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NEWS ABOUT: 90210

90210 stories: 8 news summaries

Beverly Hills High Aims
to Market Its 90210 Image

Clothing, cosmetics may make up school's budget shortfalls

Jan 30, 09 6:38 PM CST
(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... More »

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Angelina Jolie • high school • brands • merchandise • Beverly Hills • cosmetics • Nicolas Cage • 90210 • apparel

 'Donna' 
 Heads 
 Back to 
 90210 

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

Jan 8, 09 9:32 AM CST
(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... More »

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television • teenager • Shannen Doherty • 90210 • Tori Spelling

OPINION


 Hollywood Acts 
 That Could
 Use a
 Bailout 

MTV, Paris Hilton, the Oscars among franchises needing a makeover

Nov 26, 08 12:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Like Wall Street and Detroit, Hollywood is sinking under stagnant numbers and outdated business plans. The Los Angeles Times runs down some Tinseltown properties in need of a bailout.
  • MTV: The once counter-culture juggernaut should take a hint and develop edgy new dramas a la Gossip Girl.
... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • Heroes • Academy Awards • MTV • Paris Hilton • Los Angeles • Law and Order • Jennifer Aniston • bailout • 90210

90210 & Co. Get Full Ride as YouTube Ends 10-Minute Rule

Site starts showing full-length TV episodes, films

Oct 24, 08 4:16 PM CDT
(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... More »

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television • Google • YouTube • Star Trek • Hulu • 90210 • MacGyver

TV REVIEW

 Same ZIP Code, Few New Tricks 

90210 spinoff relies heavily on original series

Sep 3, 08 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Same Beverly Hills, same premise, same Kelly Taylor. 90210, the CW's much-hyped spinoff, sticks too close to the original series and lacks its power to shock, Laura Fries writes in Variety. The show that premiered last night “is a pallid copy of the original fish-out-of-water story, only with shinier... More »

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television • high school • Beverly Hills • 90210

 Garth, Doherty Reunite for 90210

But both admit reunion was nerve-racking

Aug 28, 08 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty were nervous about reuniting for the new incarnation of Beverly Hills, 90210, reports Entertainment Weekly. The actresses talked about the drama behind the 1990s drama, which ultimately resulted in Doherty’s departure from the show. "I don't think we ever hit each other,”... More »

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television • Los Angeles • Jennie Garth • Shannen Doherty • celebrity interview • 90210

OPINION

 Teen TV That Flunked College

10 shows that fizzled after high school

Aug 6, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(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
... More »

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television • high school • college • Buffy the Vampire Slayer • 90210

 'Brenda' Back on 90210 Spinoff 

Shannen Doherty will reprise her 1990s character

Jul 20, 08 12:08 PM CDT
(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... More »

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television • celebrity • Beverly Hills • Shannen Doherty • 90210

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