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that's where i want to be.
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So I've been contemplating catching the new 90210 spin-off for awhile, ever since it's conception. Toiled for weeks n got the news that Starworld was gonna be screening it, to my surprise. Up to date, sial. 4 weeks in, n well, i'm not exaaactly hooked.
Plot stays true to the original series, though very archetypical. So mainstream it's painful sometimes. New kids on the block, fitting in to super atas lifestyle, the formula has proven to work over n over. It may be ingenious and captivating 10 years ago, but we have been accustomed to scenarios as such that has been synonym to primetime drama all our lives growing up. Storylines fixating sex, drugs, and gossip just isn't as alluring as it is before.
Yes, Gossip Girl has paraded the idea superfluously. But that's just it. It's so over the top, extravagant, it works. It attracts. It's dramatic. Madness, but we like. 90210 simply doesnt offer that spark of ingenuity. The only thing that probably launched the series was probably the infamous zip code to reboot the franchise. Save on promo n marketing.
Features young and semi-believable actors in terms of age compatibility. But they cant act for nuts, i tell you.! Im sorry, but even by teen drama standards, they fail miserably. Lead actress played by Shenae Grimes, portrays the character so forgettably i cant even remember her name as of now. All i can think of is that think she always does with her hand, acting all innocent and girl next door-ish. So yuck. The role was first offered to Hillary Duff, which she declined. Smart girl.
 gasp, hot guy, *act innocent*..
Her adoptive brother Dixon is portrayed by Tristan Wilds. The word adoptive is evidence enough to depict him as out of placed, even self-pityful to a certain extent. The fact that he's African-American probably gives another reason for the writers to render the cultural shock plot exclusively in the character's case.
 may i take your order, ladies.
The jock is Ethan, played by Dustin Milligan. Oh and did i mention that lacrosse is the sport of worthy in this series, unlike American football or basketball that has been oh so typical. I find it so funny, considering how macho they try to be in the 'action' scenes, haha.
 lacrosse is cool.! wtf.
Naomi is supposedly the girl we love to hate. Sadly, i just hate her. Annoying aesthetically and temperamently. Cannot tahan how her nostrils always flares up, something that i find quite funny at the same time. Haha, so bad.
 maggi mee curls, puke.
Ah, my fav part of the series. Silver. Nuff said. Haha. She rocks la. In everyway. Character is appealing. Not contemporarily, but you get what i mean. Supposedly the quirky and peculiar, I find her the character anyone can relate to the most. Cmon la, the rest are so fake n plastic. As if working in a coffee shop for a week can settle damages inflicted on a car.
  yup, she was on prom night.
 
 k, im hooked. lol.
The other characters are just plain forgettable. When all's said n done, the only thing keeping the show alive is the return of characters from the original alumni. Tho the frequent visit of unfamiliar faces to some can be abit annoying as they may be like, totally clueless on what's happening n all dat. So potong. And it's pretty obvious that Ethan and Annie (yes, finally rmb her name) will end up together. Then break up. Den make up. And break up. And make up. And......
 we'll end up together come the end of the series, you'll see.!
4 episodes cant tell much, but it definitely shows more than enough. Sigh, and to think that I used to religiously follow shows as such, dying for more. Perhaps i'm getting too old for this. Meh, what a difference college and high school can make..
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