The _Beverly Hills 90210_ thread

Strangely, this is one of the few parts of the show I remember too. I was thinking about it the other day for some reason.

Oh, Jason Jason Jason, the life we could have spent together...

Wait, what?

Today, the CW ordered the pilot of a "90210" spinoff of sorts penned by Rob Thomas, creator of "Veronica Mars," and executive produced by two members of the "Veronica Mars" producing team, Dan Etheridge and Jennifer Gwartz.

In this contemporary version, the Walshes have been replaced by a central family consisting of a grandmother who was a huge star in the 1970s, her do-gooder son and his athletic wife, and their two teenagers. Their 16-year-old daughter is described as an aspiring and talented actress, and their adopted son is also 16. He's highly intelligent, but with lingering behavioral issues.

The pilot will be directed by Mark Piznarski, who has directed episodes of "Gossip Girl," "Friday Night Lights" and "Veronica Mars." The network will begin casting the project soon.

Too funny...I've been watching the third season for the last several weeks.

i'm so glad alfred! i don't know that we've gotten the 3rd season yet. we kept busy with the 1st and 2nd on dvd. is soapnet still showing it?

very excited to dig back in, but slightly nervous as well -- kelly and brenda are about to have their fight. over dylan. i hate it when best friends debunk.

David's dad couldn't keep his pants zipped up (choice line, "I have trouble/problems with monogamy")
god, Mel was so gross. I remember thinking his fidelity problems stretched credibility--who were all these women willing to sleep with him?

Women who loved mullets and dentrifices?

mullets and dentrifices

There's a blog title.

Season Three is probably the best acted and most realistic, if you care about that sort of thing. It sucks that the DVD couldn't license the original music; I miss hearing "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" blasting while Kelly and Dylan are snuggling in front of a campfire, both thinking about their friend in Paris making googly eyes at Dean Cain.

Anyway, somebody explain to me how this new thing is a spinoff.

He's highly intelligent, but with lingering behavioral issues.

lol I hate Freud.

I now have the explanation:

It's happening! It's REALLY happening!

The CW has confirmed that the spin-off of "Beverly Hills, 90210" will be on its fall lineup. As if there was ever a question, but we're excited anyway.

The contemporary version of the 1990s FOX hit will focus on a family that reflects today's celebrity culture: a grandmother (Jessica Walter) who was a huge star in the 1970s and now likes to hit the bottle a bit; her son, who is the new Beverly Hills high school principal, and his ex-Olympic athlete of a wife (Lori Loughlin) who are both thirtysomething; and their two teenagers. The daughter (Shenae Grimes) is -- what else? -- an aspiring actress. The son is a brainiac with behavioral issues.

But it wouldn't be possible to have a spin-off without a visit from the ghosts of West Beverly High past. Jennie Garth will be reprising her role as Kelly Taylor. Only this time, she's a guidance counselor at her alma mater. The role is recurring.

The rest of the cast includes Ryan Eggold, AnnaLynne McCord, Dustin Milligan, Michael Steger, Jessica Stroup and Tristan Wilds.

Asked what the title of the show will be, a CW spokesman said: "90210." We'll take it!

omgosh

thank u world

:)

SCANDAL!:

The question is whether this is a really smart or really stupid decision by The CW's boss Dawn Ostroff. I'm told a contract controversy is preventing Tori Spelling from joining that so-called "edgy, contemporary spin-off" of the '90s hit 90210 on the network this fall as planned. Insiders tell me that Tori was hired to reprise her role as fashion boutique owner Donna Martin for just "$10,000-$20,000" per episode. But then Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty were signed for "$35,000-$50,000" a show. When Tori found out her former co-stars were getting paid way more than she was, she got pissed and demanded equal pay. But the network suits have refused. So now my sources tell me that Tori has pulled out of the series, which premieres with a 2-hour special on September 2nd. "She thought she deserved parity, and she's got a point," an insider explained to me.

oooh i wouldn't want it any other way!

so soon!

insane

gotta admit tho, i was really into donna in the beginning. she was like the nice friend, the one who would go anywhere with you

thirtysomethings with teenage kids? did they have kids when they were 15?

i kind of hated donna and was mad that i might be associated with her since we shared the same last name but these days im kind of in love with tori spelling.

when they were 15 they were in 3rd grade! xp

shakey, have you not seen the soap phenomenon where a 4 y/o character will disappear for a few weeks and return as a 16 y/o?

Tori Spelling was SO much more tolerable than Jenny Garth and Shannon Doherty by the time of Season Four.

watching this show with a pepperoni pizza is like my favorite sunday night ever

jenny garth seemed like an undercover bitch.

ps you can have a kid when you're 24 and the kid will be 15 when you're a "thirtysomething" HI I AM ALBERT EINSTEIN CERTIFIED MATH GENIUS

I know its possible it just seems like the window for that to be the case is kinda narrow, esp given the kind of characters we're talking about here (lolz I guess Andrea had a kid right out of high school, right? but she was 45 to begin with haha)

:)

I've spent the better part of the summer quietly watching Seasons Three and Four.

this is too much for my little heart right now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3TEr3-6g7I&feature=user

oh god why am i at work and not able to watch!?

you'll flip when you get home

not for so many hours ;_;

ugh i know

wanna cut and go to the beach? tell dylan to come

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS PLZZZZZZZZZZZ

wow that video!

So, wait, is Doherty playing Brenda again?

oooh i wouldn't want it any other way!

-- tehresa, Monday, August 11, 2008 3:57 PM (1 week ago)

Haha, just read this, but it's sooo OTM!

she's playing old brenda

so i just watched that youtube bc boss went out (shocking, i know). not REALLY flip-worthy but yessss bitches!

i know, but you can imagine me flipping

have you not seen the other ads? or was it just doherty that did it for you?

brenda ;)

DUDES I SCORED SOME EUPHORIA WHO WANTS TO GET HIGH?

brenda was reaaaally pissed about that