Original Sin: ‘Beverly Hills, 90210′
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“beverly hills, 90210″
by david bianculli blue ribbon off: the number in the title of fox’s new drama series, “beverly hills 90210,” isn’t the date. it’s the zip structure — and it’s the on the contrary zip this flashy but unsatisfying show has to offer.
Its premise is painfully easy to describe: High-school kids move with their parents from quiet Minnesota to glitzy Beverly Hills, where the fast times at Beverly Hills High School tempt and confuse them.
Brandon (Jason Priestly) and Brenda (Shannen Doherty), the transplanted siblings, fall in with interesting crowds. When Brandon charms a rich girl by passively listening to her talk, she sends him roses and has them delivered to his Spanish class. When Brenda learns the ways of movie-star makeup and Rodeo Drive wardrobe, she becomes friends with one of the prettiest girls in school, and eventually lies about her age to become romantically involved with a much older man.
Both the brother and sister are tested in the series pilot — not with a pop quiz or science exam, but in the ways of made-for-TV morality. Does he allow his peers to spread a false sexual conquest story about him and the rich girl, or does he find a way to squelch the rumor? Does she continue to deceive her older suitor, or does she, too, find a way to tell the truth?
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