The original 90210 cast is not forgotten
September 9, 2008
Shannen Doherty’s face is everywhere. It’s on the latest cover of “US Weekly,” the CW’s home page and many more entertainment blogs.
I give her props; she’s aged gracefully. However, it’s not her face that’s making the news, or her acting credits for that matter.
Media outlet after media outlet is pushing for the real reason she left “90210” in 1994. Did she really punch Jennie Garth? Was it a spat with Luke Perry? And why does Tori Spelling seem to have a completely different story?
To be honest, I would have punched Jennie Garth too; the original “Kelly Taylor” annoyed me to no end. “Brenda” was so much cooler.
To be serious, I don’t care. I care enough to write this blog about it, but not enough to draw me into the new series about the famous zip code. If I watch the new series, it’ll be because I’m curious for the comparison. No scene between Garth and Doherty is going to give me the godly instinct into what really happened.
More than a decade later, the gossip magazines aren’t satisfied with Doherty’s answer that she won’t comment on relationships with cast members. The on-set relationship between actors, she told “US Weekly,” is sacred.
The new series cranked out an impressive 4.91 million viewers for its debut. Those numbers are impressive, and it didn’t even have “Gossip Girl” to come before it to draw in all those extra tweens.
Bottom line: just drop it. The new show is successful, and Doherty’s claimed she’s happy with the new, no-drama “Brenda Walsh” character.
Besides, if the rumors don’t stop, we might actually see a slugfest ala Britney Spears. That’s something I really don’t want to see.