Beverly Hills 90210 - The Pilot Episode (1990) Review

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(More customer reviews)This pilot episode is a must for a fashion retrospective (Shannen Doherty is pale even for a character who was transplanted from Minnesota!)...but do not spend any time looking for Luke Perry. When this series first aired he was not part of the cast.
Perry had originally read for the part of Steve Sanders (which was eventually given to Ian Ziering)and failed to recieve that part. Casting was however impresed enough to create the role of Dylan McKay and call Perry back for the first complete season. Thank goodness for second chances because I ultimately believe that Perry/Dylan McKay provided the all-critical drama/humor balance critical to drawing mass audiences during the first years of this series.
Nitpicking aside,because the pilot is frequently unaired in favor of the seasons which initially made the show a household name, purchasing this DVD is good for retrospective sakes. Giving viewers a general idea of what the series will be about...although there is markedly less soap than contained in future seasons (especially the 'college' and 'adult' years of the same series)...the pilot is important for any 90210 fan.
I also agree buying this particular DVD would place pressure on the network to eventually release all the seasons. I find it frustrating that so many 'flash in the pan' teen series are being released at a faster rate than the milestone show which started everything.

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This pilot episode is a must for a fashion retrospective (Shannen Doherty is pale even for a character who was transplanted from Minnesota!)...but do not spend any time looking for Luke Perry. When this series first aired he was not part of the cast. \nPerry had originally read for the part of Steve Sanders (which was eventually given to Ian Ziering)and failed to recieve that part. Casting was however impresed enough to create the role of Dylan McKay and call Perry back for the first complete season. Thank goodness for second chances because I ultimately believe that Perry/Dylan McKay provided the all-critical drama/humor balance critical to drawing mass audiences during the first years of this series.\nNitpicking aside,because the pilot is frequently unaired in favor of the seasons which initially made the show a household name, purchasing this DVD is good for retrospective sakes. Giving viewers a general idea of what the series will be about...although there is markedly less soap than contained in future seasons (especially the 'college' and 'adult' years of the same series)...the pilot is important for any 90210 fan. \nI also agree buying this particular DVD would place pressure on the network to eventually release all the seasons. I find it frustrating that so many 'flash in the pan' teen series are being released at a faster rate than the milestone show which started everything.

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Beverly Hills 90210: Season Eight Review

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(More customer reviews)Maybe it's the nostalgia... or maybe it's the beauty of the boxset where you can become really engrossed in a t.v. show, watching episode after episode like reading chapter after chapter of a really good book you can't put down...
But I had quite low expectations of season 8 of 90210 on dvd and it turned out to be much better than I remembered.
I remembered this as the season that the show started to wane but actually this season was another fine run of the show.
It starts off a little rocky with the silly daytime- soap- type amnesia storyline for Kelly. But once the show got going, it was another solid year of ups and downs for the gang of friends we've grown to know and love over the years.
This year actually starts off a lot quicker then previous school/ college based seasons. The gang are thrown into the real world at last...
So this season sees Kelly and Brandon slowly tire of each other , Brandon's infidelity, the show continues to tackle social issues like drug abuse, gay rights, teen pregnancy etc. through Brandon's work as a journalist and Kelly's work at a clinic, Donna and David drift apart, David loses the club, gains some fame and loses it again, Valerie and David get back together, Val continues to be the most fun character with her bitchy antics, Steve looks like he has grown up the most when he dates single mother Carly until mid-season when Hilary Swank (Oscar winner!) leaves... we are also introduced to Noah, a kinda Dylan -esque rich guy with lots of baggage but he comes across a lot more likeable and less self-pitying than Dylan ever did!
This season's highlights for me:
St. Brandon slips up at last when he meets Emma. Although it seems so out of character for Brandon to cheat... it kinda underlines how bored Kelly and Brandon are of each other by now and how there really is no future for them...
Val's juggling of the rich guy Cooper and supposedly poor as a pauper Noah was also fun,
More glimpses of the vulnerable side of Val (the drug/rape affair, the HIV fear) really humanised her as more than just a bitch again this season.
Noah was a welcome addition, Carly was never really rounded out as a character and her being written out mid season was kinda lame ... they didn't try to integrate her into the group much this year... she was more of a 2d stereotype- the struggling single mom.. it was a shame the writers didn't round her character out more...
And this season sees a proper cliff hanger for the show this year... with Val leaving us dangling about her fate...
All in all, this was a good season. Season 9 really will be where the show dips... with Val and Brandon both leaving early on , the show suffers... Brandon always was the heart of the show- the solid sensible one and Val was always so much fun..
Enjoy!

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Beverly Hills 90210 - The Sixth Season Review

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(More customer reviews)Who would think that Kelly Taylor would become an addict? On this very intense season, we're introduced to Colin , who brings coke to her life. Also we have that annoying Susan, who dates Brandon and ultimately breaks his heart and Dylan getting married to Toni (while furious and revengeful on Marchette), and later leaving the famous zip code (but not for good, he returns some seasons later). We have that hateful Kelly-stalker Tara, the charming prince Carl (who hits on Clare), special appearances of Cindy Walsh and Andrea Zuckerman, a very sutle reference to Brenda on Scotland (at the end of the season), Ray Pruitt hurting Donna, Valerie's hateful and blackmailing friend, Ginger, David's mom trying to kill herself, and we almost lose Casa Walsh for good! (the show wouldn't be the same without that house!!)
This season is extraordinary; the whole series is superb. But the DVDs...I know, I know, everybody already complained about the music changes and the missing scenes (the ones with pop references, especially) But it's a shame that fans worldwide (and I'm writing this from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the show was called "Barrados no Baile" and was also a huge phenomenon) can't have on their shelves the complete and uncut seasons of such a great show. The same thing happened to "Fastlane", Will & Grace" and (in a small way) to "Charmed", among others. Some fans expected that the "complete series pack" of "Fastlane" or "Will & Grace" (to be released soon) would present the uncut episodes with ALL the original music; and I know that some fans also expect the same thing when all ten seasons of Beverly Hills 90210 are finally released, but I think it is most unlikely something like this will happen, that the studio will fix something on this matter.
Anyway, we, fans, HAVE to buy the seasons just this way, and we have to be happy and thankful that, at least, the Beverly Hills 90210 gang is on DVD.....What can we do NOW about it? In fact, what could we do in the first place?
Here, the names and original air dates of all episodes on this sixth season:

Home Is Where the Tart Is 9/13/1995
Buffalo Girls 9/13/1995
Must Be a Guy Thing 9/20/1995
Everything's Coming Up Roses 9/27/1995
Lover's Leap 10/4/1995
Speechless 10/18/1995
Violated 10/25/1995
Gypsies, Cramps and Fleas (a.k.a. Halloween VI) 11/1/1995
Earthquake Weather 11/6/1995
One Wedding and a Funeral 11/8/1995
Offensive Interference 11/15/1995
Breast Side Up 11/22/1995
Courting 11/29/1995
Fortunate Son 12/13/1995
Angels We Have Heard on High 12/20/1995
Turn Back the Clock 1/3/1996
Fade In, Fade Out 1/10/1996
Snowbound 1/17/1996
Nancy's Choice 1/31/1996
Flying 2/7/1996
Bleeding Hearts 2/14/1996
All This and Mary Too 2/21/1996
Leap of Faith 2/28/1996
Coming Out, Getting Out, Going Out 3/13/1996
Smashed 3/20/1996
Flirting With Disaster 4/3/1996
Strike the Match 4/10/1996
The Big Hurt 5/1/1996
Ticket to Ride 5/8/1996
Ray of Hope 5/15/1996
You Say It's Your Birthday (1) 5/22/1996
You Say It's Your Birthday (2) 5/22/1996

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