One Tree Hill: A Nate/Jamie Rock Band experience, plus James Lafferty spills!
One Tree Hill returns on Monday, and The CW sent out a little taste of what we can expect. Check it out:
Even more fun: We got to talk with James Lafferty, who promised us that the final episodes of the season would give us plenty of reasons to tune in. Find out what James had to say about his favorite moments for Nathan, filming in Utah and making a movie with Robert Buckley after the jump!
James told us the Jamie/Nathan KISS fun was all part of his character "putting in the dad time that he wasn't able to able to put in while he was playing so much basketball." Until the end of the season, Nate "gets to be a father and a husband" -- a situation that James appreciates.
"The most gratifying part [I get to play] is Nathan being in those situations where he can be a father and husband because he's come so far. It's where he always wanted to be, so it's great to play him in that situation."
And Nathan's support as a husband and friend will be increasingly important as Haley and Quinn deal with the death of their mother, James says. Those sort of emotionally taxing scenes can be the most challenging and rewarding, he said.
Also rewarding: Hanging out with Jackson Brundage's character, Jamie, who is so much more than just a little kid. "Jamie has become sort of the giver of sage advice - it's like we lost Whitey and he's been reincarnated in this wise little boy."
Jamie's wise advise may be necessary if rumors of a Tree Hill pregnancy are true -- but James wouldn't tell us one way or the other. "It's always a possibility," he told us. "But I can't really say whether it will happen or not, or who it would be if it did happen."
So what can he tell us? "Fans can expect a lot of definite reasons to tune in," he told us. "People are making decisions all around. And they'll have reasons to tune in next year if we come back."
About that... James doesn't know about the show's fate any more than we do. "It changes every week -- you can speculate all you want, read the blogs, pay attention to the message boards, but it's so completely out of my hands that I just close myself off from it." If the show does come back, he said, it will be the fans that make it happen. "The fans are so vocal and active -- it's one of the reasons we love what we do."
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I live in australia and am watching seasons 1-6 for the 4th time in about 5 months... while i wait for season 7 to come out while trying to watch it online, clearly im dedicated... James and Joy are my favourties, the way they portray nathan and haley is incredible, how they survive every tough time and go from strength to strength is amazing...its also good to see how far they've both come as actors, you really do believe every performance they make..there are way to many storylines that i think they were fantastic in but mainly, the school shooting, the carrie storyline/kidnapping of jamie and particularly the whole of season 7, i have really loved their performances. i love them both and they are really my all time favourite actors and i really do hope for the very best to come of their acting careers.Also Sophia Bush is really an incredible actress she can portray emotion so fantastically..i just wanted to commend mark schwahn on his incredible work, the storylines he comes up with, the way he is so in touch with these characters and the actors is incredible, every episode im either laughing or crying, the emotion is just so intense.. the way he encapsulates the viewers is fantastic... he is really very talented. People say it is just a tv show but i'd like to think that it gives people hope and portrays storylines that people can relate to and learn from.. With a fantastic and extremly talented cast, a fantastic crew, great storylines, and still a lot of stories to tell and messages to be portrayed, i see no reason why one tree hill should not continue to season 8... So please save this show!!
Posted by: claudia | April 28, 2010 2:59 AM
BRING ONE TREE HILL BACK FOR AN 8TH SEASON, THEY DESERVE IT!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: TutorGirl | April 23, 2010 8:01 PM
Ugh, I really wish they WOULD use Jamie as just the little kid, the "precocious child" archetype drives me absolutely insane and is so annoying. As a Naley fan, I'll always have a soft spot for Jamie, but man, his scenes have been REALLY tough to watch lately. And this sneak preview tops the list.
Thanks for the interview, though!
Posted by: brainfrz76 | April 23, 2010 3:51 PM
I can't wait for this episode!!!!!!
Posted by: Hailey | April 22, 2010 10:51 AM