5.20.2008

902Idunn0



Whether it'll be worth the watch is hard to say from this EPK, but I'm cautiously the 90210 reboot. While it's a fairly obvious attempt to reclaim the throne that Gossip Girl inherited from The O.C. (which inherited it from Felicity which inherited it from Dawson's Creek which inherited it from Party of Five which inherited it from... 90210), it comes from good stock. Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars showrunner, not the Matchbox 20 guy) created it, and at the very least, it'll be amusing to see Jennie Garth (and rumored Tori Spelling and Ian Ziering) step back into the roles that created them.

And while this piece makes it feel a little more One Tree Hill than The Hills, the new showrunners (Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs) have Freaks & Geeks and Life As We Know It experience and have re-written the pilot. So we'll have to wait and see whether this version of Donna Martin graduates with honors.

4 comments:

Moderator said...

I miss "Class of 96."

Some Guy said...

As long as there's no "Dance Boy"...

Anonymous said...

I can't believe that you want to watch this swill ... ?

Geo said...

grant: sigh.

chris: naw, I miss his groove.

anonymous: really? I'm guessing you don't read this much... ;)