Week # 4

Well the good news is that the show has been picked up for a full season. In this day and time that means about 22 0r 23 episodes. Note that the original was about 30 episodes per year. The bad news is that even after his name was dropped, Dylan stands by that he will not be guest starring on the show. When asked he said “that own the name and likeness” typical Dylan McKay comment. I will still maintain and hold out hope that he will be back, after all he was the only original cast member who left to comeback and reprise his role in more than just a 1 episode guest spot.

On to last night’s show. I must say I was truly not inspired but was satisfied. You need an episode like this every once in awhile to maintain that which ought to be maintained and that is some sense of normalcy.

Random thoughts
- She didn’t have sex with Ty. I am relieved, I think Ty has overstayed his Mary Ann Moore stay at West Bev. Now that the school play is over his story line can be wiped out. We can get to focusing on the inevitable love triangle between Ethan, Naomi and Annie. The love triangle is the central plot line to the making of good 90210 TV ------ Brenda, Kelly, Dylan ------ Kelly, Brandon, Dylan ------- Kelly, Matt, Dylan. The show was always at its height of potential when someone’s heart was breaking and someone (a friend) was doing the breaking in conjunction with a trusted confidant. The kind of plot that you would say after each episode ---“Damn that’s good tv”
- Principal Wilson has a large visible tattoo on his forearm. Would Jim Walsh show that off? Is that something someone from Kansas would have? He is a principal! Did he get it when he was a teenager in BH before moving to Kansas? Was it socially acceptable back in the 80’s to get tattoos like it is now? Why would the producers want this to be seen? Jim Walsh never wore anything but his button down shirt, tight tie and suspenders. There is an air of mystery surrounding Principal Wilson. The tattoo, the kid he has with Naomi’s mom that was given up for adoption that he has made no effort to find out more info on or his whereabouts and now he is back in BH after years in Kansas. His mother doesn’t look like she needs to be taken care of, in any event, even if she does, couldn’t she afford that bill? why did he leave in the first place?
- There is nothing to this Dixon guy ……..yet. I am hoping for a big push on his character but right now he just appears to be there for PC reasons.
- Good that naomi’s parents are getting divorced. The plot line stunk, she got ethan back because of it and now it opens the door for drama coming from her mom who looks like she can bring it. Possibly heat it up again with Principal Wilson.
- Adriana is back, we knew she would be. She has turned out to be a true villain reminiscent of the one and only Valerie Malone. We saw this a little in the pilot when she stole the money from Naomi but last night was just downright scandalous. Valerie Malone was the first true villain on the show to be part of the “group”. There was Emily Valentine, but she was really part of the group and wasn’t scandalous to the levels of Val, Emily really only had a negative effect on Brandon. Val was all over the place for years. What Adriana did last night was straight out of Valerie Malone’s playbook. But Val always had a motive. What was adriana’s? Did she want TY to herself or does she just hate Annie? Val’s motive when not driven by money and power was her crush on Brandon and her hate for Kelly. I hope the villain plot line for Adriana plays out and it wasn’t just there to get Ty off the show and end his plot line. Much like the love triangle you need a quality villain to stir the pot, especially in High School. I mean look what Chuck Bass did on Gossip Girl, he brought the Bitch back in Serena, something we would think was long gone and we would have to catch the prequel to see.
- Fashion show next week ---- who will have the honorary Jackie Taylor meltdown? Isn’t that why they have fashion show?
- Back to why I was not inspired yet satisfied ---- nothing really happened, just a lot of little seeds were planted for bigger storylines to follow. For a show to make, and the benchmark would be 10 years, they need the episodes that just transition you in to the following week. The original was great with their stand alone episodes that were merely just 1 hour gap fillers which focused on character development. Although more happened this week than merely character development, it was a welcomed slow down to the non-stop drama. As you know I never really bought into the Annie/Ty relationship so the fallout was more about the villain than those affected by it for me.
- Not enough Lori Loughlin this week, the show needs more of her and they owe it to the audience to show more of her. Perhaps a friendship with Kelly and Brenda.

As always welcome to our new additions.

Yes I am 30 years old and I watch 90210 on a channel that was recently invented. I said the same thing in 1990, yes I am 12 years old and I watch 90210 on a channel that was just recently invented. For those that have little to no recollection, fox was brand new in and around 1990 and 90210 was one of the first shows to put it on the map. Whatever channel 90210 is on now, 9 or 11 or CW or WB, whatever its called, I actually think those merged, should only be so lucky and fortunate as Fox was.

The fact is 90210 was the 90’s as it amassed the entire decade. It is pop culture. We always refer to the 80’s by things like 80’s music or 80’s movies. What about the 90’s? 90210 sums up the entire decade. This is the 90’s.

Till next week.

jeff