Developing: 90210 Reboot with Original Cast!

[Vee]

If you wanted a Masked Singer-style hit you needed to make it a proper revival, possibly with some new younger cast as their kids.

[DRW50]

The Masked Singer was one of the most popular new shows in years. If Fox thought a show that was in its prime 25 years ago was going to have similar numbers they are fools. 

[All My Shadows]

And those numbers are going to be worse next week because people were very disappointed to learn that this wasn't an actual sequel series. Whether they should've known that before going in or not, they didn't, and they weren't impressed.

[John]

Given how the CW's 90210 Treated the OG Vets I can see why they didnt wanna do a straight up reboot. 

 

Personally I liked it & looking forward to episode 2

Edited August 8, 2019 by John

[Chris B]

 

But that reboot was supposed to be focused on the younger cast. A reboot centered around the older cast with writers who understand the series could've worked and I think would've been a big hit. Personally, I didn't love this but it wasn't completely horrible. I'll keep watching, but I hate the fact that they're playing themselves. 

[John]

This sort of reminds me of So Nortious with Tori and I loved that

[Chris B]

 

I looooooooved So Notorious but I feel that was allowed to be funnier since she was playing a character inspired by herself but not Tori Spelling. With this the levels of dramatic stakes are limited since they’re playing themselves. 

[Gray Bunny]

 

It would be fun to have an actual legitimate 90210 reboot, but I like this strange new concept of a scripted faux reality of the actors. Not to quote a James Harmon Brown / Barbara Esensten pitch, but it's a "Never Been Done Before!" concept and I enjoyed it for what it is. I wasn't expecting a reboot so I wasn't disappointed by what I was getting into. 

 

And YES, a true reboot of Melrose Place would be awesome. I wish they had done that 7 years ago when the original cast got together for their Entertainment Weekly cover. The cast (at the time) had all aged liked fine wine. Poor Heather... I'm rootin' for ya, girl...

 

Yeah, but "Roseanne".... 

 

Everyone's hoping all these reboots and revivals will get the same kinda reaction. 

[KMan101]

 

I agree. 

[Soaplovers]

I liked this...I look at this like an alternate reality like the movie Sliding Doors. 

[BetterForgotten]

That's because Tori enlisted Chris Alberghini and Mike Chessler as showrunners, who worked in the same capacity on So Notorious.

[John]

They also worked on the CW's 90210

[te.]

 

I believe it was in the Jenny McCarthy interview that Tori mentioned that she first suggested doing a proper reboot to Jennie on the phone and she said "[!@#$%^&*] no" and hung up - apparently she was not amused at the thought of playing another Kell-Me The Victim storyline

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I enjoyed it. But I enjoyed So noTORIous and Grosse Pointe too, so...

 

I suspect Shannen's so-called animal sanctuary project will turn out to be a huge scam and all the money goes directly to her.

[Toups]

I loved it!!  I thought it was very funny, had some heart, and soapy. My favourite character so far is "Jennie" because I thought she was the funniest/bitchy-est.  I really like the concept too - them playing characters that have their names and some of their real life history, and now they're coming together to try and create a "reboot".  

 

[Gray Bunny]

Agreed. 

 

And Jennie Garth is definitely one I wish had had a second huge hit. Yeah, she's done other things post-90210 but I'd love to see her as the lead in a mainstream sitcom, drama, etc.

 

Also, Gabrielle would be perfect as a "cool grandma" or later-in-life cougar, if she were to pursue those types of roles.