Remember what TheWB was like before the trainwreck that is The CW? Well, it’s coming back. More or less. Variety reports that Warner Bros. is preparing for an August 27 launch of TheWB.com. The site will feature a mix of old series and also web originals for visitors to watch for free.
Returning TV shows include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Friends, and The OC at launch, as well as Everwood, Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill, Roswell, Smallville, Veronica Mars, Angel, Babylon 5, Firefly, In Living Color, The Loop, and MadTV.
Web original series include “Whatever Hollywood,” a skein revolving around the antics of three pals called Suri, Apple and Shiloh; “Blue Water High,” revolving around six Australian teenagers at an ultra-competitive surf academy and “A Boy Wearing Makeup,” a video diary about Mathieu Francis, who dispenses makeup advice and fashion tips; “Sorority Forever,” a mystery from McG’s Wonderland Sound and Vision banner and Big Fantastic; Josh Schwartz’s untitled music project, a look behind the scenes at a fictional Hollywood rock club; “Rich Girl, Poor Girl,” a reality skein from “Laguna Beach” creator Gary Auerbach; “Exposed,” a thriller about a college student haunted by his past that Wonderland is exec producing with Blake Calhoun and Mike Maden for Alternative Fuel. “High Drama: Against All Oz,” an unscripted series about a big-budget high school musical; “Chadam,” an action-horror-adventure toon; “Downers Grove,” about pals who stayed in the suburbs while the rest of their classmates went away to college; and “Joni & Susanna,” revolving around two best friends/frenemies in their 20s.
