I hate to admit this, but I actually tuned into watch the premier of the new 90210 last night. Part of me thinks that I should have my man license revoked for watching, but it wasn’t all that bad. Of course, I have Cuzoogle to blame for inspiring me to watch. He had to put up his “Three Great Reasons to Watch the New 90210” post and put up pictures of the three leading ladies. I must admit that they are indeed smokin’ hot, but are there more reasons to watch other than just Shenae Grimes, Jessica Stroup and AnnaLynne McCord?

For one, the show actually tracks back to the original series. Characters like Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth) and Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty) return, and even good ole Nat from the Peach Pit (Joe E. Tata) is back and running the new and improved “The Pit”. If you were a fan of the original series, there’s a lot of the same story lines from the past; however, it isn’t the 90210 from the 1990’s. I was a little shocked to see that within the first five minutes of the show one of the main characters (Ethan) getting a BJ in the school parking lot. Is this really how high school is in the 21st century? If it is, I am glad that I don’t have daughters.

Overall, the show is okay. I’m not sure that it will make it onto my DVR rotation, especially when some of the bigger shows come back this fall. The acting and storylines have all been done before, so I’m not sure how long this version of 90210 will do. There are at least five or six shows just like it on the air; it will be hard for them to compete with The Hills, Gossip Girl and the countless other titles. For me it was cool to see Jennie Garth renew her role as Kelly Taylor, but I don’t think I’ll be a regular viewer.

~ GrandmasterB

P.S. Here’s a few images of the smokin’ hot AnnaLynne McCord…enjoy!