All About Us (2015 T.V. Series)

video|right|300px right|300pxAll About Us is an American teen comedy-drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Maryam Wells, derived from the 2001 series. The series, created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, revolves around the lives of four California teenage girls dealing with life in a fictional town in California called Silver Hills.
The series begins with four teenage girls: Alicia Alcott (Cymphonique Miller), Nikki Merrick (Allie DeBerry), Sierra Jennings (Zoey Dutch), and Kristy Castelli (Emma Lockhart) with their boy-drama, girl-talk, the fashions they wear, and the friendship they have together.
==Production==
===Storylines===
Alicia-Ryan Relationship
The TV version of the series follows the on and off again attraction and relationship between black character Alicia Alcott and her white bandmate Ryan Frankel through their ups and downs after Ryan moves to Silver Hills and joins D-Squared.
Nikki's parents' separation
The Silver Hills Earthquake
Undoubtedly the most famous All About Us cliffhanger is the so-called "Silver Hills Earthquake" during the fifth season finale. A normal night in Silver Hills was interrupted by a major earthquake and leaving the main characters and secondary characters screaming in horror and locations shattered. The 2-part episodes were based on the Earthquake book episode that author Maryam Wells had written. The part 1 episode of the series was entitled Earthquake, followed by Aftershock.
When the series resumed on September 25, 1985 with the episode entitled Aftershock, viewers quickly learned that AAU main character Nikki Merrick injured her right leg during the earthquake and was brought to the hospital by Kristy Castelli. Only one casualty was mentioned. Mrs. Crawford, who was the girls' science teacher in their sophomore year, was killed in the earthquake. Alicia Alcott, survivor of the earthquake wasn't sure about attending Mrs. Crawford's funeral, due to a past memory of when Mrs. Crawford bullied her. 
===Production team===
The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz and fellow writer Stephanie Savage have served as the show's executive producers throughout the series' run, followed by Bob Levy and Leslie Morgenstein of Alloy Entertainment, who were assigned in aiding the adaptation of the novels into the series.[10] Following the success of Gossip Girl, Gilmore Girls co-producer, John Stephens was approached by Schwartz and Savage, having previously worked with him on The O.C., and hired him as an executive producer.[11] Joshua Safran, who started as a writer/consulting producer before becoming co-executive producer, was later added as an executive producer. On April 24, 2012, it was announced that he would leave the show at the end of the fifth season to be the new showrunner of NBC's Smash.[12] To fill in Safran's void, co-executive producer Sara Goodman was promoted to executive producer for the sixth season.[13] Alexandra Patsavas who worked with Schwartz on The O.C. was in charge of the music.[14] Olivia Miles was at the head of the costume department; he previously was head costume designer for Jane by Design'. 
===Filming locations===
Primarily filming in Valenica, California, Gossip Girl has been declared by New York Magazine as the "Most Restauranty Show Since Sex and the City," citing the pilot episode filming locales such as the Japanese restaurant, Geisha, the Campbell Apartment where Nate and Serena were filmed having sex and the New York Palace Hotel bar Gilt.[38] Other New York City landmarks and well-known establishments were filmed throughout the first season. Victor/Victrola filmed the fictional infamous Chuck Bass burlesque club, Victrola, at The Box Manhattan, a sister club to The Box Soho in London.[39] The fictional Constance Billard-St.Judes School, based on novel writer Cecily Von Ziegesar's alma mater, Nightingale-Bamford used external shots of the Museum of the City of New York.[40]
The second season premiered at the Hamptons and began filming in mid-June. The season premiere opening montage showed a scene at Cooper's Beach that was instead filmed in Rockaway Beach followed by an elaborate white party.[41][42] For the sixth episode of the season, Columbia University was used to film the Yale campus, an episode that followed disappointment from Yale fans due to its erroneous portrayal of the admissions process and reliance on Ivy League university stereotypes.[43] During the season's seventh episode, the Brooklyn Inn is integrated into the show.[44] Remaining true to its New York locations, the show filmed at the Russian Tea Room.[45][46]
The fourth season premiered on September 13, 2010 with the first two episodes filmed in Paris.[47][48] New York Magazine revealed several locations shot at the French University, La Sorbonne in the Latin District (or Quartier Latin) of Paris on July 5.[49][50] Other locations include the Musée d'Orsay, the Eiffel Tower, the Gare du Nord, Avenue Montaigne.[51] and Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Columbia University became the primary filming location for the first few episodes of the season following the Paris story arc.[52]
The fifth season premiered on September 26, 2011 with the first two episodes filmed in Los Angeles, California.[53]
Because of its location in New York, executive producer Stephanie Savage said "We were quickly told it would be too expensive, too complicated" at the beginning of the series. She told it had been proposed to shoot in a Los Angeles studio that would recreate Central Park but they eventually filmed the series in New York.[54] Savage explained their choice to film there: "There's no New York City on TV, or there wasn't when we started making the pilot, except what you could see in the background behind the dead bodies on cop shows. We've never seen the city from the point of view of teenagers. It felt like a world with high stakes for young people." Schwartz added: "What's funny about these teenagers is they grew up watching Sex and the City, even though it wasn't about them. And I think they've probably incorporated that into how they mythologize New York. I fought really hard to shoot the show in New York because we want New York to be a character in the show."[55]
==Merchandise==
===Fashion===
The show has also made an impact on the fashion world, with multiple clothing lines and other products.
====Clothing lines====
In 2009, JC Penney created a line inspired by All About Us.
On September 16, 2011, it was announced that Warner Bros and label Romeo & Juliet Couture had partnered to create All About Us's official clothing line inspired by lead characters Alicia Alcott, Nikki Merrick, Sierra Jennings, and Kristy Castelli. The launch of the fashion line took place on September 26, 2011, the same day as the premiere of the fifth season.
====School Supplies====
Mead school supplies and All About Us have teamed up to create Binders, Notebooks, and writing utencils inspired by the show.
==Cast==
*Cymphonique Miller - Alicia Alcott
*Allie DeBerry - Nikki Merrick
*Zoey Dutch - Sierra Jennings
*Emma Lockhart - Kristy Castelli
*Landon - Ryan Frankel
*Shallene Woodley - Willow "Will" Jennings