Thursday, April 5, 2012

One Tree Hill (Special Farewell Review)

I don't wanna be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately...

OK, I know what you all are thinking. "One Tree Hill isn't in one of the categories you cover, why are you are reviewing it?"

Well, unless you have been living under a rock for the past 9 years, you know that One Tree Hill just aired it's final episode last night, April 4, 2012. This marks the end of a 9 year run and is a source of heartbreak for many. I may not have started watching when it originally aired in 2003 (I just started last year and watched all 8 prior seasons on Netflix), but I fell in love with it all the same.

For those who really have been living under a rock for the past 9 years and have no idea what One Tree Hill is, I'll tell you. One Tree Hill is a tv series that aired on the CW (originally WB) about 2 half brothers, Nathan and Lucas Scott and their friends and families who live in Tree Hill, North Carolina. We are introduced to them when they are in high school and get the distinct pleasure of watching their rivalry change into a relationship and as they and their friends grow up and have their hopes and dreams come true.

Some of the main cast from the final season
So what makes this such an intriguing show? I think that what makes OTH so good is that, in the words of producer Mark Schwann, it "means [so many] different things to different people." It's a coming of age story. It's a story about loss. It's a story about watching your dreams come true. It's a love story. I could go on and on all day about this.

In short, One Tree Hill appeals to many different people. More so if you like music. Who doesn't like music? Not only was the original theme song the popular Gavin DeGraw tune I Don't Wanna Be, but many musicians star in and were even featured on the show.

Just in the cast, you have Bethany Joy Galeotti, Tyler Hilton, Jana Kramer, Kate Voegle, Bryan Greenberg and Mike Grubbs. This doesn't even to begin to cover the various artists that guest starred, Gavin DeGraw and Pete Wentz come to mind immediately. On top of all the musicians in the show, each episode is named after a song.

So we have music. We have love. We have loss. We have rivalries. We have everything a good show could possibly need. And yet, there is plenty that I haven't even begun to talk about. But that would be too easy. I don't want to give too much away for those that have never seen OTH before. For fans of the show, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

One Tree Hill = 10 STARS!

In conclusion, One Tree Hill deserves as many stars as I can give, a.k.a. 10 stars. I may not have seen each episode as it aired, but I saw all 187 episodes and loved every one (with the exception of one episode in Season 3). I had tears in my eyes as the final episode ended last night. If you haven't seen the show before, I strongly suggest you check it out. You can find it on both Netflix and Amazon Instant Video. For those fans out there (and there are a lot of them), we will always have Tree Hill.

There is only one Tree Hill, and it's your home.
-Karen Roe & Haley James Scott


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