You Guys: A ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Movie is Coming to Lifetime
If you came of age in the ’90s, you’ll agree it’s not an overstatement to proclaim that “Beverly Hills, 90210” is the single most wonderful piece of television in history. Between the groundbreaking “teen soap” format, the culturally-relevant storylines, and—of course—the decade-specific fashion, it makes sense that we just can’t let it go.
Still, we’re not exactly jumping for joy at its latest resurrection: Am unauthorized “tell-all” Lifetime movie.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project will show “the roller coaster ride of the teen soap’s first four seasons, particularly the drama between cast members and producers both on and off-set. The movie will also shed light on the show’s several near-cancelations and its subsequent rise to ratings hit and pop culture phenomenon.”
Truthfully, as much as we’re all for the show dominating headlines in 2015, it is a bit random to air a movie like that now—anyone who cares knows the fact that Shannen Doherty was a nightmare on set is the stuff of entertainment legend, and we’re aware most of the stars were, like, 30 years old when they were cast as sophomores at West Beverly High.
Still, “unauthorized” tell-alls are Lifetime’s bread and butter: Last year, we got the “The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story,” which was based on Screech’s Dustin Diamond’s so-called scandalous book “Behind The Bell, where he revealed what life was like behind the scenes and on the hormone-fueled set of the iconic teen series. Diamond revealed that everyone (aside from himself, of course) was doing drugs, sleeping together, and some were even having threesomes.
And, just this April, Lifetime revealed it would be airing the Unauthorized “Full House” story, which will delve into what life was like on-set of the ABC sitcom over the course of eight seasons.
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As much as we know the “90210” project will likely be fairly abysmal— and full of young actors that look nothing like the originals (a Luke Perry only comes but once in a lifetime, people) we’re obviously setting our DVRs as soon as release date is announced.
The only question: Will Lifetime include the epic scenes in which Brenda Walsh becomes a 1950s waitress named Laverne, and makes Kelly and Donna dance to “It’s My Party” in the middle of the Peach Pit? (If that sentence sounds like Pig Latin, we suggest you get thee to Netflix—stat.)
