jennie garth-related stories
Posted Dec 19th 2008 3:01PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free, 90210, TV Squad Ten
When a spin-off is launched, people - and I include myself in the lot - are quick to criticize. "This show sucks!" "It's not the same as the original!" "Rip off!!!" Let's face it, it's not easy for a spin-off to live in the shadow of the show that launched it. One of these series is The CW's
90210.
When
Beverly Hills, 90210 premiered in October 1990, I was a 13-year-old looking for a new series that would tackle issues teenagers like me could face. As a Canadian,
Degrassi Junior High had been entertaining me and providing answers to questions teenagers ask since 1987, but
Degrassi's quality made me crave for more of the like. Thankfully,
BH90210 was launched and I never missed an episode during its 10-year run.
When The CW announced that it would revive the series by creating a spin-off, I was all giddy inside. Could Dylan, Brenda, Kelly and company be back? Would it be set at the same high school? Would it be as good as the original? Who? How? When? What? Why? Argh!!! My expectations were getting high. Too high.
As expected, I didn't enjoy the first few episodes of the spin-off much and found a lot of flaws in it. However, out of nostalgia, I stuck with the series and started to find reasons why people should give
90210 a chance. Let's see if you agree with my reasons.
Continue reading TV Squad Ten: Why you should give the new 90210 a chance
Posted Nov 20th 2008 7:02PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Video, TV Squad Polls, Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free, 90210
If you are like me, you started watching The CW's
90210 out of curiosity and nostalgia but ended up not being able to miss an episode because you wanted to know how evil Naomi could be. You wanted to know what happened to the old
Beverly Hills, 90210 gang, thanks to Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty guesting on the spin off. And, let's admit it, you also wanted your weekly Rob Estes fix!
Now a regular
90210 viewer, I got interested in the Sean storyline. Sean is the son Harry didn't know he had and who was given up for adoption nearly 22 years ago by Tracy. Was "Sean" someone that was already on the show but under another name? (Early this season, people speculated that Ryan would turn out to be Harry's son.) If not, would the PI hired by Tracy find Sean? Who raised Sean all these years? Who had he become? All questions that were answered in this week's episode.
However, the ending of last Tuesday's episode raised a lot of new questions, the main one being: Is Sean, played by
Josh Henderson, really Sean?
Continue reading 90210: Make your predictions on who Sean really is! - VIDEO
Posted Oct 14th 2008 2:27PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Casting, Reality-Free, 90210
Despite my best efforts, I'll admit it:
90210 has sucked me in. I'm not proud of it, but CW just has a way of doing that to me.
90210 isn't a great show: the acting is so-so and the plots are completely predictable . Nevertheless, every week I find myself inexplicably drawn to the goings on at West Beverly High. Apparently it's not just the audience who's getting sucked in: the actors are as well. Despite sounding like she wasn't interested in appearing beyond her initial four-episode run,
Shannen Doherty is returning to 90210.
Doherty has signed up for two episodes of the CW series with the possibility for more. Doherty has been joined on the
90210 set by her costar on the original
90210,
Jennie Garth. Both of their characters left town in a recent episode, but Garth has always planned on coming back. After all, her character, Kelly Taylor, is actually employed at West Beverly, while Doherty's Brenda Walsh seems to have come back solely to react to Kelly's storylines and babysit her son.
Continue reading Doherty returns to her favorite zip code
Posted Sep 3rd 2008 11:08AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Reality-Free, 90210
I decided to bite the bullet and watched the two-hour (!) premiere of
90210 last night. Because the CW decided to
not bother sending screeners of either episode to critics, I was girding myself for a show that made me want to wince every thirty seconds or so.
In that regard, it didn't do as badly as I thought. I only winced about once per minute.
Of course, that wasn't a good thing. My fellow Squadder Kona gave the show
a "liked it but it needs work" review, and I agree with her about the "needs work" part. I mean, come on! The kids were cliches, the acting was stiff, and the dialogue was boring. I mean, hell, even Jessica Walter's character seemed like it was a caricature of the "slutty, boozy old broad" character we've seen a hundred times before.
But as soon as I saw that girl's head lift up from Ethan's lap in that first segment of the show, I realized something: The CW doesn't want me watching this show.
Continue reading Sure, 90210 was terrible ... but it's not made for me
Posted Aug 11th 2008 5:20PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Programming, Celebrities, Casting
The CW's new version of
90210 isn't premiering until next month, but there's already behind-the-scenes drama. The new series, which is said to basically be the CW's last chance of survival, has been a hot topic since it was
announced back in March. Soon after news of the spinoff broke, came the chatter of original cast members coming back to Beverly Hills High. However, one previously confirmed cast member may not be making it back for the reunion.
Tori Spelling is said to have dropped out of the production.
Spelling was originally slated to reprise her role as Donna Martin (who is now a boutique owner) in the pilot but dropped out, ostensibly because she was giving birth to her second child. Now, despite publicly saying that she would probably appear later in the season, Spelling looks to be completely out. According to sources, it's not diaper duty that's keeping her away, it's cold hard cash.
Continue reading No Tori Spelling for the new 90210?
Posted Aug 1st 2008 10:02AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Interviews, Celebrities, TCA Press Tour
There was one and only one reason why I wanted to speak to
Tori Spelling at NBC's TCA party: No, it wasn't because of
90210, though I was curious about it. It was because of my girlfriend.
I'm serious. She's a big fan of the
Tori and Dean reality series on Oxygen, and she's told me on more than one occasion that she thinks that, if circumstances allowed, that she could be friends with the semi-estranged daughter of late TV magnate Aaron Spelling. When I told Tori (her husband,
Dean McDermott, was there but must have been grabbing some mac and cheese or something) that I only know the show because of my girlfriend, she understood. "We hear that a lot. It's OK."
Continue reading Why Tori Spelling thinks people want to be her friend
Posted Jul 30th 2008 1:24PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Programming, Casting, Reality-Free
When
Law & Order: SVU returns on September 23, it's bringing a trio of guest stars with it.
Luke Perry (90210), Sara Gilbert (Roseanne, 24), and Julie Bowen (Ed, Lost) are all set to make appearances. Perry and Bowen play a couple accused of abusing their foster child. Gilbert is on board to play the child's biological mother.
In addition to the main foster-child abuse storyline, the premiere is going to deal with Benson's (
Mariska Hartigay) attempted rape a the end of last season, as well as Fin's (
Ice-T) possible transfer out of SVU. The premiere also marks the debut of the new ADA played by
Michaela McManus (
One Tree Hill).
Continue reading SVU packs its premiere with guest stars
Posted Jul 19th 2008 1:04PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Industry, Celebrities, TCA Press Tour, Casting, Reality-Free
Gabe Sachs, executive producer of the new
90210, just announced to the gathered critics here in Beverly Hills that Shannen Doherty will reprise her role as Brenda Walsh on an episode this season. Brenda will be recruited as a guest director of a musical being mounted by the students at Beverly Hills High. This was a deal that
was in the works for a few weeks.
This is the third former
90210-er that will reprise their roles; Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth will also come back this season. Sachs and his fellow executive producer, Jeff Judah, told the critics that other previous characters will come back if A) they can get them to come back and B) if they can be written into the show organically.
I'm pretty sure Ian Ziering is available. Can't they have Steve Sanders be the woodshop teacher or something?
Posted Jul 14th 2008 3:03PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Don't expect to see Brandon Walsh hanging out with the rest of the gang at
The Peach Pit when
the new 90210 debuts this fall. Jason Priestly, who played Brandon throughout
90210's original incarnation has revealed that he has in fact been approached by CW execs about reprising his role--but that he has turned them down.
Priestley, who is currently promoting a one episode directing stint on
The Secret Life of the American Teenager, seems to be more interested in taking a seat behind the camera than donning his acid-washed jeans in front of it. While Walsh appeared in nearly 250 episodes of the teen soap, he also directed 18 of them. Despite turning down the CW's original offer, he seems quite interested in taking a seat on the director's chair.
Continue reading Jason Priestly says he "did his time" on 90210
Posted Jul 4th 2008 6:25PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Programming, Reality-Free
So
Shannen may be coming to the new 90210, and Jennie is definitely in the cast, and Tori will miss the first few episodes because she just had a baby, but generally speaking, there's been lots of buzz and interest in the upcoming, 2008 version of
Beverly Hills 90210.
While CW gears up for the new, SOAPNet is happy to celebrate the old.
On Saturday, July 26th, SOAPNet will glory in the 50 hottest moments of the original Fox series. From 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., ET/PT, three beach-oriented episodes of the show will be shown back-to-back-to-back, with six interstitials that will reveal from 1-50, the hottest "moments" in
BH 90210 history.
Continue reading SOAPNet plans Beverly Hills 90210 beach marathon
Posted Jul 2nd 2008 10:38AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
The new
90210 has yet to air but it's already created a tremendous amount of buzz. The return of actresses
Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth from the original series has made news, as well as Luke Perry's words that he won't be coming back and
Jason Priestley letting the world know he'd be available to direct.
But what about Brenda?
Well, in his new perch at
Entertainment Weekly, Michael Ausiello reports that his sources -- producers
Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah -- have confirmed that Miss Shannen Doherty is in formal talks to join 90210 in her original role, Brenda Walsh.
Continue reading Is Shannen Doherty really coming to the new 90210?
Posted May 12th 2008 3:38PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Not even a week after it was announced that
Jennie Garth would be part of the Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off in a recurring capacity, comes the news that
Tori Spelling will also join the "new" 90210 series.
Nikki Finke, over at
Deadline Hollywood Daily, which was a prime spot for news about the writers strike, reports that reliable sources claim Tori Spelling will reprise her role of Donna Martin on the spin-off.
Continue reading Tori Spelling going back to Beverly Hills, 90210?
Posted May 10th 2008 5:05PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Casting, Reality-Free
Actress Jennie Garth, who portrayed Kelly Taylor in almost 300 episodes of the hit series
Beverly Hills, 90210, will appear on the series' spin-off set to premiere this coming fall season on The CW. The actress, who will appear in a recurring capacity on the spin-off, will reprise the same role that helped put her on the map in the 1990s.
It's not unusual to see original cast members make their way in spin-offs. And when said spin-offs have teens attending school, it's a regular occurrence to see the original cast member be part of the school's staff. Kelly Taylor is no exception here. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Kelly Taylor will become
a guidance counselor at West Beverly Hills High. Nothing more is known at this point about the character and if other
90210 original cast members will join her on the show.
Jennie Garth was also part of the cast of
What I Like About You and of Season 5 of
Dancing with the Stars.
Continue reading Jennie Garth will be part of the 90210 spin-off
Posted May 5th 2008 1:04PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Dancing With The Stars, Gossip Girl
The new
Beverly Hills 90210 is busy casting and coming together, but it doesn't seem like any of the stars from the original Fox hit will be involved. Don't look for Brandon Walsh among the characters, at least not with the man who created him.
Jason Priestley admits that nobody from the new 90210 has even contacted him about an appearance. In a brief interview with momlogic.com, Jason said, "I'm certainly open to it. I loved working on that show. I loved everything I did on that show. I had so many jobs on that show, I loved it so."
On the other hand,
Priestley makes it abundantly clear that he has no interest in following in the dancing footsteps of two of his 90210 castmates, Ian Ziering and Jennie Garth, by joining
Dancing With the Stars. He just can't dance and he makes no bones about his inability to do a Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly turn. His hobby is on the race track, not the dance floor.
Continue reading Jason Priestley says no to dancing, maybe to 90210
Posted Apr 16th 2008 3:02PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Celebrities, Reality-Free
We all know that
Beverly Hills 90210 is coming back. And now there are rumors swirling that actress Jennie Garth may be part of it. She played Kelly Taylor on the original series in the 1990s.
Garth, who appeared on
Dancing With the Stars last season, was recently cast in a lead role for a new CBS sitcom called
My Best Friend's Girl. The show is about two guys -- best friends -- whose relationship becomes complicated when one of them begins dating the other's ex-wife. Garth was cast as the ex-wife.
Continue reading Jennie Garth may be headed back to 90210
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