"Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) TV series 1990-2000

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Creator:

Darren Star

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Release Date:

4 October 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

New faces and dangerous places!

Plot:

Focuses on the pleasures and problems of a group of rich children who go to West Beverly High School.

Plot Keywords:

Love | High School | College | Social Issues | City Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 11 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

Jennie Garth	...	Kelly Taylor / ... (292 episodes, 1990-2000)
Ian Ziering	...	Steve Sanders / ... (292 episodes, 1990-2000)
Tori Spelling	...	Donna Martin / ... (292 episodes, 1990-2000)
Brian Austin Green	...	David Silver / ... (292 episodes, 1990-2000)
Joe E. Tata	...	Nat Bussichio / ... (251 episodes, 1990-2000)
Jason Priestley	...	Brandon Walsh / ... (245 episodes, 1990-2000)
Luke Perry	...	Dylan McKay / ... (199 episodes, 1990-2000)
Gabrielle Carteris	...	Andrea Zuckerman / ... (144 episodes, 1990-2000)
Carol Potter	...	Cindy Walsh / ... (144 episodes, 1990-1998)
James Eckhouse	...	Jim Walsh / ... (142 episodes, 1990-1998)
Tiffani Thiessen	...	Valerie Malone (136 episodes, 1994-2000)

Also Known As:

Class of Beverly Hills (USA) (teaser title)

Runtime:

44 min | Argentina:60 min (including commercials) | USA:60 min (including commercials) (293 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Finland:K-18 (DVD) (self applied) (2006) | Finland:K-8 (VHS) (1990) | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:12 (season 9, episode 24: Dog's Best Friend) | Netherlands:6 (some epiosodes) | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M (season 4) | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/6 (original tv rating)

Filming Locations:

1675 E. Altadena Drive, Altadena, California, USA

Company:

90210 Productions

Trivia:

Potomac, Maryland, Darren Star's hometown, was the inspiration for the show, and was originally going to be named "Potomac, 20854". However, it was believed that more people could associate with and recognize Beverly Hills as opposed to Potomac.

Goofs:

Continuity: In an episode following the death of Noah's father, Noah is showing Valerie his parents' home. While touring the house, Valerie enters the kitchen wearing a different pair of shoes than in the previous room.

Quotes:

Brenda Walsh: Dylan, I love you. I've never stopped loving you and I know now I never will.
Dylan McKay: I'll applaud you from afar.
Brenda Walsh: I want more than your applause. I won't be gone forever, Dylan. Give me something to come back to.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh (#20.19)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Theme From Beverly Hills, 90210

Essential show...

Well, growing up during 90210's run, I missed out on all the hype that this show received. Now, thanks to SoapNet, I can watch shows that were on while I was busy playing dress-up.

Let me be the first to say, that I never ever thought that I would EVER watch 90210, or get hooked on it. During a few weeks that I was grounded from my computer, I didn't have anything to do after I did my homework at 5 o'clock, so I turned on the TV. I normally would have put on Angel, but it was an episode I didn't care to watch, so I stopped on SoapNet and low and behold, 90210 was on. Immediately I went for the remote to change the channel but then I stopped and actually watched it. I was HOOKED. Mostly what hooked me was the romance between Dylan and Brenda.

Anyway, mostly what I remembered or heard people talk about 90210, was that it was all about drugs and sex and who was sleeping with who what week. (I don't know if that's true yet, but I have a feeling that it's getting to that point. I'm still in the "high school years".) As I watched more of the plot lines going on in the first, second and third seasons, things seemed really familiar. As I looked more at them, I really began to realized that 90210 curved the pathway for today's teen dramas like "Dawson's Creek", "One Tree Hill", "The O.C.", etc. Without 90210, these show's most likely wouldn't have been created.

So, the question becomes, do I think 90210 is a good show? So far, yes. But I think it was essential to have something like this (at least in the first few years) on the air for teenagers to watch so that it could make a pathway for other shows of this kind.