Advantages: Great characters, plot, and incredibly well edited and directed Disadvantages: Occasionally drags on for a bit, some unconvincing acting in small parts
One Tree Hill is an American teen drama, following the eventful lives of several high-school children in the small, but not too quite, town of Tree Hill, North Carolina. It was created by Mark Schwahn and premiered on September 23 2003, on The WB television network. It currently stands at six series long.
== Background plot ==
Lucas and Nathan are two boys that seemingly share little in common, except for an overwhelming love for basketball. They ... ...interests. However, they do have one other thing in common, the same father, Dan Scott, the best ever basketball player at Tree Hill, who now runs a successful car dealership.
Back when Dan was in his late teens, he accidentally impregnated his then girlfriend, Karen Roe, and a girl he met at college, Deb. Making one of those life-changing decisions, Dan decided to marry Deb and raise her child, Nathan. As well as that, Dan decided to have nothing ...
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...so gave it a go one Monday night while I was sitting there finishing off my homework. It’s different to most other teen dramas, and it quite unique with its range of characters and themes. After watching the first episode, which was one of Season 4, I really liked it and continued watching the new series weekly ever since and then realised I would have to start catching up with the show, as when I had started watching it, there was already a full ... ...orange bit of cardboard with one side folded in to keep the DVD’s in place, this isn’t actually too strong as mine is starting to fall apart now. The front of the box set has a picture of the cast members, the name of the show, the season number and the rating. When you turn it over, the back of the box set shows a basic synopsis of the show’s plot, the cast, a few pictures from the show, the rating again but this time with reasons, a list of the ...
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Advantages: Entertaining, lots of it! Disadvantages: Not the best programme in the world
I’d always heard that One Tree Hill was good, but never decided to watch it, as I assumed that it was very similar to other American teen shows of the era, such as the OC and Dawson’s Creek. Since I wasn’t a fan of these shows, I thought that the same would be true for One Tree Hill. That is, of course, until my friend bought me the first series for Christmas, and to my surprise and delight I found that I really enjoyed it, and watched the whole ... ...watching the second series. One Tree Hill is a teen drama set in the town of Tree Hill, North Carolina, and is about five teenage high school students and their parents. A large part of the series revolves around half-brothers Nathan Scott and Lucas Scott, who both have a talent for playing basketball. Despite being born only two months apart, the brothers were raised apart and hate each other, partly due to their overbearing father Dan Scott, who ...
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Advantages: Great show, beautiful people Disadvantages: None
One Tree Hill overview
One Tree Hill is one of those teenage drama series that at the age of 30 I am still addicted to. Perhaps it's the teen angst, the very cute boys and beautiful girls or the picturesque location but this is a firm favourite of mine and a lot of my friends too. One Tree Hill is an American show which is shown on the E4 channel in England.
The show revolves around the fictional town of Tree Hill which I believe is back East somewhere, ... ...main girl characters include Peyton, one of Lucas's on/off girlfriends who is very into her music, Brooke, captain of the cheerleading squad, another on/off girlfriend of Lucas and Peyton's best friend. Hayley makes up the trio of main girls. She is Lucas's best friend and ends up marrying Nathan in season one.
A lot of the show is played out with voice-overs, often done by Lucas to describe events and how things happen. To me this gives it a very ...
Spottydog11 17.09.2008
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Advantages: Chad Michael Murray & James Lafferty Disadvantages: You want to watch Season 2 but it's not on DVD yet!
One Tree Hill - Absolutely brilliant! Season 2 has just finished. It was shown on E4 every Thursday at 9pm, and then again on E4+1 straight after. It was also repeated on a Sunday at 7pm.
I don't generally get into the teenage shows like The OC, Dawsons Creek etc, but I couldn't stop watching One Tree Hill. You will love this if you like Chad Michael Murray or teenage dramas.
WHAT DOES THE BOX SET CONTAIN?
The Season1 box set of One Tree Hill ... ...He has friends but isn't one of the 'cool' kids. He is best friends with Hayley and doesn't care about being popular. Lucas and Nathan seem to switch roles half way through but Lucas manages to pull himself together.
Brooke and Peyton are Cheerleaders for the Basketball team and have been best friends since they were little. Nathan and Peyton start the season dating but things soon change. Peyton is a brilliant artist, and has a lot of attitude. ...
kelassa 30.12.2005 (08.01.2006)
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Advantages: Great acting, writing and music! Disadvantages: Only 22 episodes :(
...Joy Lenz
The Music-
One Tree Hill relies heavily on music to set the scene. What really works is the variety of music they use. From well-known bands such as Snow Patrol to the underground acts that producer Mark Schwahn is a huge fan of, there's something for everyone!
The Series-
With so many characters comes a lot of storylines. Most people can probably relate to at least one, which always helps when deciding if you like a show. There are ... ...that of Keith and Karen. At times it is funny, others particularly emotional. Watching the characters grow is very engaging and entertaining.
Extras-
This box set includes additional scenes not shown on TV, commentaries by the cast and crew and behind-the-scenes footage.
I would recommend this to anyone, at least to watch the pilot. There are 22 episodes, each around 43 mins long. Well worth a tenner! ...
spikki241 09.02.2009 (27.02.2009)
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Advantages: its feel good Disadvantages: its very american teen
Well, the real question you need to ask is do you like teen trash? Yes, then you should read on. No, then stop now, save yourself 5 minutes.
The basic story is, as usual, based around a Middle American high school. The main characters are based into 2 groups, the so called cool group based around Nathan Scott (the basket ball team captain) and the renegade group based around Lucas Scott (the rogue, who is the half brother of Nathan, and also happens ... ...season is basically all about how the two groups are force to combine, and the conflicts that ensues. Story:
As I've said above, the story is quite weak, and not particularly original. The standard American high school, the standard social groups (the cool one, and the socially rejected one), and the standard motives to move together and of course become friends (I'll pause to let you throw up with the cliché). The are the inevitable ups and down ...
cfcamm 09.12.2005
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Advantages: good lessons, very entertaining Disadvantages: NONE
There's only ONE TREE HILL. A story about 2 half brothers who share the same dad live in the same own but live totally different lives!
Lucas Scott( Chad M Murray)- The 16 year old,and the first son of dan scott. His dad left them after finding out lucases mom karen was pregnant in high school.
Nathan Scott- the 2nd son of Dan Scott who lives with his dad and debbies nathans mom and he women dan left karen for. Dan Scott- A cunning,heartless dad ... ...him every chance he gets.
Karen- Lucases mother,also his best friend. She runs her own cafe and has rasied lucas on her own.Living on the other side of town from Dan Keith - Dans older brother and lucases uncle who was his only father figure in his life.
Peyton- The love interest of lucas and his step brothers girlfriend.
Haley- lucases loyal and smart bestfriend who is always there to give him good advice This story takes place in North Carolina ...
blacklashez 10.01.2009
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Advantages: great storylines great cast Disadvantages: none
...also a singer as you will see from the first season where she performs for the first time.
I had never heard of One Tree Hill until about two years ago when i saw an advertisement and i just had to watch it and loved every minute of it. ...
dannat1810 04.07.2008
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Advantages: absolutely fantastic Disadvantages: its soo addictive
One Tree Hill what a great series I cannot fault it and what more can you want than Chad Michael Murray he is as fit as. So what better that a American series with him in it. One Tree Hill's creator Mark Schwahn has stumbled upon a stroke of pure genius.
This has to be one of the best American series that I have watched since the OC, in which once it was axed I never thought I would be able to find anything better but how wrong was I. It has great ... ...I don't want to be.
I would highly recommend this and if you cannot wait for the DVD release you may be able to catch it on E4 or channel 4.
A great watch series one will have you rushing out to buy the other 4 box sets. ...
jo_field26 19.04.2008
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Advantages: Good length, very entertaining, very fast start Disadvantages: Some episodes do lack meaning
Chad Michael Murray (Lucas Scott) plays the role of the young talented streetballer in this 22 episode series. He lives with his mum Karen and spends most of his time playing basketball with his friends by the river. James Lafferty (Nathan Scott) is Lucas' half brother and seems to be the 'evil-one' as he is willing to bully and intimidate his way into what he wants. Paul Johansson (Dan) is the father of these two basketball supremes, he has much ... ...him whilst he coaches Nathan to the hope of basketballing glory. The Series is plenty long enough and every episode is worth watching as it builds up slowly to the season finale which contains a thrilling ending. It is no doubt worth a watch as it brongs together the relationships and drama from shows like the OC and the excitement of basketball playing which produce a very entertaining combinaton. ...
petery36 06.06.2008
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Advantages: Great Characters that people can identify with Disadvantages: Teh characters always seem to have an endless supply of money?
...and share the same father. one is rich and lives with their father, whilst the other is 'poor' and lives with his mother.. I would recommend this to alot of types of people, especially young teen girls. Although I would call this is a teen drama, it also has good moral value spumped throughout the programme, and some hidden messages from the characters in the storyline. The few things I do not like about this product is the price is a little expensive, ...
KellyKing87 14.07.2009
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Advantages: Very compelling Disadvantages: It's on television all the time
I think this season is one of the best seasons of the show, I've watched it over and over again without getting bored yet.
The Season1 box set of One Tree Hill contains 6 discs, with all 22 episodes. The special features are shared over the disks unequally. The story goes, 2 half brothers are forced together in a basketball team and through this complicated relationships are made and broken. This series sets up for the rest perfectly, and being ... ...re-watching this one, if anythiing it makes the new ones better.
As it goes, it is one of the best teenage drama's around at the moment, but I'm not sure it has the same effect as shows like the OC which can be enjoyed by a broader range of people. ...
niegordon 07.08.2008
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Advantages: You can watch some of the series on the internet for free. Disadvantages: The box sets can be quite expensive. You cant buy single episodes on disk.
I started watching One Tree Hill when they were showing the 3rd season on E4, i'd never seen TV adverts for the programme or anything. I was sick at home one day and couldn't find anything to watch, i saw the One Tree Hill programme was on and read the information, i decided to watch it, although there was only ten minutes left before it finished anyway, after watching just ten minutes of the show i was hooked on it, I then rented series by series ... ...in the middle of watching the sixth series which has only just come out. The Tv programme is very well done and from just catching 10-15 minutes of it, it seems to drag anyone in, i showed an episode to my friend and now she owns most the box sets. I strongly advise teenagers to watch it, you see teenagers overcome real-life problems. ...
jaaadeee_x 02.08.2009
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Advantages: A lot of episodes for the price. Disadvantages: Similar to other teen dramas
One Tree Hill season one at first glance would seem like just another one of those American teen dramas, and it is, however this is one that stands out from the others. In my opinion it is the best of its sort, which was very enjoyable. The story lines are very dramatic, but that makes it all the more interesting to watch. The characters are from my point of view very lovable and the performances are great, especially as very good acting is needed ... ...that in my opinion make One Tree Hill stand out from the other American teen dramas.
As well as interesting story lines it also in my opinion has one of the best soundtracks, with lots of music in every episode. This music ranges from a lot of different things, thus there will be something for everyone. ...
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Tree Hill is a small town. Maybe too small for half-bothers Lucas and Nathan Scott, who ... more
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