90210 (TV series)

90210
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Format Teen drama
Developed by Rob Thomas
Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah
Starring Rob Estes
Shenae Grimes
Tristan Wilds
AnnaLynne McCord
Dustin Milligan
Ryan Eggold
Jessica Stroup
Michael Steger
Lori Loughlin
Jessica Walter
Jessica Lowndes
Matt Lanter
Trevor Donovan
Gillian Zinser
Composer(s) Liz Phair
Marc Dauer
Evan Frankfort
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 46 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah (season 1)
Rebecca Sinclair (season 2-3)
Location(s) Beverly Hills, California
Running time 36-42 minutes (60 including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel The CW
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original run September 2, 2008 – present
Chronology
Preceded by Beverly Hills, 90210
Melrose Place
Models Inc.
Followed by Melrose Place (2009)
External links
Official website

90210 is a teen drama developed by Rob Thomas, Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs, and the fourth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise created by Darren Star. 90210 is the first series produced by CBS Productions under the company's re-launch, but now produced by CBS Television Studios. The series premiered on The CW on September 2, 2008 with a two-hour series premiere event.

The series revolves around several teenage students at the fictional West Beverly Hills High, where Annie Wilson and Dixon Wilson begin attendance. Their father, Harry Wilson, returns from Kansas to his childhood home of Beverly Hills with his family to care for his mother, former television and theatre actress Tabitha Wilson, who has a drinking problem and doesn't get along with his wife Debbie. Annie and Dixon struggle to adjust to their new lives while making new friends and adhering to their parents' wishes. 90210 features cast members from the original series; featured guests include Jennie Garth, Shannen Doherty, Tori Spelling, Ann Gillespie, and Joe E. Tata. However, after the conclusion of the second season none of these guests will be featured again.

On February 16, 2010 The CW officially renewed the show for a third season.[1] It will now air on Mondays at 8/7c,[2] and is set premiere September 13.[3]

Contents

Production

Conception

The project was put on the fast track by the network, and an order of the pilot was expected by the end of the month. The Beverly Hills, 90210 creator, Darren Star, was announced not to be involved with the project. The only surviving element from the original series was believed to be Creative Artists Agency, the talent agency which masterminded the spin-off idea. Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas was in negotiations to write the pilot and Mark Piznarski was in talks to direct.

Development

A detailed breakdown of the pilot written by Thomas was released on March 17, containing information on the plot and characters which would be in the series. None of the characters were related to the original series; however, the series' featured a similar premise: a family with two teenagers who recently moved from the Midwest to Beverly Hills. To reflect the situation at the Beverly Hills school, where around 40 percent of the students were of Persian descent, a student named Navid Shirazi was created. Thomas intended to introduce The Peach Pit, the diner from Beverly Hills, 90210, but noted that it would not be featured in the pilot. The writer considered giving the siblings a job at a movie theater, as he did not want them to use their parents' credit cards. Thomas revealed that there were plans to reintroduce one of the original cast members, but had not met with any of them to discuss a role. Thomas later elaborated the producers wanted to see "as many of the original cast members as possible", but were careful not to "parade them all out in the pilot".

On April 14, Thomas announced that he was leaving the series to focus on his two pilots for ABC. Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah were hired as the new executive producers and wrote a new version of the script in late April. Sachs said that although Thomas had a "great script", their version of the script was edgier. Judah said that they were trying to ground their script in reality, with real character stories and emotional stories. The writers wanted the audience to relate to the characters' problems, which they wanted to be truthful and emotional, but also comedic. The pair were interested in telling several stories simultaneously, featuring many characters.[4] The pair changed the surname of the main family from Mills to Wilson, along with changing the name of the mother from Celia to Debbie. The pair also told reporters that they would be adding their "comedic impulses" to the script.[5] Sachs and Judah found the parents to be an important part of the series, and designed to be contemporary parents.[4] Since the producers were both fathers, they designed the script to include more prominent adult story lines and a strong point of view on parenting. Judah was interested in focusing on how the family kept their moral center when moving to Beverly Hills, and the way the parents dealt with their teenagers.[6] On May 11, one day before The CW's upfront presentations, the network officially picked up the series for the 2008–2009 television season.[7]

After disagreeing with the network executives over the series' storylines, Sachs and Judah resigned as writers. The CW wanted the series to have a female perspective and focus more on money and glamour; however, Judah and Sachs were more comfortable writing for men. Instead, Judah began working on postproduction, including editing and music supervision, while Sachs ran the production on set. The CW hired Rebecca Rand Sinclair to retool the series as head writer.[8] In late February 2009, Sinclair signed a seven-figure deal with the producers to serve as executive producer/showrunner for the series' second and third seasons.[9]

Casting

On March 13, 2008, Kristin Dos Santos of E! confirmed that the series would be a spin-off with new characters and not a remake.[10] In order for the project to be ready for the network's "upfront" presentations to advertisers in May, casting began before the script was completed.[11] The first actor to be cast was Dustin Milligan,[12] followed by AnnaLynne McCord.[13] Hilary Duff was rumored to have been offered the part of Annie Wilson, but she told reporters that it was "not true".[14] The role was eventually given to Shenae Grimes, who says she was raised watching the original series.[5] Rob Estes was the last actor to join the series; he was sought by The CW to play the part of Harry Wilson. Estes was a previous cast member of the first Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off, Melrose Place.[15]

Following rumors of cast members from Beverly Hills, 90210 appearing on the spin-off, The CW confirmed that Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth would be returning in recurring roles, along with Joe E. Tata, for a few episodes, as their original characters.[16] Sachs was familiar with Garth, and talked to her about a possible role in the series. Garth agreed to star on the series without reading a script after brainstorming ideas with Sachs.[4] The producers offered Garth a role as a series regular, but she opted to sign on as a recurring character.[17] Sachs met with Doherty over dinner, and told her about the 90210 spin-off. Over the next few weeks, they established Brenda's backstory and Doherty agreed to guest-star in several episodes.[4][16] Sachs described Tata's casting as an accident; a friend told Sachs that he had seen Tata in a store, which led to the offer of a role in the series. Sachs said that Tata was ecstatic about the idea and agreed. After reading the script, Tori Spelling expressed interest returning, and the writers decided to give Donna her own fashion line.[18] Spelling was scheduled to appear in the premiere, but due to personal reasons and the birth of her daughter, she opted to appear later in the season.[19] On August 11, it was reported that Spelling had pulled out of the series after discovering that she was receiving less pay than Garth and Doherty. Spelling asked for her salary of $20,000 per episode to be increased to match their salaries—$40,000 to $50,000 per episode—but when denied she left the show altogether.[20] Numerous guests were then cast, including Kellan Lutz and Meghan Markle on July 7.[21] Jessica Lowndes portrays Adrianna Tate-Duncan, a theatre "goddess" who suffers a drug addiction,[22] and was later upgraded to a starring role in Jessica Walters' spot.[23] Other guest stars include Maeve Quinlan as Adrianna's mother Constance,[24] Josh Henderson as Sean, a young man who claimed to be Harry's biological son with Tracy Clark, but was really a scam artist,[25] Lauren London as cheerleader Christina,[26] and Aimee Teegarden as Rhonda, a West Beverley student.[27]

Sinclair announced in March 2009 that the series' second season would rely less on 90210 alums like Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty to boost ratings. She felt that "the show tried to be a lot of things to a lot of people in its first season [...] I think the center lies with the generation of kids that are in high school now." It was also announced that Dustin Milligan would not be coming back for season two, while Matt Lanter would be joining the cast as a series regular.[28] Casting soon began for new characters to be introduced in the second season. In June 2009, the series was reportedly looking for an actor to play the recurring role of Teddy, a tennis champ returning to West Beverly.[29] Actor and model Trevor Donovan was later cast in the role.[30] Rumer Willis and John Schneider were cast in a recurring roles, as West Beverly's first Lesbian student and Liam's plastic surgeon stepfather, respectively.[31][32] Ann Gillespie returned in the second season for multiple episodes as Jackie, Silver and Kelly's mother. Her character was once again sober and hoped reconnect with her daughters after being diagnosed with cancer.[33] Travis Van Winkle was cast as, Jamie, as "football/frat" student at California University for "several episodes".[34] Gillian Zinser was cast as Ivy Sullivan, a "tomboy surfer chick" who catches the eye of both Dixon and Liam.[35] Kelly Lynch was later cast as her mother Laurel Cooper, a former hippie who believes in "free love, the environment, the power of music, legalized marijuana and her daughter Ivy, whom she sees as her greatest triumph".[36][37] EW's Michael Ausiello announced that former Dawson's Creek actor Hal Ozsan had been cast, in a recurring role, as a faculty adviser for school's paper.[38] TV Guide confirmed that former Gilmore Girls actor Scott Patterson had been cast to play Jack Court, Liam's ex-con father who opens a tackle shop and would appear in multiple episodes.[39] Ryan O'Neal was later cast to play Spence Montgomery, Teddy's dysfunctional father, in a multiple episode run that started in April 2010.[40]

It was announced that Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian will all appear in the season 3 premiere as themselves.[41][42][43] However it was later revealed that just Kim and Khloe had filmed scenes.[44] It has been announced that Blair Redford will play a recurring character named Oscar on Season 3 of the show.[45] It has also been announced Kyle Riabko will Teddy's gay love interest.[46]

Series overview

Season 1

Season 1 inter-title.

Much like the original show, 90210 follows the move of a family (parents Debbie and Harry Wilson, their daughter Annie and adopted son Dixon). Harry is actually from Beverly Hills and comes back both to look after his mother Tabitha and to work as the principal at West Beverly Hills High School. All of them struggle to adjust to their new lives: Annie has a hard time balancing romances (starting with rich kid Ty) and friendships as well as popularity and identity; Dixon has issues with his adoption and African-American heritage; Harry and Debbie struggle with the revelation that Harry has a son with Tracy Clark, his former high school sweetheart.

Tracy Clark has a daughter of her own, Naomi Clark, who dates jock Ethan Ward, brief rival of Dixon, with whom she soon breaks up and who gets back with Annie with whom he had a fling years prior. Both girls alternate between enemies in a love triangle and almost sisters due to their parents' child. Their respective mothers find in a love triangle of their own after Tracy's marriage to Charles Clark implodes (which Naomi takes quite badly) and she appears to want Harry back. Naomi's fight with Annie forces her out of the crowd after she uses Annie's ex-boyfriend Jason as a weapon to get back at her for hiding her relationship with Ethan. She becomes friends with older girls and starts flirting with Ozzie, a rather alternative student and later becomes attracted to a bartender named Liam whom she soon finds out is actually underage and becomes a student at West Beverly High. Meanwhile Ethan and Annie's relationship hit the rocks as he begins to rethink his life after a car accident and gets more or less attracted to Rhonda, the girl he hit. Soon Naomi and Liam begin a fling, and once she becomes friends with Annie again, he begins to pursue the both of them.

Naomi's best friend, fallen starlet Adrianna Tate-Duncan battles a drug addiction. This gets her into trouble when Harry decides to clean the school, thanks to the help of a cop, Kimberly McIntyre, under cover as a student. Kimberly begins a relationship with teacher/lacrosse coach Ryan Matthews, which gets him into trouble with the school. Guilt-ridden, Kimberly does her best to solve the case, giving Ryan his job back, although he takes a leave of absence to rethink his life, and Adrianna lands in rehab, after almost getting Naomi in legal troubles as she took the blame for the drugs. There she begins a relationship with Navid Shirazi, head of the school's paper and Dixon's best friend, who paid for her rehab. Although at first she only does it to "repay" him, they start to genuinely care about each other. Adrianna later discovers she is pregnant as a result of her promiscuity while she was addicted. After telling Navid of her pregnancy, he breaks up with her. It is later revealed that the father of Adrianna's child is Ty, although it is unclear when they slept together. She and Navid get back together when he realizes that even though she is a mess he can't get over her, and get engaged, although he alienates his family when he tells them that the child is not his and gets upset when Adrianna reveals her daughter is Ty's.

Another featured character is Erin Silver, Kelly Taylor's half sister and Naomi's former best friend, until Silver's father's affair is revealed. She quickly befriends Annie and starts dating Dixon, who is somewhat taken aback by her not-so-90210 lifestyle, as she is a virgin who doesn't care about popularity. In a multi-episode arc that culminated in a very special episode, it is revealed that Silver has bipolar disorder. Kelly Taylor is now a guidance counselor at West Beverly and has a son named Sammy. She briefly dates Ryan before leaving to work on her relationship with former boyfriend and father of Sammy, Dylan McKay. This briefly causes friction with Brenda Walsh as both struggle with their lingering feelings towards Dylan. When Kelly returns, she not only discovers Ryan's relationship with student/cop Kimberly but also that he slept with Brenda, re-creating the rift between the two friends. Following Brenda's discovery that she cannot have children, however, the women are drawn together in an accord once again. Donna Martin, who has become a well-known fashion designer in Japan, is recently separated from David, and she decides to move back to Beverly Hills.

At Naomi's and Jen's (her sister) party, Liam sleeps with Jen. He is mad that Naomi told Jen about his past: he wanted to keep it a secret. However, he did not know that Jen was Naomi's sister, and upon finding out is horrified. Naomi finds out about it but thinks that Annie was with Liam, not Jen. This culminates in a major fight between Annie and Naomi where Annie runs a way, gets in the car drunk, and accidentally runs over a man.

Season 2

Season 2 begins with the end of summer school for Dixon, Silver, and Naomi. Naomi unknowingly dates a married man in an attempt to get over Liam, who shows up at West Beverly on the first day of school. Silver and Dixon get back together, but break up soon after Silver receives a message from Ethan revealing the two shared a kiss on prom night. Silver later reveals she is relieved upon learning Ethan will stay in Montana, and still loves Dixon. Adrianna is desperate to become a normal teenager, giving acting up and, much to Navid's dismay, sex. Their relationship is put under further pressure with the arrival of Teddy, Adrianna's old boyfriend (who Adrianna lost her virginity to). Meanwhile, the emotionally distant and guilt-ridden Annie has cut herself from society as much as possible, contributing to a growing disconnect between her and her brother, who is angry at her for sending him to summer school. Annie has kept her hit-and-run under wraps but learns through a private report that the unidentified victim, who had been in a coma, has died. At a end-of-summer beach party, Annie drinks her worries away with a senior, Mark, who later takes nude pictures of her. Naomi sees the photos and sends them to everybody at school as an act of revenge, as she believes Annie slept with Liam. Dixon, sick of Annie's drama, becomes even more distant.

Later on, Annie dates Jasper, which began as a guilt-ridden friendship but later turned into a relationship. Dixon meets a girl named Sasha to whom he lies about his real age. Navid and Adrianna's relationship continues to tremble when Adrianna continues to show appreciation to Teddy. In the meantime, Harry and Debbie face marital problems when Harry confides to Kelly about his family troubles. Naomi finds out that her SAT scores are not high enough to get into California University, so she decides to date the Dean of Admission's son, Richard. She later falls for Richard's room mate, Jamie. Sasha finally learns about Dixon's real age when Debbie accidentally shows Sasha, whom she did not know, a picture of her son Dixon who is only in high school.

Silver accompanies Adrianna to an AA meeting where she sees her mother Jackie, who abused her over the years. Once Jackie apologizes, Silver insists on her mother leaving her alone. After a phone call from Adrianna, Silver learns that Jackie has breast cancer, which shocks both Kelly and Silver. Kelly forbids Silver from seeing their mother to try to relieve the pain, but Silver moves in with her mother to take care of her. Adrianna breaks-up with Navid to go into the arms of Teddy, but learns that Teddy does not want a relationship, which makes Adrianna feel sorry for the mistake she has made. Jen continues to manipulate both Naomi and Ryan by making Naomi lend her a large amount of money, and by persuading Ryan to believe Liam is hitting on her. Silver, being paired up with Teddy, learns that Teddy's mom died, which causes a friendship to blossom. Sasha then tells Dixon she is pregnant, at which Debbie and Harry think she is lying. Jasper convinces Annie to steal a car from the beach club to film his movie. Liam meets Ivy, a surfer whom he butt heads with. Later on they form a relationship. Navid and Gia launch an investigation, believing that Jasper is a drug dealer. Being upset about her break-up with Navid, Adrianna relapses on drugs. Liam has given up on Naomi and takes out Ivy to the Edison.

After Dixon confesses to Debbie and Harry about Sasha's pregnancy, Debbie meets Sasha and she finds out that Sasha is not really pregnant, advising her to stay away from her son. Sasha lies to Dixon saying she had a miscarriage, at which Dixon feels guilty for not being there for her. Debbie, trying to comfort him, agrees with Sasha's lies. She reveals the truth about Sasha which causes Dixon to distance away from his family. Jackie and Teddy give Silver her half-birthday by recreating her previous half-birthdays Jackie couldn't attend because of alcohol issues. Navid sees Adrianna buying drugs from Jasper which causes him to confront them. Annie and Jasper confess their love for each other. Liam finally confides to Dixon, Teddy, and Ivy about the events on prom night as they try to figure out on a way to earn revenge on Jen. Their attempt to earn revenge on Jen works, which makes Jen lose everything she has including her sister and boyfriend Ryan. Teddy begins to pursue Silver more and they share a kiss on the rooftop of the school. Jasper pushes Navid down the steps because he finds out he is telling people that he is a drug dealer. Teddy asks Silver to the dance, but she says no. Navid suddenly remembers it was Jasper who pushed him down the stairs and is determind to let Annie know he is a drug dealer. Navid asks Adrianna to admit to Annie that she bought drugs from Jasper. After Dixon realizes that Jen is the one who slept with Liam and not Annie, he opts to help Annie. Naomi also feels bad for Annie when she learns the truth about prom night. At the dance, Teddy and Silver share a kiss. Silver storms off but later admits to Naomi that she felt something when they kissed. Just as Silver is about to tell Teddy that she wants to give it a shot, she sees him hugging a girl, not knowing it is Teddy's sister. Naomi, Navid, Dixon, and Silver reveal to Annie the truth about Jasper with help of Adrianna. Dixon reveals he still has feelings for Silver, but lies and notes he did not know who the girl was. He kisses Silver. Annie confronts Jasper about his lies and he reveals to her he knows she killed his uncle.

After the mid-season break, the students come back from their vacations. Jasper continues to keep Annie close to him, while everyone questions how she can be with a guy like him. With Jen gone, Naomi and Liam are free to begin their relationship anew. They soon realize they have nothing in common, but Naomi is determined to make it work by pretending to be the kind of person she thinks Liam will want. Silver likes Teddy, and wants to give him the benefit of the doubt that he is over his playboy stage. Dixon convinces both of them that they are not into each other. Adrianna reaches out to fellow Alcoholics Anonymous member Gia (Rumer Willis) for help with staying sober. To make Gia's ex-girlfriend jealous, Adrianna kisses her. Adrianna and Gia become good friends, and when Gia reveals her feelings for Adrianna, they become a couple, but break up after Gia cheats on Adrianna with her ex-girlfriend. Silver and Teddy decide to be more serious about their relationship. Naomi admits to Liam that she has been pretending and that she needs to be true to herself, even if it means the relationship won't work. This is what Liam wants, and their relationship becomes more stable; however, when Naomi is forced to come clean over false rumors she spread claiming that she was sexually harassed by a teacher, Liam decides that he needs a break from her. During this time, Annie and Liam become closer and he consoles her after she overhears her mother, Debbie, confessing to her father, Harry, that she kissed her yoga instructor. His consolation causes Annie to believe that Liam is flirting with her, but realizing that this was not his intent, Annie instead advises Liam to stay together with Naomi. In the finale, Naomi is sexually assaulted by Mr. Cannon. He tells her she is the girl who cried wolf, and that no one would ever believe her. Mr. Matthews was outside the school at the time and saw them both, but was under the influence of alcohol.

Season 3

In an interview with E!, McCord revealed what she expected for Naomi after she was attacked at the end of Season 2.[47]

“ I kinda feel like there will be some downward spiral in a way for Naomi's character, but she's good at covering, so she'll still have that facade. ”

It was announced by Michael Ausiello for Entertainment Weekly that there will be a death in the season 3 premiere.[48]

It has also been announced that Teddy will come out as gay in season 3.[49]

Characters

Regular

Actor Character Year Notes
Shenae Grimes Annie Wilson 2008–
Tristan Wilds Dixon Wilson 2008−
AnnaLynne McCord Naomi Clark 2008–
Ryan Eggold Ryan Matthews 2008–
Jessica Stroup Silver 2008–
Michael Steger Navid Shirazi 2008–
Lori Loughlin Debbie Wilson 2008–
Jessica Lowndes Adrianna Tate-Duncan 2008– Recurring Season 1; Episodes 1–13.
Matt Lanter Liam Court 2009– Recurring Season 1.
Gillian Zinser Ivy Sullivan 2009– Recurring Season 2.
Trevor Donovan Teddy Montgomery 2009– Recurring Season 2.
Jessica Walter Tabitha Wilson 2008–2009 Season 1; Episodes 1–13.[50]
Dustin Milligan Ethan Ward 2008–2009 Season 1.[51]
Rob Estes Harry Wilson 2008–2010 Seasons 1 & 2.[52]

Recurring

Actor Character Year Notes
Sara Foster Jen Clark 2009–
Kelly Lynch Laurel Cooper 2009–
Kyle Riabko Ian 2010- Recurring in season 3.
Blair Redford Oscar 2010– Recurring in season 3.[53][54]
Rumer Willis Gia Mannetti 2009–
Zachary Ray Sherman Jasper Herman 2009–
Adam Gregory Ty Collins 2008–2009
Christina Moore Tracy Clark 2008–2009
James Patrick Stuart Charles Clark 2008–2009
Jennie Garth Kelly Taylor 2008–2010 Special Guest Star (Season 1 & 2; 20 episodes).[55]
Shannen Doherty Brenda Walsh 2008–2009 Special Guest Star (Season 1; 7 episodes).
Ann Gillespie Jackie Taylor 2008–2010

Reception

U.S. television ratings

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of 90210 on the CW.

Season Timeslot Premiere Finale Rank Viewers (m) Rating
1 Tuesday 8/7c September 2, 2008 May 19, 2009 #172[56] 2.8[56] 0.8[56]
Tuesday 9/8c
2 Tuesday 8/7c September 8, 2009 May 18, 2010 #137[57] 1.8[57] 0.9[57]
3 Monday 8/7c September 13, 2010 May 2011 TBD TBD TBD
90210 advertisement at the entrance to the 50th Street/Broadway subway station in New York City

90210 set a series high in early season 1 with the episode "The Jet Set", which pulled 5.14 million viewers.

"We're Not in Kansas Anymore", along with the following episode, averaged 4.9 million viewers throughout the two-hour broadcast on September 2, 2008. This gave The CW its highest-rated premiere ever in the adults 18-49 demographic with a 2.6.[58] By the end of the first season in May 2009, 90210 had a season average of 2.76 million US viewers (first-run airings). The show debuted strongly on E4 on its Ireland and UK premiere on January 26, 2009, averaging 518,000 viewers.[59]

90210's second season premiered on September 8, 2009, with 2.56 million viewers. This was down some 2.2 million viewers from its series premiere the previous fall, but up 430,000 viewers from its first season finale.

When the show returned in March, 2010 after its three month hiatus viewers failed to reach over 2 million viewers as it had in the first half of the season, with one episode as low as 1.48 million, a possible reason for the decease is that "90210" is airing opposite "American Idol" and "Dancing With The Stars". Although ratings have decreased it was the #1 most successful on DVR in the 18-49 percentage demographic between March 22–28 with about 1.07 million people in the U.S. recording and watching the show within 7 days, possibly due to the show overlapping with American Idol.[60] DVR ratings for the show average more than double its broadcast ratings.[61]

Critical response

Most reviews of the pilot were average. Metacritic gave the episode a Metascore—a weighted average based on the impressions of a select 12 critical reviews—of 46, signifying mixed or average reviews.[62] Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe felt that like the original, 90210 was "pretty good". Gilbert said that the episode "seemed to take forever to set up some remarkably bland plotlines", which he found had been executed with more finesse by other teen soaps. The reviewer criticized the writers for "unimaginative material", and commented on the risqué oral sex scene. Gilbert claimed that the characters lacked depth and distinction throughout the pilot, especially Naomi, whom he compared negatively to Gossip Girl's Blair Waldorf.[63] By contrast, Tom Gliatto of People magazine gave Naomi Clark a favorable review, but stated that he felt the cast as a whole had yet to gel.[64] When compared to the original series, Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette felt that the spin-off covered the same themes—family, friends, teen melodrama, relationships—but with more humor. Owen praised the compelling characters and the acting, and found the dialogue to be more clever than painful.[65]

As the show continued its first season, the response became considerably more positive, and by the second season critical response was favorable. Entertainment Weekly gave the second season an A-, stating that "all it took was a little sunshine to give this show some heat", and that the "new, trashier take is working" after what they considered a "drippy" first season.[66] LaDale Anderson of Canyon News commented on the change between the first two seasons, saying that "the transformation of the characters and storylines in season two has been fantastic", and "sometimes a show needs a makeover and with the right pieces in place a not so good show can become something sensational." The reviewer opined that "what has worked so well [...] is that the characters are not one-dimensional. With most shows characters seamlessly continue to embody characteristics that solely define them, but not here." Anderson also praised the writing, saying it was "intricate and intertwines itself without forcing the storylines to connect; they mesh naturally."[67]

Awards

Year Result Award Category Recipient(s)
2009
Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite New TV Drama
Nominated Prism Awards Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline
Nominated Prism Awards Performance in a Drama Multi-Episode Storyline Jessica Lowndes
Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Drama
Nominated Teen Choice Awards TV Breakout Show
Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor Dustin Milligan
Nominated Teen Choice Awards TV Breakout Female AnnaLynne McCord
Nominated Teen Choice Awards TV Breakout Star Tristan Wilds
Nominated Teen Choice Awards TV Parental Unit Rob Estes and Lori Loughlin
2010
Won Young Hollywood Awards Young Hollywood Sparkling Performance Jessica Stroup[68]
Won Breakthrough of the Year Awards Breakthrough Standout Performance AnnaLynne McCord
Nominated TV Choice Awards Best Drama Series
Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Drama
Nominated Teen Choice Awards Female Scene Stealer Shenae Grimes
Nominated Teen Choice Awards TV Parental Unit Rob Estes and Lori Loughlin
Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor Tristan Wilds

International Broadcasting

Country TV network(s) Notes
Southeast Asia STAR World Season 1 and 2
Argentina Argentina Sony Entertainment Television
Australia Australia Channel Ten Cancelled after six episodes, Will Air on Eleven from 2011.[69]
Brazil Brazil Sony Entertainment Television
Costa Rica Costa Rica Sony Entertainment Television
Canada Canada Vrak.TV/Global TV
Denmark Denmark TV2
Estonia Estonia Kanal 11
Finland Finland Nelonen
France France M6 (TV channel)
Hong Kong Hong Kong TVB J2
Philippines Philippines Studio 23
Poland Poland Polsat Only Season 1.
Fox Life Season 1 and 2
Greece Greece Skai TV
India India STAR World Friday and Saturdays 10pm.
Israel Israel HOT3
Italy Italy Rai2/Rai4 Season 1 and 2
South Africa South Africa Mnet on DSTV All seasons so far (season 1 and 2)
Singapore Singapore Mediacorp Channel 5 Mondays to Thursdays 12 midnight.
Slovenia Slovenia TV Pika
United Kingdom United Kingdom E4 Tuesdays at 9pm.
Germany Germany ProSieben Cancelled after eighteen episodes.
Germany Germany Sixx Rerun of Season 1 until episode 24 (Mondays 9pm).
Saudi Arabia Arab World MBC 4 Season 1 Premiered 2008 (Sundays 11pm)
Republic of Ireland Ireland RTE 2 Season 1 Premiered November 6, 2008
Japan Japan NHK - Educational TV Aired from Apr. 2010 (Saturdays 11pm).
Turkey Turkey DiziMax More HD Season 1 and 2
Portugal Portugal Fox Life Season 1 and 2
Russia Russia Muz-TV weekdays at midnight

DVD releases

Name Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Discs Extras
Season One August 11, 2009 August 17, 2009 TBA 6 Cast Commentaries on Selected Episodes
Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes on the show's music, fashion, sets and more.
Season Two August 24, 2010[70] September 6, 2010[71] TBA 6 Commentary with Rebecca Sinclair, Harry Sinclair, Michael Steger, Jessica Stroup, Trevor Donovan & Jessica Lowndes; New Faces, Same Drama; From the Hills to the Beach: The Look of 90210
Beverly Hills Surf Crew; Welcome to the Beach Club; Set Tour: Beverly Hills Beach Club; Adrianna and Navid; Looking Back: 90210 Season 2 in Review

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