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A 90210 Tragedy: Jessica Walter Taken Off Contract
Published 10/15/2008 by matt@iscribelimited.com (Brenda Lova) at 90210 Insiders
... It's unclear, but Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly does assure readers Walter isn't leaving the show completely. ...

Hold Onto Your Vodka Martini: '90210' Creators Demote Lucille Bluth [BluthWatch 08]
Published 10/16/2008 by Kyle Buchanan at Defamer
... is why we were a little confused when producers of the new 90210 reboot announced that they'd be casting not just parents but a grandmother. Would there really be room on the show for a regular over sixty, we wondered? Then, they hired Jessica Walter for the role and announced she'd essentially be reprising her Lucille Bluth character from Arrested Development, and suddenly all the Shannens and Jennies in the world paled in comparison. Sadly, EW's Michael Ausiello says that Walter's contract has now been slashed: A ...

The Telefile - 90210 Makes Another Bad Decision
Published 10/16/2008 at The Telefile
90210 Makes Another Bad Decision Here's the thing. This updated version of the zip code obsessed series? It's not good. I only keep watching on the off chance that there will be more cameos from Shannen Doherty and for my weekly glimpse of the amazing Gangy in action. But now. Now they've gone too far. They are taking my Jessica Walter away from me. (Not that they give me nearly enough of her to begin with.) Ausiello broke my spirit by informing the world that Walter's contract hasn't been picked up for the second half of the season, and the wonderful Lucille Bluth/Tabitha ...

Random Musings: CRUSOE, THE OFFICE, 90210, 30 ROCK & TV Guide
Published 10/17/2008 by theTVaddict at the TV addict
... Now that 90210 has dropped Jessica Walter as a series regular, and with her, the impetus for the Mills family move to West Beverly — this TV Addict can’t help but wonder how long until showrunners Gabe Sachs, Jeff Judah and newcomer Rebecca Kirshner decide to take the logical next step, send the rest of the Mills family back to Kansas and refocus the show on the only family this TV Addict cares about — The Taylors [Jackie, Kelly and Silver]. ...

90210 picks up another Gilmore Girls producer
Published 10/27/2008 by Arieanna at Gilmore Girls News - #1 Community for Gilmore Girls
As reported earlier, Gilmore Girls producer Rebecca Kirshner joined 90210 as executive producer. She’s been receiving a lot of early praise for her work, bringing out episodes that are “sharper and funnier”, and which are a “vast improvement” over previous scripts. According to Ausiello, another Gilmore Girls producer is heading to 90210 too! Gayle Abrams recently joined the 90210 writers’ room - ...