90210 Then and Now
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I went ahead and watched the two-hour series premiere of the new 90210 television show on the CW. Back when the original 90210 was on, I was in college and rather enjoyed the show – as schmaltzy as it was. I was mostly interested tonight is comparing the two versions.
In a nutshell, the modern version is way more risqué. One of the first scenes of the premiere shows one of the main characters walking up on a boy as he is getting a blowjob in his car. Underage drinking is portrayed, drug use is shown, and the kids are much more brazen about disobeying both their parents and their teachers. It made the scene in the original 90210 where Dylan deflowers Brenda in a hotel room during prom look almost puritanical.
The new Beverley Hills, 90210 has already set a similar tone to the original in at least one way: adult will be involved in the story lines and important issues will be tackled. In just the two-hour premiere I saw allusions to storylines to come involving long-lost children that were given up for adoption, the trauma of divorce, unfaithfulness in relationships., drug addiction, mixed-race families, caring for elderly relatives, and more.
I think I will set the DVR for next week and see if this version continues to entertain me as much as the original.
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