The reviews are in!!

Well, ladies and gentlemen of the blogulution, the moment we've been waiting for has arrived. No, I don't mean the Blogulator premier of Humor visits Jay Leno (though, stay tuned!). Beverly Hills 90210 season 4 was released on DVD April 29, and thanks to a slight fever and some real dedication, I'm already on disc five (of eight--there are 31 episodes this season!!!). So far it's really been a roller coaster ride of sex, shot gun engagements, car jacking, heart attacks, and unwanted pregnancy, just to name a few story lines. Our old friend Emily Valentine even briefly comes back into the picture! The most...er...interesting storyline, however, revolves around Brenda's decision to attend the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis (yeah, Minneapolis!)

In this season, the gang goes to college, and I think my old friend Mr. Spelling did an excellent job of capturing my experience as a college freshman--sex, sex, and more sex. Oh, yeah, and drug addiction caused by trying to keep up with my demanding college radio late night DJ shift. And my beach front apartment. Memories!

Brenda defied her parents and stepped out of the Beverly Hills mold once again by electing to attend the University of Minnesota, though she didn't make it there for long. The stupid questions and closed-minded attitude of the locals soon drove her back to her real home in Beverly Hills where she enrolled in California University with the rest of the crew.
The shots of Minneapolis included a view of the skyline photo shopped behind Lake Calhoun so as to appear closer to the lake than it actually is, a lovely shot of Loring Park, and several of the University of Minnesota. The rest of the action took place in somewhat rural looking neighborhoods, in a car, with no traffic apparent on the road.

As soon as Brenda arrived in the Sin Cities she knew it was a mistake, as her cousin barraged her with questions such as: "Cousin Brenda, have you ever been to a Hard Rock Cafe? Or Planet Hollywood? Cousin Brenda, what are movie stars like?" Things didn't get much better for her when she moved into the dorm, where she had to field questions such as: "Brenda, what's Tom Cruise really like?" "Brenda, what kinds of cars did people drive? Were they all spoiled? Do you know any celebrities?" Brenda tried to open all our minds with responses such as "You know, Beverly Hills actually isn't that different from the rest of the country" but the Midwestern hicks would have none of it. She didn't make any friends, and eventually dropped out and returned home after overhearing her roommate and several others complain about how stuck up she was and how no one liked her. Poor Brenda! Luckily, her move home means that the show can continue pretty much in the same way it had been going when they were all together in high school. Hooray!

I'm excited to see what the season will bring. So far, I have to say that it is much higher in drama and over the top storylines. I'm going to give the first bit of this season a Cast of Frasier rating.

This entry was posted by Brigitte, on Wednesday, April 30, 2008. You can leave your response.