Gift bags with snow globes helped convince the cast to return. But getting the '90210' reboot off the ground was far from simple.
Premiering Wednesday on Fox, the six-episode, mockumentary-style “BH90210” features Garth, Spelling, Jason Priestley, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Shannen Doherty playing heightened versions of themselves as they work to get a reboot of the prime-time soap off the ground. If that sounds more complicated than the Season 4 subplot involving Dylan’s stepsister, think of it as “Curb Your Enthusiasm” meets a “Beverly Hills, 90210” reunion.
The twist, they say, presents an opportunity to spoof the dynamics of coming into — and surviving — fame in the ’90s , and to play with fans’ perceptions of the behind-the-scenes drama that fueled gossip columns throughout the show’s run. Ryan Green, who grew up in a Massachusetts suburb, caught on to “Beverly Hills, 90210” in middle school: “I remember I couldn’t believe my parents were letting me watch it.” It helped that it had them hooked too. Green worked hard to make sure she had the latest issues of Tiger Beat and other teen magazines so the posters on her wall were up to date. While she plans to watch Fox’s quasi-revival, her expectations are subdued.
As someone who used to turn the ringer on the house phone off to prevent interruptions — and who went on to name her two sons Dylan and Luke — Karen Villa, 37, isn’t worried about the series’ legacy or expectations.“I really was hoping it was going to continue with where the characters are at in their lives right now,” she says. “But I’ll take anything. Just seeing them is going to make me feel 15 again.
“There has been some trial and error, certainly,” Chessler says. “Anytime you have a lot of people involved in something as big as this, lots of people are going to have strong opinions about assimilating those opinions.”
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