90210 Coming Back?

[Erika]

www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ic073882b8f49872bbab91d3857ca1b70


Rich kids are back: CW plots '90210' spinoff
By Nellie Andreeva
March 13, 2008


"Beverly Hills, 90210"
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The most popular ZIP code on television is coming back.

The CW is developing a contemporary spinoff of Aaron Spelling's seminal 1990s teen soap "Beverly Hills, 90210."

"Veronica Mars" creator Rob Thomas is in talks to pen the project, which has been put on the fast track by the network.

Details about the spinoff -- including which if any of the characters on the original series will make the transition to the new show -- remain sketchy. CW is expected to make a decision whether to order a pilot by the end of the month.

The spinoff is being produced by CBS Paramount Network TV, which absorbed original series producer Spelling TV two years ago.

Sources said "90210" creator Darren Star is not involved.

CAA, which packaged the original "90210," is said to have been the mastermind behind the idea of spinning off the hit series. The spinoff would bring Thomas back to CW, where his acclaimed series "Veronica Mars" ended its three-year run last spring.

A year ago, Endeavor-repped Thomas developed a spinoff of sorts from "Veronica" -- an alternative fourth season that would have found the title character studying at the FBI Academy. Despite a warm reception for his trailer at CW, the network ultimately canceled "Veronica," but CW chief Dawn Ostroff said at the time that she was looking to do another project with Thomas.

This would be the second spinoff from "90210," which aired on Fox from 1990-2000. The Star-created "Melrose Place" had a successful seven-year run on Fox. It didn't feature any major characters from "90210."

A teen soap about privileged youths living in Beverly Hills would be a perfect companion to CW's buzzworthy freshman drama "Gossip Girl," which revolves around rich teens living in Manhattan.

Spinoffs are hot this development season. Fox is developing two: "Cleveland," centered on the Cleveland Brown character from the hit animated comedy "Family Guy," and a "Prison Break" offshoot set at a female prison.

Last year, ABC spun off its medical juggernaut "Grey's Anatomy" into "Private Practice."

The CW also has a spinoff on its schedule, the "Girlfriends" offshoot "The Game."



Thoughts??

[Barb]

What?!! Oh my. I don't know if I like this. If it's done right, then maybe. And if cast members make appearances, then maybe. But they have got to do it right. It's like The New Class with SBTB. You don't want it to be too much like the original that they're re-using stuff, but you don't want it to be completely different that it's not respecting the original.

It's an honor to the original to be thought of I'm sure...but I worry about these new shows. Sometimes they are too "out there." I'd love to see the wholesome part brought into it. As much as it was a primetime soap, and it was about cheating, drugs, and all that...it still did it in a way that was suitable...well, the first half of the series anyway. lol

I'd love to see it be a hit though and have appearances from the originals. I'd love to see what they were up to all these years.

[tatfan]

yeah im very interested in what they are going to do with this. it would be cool to bring in the old cast and see what they are up too. should be interesting to see what happens with it.

[Erika]

tvwatch.people.com/2008/03/19/writer-dishes-90210-spinoff-details/

Writer Dishes 90210 Spinoff Details
March 19, 2008
There’s a new family moving into the exclusive 90210 zip code.
Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas is penning the pilot for the CW’s spinoff Beverly Hills, 90210, and though he didn’t mention the do-good Walsh family from the original made famous in the ’90s, he revealed some details about the new family.
“The guy who gets hired as the new principal brings his family of four from Kansas to Beverly Hills. The
principal, himself, graduated from West Beverly High School,” he said. “The grandmother — the principal’s
mother — is a Julie Christie-like actress who is once again going into rehab.”
The principal is “reluctantly” moving back to his old stamping grounds and bringing his wife, son and daughter with him, he said.
Don’t expect to find everyone gathered at the counter of The Peach Pit, at least not in the pilot, Thomas said, but he hopes to bring the ’50s-style diner popularized in the original version into future episodes of the show.
Of course, the children from the Midwest won’t be living off their parent’s credit cards.
“I think, one or both sibling’s jobs will be at a movie theater,” Thomas said.
Since it is a spinoff, is there any chance we’ll be running into Brandon, Kelly or Dillon?
“There is a plan for bringing back one of the cast members,” but he said he didn’t know which one because “we haven’t talked to any of them.”
Check out Variety for more details on the characters. – Elaine Aradillas

[Carrie]

I am so excited about this show. It is seriously a fans dream come true. I hope this generation of teens loves the show just as much.

[Nem]

I highly doubt this is gonna work out. Most of it will probably be recycled storylines. The O.C had a similar show and it worked out very well(for about 2-3 seasons after being cancelled in the 4th). I guess what I'm trying to say is, it won't last.

[Barb]

Sept 8, 2008 19:49:03 GMT -5 Nem said:

I highly doubt this is gonna work out. Most of it will probably be recycled storylines. The O.C had a similar show and it worked out very well(for about 2-3 seasons after being cancelled in the 4th). I guess what I'm trying to say is, it won't last.

Every show reuses storylines. It's also about the cast and chemistry, that's what makes a show. I love it! And it takes a lot for me to get into a show so fast. It's a totally new show too, I wouldn't really say it's a remake. Try to be a little more positive. Give it a chance.

[tatfan]

yeah im really enjoying it too! i like seeing the old and the new cast in one show. i love seeing erin now called silver as a teen. when we last saw her she was a cute 8 year old. i can definitely see that being her now personality wise with all shes been through.