So my friend the other day calls me up extremely psyched because her favorite show Gossip Girl was being filmed right in her neighborhood. My friend has a thing for Blake Lively. I don't watch the show nor do I really care about Blake Lively, but I couldn't help but ponder about her sister Robyn who I totally looked up to in 1989.
I mean for me, Robyn Lively was the shit! Okay, okay her star status is not exactly equivalent to that of her younger sister Blake's, but we ALL remember seeing Robin back in the late 80's early 90s at some point. Do you remember Teen Witch? This is the movie that made Robyn a teen icon in my eyes. I sooooo wanted to be Louise Miller. Who didn't?? Okay for those of you living under a rock in 1989 and never saw the teen cult classic, Robyn plays Louise Miller; an unpopular awkward girl in high school. One rainy night (a week before her 16th birthday), after riding her bike home from school she gets into an accident and ruins her bicycle. She stumbles into a house that is owned by a live-in psychic. The psychic then tells her some shocking news---that she comes from a bloodline of witches and has special powers!!
Louise finds that she has the ability to do whatever she wants! And what does she choose?? To become the most popular girl in high school of course!!! Anyways, you should Netflix this if you haven't seen it. She makes out (which was a lil risque at the time) with Dan Gauthier. Dan totally looks like Tom Cruise to me. Well at least back then anyway. By the way, am I saying the word "totally" too many times??? Sorry I'm, in high school girl mode right now. Anywho....so then Robin appeared in the 3rd sequel to The Karate Kid.
She wasn't really in the movie that long and I was kinda jealous of her because she was Ralph Macchio's love interest and I had an uber crush on him back in the day. Oh yeah and remember that short lived prime time Southern soap Savannah? Wasn't it on the WB or something? I dunno I remember I watched a few episodes and got bored quick. After that it seems that Robyn dissapeared...in my eyes anyway. From the looks of her IMDB profile she's still working. Making a n appearance on 30 Rock. It appears she's mainly doing small screen TV stuff. Has anyone seen her lately? How does she look? How did Blake take her place so quickly??
I liked Robyn better! Nobody messes with my Louise!! You hear me?!? Sorry...got a lil mental there. We need you back on the map Robin. She needs like a major recurring role on a hit TV show---like Grey's Anatomy or maybe do some reality TV like Dancing With The Stars. Oh wellz...only time will tell.
(from NYIndieSeen)
Just for kicks and giggles, here is my favorite scene from Teen Witch.
