20 Years Ago This Week: 'Beverly Hills, 90210' debuts
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When Fox’s Beverly Hills, 90210 launched in 1990, that zip code didn’t seem too promising. “The new show with the least memorable title,” wrote EW TV critic Ken Tucker, ”is also one of the fall’s most forgettable series.” Viewers agreed — early episodes were among the season’s lowest-rated.
The producers soon switched to an issue-of-the-week format that addressed topics like date rape and suicide while also celebrating sideburns and cool cars. “We thought about what teenagers were thinking about,” recalls creator Darren Star. “Sometimes we were a little melodramatic, but I think we gave it a bit more weight so it wasn’t just a soap opera.”
90210‘s fortunes soared after Fox took a gamble by starting season 2 in the middle of summer, when its younger audience was out of school. The series became a phenomenon (even Tucker eventually came around), turning its stars — including Jennie Garth, Jason Priestley, Luke Perry, and exec producer Aaron Spelling’s daughter, Tori — into teen idols. “I remember Luke Perry opening a shopping mall,” Star says, “and he had to be whisked out. It was an absolute mob scene!”
The original series ended in 2000, but a next-gen spin-off, 90210, currently airs on The CW, and reruns are a big presence on cable. “When I see all the shows come out, there are lots that follow in the footsteps of 90210,” says Star. “It sort of laid out the template of the modern teen show.”
I never watched more than 2 mins of that show, all i remember is one scene when a girl gets pushed down the stairs by some dude...idk if i'm event talking about the right show lol
I never watched more than 2 mins of that show, all i remember is one scene when a girl gets pushed down the stairs by some dude...idk if i'm event talking about the right show lol
It was Tori Spelling character being pushed down the stairs by her abusive boyfriend Ray Pruitt!
Donna was often caught in ridiculous/ overdramatic situation but Kelly Taylor takes the cake (on drugs, almost raped, shot down, almost killed by her sociopath friend, trapped in a house on fire etc).
It was Tori Spelling character being pushed down the stairs by her abusive boyfriend Ray Pruitt!
Donna was often caught in ridiculous/ overdramatic situation but Kelly Taylor takes the cake (on drugs, almost raped, shot down, almost killed by her sociopath friend, trapped in a house on fire etc).
It was Tori Spelling character being pushed down the stairs by her abusive boyfriend Ray Pruitt!
Donna was often caught in ridiculous/ overdramatic situation but Kelly Taylor takes the cake (on drugs, almost raped, shot down, almost killed by her sociopath friend, trapped in a house on fire etc).
Thank you Degrassi for making scenes like this much more interesting. Skip to :38
AFTER ALL, 90210 IS BASED ON DEGRASSI. AARON SPELLING WANTED TO BUY THE SHOW FROM THE PRODUCERS AND CREATORS BUT THEY DIDNT WANT THE SHOW BEING GLAMED UP. YOUR RESULT? 90210
A show that is responsible for the creation of this show. Also a show that isnt even promoted here and still gets a good 975,000 views per episode while a show like 90210 is promoted, heavily and on a basic channel gets only 1,000,000.
Degrassi (31 years) >>> 90210 (20 years)
No shade, I like 90210, when the episodes are about Darcy (Shenae Grimes)
A show that is responsible for the creation of this show. Also a show that isnt even promoted here and still gets a good 975,000 views per episode while a show like 90210 is promoted, heavily and on a basic channel gets only 1,000,000.
Degrassi (31 years) >>> 90210 (20 years)
No shade, I like 90210, when the episodes are about Darcy (Shenae Grimes)
I didnt know the makers of this show originally wanted to buy Degrassi! I'm glad they didnt because Degrassi Junior High & Degrassi High from the late 80s/early90s ***** ALL over 90210
I didnt know the makers of this show originally wanted to buy Degrassi! I'm glad they didnt because Degrassi Junior High & Degrassi High from the late 80s/early90s ***** ALL over 90210