History Trivia / OneTreeHill

** Mark Schwahn (Series creator & showrunner) stated that the ending to episode 2x10, in which Lucas gives a speech about someone he cares about drifting away & then turns up at Brooke’s house, didn’t make any sense.

** Hilarie Burton mentioned on a couple of occasions that she was told Lucas/Brooke and Jake/Peyton were endgame back in season 2, much to her shock and disbelief as until that moment she was always told Lucas and Peyton were endgame (in fact the story set-up goal is clearly to eventually put them together). Considering that WordOfGod repeatedly stated that it was always meant to be Lucas and Peyton, it is unclear if what Burton was told was meant as the overall endgame of the show, or just in the contingency of the show not being renewed before they could put Lucas & Peyton back together (as in fact [[AudienceAlienatingEra season 2]] messed things up a lot and went so far that it almost made a {{Retcon}}, with both Lucas and Peyton, who were canonically in love with each other during season 1, suddenly deciding of being interested in Brooke and Jake respectively [[StrangledByTheRedString out of nowhere]]) and Burton herself commented on Jana Kramer’s podcast that she’s not sure if this was genuinely the direction the show would have gone, or if it was just to [[EnforcedMethodActing force her to play Peyton without the knowledge of her unconscious feelings for Lucas]].

** [[http://www.hollywoodnewsdaily.com/2016/one-tree-hill-shocker-lucas-was-supposed-to-end-up-with-brooke-peyton-with-jake/10394 Hilarie Burton revealed at a fan event]] she was told Lucas/Brooke and Jake/Peyton were endgame back in season 2, much to her shock and disbelief as until that moment she was always told Lucas and Peyton were endgame (in fact the story set-up goal is clearly to eventually put them together). Considering that WordOfGod repeatedly stated that it was always meant to be Lucas and Peyton, it is unclear if what Burton was told was meant as the overall endgame of the show, or just in the contingency of the show not being renewed before they could put Lucas & Peyton back together (as in fact [[AudienceAlienatingEra season 2]] messed things up a lot and went so far that it almost made a {{Retcon}}, with both Lucas and Peyton, who were canonically in love with each other during season 1, suddenly deciding of being interested in Brooke and Jake respectively [[StrangledByTheRedString out of nowhere]]) and Burton herself would later comment on Jana Kramer’s podcast that she’s not sure if this was genuinely the direction the show would have gone, or if it was just to [[EnforcedMethodActing force her to play Peyton without the knowledge of her unconscious feelings for Lucas]].

** Both Creator/SophiaBush and Creator/BethanyJoyLenz both stated on the ''Drama Queens'' podcast that upon joining the series, they were told that Lucas and Peyton were endgame; when Creator/HilarieBurton mentioned being told that Brucas and Jeyton were endgame during the second season, Lenz and Bush both expressed surprise at this.

** [[http://www.hollywoodnewsdaily.com/2016/one-tree-hill-shocker-lucas-was-supposed-to-end-up-with-brooke-peyton-with-jake/10394 Hilarie Burton revealed at a fan event]] she was told Lucas/Brooke and Jake/Peyton were the intended endgame relationships back in season 2, much to her shock and disbelief as until that moment she was always told Lucas and Peyton were endgame (in fact the story set-up goal is clearly to eventually put them together). Considering that WordOfGod repeatedly stated that it was always meant to be Lucas and Peyton, it is unclear if what Burton was told was meant as the overall endgame of the show, or just in the contingency of the show not being renewed before they could put Lucas & Peyton back together (as in fact [[AudienceAlienatingEra season 2]] messed things up a lot and went so far that it almost made a {{Retcon}}, with both Lucas and Peyton, who were canonically in love with each other during season 1, suddenly deciding of being interested in Brooke and Jake respectively [[StrangledByTheRedString out of nowhere]]) and Burton herself would later comment on Jana Kramer’s podcast that she’s not sure if this was genuinely the direction the show would have gone, or if it was just to [[EnforcedMethodActing force her to play Peyton without the knowledge of her unconscious feelings for Lucas]].

** Creator/HilarieBurton mentioned on ''Drama Queens'' that Jake was supposed to become a series regular in season 3 but producers weren't willing to pay Creator/BryanGreenberg enough money, resulting in him leaving the show to do "Unscripted" instead.

** According to Creator/MichaelTrucco, he was supposed to come back to the show full-time in Season 5 and Uncle Cooper would enter into a relationship with Brooke, but due to ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'' being scheduled to film in Vancouver at the same time, these plans were abandoned.
** Creator/SophiaBush mentioned on ''Drama Queens'' that there was originally supposed to be a romance between Brooke and Dr Ethan Copeland, but his actor Chris Beetem was let go due to Creator/MarkSchwahn feeling threatened by other male actors on the set due to his possessiveness over Sophia.
** According to Robbie Jones, Quentin was supposed to become a series regular in season 6, however the initial salary offer was said to be insultingly low and as a result his agent and the producers came to blows over how much he should get. Ultimately it was decided to [[spoiler:kill off Q instead]].

** [[http://www.hollywoodnewsdaily.com/2016/one-tree-hill-shocker-lucas-was-supposed-to-end-up-with-brooke-peyton-with-jake/10394 Hilarie Burton revealed at a fan event]] she was told Lucas/Brooke and Jake/Peyton were the intended endgame relationships back in season 2, much to her shock and disbelief as she was always told from the very beginning Lucas and Peyton were endgame (and the whole story set-up is very clear about that), as repeatedly confirmed also by WordOfGod. In fact, it is unclear if this was meant as the overall endgame of the show, or if it was the contingency if the show wasn’t renewed before they could put Lucas & Peyton back together (since season 2 actually messed things up a lot and went so far that it almost made a {{Retcon}}, with Lucas and Peyton, who were canonically in love with each other during season 1, suddenly deciding of being interested in Brooke and Jake respectively [[StrangledByTheRedString out of nowhere]]) and Burton herself would later even comment on Jana Kramer’s podcast that she’s not sure if this was genuinely the direction the show would have gone, or if it was to [[EnforcedMethodActing force her to play Peyton without the knowledge of her unconscious feelings for Lucas]].

** Creator/SophiaBush and Creator/BethanyJoyLenz both stated on the ''Drama Queens'' podcast that upon joining the series, they were told that Lucas and Peyton were endgame; when Creator/HilarieBurton mentioned being told that Brucas and Jeyton were endgame during the second season, Lenz and Bush both expressed surprise at this.

** [[http://www.hollywoodnewsdaily.com/2016/one-tree-hill-shocker-lucas-was-supposed-to-end-up-with-brooke-peyton-with-jake/10394 Hilarie Burton revealed at a fan event]] she was told Lucas/Brooke and Jake/Peyton were the intended endgame relationships back in season 2, much to her shock and disbelief as she was always told from the very beginning Lucas and Peyton were endgame (and the whole story set-up is very clear about that), as repeatedly confirmed also by WordOfGod. In fact, it is unclear if this was meant as the overall endgame of the show, or if it was the contingency if the show wasn’t renewed before they could put Lucas & Peyton back together (since season 2 actually messed things up a lot and went so far that it almost made a {{Retcon}}, with Lucas and Peyton, who were canonically in love with each other in season 1, suddenly deciding of being in love with Brooke and Jake respectively [[StrangledByTheRedString out of nowhere]]) and Burton herself would later even comment on Jana Kramer’s podcast that she’s not sure if this was genuinely the direction the show would have gone, or if it was to [[EnforcedMethodActing force her to play Peyton without the knowledge of her unconscious feelings for Lucas]].

* GodNeverSaidThat: In the context of their claiming that Brooke and Lucas were supposed to be endgame, but they weren’t just because of Creator/ChadMichaelMurray and Creator/SophiaBush’s real-life divorce, Brucas fans often went so far that they claimed their theory had been confirmed by WordOfGod, talking about presumed occasions/interviews during which the real-life separation was pointed out as the reason of the on-screen break-up. Never mind that not only all this never happened, but no one involved in the production ever confirmed that and series creator [[WordOfGod Mark Schwahn]] ''explicitly'' denied that speculation and ''repeatedly'' stated the exact opposite, that it was ''always'' meant to be Lucas and Peyton, even going so far as to say in several occasions that the characters were designed to be each other’s soulmate.

* BeamMeUpScotty: When Lucas realizes that Peyton is the one for him in “Some Give You Away” following the State Championship game, he says "When all my dreams come true the one I want next to me, it’s you. It’s you, Peyton" and '''never''' says “It’s always been you.” Despite this, both fans and cast alike (Including the [[Creator/ChadMichaelMurray two]] [[Creator/HilarieBurton actors]] in the scene) have come to remember the latter as being part of Lucas’ confession. However, the line was obviously written with the purpose of having that implied meaning since Lucas is prompted to pronounce it by having a flashback of a pivotal scene which took place in the Pilot (during which he already was canonically in love with Peyton) and then he writes two books entirely about his everlasting for her, he states “Peyton, I’ve loved you since the first time I saw you” in his wedding vows to her and even Brooke herself states in season 5 “It has '''always''' been Lucas and Peyton”.

* StarMakingRole: The show launched the careers of the core five characters' portrayals Creator/ChadMichaelMurray, Creator/JamesLafferty, Creator/BethanyJoyLenz, Creator/HilarieBurton and Creator/SophiaBush (although Murray had played a couple of successful recurring roles right before in ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' and ''Series/DawsonsCreek'' which in fact were basically the reason she was asked to star on the show, but this role certainly became his break-out one).

* StarMakingRole: The show launched the careers of the core five characters' portrayals Creator/ChadMichaelMurray, Creator/JamesLafferty, Creator/BethanyJoyLenz, Creator/HilarieBurton and Creator/SophiaBush.

* GodNeverSaidThat: In the context of their claiming that Brooke and Lucas were supposed to be endgame, but they weren’t just because of Creator/ChadMichaelMurray and Creator/SophiaBush’s real-life divorce, Brucas fans often went so far that they even claimed their theory had been confirmed by WordOfGod, talking about presumed occasions/interviews during which the real-life separation was pointed out as the reason of the on-screen break-up. Never mind that not only all this never happened, but no one involved in the production ever confirmed that and series creator [[WordOfGod Mark Schwahn]] ''explicitly'' denied that speculation and ''repeatedly'' stated the exact opposite, that it was ''always'' meant to be Lucas and Peyton, even going so far as to say in several occasions that the characters were designed to be each other’s soulmate.

* BeamMeUpScotty: When Lucas realizes that Peyton is the one for him in “Some Give You Away” following the State Championship game, he says "When all my dreams come true the one I want next to me, it’s you. It’s you, Peyton" and '''never''' says “It’s always been you.” Despite this, both fans and cast alike (Including the [[Creator/ChadMichaelMurray two]] [[Creator/HilarieBurton actors]] in the scene) have come to remember the latter as being part of Lucas’ confession. However, the line was obviously written with the purpose of having that implied meaning since before pronouncing it Lucas has a flashback of a scene which took place in the Pilot (during which he already was canonically in love with Peyton) and then he states “Peyton, I’ve loved you since the first time I saw you” in his wedding vows to her and even Brooke herself states in season 5 “It has '''always''' been Lucas and Peyton”.

* BeamMeUpScotty: When Lucas realizes that Peyton is the one for him in “Some Give You Away” following the State Championship game, he says "When all my dreams come true the one I want next to me, it’s you. It’s you, Peyton" and '''never''' says “It’s always been you.” Despite this, both fans and cast alike (Including the [[Creator/ChadMichaelMurray two]] [[Creator/HilarieBurton actors]] in the scene) have come to remember the latter as being part of Lucas’ confession. However, the line was obviously written with the purpose of having that implied meaning since before pronouncing it Lucas has a flashback of the Pilot (during which he already was canonically in love with Peyton) and then he states “Peyton, I’ve loved you since the first time I saw you” in his wedding vows to her and even Brooke herself states in season 5 “It has '''always''' been Lucas and Peyton”.

** According to the "Drama Queens" podcast the show was originally supposed to air in January 2004 as a mid-season replacement, but another planned show for the 2003 fall season ended up not happening, so "One Tree Hill" was chosen to replace it.

** ''One Tree Hill'' existed for several years as a pitch for a film titled "An Unkindness of Ravens".

* WorkingTitle: ''An Unkindness of Ravens'', which was commonly shortened to ''Ravens'' by the producers when discussing the early days of the show’s production.

* GodNeverSaidThat: In the context of their claiming that Brooke and Lucas were supposed to be endgame, but they weren’t just because of Creator/ChadMichaelMurray and Creator/SophiaBush’s real-life divorce, Brucas fans often went so far that they even claimed their theory had been confirmed by WordOfGod, talking about presumed occasions/interviews during which the real-life separation was pointed as the reason of the on-screen break-up. Never mind that not only all this never happened, but no one involved in the production ever confirmed that and series creator [[WordOfGod Mark Schwahn]] ''explicitly'' denied that speculation and ''repeatedly'' stated the exact opposite, that it was ''always'' meant to be Lucas and Peyton, even going so far as to say in several occasions that the characters were designed to be each other’s soulmate.

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: The [[https://onetreehill.fandom.com/wiki/One_Tree_Hill_Wiki Wiki]] for the series features a lot of misinformation about the series, to the point of actively making up names for characters.

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: The [[https://onetreehill.fandom.com/wiki/One_Tree_Hill_Wiki Wiki]] for the series features a lot of misinformation about the series, to the point of actively making up names for characters.

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: as the ''Drama Queens'' podcast covered Season 5, Creator/SophiaBush made reference to a cut storyline from "[[Recap/OneTreeHillS5E12Hundred Hundred]]" in which Brooke asked Lucas to be a sperm donor; however, Bush talked about the storyline as if it was still a factor in the finished episode, and continued to bring the deleted storyline up as they discussed the remaining episodes of the season as if it were still a factor in the progression of the season, despite being cut from the show entirely in favor of Brooke becoming a foster parent.

** All of the kids actors were subject to this, with James Lafferty being the youngest at 18 when production began on the series whilst Creator/ChadMichaelMurray, Creator/HilarieBurton, Creator/BethanyJoyLenz, Creator/SophiaBush & Creator/LeeNorris were all in their early twenties, Brett Claywell (Tim Smith) & Bryan Greenberg (Jake Jagielski) were in their mid-twenties, and Antwon Tanner (Skills) was 29, a full 11 years older than Lafferty & only 7 years younger than Creator/MoiraKelly, who was playing Lucas’ mother. As the show took four seasons to tell two years worth of story, the gap only widened & became more apparent. Part of the reason for the four-year jump was so the actors could play characters closer to their ages.

* BillingDisplacement: Creator/SophiaBush was initially billed sixth in the cast; whilst this made sense for the first season, with Brooke being the least developed of the teen main cast, the second season made a point of giving Brooke more screen time and fleshing the character out to the same level as the other four teens were. Brooke remained a significant character for the remainder of the series, but Bush received a more appropriate fifth billing starting season 5, finally being rightfully placed fifth in the opening credits right after the other four main actors and then had another upgrade following the departures of Creator/ChadMichaelMurray and Creator/HilarieBurton, who were billed first and third until their exit in the season 6 finale, resulting in Creator/JamesLafferty passing to first from second, Creator/BethanyJoyLenz to second from fourth and Bush herself from fifth to third.

* BeamMeUpScotty: When Lucas realizes that Peyton is the one for him in “Some Give You Away” following the State Championship game, he says "When all my dreams come true the one I want next to me, it’s you. It’s you, Peyton" and '''never''' says “It’s always been you.” Despite this, both fans and cast alike (Including the [[Creator/ChadMichaelMurray two]] [[Creator/HilarieBurton actors]] in the scene) have come to remember the latter as being part of Lucas’ confession. Although, the line was obviously written with the purpose of having that implied meaning since before pronouncing it Lucas has a flashback of the Pilot (during which he already was canonically in love with Peyton) and then he states “Peyton, I’ve loved you since the first time I saw you” in his wedding vows to her and even Brooke herself states in season 5 “It has '''always''' been Lucas and Peyton”.

** [[http://www.hollywoodnewsdaily.com/2016/one-tree-hill-shocker-lucas-was-supposed-to-end-up-with-brooke-peyton-with-jake/10394 Hilarie Burton revealed at a fan event]] she was told Lucas/Brooke and Jake/Peyton were the intended endgame relationships back in season 2, much to her shock and disbelief as she was always told from the very beginning Lucas and Peyton were endgame (as we can clearly see from the whole story set-up), as repeatedly confirmed also by WordOfGod. In fact, it is unclear if this was meant as the overall endgame of the show, or if it was the contingency if the show wasn’t renewed before they could put Lucas & Peyton back together (since season 2 actually messed things up a lot and went so far that it almost made a {{Retcon}}, with Lucas and Peyton, who were canonically in love with each other in season 1, suddenly deciding of being in love with Brooke and Jake respectively [[StrangledByTheRedString out of nowhere]]) and Burton herself would later even comment on Jana Kramer’s podcast that she’s not sure if this was genuinely the direction the show would have gone, or if it was to [[EnforcedMethodActing force her to play Peyton without the knowledge of her unconscious feelings for Lucas]].

** [[http://www.hollywoodnewsdaily.com/2016/one-tree-hill-shocker-lucas-was-supposed-to-end-up-with-brooke-peyton-with-jake/10394 Hilarie Burton revealed at a fan event]] she was told Lucas/Brooke and Jake/Peyton were the intended endgame relationships back in season 2, much to her shock and disbelief as she always told from the very beginning the intended endgame was Lucas and Peyton, as repeatedly confirmed by WordOfGod. In fact, it is unclear if this was meant as the overall endgame of the show, or if it was the contingency if the show wasn’t renewed before they could put Lucas & Peyton back together (since season 2 actually messed things up a lot and went so far that it almost made a {{Retcon}}, with Lucas and Peyton, who were canonically in love with each other in season 1, suddenly deciding of being in love with Brooke and Jake respectively [[StrangledByTheRedString out of nowhere]]) and Burton herself would later even comment on Jana Kramer’s podcast that she’s not sure if this was genuinely the direction show would have gone, or if it was to [[EnforcedMethodActing force her to play Peyton without the knowledge of her unconscious feelings for Lucas]].