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One of the definitive, landmark shows of the 1990s,
90210 quickly became an important fixture on the FOX and in the
popular discourse of adolescents and young adults. The second
seasons main characters, Dylan, Kelly, Donna, Steve, David,
Andrea and twins Brandon and Brenda all attended West Beverly
Hills High School. Brandon and Brenda Walsh and their parents,
transs from Minneapolis were the stable nuclear family with
strong values; their home was a safe haven for the whole gang and
the center of much of the drama. The show dealt with a steady
stream of love triangles and other romantic entanglements and
occasionally touched on more serious issues as well.
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From a pregnancy e and a psycho girlfriend to a
cameo by Color Me Badd, Beverly Hills 90210's sopre year
demonstrates why this was "the greatest TV show in history with a
zip code in its title." That's what comedians John Aboud and
Michael Colton (Best Week Ever) call it in a very entertaining
bonus feature that affectionately roasts 90210 from its
so-the-drama melodramatics to its stuck-in-the-'90s fashion sense
(high-waisted jeans, buttoned-up shirts, and whatever the heck
you call the outrageous wardrobe worn by Brian Austin Green's
David). This is the season that catapulted 90210 from Most Likely
to Succeed to BSOF (Best Show on Fox). Certainly, it was must-see
viewing for teens who anxiously tuned in each week to vicariously
chart the serial adventures of siblings Brenda (Shannon Doherty)
and older brother Brandon (Jason Priestley), recent transs
from Minnesota to glitzy Beverly Hills. Season 2, one of the best
in this series' decade-long run, is one for the time ,
with episodes and story arcs that loom large in the 90210
phenomenon, among them: Brenda's tempestuous, on-and-off-again
relationship with soulful bad boy Dylan (Luke Perry in his
instantly iconic role), causing rifts between her and her
increasingly disapproving parents; new girl Emily Valentine
(Christine Elise) going all al Attraction on Brandon (no
rabbits are boiled but a homecoming float is in jeopardy); Kelly
(Jennie Garthhooking up with Melrose Place-bound Jake (Grant
Show), and Donna (Tori Spelling) in her mermaid Halloween
costume.
Degrassi Jr. High has nothing on 90210 when it comes to
issues-oriented episodes. Not four minutes into the season
opener, Brenda announces she is five days "late." "I love Dylan,
and I thought I knew what we were doing" she tells BFFs Kelly and
Donna, "but I'm beginning to get the feeling that it wasn't worth
it." Other episodes address abstinence, child abuse, the
physically challenged, sexual orientation, racism, rape, and
steroids. A heartbreaking story arc concerns David shunning his
former best friend, Scott, who returns from an Oklahoma vacation
all urban cowboy, making him even more of an outcast with the
popular kids. "Cool it with the s," David cautions,
foreshadowing tragic events to come in the episode "The Next 50
Years." Throwing something of a wet blanket on precious memories
of the show is the substitution of generic songs for 90210's
originally killer soundtracks of alternative and classic rock and
golden oldies. One would think that the Peach Pit has the lamest
jukebox on Earth. --Donald Liebenson