The new 90210 came, I saw, it stunk. That about sums up the resurrection of my once favorite tv show. Like I predicted yesterday, Brenda and Kelly’s roles were minimal at best. They had 2 minutes and 51 seconds of airtime together, not that I was counting or anything. Aside from that Kelly had 3 additional scenes. The other hour and 50 minutes was spent meeting the new teen crowd at West Beverly High. They’re a bunch of High School Musical wannabes. Although so far this review doesn’t sound encouraging let me tell you why the new 90210 is the breakout hit of the fall and why I can’t wait see you next Tuesday in America’s fav zippage.

If the term “fav zipaage” has you scratching your head, don’t worry. I’m surprised to be talking this way today too. I can’t wash it off yet. Everything about the new 90210 should make me hate it. From the original thievery of the show name to the superficial ties to the original to the downright terrible writing and acting mixed with a heavy dosage of present day teen slang and cliche, there shouldn’t be anything to like. But in the end the only tie to the original is the only one that matters. That high school is light years cooler than mine ever was. I’m 35 and I still want to be like the 9-0 gang.

The small amount of time spent refering to the past was just enough for any 9-0 die hard to want to come back for more. SPOILER ALERT: The first time we’re reintroduced to West Beverly they’re shooting the student tv news. The student bears a striking resemblance to Andrea Zuckerman. The name comes up on the screen and says Hannah Zuckerman, her daughter. That was pretty cool. Later we see Kelly at home on the phone complaining to a guy that her son misses him. So she’s a single mom I guess? Then we meet Nat at the newly remodeled Peach Pit when Kelly shows up to meet someone for a drink. Enter Brenda Walsh. Welcome home we missed you. That scene was tight. Then the bombshell comes. The one thing that’ll keep me glued to this new mess of a show indefinitely. Watch below @ the :32 second mark:

Was that Brandon who she was talking to when we first met her son? If so, is Brandon Kelly’s baby daddy? Does this then mean that Jason Priestly has got himself a new old job? I still care about these characters and I’ll put up with 40 minutes of garbage to get my 5 minutes of gold. Damn you new 9-0, you’ve got a fan forever.

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