Same ZIP Code, Few New Tricks

Clothing, cosmetics may make up school's budget shortfalls

(NEWSER) - Beverly Hills High School is considering starting lines of clothing and cosmetics in an attempt to capitalize on the glamorous image perpetuated by television’s 90210 series and famous alumni like Angelina Jolie. A smaller population of school-aged children in the neighborhood has sapped the tax base, leaving it with budget gaps, Forbes reports. More»

10 shows that fizzled after high school

(NEWSER) - Heading off to university is typically viewed as an accomplishment, but one blog contends that most TV shows tank when their characters take this major life step. College on the Record lists the top 10 series muddled by matriculation:

1. Boy Meets World
2. Saved by the Bell: The College Years
3. Dawson’s Creek

Shannen Doherty will reprise her 1990s character

(NEWSER) - Brenda Walsh will return as an adult to CW's 90210 spinoff this fall, reports the AP, but it remains to be seen whether actress Shannen Doherty has finally grown up. Also slated for comebacks on the angsty teen drama are Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling, but Doherty’s notorious volatility has fueled speculation she’ll revive the onset feuds that caused her to leave the 1990s series. More»

Tori Spelling close to making a deal to reprise role from teen soap opera

(NEWSER) - Tori Spelling is coming back to the world's most famous zip code, a show rep tells People. The star of the original Beverly Hills 90210 is close to finalizing a deal to reprise her role as Donna Martin in multiple episodes of spin-off 90210. An earlier plan for her to appear fell through, sparking rumors that an old rivalry with former co-star Shannen Doherty had resurfaced. More»

Site starts showing full-length TV episodes, films

(NEWSER) - YouTube is abandoning its 10-minute video limit to show movies and full-length TV episodes, starting with Star Trek, MacGyver, and Beverly Hills, 90210. The Google-owned juggernaut is responding to competition from Hulu and other sites, reports USA Today. It’s also adding “pre-roll” advertisements that play before a video rather than embedded links that allowed users uninterrupted viewing. More»