The new '90210' not going to be 'cheese fest'
CNN - 12th Aug 2008
Jessica Stroup: "Gutter balls only, please!" someone yells during a rehearsal at the Lucky Strike bowling alley for the CW's new series "90210." So co-stars
Jessica Stroup and
Shenae Grimes downplay their bowling skills.
The spin-off on the fabled '90s teen drama premieres September 2 (8 p.m. EDT). If the show mimics the hot bodies, hip fashion and angst-ridden affluence of "Beverly Hills, 90210," it will also play edgier and less preachy, says co-executive producer Gabe Sachs.
"Look, we're not stupid," Sachs says. "We know people are probably expecting a cheese fest and that's just not what we do."
Sachs and partner Jeff Judah cut their teeth as producers on the quirky yet short-lived teen series "Freaks and Geeks" and "Life as We Know It."
CW tapped the duo to produce its rich-kids reprise after Rob Thomas, creator of moody teen drama "Veronica Mars," dropped the project.
"The truth is, Jeff and I write how we write," Sachs says. "Everything's got to come out of real emotion. We want to deal with issues and show consequences, but not the issue of the week and pound you over the head."
"But I can never ever knock the original '90210,' " Sachs says of the series that ran from 1990-2000, trading on youth issues from addiction to pregnancy and amping the fortunes of the fledgling Fox network.
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Jessica Stroup left her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina at age 17 and headed to Los Angeles, California where she immediately began to find work as a model and actress. Her first acting job was a 2005 guest shot on the Nickelodeon teen series Unfabulous. Next, Stroup landed a small role in the CBS TV movie Vampire Bats. For Fox network, she played a supporting role in the TV movie Southern Comfort. Her first feature film to open in theaters was School for Scoundrels. She is set to have a starring role
First Look: New Cast of the 90210 Spinoff!
Looks like school’s back in session for the 90210 spinoff!
The CW released a photo of the hot, new cast — (from left) Dustin Milligan, AnnaLynne McCord, Jessica Walter, Shenae Grimes, Tristan Wilds, Lori Loughlin, Ryan Eggold, Jessica Stroup and Michael Steger, but no Jennie Garth in sight, though the original Beverly Hills, 90210 star will be making special guest appearances as a guidance counselor on the spinoff.
The spinoff centers around Shenae Grimes’s character Annie Mills and her family
Video: Beverly Hills, 90210 Promo Hits the Web
That was fast! A new promo for the CW’s Beverly Hills, 90210 spinoff has hit the Web and it promises the show will be “cooler, sexier and more provocative” than the original and that every character has a secret.
Watch as Shenae Grimes, Dustin Milligan and Lori Loughlin talk about their characters. Then, meet the show’s hot young cast and find out what they have to said about being a part of the new 90210 when they visited PEOPLE.
'90210' on redial
REAL estate downturns aside, “90210" is still a very good ZIP Code.
Slated to premiere Sept. 2, the CW's new version of the Aaron Spelling classic has dominated the entertainment press this pilot season like few other new television shows.
Of course, TV fans have been hungry to learn who will be cast as the new clique of rich kids, but they seem even more interested in which of the old characters who left the prime-time schedule eight years ago might be stopping by West Beverly High or the Peach Pit
AnnaLynne McCord Is The New 90210
Most everyone knows that a new 90210 series is in the works, but if you’re like me you don’t have a clue who the new actors and actresses in the remake are. Well, AnnaLynne McCord may look a hell of a lot like Jessie from Saved by the Bell, but she’s one of the latest faces in Hollywood to land a role on 90210 number two.
These photos show AnnaLynne at some celebrity press party yada yada yada…. and she’s having a ball. Oh, and a couple of her 90210 costars are in the last few photos, including
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