
One tree hill has everything a teen series should, two persons that are meant for each other, two who aren't but make it anyway and a person you think should.Because it has it all it feels old and not new, after a couple of episodes it gets boring because they drag out on everything.
The problems they face in the show keeps coming back with so small changes it feels like your watching the same episodes all over again.In the beginning of the series you like it because of characters.
I like this drama very much.it is awesome ,no words to describe it,love one tree hill.
I recently started streaming "One Tree Hill" on Netflix and became an instant fan it is action-packed and very intense I was also pleasantly surprised that Nathan and Haley's relationship which started in season 1 was able to last the entire series you don't see that much in teenage romance dramas however I am a huge Lucas and Peyton fan therefore I lost most of my interest after season 6..
Of course the teenage boys have friends, and especially a confusing series of love affairs with musical talent Peyton Sawyer (Hilarie Burton) and Haley James Scott (Bethany Joy Lenz), also a tutor, as well as Brooke Davis (Sophia Bush) a popular cheerleader.
To begin with I was told that One Tree Hill is just like any other teen drama but what I found elsewhere on the internet was all about how good a show it is and that it has changed lives of people and so on and so forth so it caught my attention and finally decided to give it a try.
The show starts with the story of two brothers who have the same father but different mothers, and their life at high school and a few other friends and of course their love interests.
The series is almost like three separate show Seasons 1-4: A teen drama, set at Tree Hill High during the casts final two years in high school.
I didn't completely understand the episode but still enjoyed it so I decided to give the entire series a try.When I started watching the first few episodes of season 1 I thought the One Tree Hill series was going to be rather boring...
Half-brothers Lucas and Nathan Scott are both basketball players for the iconic Tree Hill High School.
Several episodes were full of mediocre teen filler, and then the last five minutes of the show were jam packed with so much drama, and so many questions to be answered that you were basically forced to watch the next episode if you didn't want your life to be haunted with questions such as "Who will Lucas end up with?" or "Will Haley and her guy make it through?" Although the One Tree Hill creators pull a fast one over on you, this show is still the most captivating series I have ever seen.
If you want to be addicted to a show where every character seems to call each other by their first and last name, then One Tree Hill is the perfect show for you to watch.Many viewers have the opinion that the show is not worth watching after season four.
Even though things are different and there are several new characters thrown into the mix what seems like every episode, it remains a very entertaining show, just possibly not as entertaining as the first few seasons.The main characters in the show are Lucas, Peyton, Brooke, Nathan, and Haley.
"One Tree Hill" is a drama television show recommended for teenagers and young adults.
one tree hill is one my most favorite shows of all time..though its over i still watch it again and again.i miss it so much..one of the reasons it is outstanding is because it shows life the way it is,filled with emotions,danger,happiness,mystery and all..the characters are amazingly played by the lead actors..some episodes are so breathtaking and excited that it still remains in my mind.chad Michael Murray is awesome and the others i.e. Hilary,Sophia,James and Bethany are also stunning.Moira Kelly ,and Craig has done a fabulous job.Paul is the best villain ever.he plays the role with absolute passion.
the most amazing thing is the music of one tree hill.its has some of the best musical tracks ever made.over all its a must watch show and i love it..............