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And the verdict on '90210' is ...?
Published 9/3/2008 by Ann Oldenburg at USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live
... Reviews are rolling in on the new 90210 , which was not made available to critics before it aired last night: - EW : It's "corny but trying to be hip, crammed with subplots until the producers figure out which ones the audience responds to, and cast with mostly young faces that its network (The CW) prays will become teen idols." - ...

90210
Published 9/3/2008 by Arasto at Faded Youth Blog
... EW: It’s “corny but trying to be hip, crammed with subplots until the producers figure out which ones the audience responds to, and cast with mostly young faces that its network (The CW) prays will become teen idols.” ...

'90210': Schoolyard sex too much for TV's 'family hour'?
Published 9/3/2008 by Gary Susman at Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch

The CW's New Shows Are Lacking In Color [Black & White Tv]
Published 9/9/2008 by Dodai at Jezebel
... photo shoots: The tasks that teach the contestants things like honesty, confidence and self-awareness. Of course, the makeup and pretty clothes can't be denied. But makeup and pretty clothes aren't enough, which is why Privileged seems to fall flat. ( USA Today 's Bianco calls it "a second-rate imitation" of Gossip Girl , with "clunky jokes, overwrought performances and a tone that implies we're actually supposed to care.") As for 90210 , Entertainment Weekly 's Ken Tucker calls it the "Sarah Palin" of TV Shows: "Its main purpose is to remind you of a trusty old product ...

Are the skinny starlets of '90210' setting a bad example?
Published 9/17/2008 by Pop Watch at Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
... is that falling outside the standard deviation for weight in the entertainment industry is what feeds the media frenzy. But, hey, at least something's getting fed. -- Alynda Wheat, with additional reporting by Vanessa Juarez, Lindsay Soll, and Lynette Rice What do you think about the ladies of 90210 ? Are they too skinny? Are there any shows outside Mad Men that you think promote a healthy body image? For related stories, check out EW's recent 90210 cover story, Ken Tucker's review of the show's pilot episode , Michael Ausiello's ...

Ratings: 'NCIS' reigns, 'The Mentalist' holds
Published 10/1/2008 by Mandi Bierly at Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
... improved on its Sept. 23 season premiere by 6 percent with 10.2 million viewers — just 400,000 shy of its last-season average. At The CW, both 90210 (3.2 million) and ...

Ratings: Debuts of 'Pushing Daisies,' 'Private Practice,' 'Dirty Sexy Money' take a hit
Published 10/2/2008 by Mandi Bierly at Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
... averaged 12.6 million viewers but naturally grew its audience in the second half hour (from 11.7 million to 13.4 million). Fox came in fourth with a block of two new 'Til Death episodes. The first was seen by 4.7 million viewers, the second by 3.9 million. (FYI: That latter number is still 276,000 more than what tuned in for the last episode of former 9:30 p.m. time slot holder Do Not Disturb .) The CW had 1.7 million sets of eyes for its encore of Tuesday's 90210 . As for the 10 p.m., Dirty Sexy Money returned to 7.1 million viewers to finish ...

Ratings: Second presidential debate tops first, but still short of VP audience
Published 10/8/2008 by Aubry D’Arminio at Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
... rerun (6.3 million). Over at The CW, 90210 pulled in 3.1 million viewers (down only 3 percent from last week’s 3.2), and Privileged continued to improve, even against the debates in the 9 p.m. slot, by attracting 2.3 million (up 20 percent from last week’s 1.9). Related EW content: ...

Ratings: ABC's 'Pushing Daisies,' 'Private Practice,' 'Dirty Sexy Money' take another hit
Published 10/9/2008 by Aubry D’Arminio at Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
... declined slightly, bringing in 3.9 million viewers, a 3 percent decline from last week. (Last night’s 90210 was a rerun.) Fox and CBS, on the other hand, both improved on last week’s viewership for every show. Fox’s procedural ...

Ratings: Katie Holmes on 'Eli Stone' has mixed results for ABC
Published 10/22/2008 by Aubry D’Arminio at Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
... (9.4 million) garnered nearly the same viewership numbers as last week. Finally, The CW’s 9 p.m. Privileged (1.5 million) showed expected gains over last week’s rerun (1.2 million), while declining 35 percent from its previous new episode (2.3 million). Also on The CW, 9 p.m.’s 90210 rerun (1.3 million) scored nearly 30 percent below the previous week’s repeat (1.8 million). Thankfully, new episodes begin again next week. More TV News : ...

'Melrose Place', 'Knight Rider' are back -- is 'Hawaii Five-0' next?
Published 11/4/2008 by Lynette Rice at Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
'Melrose Place', 'Knight Rider' are back -- is 'Hawaii Five-0' next? The CW's decision to contemporize Melrose Place for today's audiences underscores the latest trend in TV: developing tried-and-true titles in hopes of overcoming marketing challenges. Now that NBC and The CW have succeeded (at least for now) in getting reboots of Knight Rider and 90210 off the ground, CBS is considering remakes of two popular crime series from the '70s: The Streets of San Francisco and Hawaii Five-O , for next fall. Ed Bernero ( Criminal Minds ) is ...

'Full House' Remake? You got it (maybe), dude!
Published 30 days ago by Amy Wilkinson at Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
... , or even the 90210 redux (starring Stamos' Full House wife Lori Loughlin). Perhaps if D.J. became an alcoholic and Stephanie a struggling actress battling an eating disorder, I might tune in. Maybe I'm just being too cynical. What do you think, PopWatchers? Are you thrilled about the possibility of a Full House remake? Are there characters you'd rather see in the series besides D.J. and Stephanie (like the Olsen twins' Michelle and Stamos' Uncle Jesse rockin' as Sonny and Cher in the clip below)? And how old do you feel knowing the actors who played Jesse's twins (Blake ...