90210
Drake: Degrassi's Most Likely To Succeed?
Andrew Belonsky · 09/02/09 02:28AMA Hot Tin Goof
Richard Lawson · 07/15/09 08:28AMPut On Your Overalls but Leave One Strap Off, Because It's 1992 Again
Richard Lawson · 05/21/09 09:19AM"Back In the 90's, We Would Have Had Two Umbrellas"
Richard Lawson · 02/06/09 09:54AMTori Spelling Takes Advantage of Time Warp To Secure Employment
Kyle Buchanan · 01/07/09 04:56PMThat's a Person.
Richard Lawson · 12/31/08 12:12PMShenae Grimes's Shit Don't Stink Above The 49th Parallel
Seth Abramovitch · 12/04/08 06:00PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18m7s6lxqyi37jpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Shenae Grimes's big break came when she was cast in Degrassi III: The Search for Joey Jeremiah, only the most recent incarnation of the long-running Canadian teen drama. She then went on to nab the central role on The CW's much-hoopla'd 90210, rendering the Canadian actress a full-fledged U.S. American celebrity—instantly sending her on a nerve-wracking crash quest to rid herself of telltale Torontoisms like pronouncing sorry "sore-y" and smiling a lot for no reason. Upon returning to her native land to attend this year's Gemini Awards ("Celebrating semi-outstanding achievement in Canadian television since the Mulroney administration™"), however, Grimes was reportedly less than magnanimous to the modest, beaver-rearing stock from which she came:
'Arrested Development' Film Tracker: Mega Update
Kyle Buchanan · 12/04/08 12:42PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18m7savtzasfujpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Sure, the gates of pop culture hell have been flung open today, but we're going to fend off Cerberus (he's been barking outside Defamer HQ all morning, and with three heads, it's a little noisy) until we get our Arrested Development movie, dammit! Today's update comes courtesy of one of the show's stars, who not only confirms involvement in the film but offers word of a start date, marvelously slams a current network series, and gives tentative comments on the Michael Cera imbroglio.
Grab A Nip Slip Eyeful Of 90210's AnnaLynne McCord!
Kyle Buchanan · 11/21/08 06:24PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18m7uo011pceljpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
We'll admit that we stopped paying attention to the new 90210 after they demoted Lucille Bluth, but it appears from these on-set photos that producers have figured out an exciting new guest star for their reboot: the Nip Slip! Our old friend N.S. shared scenes with show lioness AnnaLynne McCord, who we remember fondly for her work on Nip/Tuck (and who probably should have kept her nip tucked here, hey-o). Let this serve as a lesson to McCord: when filming a running scene, a bra (and the occasional hamburger) can provide invaluable support. Click through for the full, uncensored photo.
Jennie Garth Still Stumped By How To Use a Phone
Kyle Buchanan · 11/06/08 04:40PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18m7z7tkdprmujpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
While doing interviews before the new 90210 premiered, star Jennie Garth always seemed to imply that she wanted to call her old co-stars, really she did, but something always got in the way! When Tori Spelling was axed over salary disputes, a stumped Garth attempted to get in contact with her solely through the pages of Entertainment Weekly, and when Shannen Doherty was added to the recurring cast, Garth asked for her number and then stared at her phone as if willing it to rise into the air, dialing on its own. Now, Garth tells OK! that her selective telephonophobia continues to this day:
Four Soap Operas The CW Needs to Develop
Alex Carnevale · 11/01/08 03:45PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18m811l9ho1m3jpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
When The WB and UPN merged into The CW in 2006, there wasn't much hope for the new network. And even after premiering a string of show with buzz including Gossip Girl, the ratings didn't match the rep. Now suddenly those shows are doing record numbers, indicating they are found consistently by their intended audience. This young, female viewership loves soap operas, and with the first season of 90210 and the recent greenlighting of the Melrose Place revival, it looks like they'll get them in spades. Here's four more from TV's past that deserve to be resurrected by the fledging network.
'90210' Star Baffled By Media Spotlight
Douglas Reinhardt · 10/31/08 03:01PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18m8178hqkla2jpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Click to viewBoomp3.com 90210 & Degrassi: The Next Generation star Shenae Grimes was surprised by the attention she received after leaving the Blackberry Bold party on Thursday night. Stepping into a sea of flash bulbs, Grimes paused and said, “Really? All this for me? It’s flattering, but I assure there’s somebody more famous coming out of that party real soon.” A lone snapper stepped forward and explained that they’re actually Blackberry super fans and they just wanted to get a snapshot of the new phone for their respective tech blogs. Another added, “Yeah, we got this really cool shot of Heidi and Spencer licking a Blackberry Storm like an ice cream sandwich. So could you do something equally as wacky?” Grimes retrieved the phone from the gift bag and pretended to take a bite out of it while rubbing her stomach. [Photo Credit: Splash Pics] *A Call To The Bullpen is a work of fiction. Although the pictures we use are most certainly real, Defamer does not purport that any of the incidents or quotations you see in this piece actually happened. Lighten up, people ... it's a joke.
Melrose Place To Be Thrown Back In The Swimming Pool?
Richard Lawson · 10/29/08 10:17AM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18m823aqpw5csjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
The CW, having had some marginal success with their insanely awful 90210 brand rape, have decided to plow on ahead and update the next 90's Fox show produced by Aaron Spelling. No, not Models, Inc., sadly. It's that show about a group of beautiful youngish people who all live around the same swimming pool, Melrose Place! Yes Amanda and Billy and the gay one and, um, the rest of 'em might become a new and updated series. They'll still blow up apartment buildings and try to kill each other, but now they'll do it by using the internet. [AP]
This Wasn't The Steamy 'True Blood' Guy-On-Guy Kiss We Were Hoping For
Seth Abramovitch · 10/27/08 08:30PMAn All Gays edition: · We were kind of hoping Alan Ball would throw us a bone by way of some hot all-man, V-juiced action, but instead we got Lafayette getting busy with Milton from Office Space. [True Blood] · Sam Jackson wants these motherfucking civil rights abusers off his motherfucking gay marriage legislation! · 90210 hunk Dustin Milligan wrote a very thoughful and sweet apology on his blog in reference to an internet sketch in which he called Elvis the "King of Homos." ("No one should be made to feel like they or their sexuality/lifestyle is synonymous with 'stupid,' and no one should be made to feel like they are less than anyone else because of who they love.") We also learned from his website bio that he hails from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. 9021O Canada! · Here they are, boys: Cosmopolitan's 25 Sexiest Men list! We didn't make it again. · And finally: the new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince trailer. Gay wizards galore!
Hold Onto Your Vodka Martini: '90210' Creators Demote Lucille Bluth
Kyle Buchanan · 10/15/08 07:40PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18m8643majtsnjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
The Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise has historically not been kind to the elder relatives of its nubile teens, which is why we were a little confused when producers of the new 90210 reboot announced that they'd be casting not just parents but a grandmother. Would there really be room on the show for a regular over sixty, we wondered? Then, they hired Jessica Walter for the role and announced she'd essentially be reprising her Lucille Bluth character from Arrested Development, and suddenly all the Shannens and Jennies in the world paled in comparison. Sadly, EW's Michael Ausiello says that Walter's contract has now been slashed:
Television's Mid-Fall Report Card
Richard Lawson · 10/15/08 03:12PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18m86aodzmodmpng/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.png)
It is already October 15th! How did that happen? I guess you could say that the Earth rotated around the sun a specific number of times and that days winnowed into nights which bled into days and so on and so on in the circle game. I think that's it. So, how have we been spending these ever-marching autumn hours? Watching TV, of course! Lots and lots of TV. Some has been good (Mad Men, The Daily Show), some has been bad (90210), and some has just been puzzling (Two and a Half Men?). So as we approach the ever-important November Sweeps Week—when networks set their ad rates based on inflated, extraordinary episodes that don't actually reflect typical week-in, week-out quality—let's take a second to give a quarter term report card. How has television been faring, you know, quality-wise (because we already know that ratings are in the toilet)? We'll analyze after the jump.
Kyle Buchanan · 10/14/08 06:50PM
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Calling Luke Perry: Though her hirsute on-screen brother Jason Priestly will only be making a behind-the-camera trip to 90210 later this season, Shannen Doherty has finally inked to reprise Brenda Walsh for additional episodes past the four she's already completed. Says Extra, "She'll do another two episodes of the CW hit, with a possibility of more to follow." So that's where the craft services budget is going! [Extra]
Act Now, And Watch Pitchwoman Jessica Alba Apply a Muzzle to Hayden Panettiere
Kyle Buchanan · 10/03/08 01:45PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18m8a3ba7wj4kjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
From megastars like Matt Damon to Cutting Edge alums like D.B. Sweeney, it seems like every celebrity in Hollywood has an opinion about this November's presidential election. Earlier this week, actress Jessica Alba decided to muzzle herself if that's what it would take to get America to vote (an enticing motivator, though perhaps not as compelling as keeping Diddy out of sight forever). Now, a curiously able-to-speak again Alba has decided to pay it forward, muzzling other celebrities like Heroes star Hayden Panettiere and 90210's Tristan Wilds (is this because he made out with Dakota? Is it?!). Props must be paid to Alba, whose maniacally enthusiastic pitch should probably shoot to the top of her reel. Extra points if she can sew Dane Cook's lips shut next time! The clip, after the jump:
Move Over, Silver: Shenae Grimes Has Something to Blog About!
Kyle Buchanan · 09/25/08 07:20PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18m8dgxjpvy10jpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
(UPDATE! Shenae Grimes's rep Holly Shakoor claims the blog entry attributed to her client below was written by an impostor. God, Adrianna, is there no end to your sabotage? That Spring Awakening thing was so your own fault!) Sure, 90210 lead Shenae Grimes might seem to be all smiles these days, but underneath that perma-grin is a world of teenage angst. Bashed by Us Weekly and Penn Badgley for being too thin, the actress has taken to her Myspace blog in an attempt to defend herself. Like a big, juicy meal that will remain uneaten, Grimes prefers not to be picked at, ultimately concluding, "I'm sorry if you dont like it, but this is who I am":