Developing: 90210 Reboot with Original Cast!

[te.]

 

It followed pretty much the pattern of other reboots that landed on networks, the only difference that Fox didn't own this one and had no secondary source of income from it unlike let's say Will & Grace on NBC with Hulu. It was more like the Murphy Brown reboot in that sense that there was little incentive for Fox to keep it on as they wouldn't be a part of the other profit it generates.

 

I really think a real reboot would've gone the same way when put on Fox. I think CBS All Access would've been a decent option for it as it rated well in the 35-50 age bracket which would probably be "young" and appealing to them, lol.

[Khan]

I wonder what Tori will do next in her never-ending struggle for relevancy.  Hallmark movies, perhaps?

[Soapsuds]

Have an affair with a married man....ruin a marriage then marry the man only so he can cheat on her and cry and cry about it on her reality show...oh wait that happened already...silly me

[John]

Then those people cant read. Every article and even video interview said they were playing fictionalized versions of themselves as they try to do a reboot. It was stated and restated. So I dont have symphany for fans who cried over that. 

[Vee]

Maybe they didn't grasp it because the premise was stupid beyond comprehension.

[Soapsuds]

Aapparently I can't read. Thank you for letting me know John.

[John]

Well for me , each episode actually got better. I wish they had a season 2 but its not meant to be

 Ian, Shannen, Gabrielle, Brian & Christine were the highlights for me

[YRBB]

They shoulda grabbed the opportunity to do a continuation of the show. Good payday for something destined to fail, though.

[John]

None of the actors wanted to do an actual reboot though. Plus that was just done on the CW

[Chris B]

The idea of a CW reboot was smart, but I wish it was written by people who liked the original. As bad as nuDynasty has gotten, I appreciate that the writers clearly know the original and throw in lots of easter eggs when they really don't have to. CW totally botched it. Mentioning Hannah Zuckerman but not actually including her or Andrea in the cast? Stupid. Bringing back Kelly was smart, but the handling of Dylan was horrible. The new Walsh family also sucked and they did a horrible job with Brenda's return. Still, I understand why they made it. 

 

Now with a continuation, especially on CBS All Access, you can't tell me it wouldn't have gone on for years. It literally could've been the Knots Landing/Desperate Housewives of this generation. Those characters were ripe for a reboot and considering Tori really needs money, she's stupid for not pursuing one. I also feel like Melrose Place is a series I'd consider revisiting. Maybe not set at the complex due to their ages, but something in LA with those characters. I just feel like because these are soaps people don't take those ideas seriously, but they're missing out. 

[dragonflies]

 

[Khan]

I'm calling B.S. on that.  Fox canceled it, because it wasn't what anybody had expected, or was hoping for, so they fled.  End of story.

Edited January 9, 2020 by Khan

[dragonflies]

+1

[KMan101]

 

Yep. I didn't mind a dramatized take on the actors playing themselves. But they clearly did it because "ew we can't revisit our characters". Meh. Waste of everyone's time. Was great to see the cast but it always should have been a real revival. 

[All My Shadows]

Fox's statement is exactly what I would expect and tells me that they saw this the same way we did from the very beginning. Tori and the cast saw this as something that could last for a long time whereas the network was like "This is a cute little thing to do for a little while." They went into it with the mindset that it was a limited series event, and I have to applaud them for that. Sucks for the cast, but they have to accept that their audience wants to see them as those characters.

I wonder if there was ever any clear communication between Tori and the network in regards to the sustainability of this project.

Edited January 11, 2020 by All My Shadows