90210 will be back tomorrow night, along with the season premiere of Melrose Place. We already took a sneak peek at what emembthe West Beverly kids will be up to in season two, but do you rer everything that's happened so far? If you're just getting into the show now, consider this a refresher course to get you up to speed!
It's Summer, and that means it's time for my Five Questions series, where I reflect on the most recent seasons of some favorite shows and chat about their challenges for the future. Today, I'm posing some questions for the CW's 90210 remake, which will start its second season in the Fall.
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If nostalgia for Donna, Kelly, and the rest was what got you to tune into the CW's 90210 remake last Fall, you might be keeping the show on your schedule for a while longer: Jennie Garth will be back on the show in season two for at least several episodes. And she's not the only '90s character set to appear on CW shows this Fall: over on the network's Melrose Place reboot, Daphne Zuniga has agreed to guest-star on the show, alongside Laura Leighton, Thomas Calabro, and Josie Bissett.
But after 90210's rocky first season, I'm wondering if Melrose is relying too heavily on its old cast members to build buzz. Before 90210 premiered last Fall, many of you said you were much more excited for the old cast than the new, and I'm not sure if the new characters ever generated the kind of excitement that a Tori Spelling or Shannen Doherty cameo could bring.
Do you think it's wise for these shows to get old cast members on board at the start? Or does it just take attention away from the new cast members and storylines that will have to hold our interest going forward?
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Meet West Beverly High's newest student: Rumer Willis. Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's daughter has signed on for "at least one" episode of the CW's 90210 reboot.
Willis will play Gia, described as "a punky cute lesbian" who works at the school TV show, Blaze News, with Adrianna, Navid, and Silver. (Hey, remember when the school had a news show?) Her episode will air sometime in the Fall.
She's the second new face announced for this Fall's run of 90210 — the other being Trevor Donovan as the "JFK Jr." type, Teddy.
This marks Willis's fourth guest-starring role of the past year, with her other appearances including Army Wives and CSI: Miami. So, do you think it's time for her to settle down with one show full-time? And could 90210 be a good fit — or do you hope she's a one-and-done guest star?
The CW's 90210 reboot has been needing a real hottie for a while — I thought Matt Lanter's Liam would fill the role, but he's turned out kind of skeezy — and so this casting news has me wondering if the show has finally found its guy. The show has cast Trevor Donovan as Teddy, a new big man on campus.
The former Days of Our Lives star (and Abercrombie and Fitch model) will be a "heavily recurring" character on the show's second season, starting with an episode fairly early on. The character is described as a JFK Jr. type, as Entertainment Weekly puts it:
Gorgeous, smart, athletic, charming, and naturally confident, Teddy has the unique ability to make any girl feel like she’s the most beautiful person in the room. And any guy like he’s a cross between Shrek and Jiminy Glick.
Gotta admit, he's not tough to look at. But is it enough to make you say "Ethan who?" And does 90210 need more than just a hot guy infusion to make you tune in?
I can't stop laughing about this week's season finale of 90210. It is so ridiculously all over the place, I can't help but love it a little. It might even be my favorite episode of the entire first season because it has everything: stoned parents, random crushes revealed, psycho older sisters, babies, sex, Brenda Walsh, a Chinese parade dragon, Annie's emotional meltdown, and more!
Though it may be silly, I have to say the show really got some things right in terms of leaving me wanting more. I know! What the heck? But seriously, I'm looking forward to watching the fallout from this crazy night.
Sometimes words alone aren't enough to convey this show's funniest/weirdest/most dramatic scenes, so I've grabbed some of my favorite clips from this episode. To watch and discuss, just read more
This week's episode of 90210 is all about the sophomore prom. Not as exciting as senior prom, but still: people dress up, kings and queens are named, and the school turns on Annie. So, all in all, good stuff.
We also get to the heart of Liam's obnoxious attitude, and it's so not compelling. A crappy step-dad? They could have done better than that. One thing the writers do get right this week is successfully casting and creating a seriously good villain. Naomi's sister is evil, and I like it. Poor Kelly!
And back to Annie: I have so many questions about the video she does with her dad. What is up with that '80s dress she's wearing? And those graphics? Can Harry actually crack down on off-campus activities?
Sometimes words alone aren't enough to convey this show's funniest/weirdest/most dramatic scenes, so I've grabbed some of my favorite clips from this episode. To watch and discuss, just read more
On this week's episode of 90210, the whole group responds to Navid and Adrianna's wedding plans by throwing them parties. We already caught a glimpse of the wedding/baby shower, where everyone looks all happy and sweet — but lots of drama was to come. Like pill popping! And drunkenness!
We also learn more about Liam, who is potentially caught up in illegal activities (and yet still lectures everyone about everything all the time), and get to know Naomi's big sister a little better. And by "get to know" I mean "watch her have sexy time with Ryan."
Sometimes words alone aren't enough to convey this show's funniest/weirdest/most dramatic scenes, so I've grabbed some of my favorite clips from this episode. To watch and discuss, just read more
This week's episode of 90210 is actually pretty engaging. Or maybe I'm just feeling better about things because Annie and Ethan are still broken up and there wasn't as much Liam this time around. Seriously, I'm not sure why we're supposed to believe someone as fun, cool, and sassy as Naomi would throw herself at a lame-o like that. Even Annie tries to warn Naomi to stay away, and she's not the brightest bulb when it comes to boys.
The weirdest part of this week's episode has to be Silver's Catholic school experience. You know, lots of people go to Catholic school, and they're not all that religious, but the show takes it to this whole creepy public shaming place. But there was some good stuff to balance it out, which includes the introduction of Naomi's sister. She seems fun/evil.
Sometimes words alone aren't enough to convey this show's funniest/weirdest/most dramatic scenes, so I've grabbed some of my favorite clips from this episode. To watch and discuss, just read more
This week's episode of 90210 is all about BFFs. Donna is making herself at home in Beverly Hills and is basically leaving David because she's over Japan and misses Kelly. The two women get back into the swing of their friendship and even hit up a lesbian bar together! (Accidentally.) Meanwhile, Annie wants to be a "girl's girl" (whatever that means) and is very serious about being a good friend to Naomi.
I don't know about this particular development. Silver was a much better friend for Annie to have! I'm not sure why she's hitching her wagon to the mean girl if this is really her first time out of the gate making friends with her own gender. Or maybe that's exactly why: She doesn't know better yet.
Other than that, same old same old: Adrianna's still pregnant (and um, apparently less interested in adoption now that Navid is being all cute and reading baby books and, oh yeah, proposing marriage), Ethan is still having an identity crisis, and Liam is still unbearably patronizing and icky.
Sometimes words alone aren't enough to convey this show's funniest/weirdest/most dramatic scenes, so I've grabbed some of my favorite clips from this episode. To watch and discuss, just read more
