Word: 90210ã
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Dates: during 2002-2002
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Alas, if you grew up on “Square One” and “3-2-1 Contact” (or “90210?? and “21 Jump Street”) and still need your television fix, there is still one safe mainstay on television, guaranteed not to make you wish for a better anything: “The Sopranos.” I ended a five-week television drought to watch my first episode at a study break. The average Soprano is 30 percent overweight, heavily therapized and under FBI surveillance...
...teen-centricism of the show was exaggerated by the fact that “90210?? had no parents as cast members except for Jim and Cindy Walsh. As a result, the teens had to turn to friends for advice, companionship and rides in the absence of supportive parents. Brandon constantly took responsibility for Dylan, his alcoholic best friend, and for Steve, the spoiled rich “kid” (Ian Ziering, the actor who played Steve, was over a decade older than his character) who often didn’t know what was best for him, thanks...
...Beverly Hills, 90210?? has become a cliché now, due to many years of popularity and the dozens of shows that have followed in its wake, from early Fox imitators like “The Heights” to present-day soaps like “Dawson’s Creek” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Despite the teen drama’s many permutations in the last dozen years, culminating in its recent ubiquity on the WB, it’s a shame that the genre has never successfully...
...Full House,” “Saved By The Bell” and “Blossom” showed more about kids and teens, but only in short plots that were wrapped up with a hug and a happy ending in 30 minutes. “90210?? was the first show to put adolescents in serious situations and show them from their perspective...
...Beverly Hills, 90210?? was not a completely realistic show, clearly, but it certainly gave teenagers (and those preparing to be teenagers) a warning of what could happen during their high school years. Granted, the show took place in one of the richest neighborhoods in the country, and more melodrama occurred in one week than went on during my entire high school career, but aspects of the show were realistic, and it brought up issues for me that I might never have thought about until I faced them in real life...