The new 90210

Okay, get excited, because here comes another 90210-related post! Last night was the premiere of the new version of 90210. I most certainly did DVR it and watched almost the whole thing, until I fell asleep in the recliner. Here are the highlights:

• You can almost, ALMOST pretend that you're watching a continued version of the original, because you've got Kelly Taylor, Brenda Walsh, and Nat Buccichio (spelling, anyone?) kickin' it old school on the new show. Also, there are some "all grown up" kids from the original on the new version, including Erin Silver and a brief glimpse of Hannah Zuckerman-Vasquez.
• Kudos to the writers for including the line from the teacher regarding Hannah Z-V, "Wow, she looks like she's 30 or something!" because you know Andrea was at least 30 when the original premiered!
• There's the promise of more to be revealed with the whole Kelly-has-a-son storyline. Who is the father? Also, is Brenda staying in town long term?

Some of the things I wasn't in love with:

• Why do all these people who are like 15-16 years old on the show dress and act and look like they're about 28 years old?? I mean, these people look way cooler than I ever did! Let's be honest, they also look cooler than I do now, too!
• Also, we're really going to start Day 1 of school with Ethan getting a BJ in an SUV right in the school parking lot? Come on...that's taking it a little far!
• I felt like there were a couple of things that just came out of nowhere and didn't go anywhere. For example, Annie sneaks out to go to the "not-so-sweet-sixteen" party for Naomi. Her parents realize she's gone and dad goes to try to track her down at the party. Later, she's getting ready to go on a date with a boy from school and calls her mom for permission. There is no mention of the sneaking out. Is she in trouble? Has she been reprimanded? Jim and Cindy Walsh would NEVER have let that behavior fly!! They would have sent Annie directly to Paris for the summer with her best friend as punishment!

We will see about you, new 90210. Can you rise to the challenge of providing entertainment like the original did or will you fizzle out?

90210 -- The Marathon

Oh, what a marathon it was! In case you are unaware, the original Beverly Hills 90210 had a 24 HOUR MARATHON of episodes on yesterday. 24 hours, people!!! That's some good tv! I did not catch all 24 hours of this marathon (my mother just cringed at the thought of me watching 24 hours of tv!), but I did watch a lot of it! Nothing is better than the high school 9-0 episodes on in the background of your day. Nothing.

I have some thoughts about some of the 9-0 episodes, storylines, characters, etc. that I'd like to share here. Some of these came from my sister, too:

• Sometimes, all you need to do to solve racial tensions is DANCE IT OUT while wearing spandex dresses and military boots. Trust me.
• It also helps to have a scrawny white kid rappin' on stage while this DANCE FOR UNITY takes place.
• If you are drunk at prom and you have like 325 friends in your group, don't you think that a few of them could, I don't know, be on the LOOKOUT for Mrs. T so that you don't get caught leaving drunk? Let's plan it out a little better, people!
  
• Okay. Donna Martin got drunk for prom. Now, I'm not a huge stick in the mud, but when the rule says, "Don't get drunk for prom or you won't be allowed to graduate," and then you get drunk for prom, let's not be so haughty and go around the school saying, "Come on! Donna has never done anything wrong! I'm sure they're not going to keep her from graduating just to make her a scapegoat!" I'm talking to you, here, Brandon Walsh!!!
• Also, kids, walking out on finals to make a point? I'm not sure that would really work. But let's say you tried it anyway. And then you and your large, chanting-off-beat crowd did manage to push your way into the school board meeting...don't take that high and mighty tone with Superintendent Ep-HARDT! I would be kind of irratated if this high school senior guy was getting all snotty on my ass if I were the superintendent!
• Are you telling me that in the whole senior class of 1993, Steve Sanders and David Silver were the ONLY PEOPLE with last names starting with "S"? And David Silver actually wasn't even technically in that class! So just one "S" person? Isn't "S" one of the most common name letters?
  
• How in the hell did they get those big ass letters up to the Hollywood sign? I know that got a van, but wouldn't those letters still be enormous? And just those 8 people did all that work? I don't know if I buy that.
• Let's get serious, people. That Erica-Suzanne-Kevin storyline? Annoying!!

That's all for now, but I reserve the right to add to this list in a future post! Tell me some of your favorite 9-0 thoughts!