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Are the skinny starlets of '90210' setting a bad example?
Are the skinny starlets of '90210' setting a bad example?
You'd think it would take something big to steal our attention from the highly anticipated reunion of Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty on the new 90210. Actually, it was something small--too small. Almost without exception, the young actresses on The...
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Tweenage Wasteland [Kids Today]
Jezebel — [image] "Everyone says television adds five or ten pounds, so if you're watching and someone looks like they haven't eaten in forever, what must they look like in person?" This is a quote from a Hollywood insider, in an Entertainment Weekly story about the skinny starlets on the new 90210 . According to EW , "One report estimates that none of the stars weighs more than 110 pounds, and 90210 insiders quietly admit that they know there's a problem." The CW has been ...

90210 Stars: Too Thin For TV?
Just Jared — ... Entertainment Weekly also poses a very similar question: “Are the skinny starlets of 90210 setting a bad example?” ...

Meditations on an emergency
What's Alan Watching? — ... • Entertainment Weekly says that the CW has approached the reps for three of the "90210" actresses -- Shenae Grimes, Jessica Stroup and AnnaLynne McCord -- about packing a few pounds onto their skeletal frames. I've been reluctant to say much about this in my reviews of the new show, but nearly everyone who comments on the show, either her or elsewhere, can't help but bring it up. As with Calista and Lara Flynn Boyle at the height of the David E. Kelley era of dominance in the late '90s, it's impossible to not notice it, unfortunately. ...

'House' premiere dips, 'Fringe' gains, '90210' holds steady
Hollywood Insider — ... ). Could it be the skin-and-bones physiques of the show's leading ladies (a hot topic on our PopWatch blog today) are keeping those early viewers from coming back? Following 90210 , the second episode of the CW's ...

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'90210,' Here's a Double Cheeseburger. XOXO, Penn Badgley of 'Gossip Girl' [Donna Martin Masticates]
Gawker: defamer — ... has been dealt with, 90210 watchers are finally forced to find other matters of interest, and there is no issue more talked-about right now than the weight of the show's lead actresses. No, we're not talking about Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth (and we're ...

'90210,' Here's a Double Cheeseburger. XOXO, Penn Badgley of 'Gossip Girl' [Donna Martin Masticulates]
Gawker: defamer — ... has been dealt with, 90210 watchers are finally forced to find other matters of interest, and there is no issue more talked-about right now than the weight of the show's lead actresses. No, we're not talking about Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth (and we're ...

Penn Badgley Not a Fan of Skinny Girls
Gossip Girl Report — ... It’s not just Penn who has noticed the bobble-head phenomenon on the show. If you believe the rumors, the CW has asked reps for Shenae Grimes (Annie), Jessica Stroup (Silver) and Anna­Lynne McCord (Naomi) to talk to the starlets about their weight. Apparently, not one of the girls on the show weighs in at more than 110 pounds (um, really? Try 90 pounds.) ...

Are 90210 starlets too skinny?
TV Squad — ... A couple days ago, EW's PopWatch reported that The CW asked the younger female stars of 90210 (Shenae Grimes, Jessica Stroup and AnnaLynne McCord) to address their "weight issues." ...

'NCIS' blasts competition; 'Mentalist' starts strong
Hollywood Insider — ... ratings, winning the 8-9 p.m. time slot. NCIS actually seemed to take a bite out of House 's audience, which dropped from last week's premiere of 14.4 million to 12.1 million this week. Meanwhile, even with some stiff competition, CBS' new drama The Mentalist , starring Simon Baker (pictured), debuted to an impressive 15.6 million. Elsewhere, ABC's new game show Opportunity Knocks got knocked on its butt with a debut of only 6.7 million; The CW's controversial 90210 dipped about 10 percent from last week 's 3.3 million to ...

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