The TV Addict 

There’s a reason Entertainment Weekly is this TV Addict’s bible and its cover stories like this. In a no-holds-bars interview, original 90210 cast members Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty dish about their rocky past, unlikely reunion, and why the new show shocks even them. Click the link below for an excerpt or here for the entire interview and photo shoot.

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Call me a naive starry-eyed TV Addict. But I genuinely believe Jennie Garth when she says [in the above video] that she’s returning to 90210, “to give something to the old audience, to the original audience of the original 90210.” And that her primary goal is to, “keep them happy.”

I mean talk about a refreshing change of pace from the usual self-indulgent television stars we’re so unfortunately used to. Jennie Garth seems actually grateful to the audience that is responsible for her career, fame and fortune.

Memo to Katherine Heigl and any and all actors hoping to one day “make it big.” It’s TV Stardom 101 folks — I hope you’re taking notes.

After surviving an overbearing mother who makes Bree Van de Camp look relaxed. An endless string of embarrassing Halloween costumes [who remembers the classic mermaid outfit from season one?]. Not to mention almost not being allowed to graduate high school after getting drunk on half a glass of champagne, you’d think television’s longest standing almost virgin could catch a break.

But unfortunately, life doesn’t always play out, well like our favorite zip code. Expecially after news got out this morning that original BEVERLY HILLS 90210 star Tori Spelling just receive the Hollywood equivalent of a Ray Pruit smackdown. Well, not literally. Because lord knows Donna Martin suffered enough at the hands of her one-hit wonder abusive boyfriend [Bonus points if you know the name of the one-hit song]. But I digress.

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Since GOSSIP GIRL has already cornered the market on “OMFG!,” this TV Addict is going to reach waaayyyy back into the early 90’s and borrow a line from BLOSSOM’s Joey Lawrence by proclaiming, “WHOA!” Only in Hollywood 90210 could Kelly Taylor look better today than she did ten years ago.

Because it’s never too early to get excited for the fall season, here’s a first look at the CW’s new take on 90210.

The promo promises “Cooler,” “Sexier” and “More provocative!” And thus far we the TV Addict like what we’re seeing. Shenea Grimes is completely believable as Lori Loughlin’s daughter, and having loved this past [slightly crazed] season of NIP/TUCK, nobody does sexy evil like AnnaLynne McCord.

That said, not everything is copacetic in our favorite zip code. If we may humbly offer up one suggestion, the show’s tag-line “You want to live in the zip… you got to live by the code” has to go!