90210 Has Struck Gold with Silver

Jessica Stroup as Silver on 90210

The American Idol 2008 tour is being presented by Pop-Tarts? HA! That’s just bad business planning. Hello, ‘pop tarts’?! They’re not just tasty snacks. And yea…you could totally take that phrase wrong and to a dirty place. (Actually, I hate Pop-Tarts, they taste like sugared cardboard.) For anyone who is a fan you can visit the website: American Idols Live Tour 2008

I am hoping that I’m just starved for new TV and that’s combined with really low expectations…because I put on the new 90210 for background noise and I haven’t been compelled to change the channel. This is NOT a seal of approval, or saying that I think it’s a wonderful show. There’s pretty clearly no substance, but as a fruit filling it’s cute the way The O.C. could be. 90210 is reclaiming California from The O.C.’s reign, but no one will ever be cuter than Adam Brody as Seth! NO ONE!

Here are some assorted notes: The actress portraying Naomi looks

Dustin Milligan as Ethan on 90210

like Rachel McAdams. (IMDB.com doesn’t have their 90210 page very full, she isn’t listed. / Edit: Okay, I googled around. Her name is AnnaLynne McCord. It’s pretty weird that there is no space between ‘Anna’ and ‘Lynne’.) Spring Awakening is their musical? Very cool. The character of Silver (Jessica Stroup) is interesting, with an actual personality. I like her spunk. Pig pranks? Oh-so cliche. I thought this show was going to be more edgy than the 90’s version? It’s nice to see Jessica Walter (Arrested Development) on TV.

Check out the stellar scriptwriting:

“Are you breaking up with me?”

“I’m breaking up with us.”

OH, WOE.

I need to catch up on One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl. Then I will feel like I’m back in high school. Except for the part where high school is hardly like the reality these shows depict. I mean, sure, we all had Chanel purses, but teachers were never that strict.

UPDATE: Wow. Was I drugged before? The new 90210 is AWFUL. Oh man, so bad.

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