Comments on: What’s Old Is New Again: 90210

By: Link Time! | Pop Vultures

Link Time! | Pop Vultures — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:39:35 +0000

[...] With everyone complaining about how terrible the new 90210 is, I made the point that the old one was pretty damn awful when it started, too. (Pop Vultures) [...]

By: TV Blog Coalition - September 5-7 | Daemon's TV

TV Blog Coalition - September 5-7 | Daemon's TV — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:51:44 +0000

[...] With everyone complaining about how terrible the new 90210 is, Marcia made the point that the old one was pretty damn awful when it started, too. (Pop Vultures) [...]

By: TV Blog Coalition: Sept 5-7 : RTVW Online

TV Blog Coalition: Sept 5-7 : RTVW Online — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:02:29 +0000

[...] With everyone complaining about how terrible the new 90210 is, Marcia made the point that the old one was pretty damn awful when it started, too. (Pop Vultures) [...]

By: Vance

Vance — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:09:06 +0000

Oooh, I totally second that!

Maybe the Bluths can move into 90210 and try to recreate the mansions next door as they all fall apart…

By: Marcia

Marcia — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:29:21 +0000

Vance, if the new version tanks, someone should see about making a spin-off for Jessica Walters. She’s the best thing about the show.

By: Vance

Vance — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:52:43 +0000

Ha, I was just saying the same thing to my friends. This new one is kind of boring but it’s basically the same as the first, which was kind of lame too, and only been made great through nostalgia. BH90210 was never that great in the first place so I’m not sure what people were getting all excited about.

In fact, this new one is at least a little more polished and while it pales to Gossip Girl or The OC which took the original and vastly improved on it, at least the new one was smart enough to throw in Jessica Walters who is totally fab on the new show.

By: Just Jody

Just Jody — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:26:09 +0000

THANK-YOU!! I have been thinking this all week… everyone who is comparing the new pilot to the old one and saying it doesn’t measure up, seriously needs to go back and actually watch the old one. Because the new one is just as good if not better. And this is coming from someone who loves the original more than anything (except for Buffy).

And I also agree that the new one had weak areas, I’m not saying it was brilliant. I’m just saying it deserves the same chance to grow as the old one did.

By: Marcia

Marcia — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:24:32 +0000

Rachel, I’m not sure that I buy that the reason they didn’t provide the screeners was in order to build a loyal audience first. I think they were just scared of dampening the buzz around the series. Perhaps if they’d sent out screeners that also included the pilot of the original show, people would have been a bit gentler on the new series.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:20:43 +0000

Although I loved the original, and used to watch it with my ear right to the TV so that I could hear over my parents and their regular Thursday night D&D games, I couldn’t bring myself to be bothered with the redo. It’s possible I’ve just had enough of teenagers. I did read an interesting article, though, defending the fact that they hadn’t provided screeners for critics with a similar argument to yours: that the original had been widely panned in its first couple of seasons, but it eventually found its loyal audience. Because, you’re right, it was a pretty terrible show, especially in those first couple of seasons.