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6/10
It takes a while to get into it
texxas-127 February 2019
This is good if you just want an escape from brutal, painful reality.

The sun is always shining in Beverly Hills. No one has a single hair is out of place. Everybody is slim and beautiful. All the girls have a full face of make up and a new outfit in every scene. Money is never an issue. Everybody is paired up and in a stable relationship, everybody is so independent and confident even though they're only 16. Everybody drives a big car. Everybody's got a big house. No one seems to lift a finger and life seems to be all about partying, getting manicures, gossiping, eating at restaurants and pretending to work. People go to school in a vest and flip flops because it's so hot, it's as though they're on a permanent holiday. The girls are eating burger, fries and dr pepper as their school lunch everyday but none of them is spotty, fat or tired looking. People go through such big issues like drugs, pregnancies, sex with multiple guys, bipolar disorder and yet it never seems to show on their appearance.

Deep down I'm sure that even real people in Beverly Hills do not live like this because money can only go so far to having a perfect life. If like me you live in rainy, miserable Britain where homes are small and shabby looking and roads are so narrow and the people are obese and angry and the weather is always grey then this is lovely to watch sometimes just to get away from the misery and cold, dark days.

But if you're the jealous type then I wouldn't recommend watching this.
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7/10
High School Season's Were The Best
The new 9O21O, promising start, dissapointing ending.

Unfortunalty the series fell vitcim to three Executive Producer changes, all three putting their own flare on the series.

Personally, Seasons 1-3 are my favourtie, and I just wished the series skipped over the collage nonsanse in seasons 4 & 5.

If you like Gossip Girl, you'll enjoy 9O21O.
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7/10
Is it bad? Absolutely. Is it also enjoyable? 100%
Larsii908 November 2021
I have a deep love for this show. I remember it aired at the same time as Gossip Girl, which was huge in comparison. Granted, it was a better show, but something about 90210 made me love it more.

The positives are: it's witty, the actors are good and there's tons of drama, even though it gets very teeny and overdramatic a lot of the times. On the flip side, it's often very intruiging with some juicy and dark storylines, scandals and plot twists. The negatives are that so many of the problems the characters have are often based soly on really stupid misunderstandings, and some storylines are beyond ridiculous you end up skipping them. Some storylines don't even have a conclusion, and it's pretty annoying.

To me, Annalynne McCord is the absolute star of the show, and she's honestly too good for it. Her character, Naomi Clark makes the whole show worth watching for me, she's incredible. I also really like Shenae Grimes aka Annie. They both have the most character development and are the most interesting characters with a great chemistry and very entertaining feuds that comes and goes.

The show has a rocky first season, still with some great moments, but season 2-3 is when the show really found its footing and shined. Then it kind of goes off the rails again with really stupid storylines, but my favorite characters are still worth watching.

It is what it is, it's teeny and ridiculous and soapy, but they really lean into it in a way that it doesn't take itself too seriously, so you can just have fun with it.
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6/10
Come on, give it a break!
mean-girl-315 September 2009
As I see it, everyone is comparing it too much with the original series. It has not much to do with it, except for the setting and some of the original characters (that I believe were put in just to grab attention). Personally, I see it as a whole new project and I don't care much about the old one.

The first episodes started off a bit lame, it reminded me of 7th Heaven with all the we're-one-big-happy-family thing. But the last episodes got my attention back. The characters and plot developed faster, bringing speed and interesting situations.

The thing I don't like is the fact that it's all set in high school. For a few reasons: the characters don't look like they're 16 (I know, they never do, but 23-year old actors are too much for me); it's giving a non-existing picture of what it looks like in high school, it could be set in college, so that 15-year-old girls wouldn't get such a messed up picture.

I don't know, it's not that bad, for me it's another show like Gossip Girl, Gilmore Girls, O.C. or whatever. They're completely different, I agree, yet it's still the same: love, hatred, family, friendship etc. If you like that kind of thing, you probably won't be disappointed.
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10/10
Dear lord, get over it!
sharky92521 June 2009
I have literally been forced to write a review for this because I am sick of the amount of people insulting this show for such ridiculous reasons!

90210 is DECENT. Oh my goodness, there, I said it! "You gonna punch me now?"

Sure, it's no award worth of winning show, but what type of show with teens ever does? Just look at One Tree Hill and The O.C, both are based around teens with the occaisonal adult and it's not like either of them have awards coming out their back sides.

Yeah, it's acting isn't amazing, but seriously what did you expect? I can't think of a similar show with better acting. Again, referring to other teen dramas: One Tree Hill and The. O.C, neither of them have good acting. Shows like this are like temporary soap operas and there isn't any decent actors in any of them! Why is that? Because it's so god damn unrealistic. 90210 is unrealistic, which is why you may consider the acting bad. A situation you've never thought of happening jumps out at you and you have no idea how the characters or yourself should react.

Okay, it's a remake, so what? It may be a remake type spin off show to the 1990's 90210, but it is still a different show. If you don't compare it to it's predecessor then it makes the show much more enjoyable. I'd say the remake is better anyway, it's just more up to date. I know I wouldn't be able to enjoy that out of date BH90210.

Seriously, stop comparing it to the first one, stop treating it like it SHOULD have been made to win Oscar type awards, stop complaining about the acting when you have no idea what makes a decent actor and stop the ridiculous hating for no reasons other than the fact you "hate Annie because she is annoying".
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7/10
Something fresh, new and amazing!
rocko902 August 2009
Okay let me first start with the fact the first half of season one was clichéd, boring and dumb. So it would explain why people where bashing it when it came out.

Perhaps the writers listened to our complaints, and decided hey, let's just do what we want.

And by god, this show became GREAT! Bipolar Silver. Annie getting bitchy. Naomi's fits and her sister are just so funny! Adriana became a likable character and her and Navid make an interesting couple.

Jessica Lowndes is absolutely stunning, and Shenae Grimes is getting better and better with acting.

Overall, give it a chance and you will be surprised, it's fresh, funny and has a good dose of drama that isn't redundant but fun!
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2/10
Same Old Same Old
sweet_hawk7310 September 2008
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OK, to me this was just too much of the same story. Obviously it is set up to be a teen drama, but the fact that they main family is once again a family from the Midwest that has been transplanted to Beverly Hills and they're trying to find their place.

Plus, they seem to have forgotten the old story lines. For those of us who are fans of the real 90210, we haven't forgotten how the series ended. I see that Kelly is back... but what happened to Dylan. The finale ended at David and Donna's wedding with Dylan and Kelly seemingly getting back together with the implication that maybe it would work this time. So now suddenly there's a new show, it's 8 years later, and where's Dylan??? Maybe they will explain that in a later show, I don't know, but that left a bad taste in my mouth. And what about Donna and David? Kelly and Donna were best friends... where's Donna? I know the story with Tori Spelling (was gonna do the show, with her character still owning Now Wear This, then decided not to because of Shannen's return) but they still need to deal with WHY Donna is not still part of Kelly's life.

I guess the bottom line for me is that it's hard to see a couple of the original characters back and not have answers to what happened to the rest.
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10/10
It gets good, trust me
rj-hilliard724 December 2011
The first season of 90210 was bad, until the season finale. During season 2, the show improved MASSIVELY. The plots got better and more entwined and the season finale left many shocked. Season 3, though, was weird. The season wasn't bad, but it wasn't as dramatic as season 2. But luckily, it was renewed. The producers and creators must have known this, because season 4 is AMAZING. It's very impressive, well produced. I just wish people would update their reviews, because most of them are coming from season 1. Also, the music on the show is really good. Unlike the other 90210, the drama isn't cheesy and overdone, it's creative and easy to relate to. The show has rich and struggling people, and although some of the themes are odd, but most of them make sense. The only real trouble if you haven't watched is catching up, because in order to watch the current season, you have to at least watch season 3.
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6/10
would have been good If not for the bad writers
Necrom81 May 2009
The only reason why I gave It a 7 is because It has potential. I liked the beginning. When I first sow It at first I though that It's going to be a good series. The main problem with It is the writers. In stead of just making a good series the writers felt the urge to give the character some really weird personalities. either the are too dumb, too emotional, angry or the are just freaks. It's like the writers literally said ,,hey the story is too simple, so we should create our own awful one''. It really is sad to think If they just made a series about normal teenagers, instead of emotionally troubled ones, It would have been a pretty decent series. Hope It improves soon. Also why did they cast actors which, the ones playing the parents look 30 years, and the ones playing their kids look 20 years old?
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3/10
This is actually pretty ... err... terrible!
resonator3 September 2008
I very rarely have the urge to go to the web and state my opinion about a show, whether I like or dislike it. But judging from the first two episodes I hated this OC-ized version of a 90ties classic so much that for once I did feel the urge. What can I say, in my opinion this show seriously sucks (or bites, or blows, if you've seen the first 20 seconds).

Not on all levels of course, the production values are high, the teens are all eye-candy, the sets look over-the-top rich as you'd expect... You can tell that some money went into this thing, alright. But unfortunately, the story and the characters are LAME, and the acting is mostly mediocre and partly downright terrible. And you probably can't even blame the actors for that, since the characters they are playing are straight off the teen-drama-shelf clichés. We've got drug girl, spoiled princess girl, angry-athlete-guy, look-at-me-i'm-so-rebellious-girl, rich-and-somewhat-dark-but-maybe-bighearted-guy, and then we got the too-good-to-be-true family that could substitute for the entire cast of 7th Heaven.

This show feels like its elements have been assembled in more than a hurry and stuck together with duct tape. I can't bear to watch another episode to be honest.
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10/10
90210 is amazing
degrassijesus26 October 2009
I am so sick and tired of people saying they do not like the show because is nothing like the old one... well duh that's the point of the show, and that's why I like it. I can relate more to this show, the status of what teenagers are doing is more effective, and the drama is more relatable than the other one. This is by far my favorite show on television. I like how they mix in the new characters with the old, and the old kind of stepped out of their old character and have been modified into someone relatable for adults. The drama's are exciting, and the story lines are amazing. I absolutely without a doubt love this show and if people don't like it well obviously you guys care enough to trash it, but please don't ruin it for those of us who love it :D
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terrible...truly terrible....
cjw32210 September 2008
I gave this show a chance, I really did, but none of these actors or actresses can act. Even in the most tear-inspiring situations, I feel embarrassed for these people because they are unable to even convince themselves or even the poor audience for that matter that what they are doing is worthwhile. I liked Brenda in the original series because she could accurately portray teen angst; Anna on the other hand acts like a cheerleader even in the most dire situations. The show just keeps getting progressively worse. In the third episode, the scene between Kelly, her mother and Erin (Silver) where Kelly confronts her mother for being an alcoholic seemed entirely contrived because there was just no emotion, no depth. I would recommend that no one watch this show. I'm just going to hope that it gets ignored long enough that it is taken off the air without a fuss and then we can all forget it ever aired to begin with.
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6/10
The N meets The CW and Fox has been by far long gone and out of control With Reality shows.
ZenaeFilmZ3 September 2008
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I am a huge fan of the original series. I grew up to that show, it was and perhaps still is a huge part of my life.

You can't judge much of a new hit Television show by the Pilot. The original 90210 series, the first few episodes had their corny lines, and things just weren't all placed together. First things first the Walsh's house had a different set in the first few episode's along with Kelly's mom being a different actress.

There's a lot to be said about this show. First of all they rushed this series to open this fall. I feel that if they had patience they could have perhaps released it in the year 2010 and well the series premiere would be on 9.02.10 but oh well, they couldn't wait two years.

A next generation television show has been created about 7ish years ago, Degrassi- The Next Generation, which is aired on The-N (a Canadian television network). I personally love that show and I feel the production value of that is a lot better than this 90210 series. Again, it's only been one episode so who knows it can grow to be even better than Degrassi. I liked how they brought the original cast members in Degrassi better than 90210. It made more sense.

For Rob Estes character, someone who was never on the original 90210 series and they mention how he used to go to Beverly Hills. I felt that was very much unnecessary.

I still think that the original 90210 cast is too young for a comeback series, it's only been 8 years. It would have been great to see their children be the new students (just like Degrassi). I don't think it makes sense how they wrote Brenda in the show. The dialog between Brenda and Kelly was awkward and "unrealistic" from the original series. It didn't make sense. Plus Kelly's sister's name is "Erin" and not "Silver".(unless I missed them say the name Erin in the show.) And they did have Andrea Zuckerman's Daughter in the show "Hannah Zuckerman" but, wouldn't Hannah be around 12 years of age? There's a few aspects of the show that has definitely been done before with Degrassi and South of Nowhere. I feel like it's lacking originality and the dialog is very corny. It doesn't feel realistic in a teenage world especially when some guy impresses a girl he just met to go on a Jet. I'm sorry but that is too far fetched and ridiculous.

Bottom line, if they didn't rush to get the series on air, the show could have been written A LOT BETTER. And I feel that they should bring back more of the original characters. The more original characters they bring the ratings will most likely go up. I do love how Nat is there but I do not care for the new peach pitt design, they should have kept the original set up. I think it's great to have new characters, but keep the old! To conclude my opinion: Will I continue to watch this series? Yes! In hopes that it will get better!
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4/10
Where are the characters going
jessicarsnl13 December 2017
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Everything that happens in this show makes me angry. It is completely unrealistic the way characters decide they are "falling in love" or "Love" one another within the same week of discovering that person. Also, people get married so suddenly. I don't care if raj is dying, no one needs to get married. Another unrealistic part of this show is how annie and dixons parents seemed to fall off the face of the Earth. Not once was their dad mentioned after he got in a divorce with the mom. Ivy also fell off the face of the earth. They can't just get rid of characters the way they do.
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7/10
Why did they not do a true reunion show
cclifesabeach11 September 2008
Pretty much on the mark. The show is boring. I like Rob Estes and would love to see him added with a point, he was not someone avid watchers knew about. What about Tori, it was her dad's show and she was a pivotal cast member. Do a true reunion show, what this is makes no sense. The only relation is Kelly( Jenny Garth) and her sister. I was an avid 90210 watcher and when I heard about the show I assumed it was to show where they are now, not this mess of players that has no relationship to the original. I do not care about the new people unless you are going to throw in the original cast and make connections.

For example, Rob Estes could have been Steve's(Ian)cousin, you have the actress correct with Brenda (Shannon) but on the show and off her Kelly left on bad terms, why are they so nice, they can make up but there should be tension.

I was sad to here Luke Perry ( Dillon) say he had no desire to come back, seems he forgot this show is why people know who he is.

It would have been better to have a where are they now in their lives show.
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9/10
fantastic
princess_paris9619 July 2009
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after watching the season i would like to congratulate the network in producing a wonderful show. the story lines were good and very realistic and the idea of the show was good. the season finale was amazing. unlike most shows it had a mixture of things going on. and it leaves you wanting more. i admire the shows writers for using a topic that isn't very common on shows these days. silver mental illness was very well written, realistic and she was able to portray the character well. sure some bits of the show are a bit stupid like the stereotypical characters, annoying actors (shenae grimes) but considering some other shows out there, it is definitely better than most. a i am sick of watching shows based just on love. its so annoying. finally a show that has different issues as well. and most of the actors are great. Jessica Stroup and Jessica Lowndes are the two most brilliant actors on this show.

i see how some people might not like this show and that is there opinion but to me this show is possibly the best teen drama i have seen ever.
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boring.....
emc48853 February 2009
this show is so boring... the first one was so much better. shanae grimes is so obnoxious, she tries to act so innocent, and she acts like she is so cute, that everyone likes her. it's just kind of fake and hard to relate too, especially their entire family. lori laughlin has been so much better, in this show, they just rub me the wrong way or something, like they are trying too hard with it and pushing the family to make it like the old one.

jessica stroup and anna lynne mccord play much more interesting characters. or at least they act a little bit better than shanae grimes.... but even the story line is the same as everything else. pregnant high schooler, been there, done that, it's already on another station. and they've done the coke thing a million times before too.

and then there is the whole from kansas thing. didn't they try that before with lori laughlin, and she moved to cali, and it didn't work? i guess it is boring, and just hard to relate to at all. on to the next.

but then again it's the cw, so what do we all expect?
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7/10
Not as good as the original 90210, but still has potential.
lilgra126 September 2008
After watching the first couple episodes of the "next generation", the show is not that bad. It was very smart of them to bring back some of the original cast like Kelly and Brenda. I think that they really bring back a nostalgia feel to their old audience and their acting compared to the new cast is way better. The main Wilson family is suppose to be i guess similar to the Walsh family. For the most part, the new cast is pretty good, except that Annie's facial expressions tend to be too exaggerated and almost seems annoying to me now. For the first episodes it was alright since she's suppose to be from Kansas, but she should definitely tone down on trying to act "cute". I like Ethan and Silver and Dixon, they seem to be pretty cool and acting wise believable. The girl Naomi is pretty bad at acting and doesn't seem like she's in high school. For the most part, this is a more pop-ish, and less serious than the old 90210. They play a lot of familiar music in every episode. If you don't take it that seriously, you might like it. I'll give it a couple more episodes and see where they take it.
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1/10
Horrible remake of a classic prime time soap opera
ncripper66 September 2008
Where do I start ?? I live in New York City and I have seen the posters all over the train stations, on the sides of buses, and of course in the center of Times Square. From the poster of the main characters in a 90210 pool in their smoking hot bikinis and bathing suits, you can tell which direction this show is headed. It's another trite, contrived, "I have more money and a nicer car than you" type show. Oh and there's a black kid...I guess he's there to even things out.

I was a HUGE fan of the original Beverly Hills 90210. I was 8 when it first aired and I never missed an episode until the show came off the air. The characters were in their stride, though, in the high school/early college days.

Let's go back in time, Jim Walsh, wife Cindy and twins Brandon and Brenda move from Minnesota to Beverly Hills on account of Jim's job. They are humble kids and they meet up with different people in BH than those they are used to.The show builds on their "innocence" from the time Brandon's alarm goes off...they meet people who become their best friends, but slowly...things build...the conflict was believable and the acting was great, each actor really defining who their characters were.

Here's the problem with the new version...EVER WATCH DEGRASSI ??? I was a big fan of that show until the writing became a heap of corny lines. Every character is so quick witted ?!?! Maybe it's in the water, but to me it sucks. There is no reason to watch after seeing those 2 episodes. The acting is bad, the writing sucks, and the ONLY upside is seeing the reprisals of the roles of Brenda, Kelly, and Nat. Of course, they were from the original and that's why they are back, so people will watch.

I am afraid however, that this show will sink faster than the Titanic. Gossip Girl (another God awful bitch and brat-fest) is already on TV. That should be canceled already,but look for this one to get the ax first. There is no way that these stories are gonna have any kind of long term results and I think that it was a bad idea to try to ride off of the legacy of a classic show.

All in all, this is Degrassi The Next Generation set in Beverly Hills...pull the plug PLEASE.
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10/10
I love this show
sadikennt16 July 2020
The first couple of seasons are kind of weird. But I love this show so much i wish I could watch it for the first time again.
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7/10
Better than Expected!
adamesq10 September 2008
I went in as a big fan of the original, expecting to be disappointed. I actually like this show! I don't think I'd feel the same without Jennie Garth. I'm hoping that the original characters don't appear just for the purpose of launching this show. That would detract from the authenticity of the project and diminish the lure in to watching the show. The only weird return from a Spelling predecessor is Rob Estes - only because I feel like Lisa Rinna or Heather Locklear are about to run onto the set.

The tie-ins with the original are great. This show seems to have been developed very well as far as consistency is concerned. The acting is also better than expected.

It took me a season to get into the original - I say give this one a chance! I totally didn't expect to like this one. Still, feels weird watching an updated version of a show that ended just a few years ago.
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1/10
Awful, dreadful, stupid trash.
steve-61-29348311 February 2012
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I seriously urge anyone who grew up in the 1990's to not watch this. In fact, avoid it like it's the plague. Remember when we were kids and used to watch Dylan McKay and Brandon Walsh duke it out on the original? Yeah this is not that. At all. Don't even waste your time.

Where as the original was wholesome, and dealt with real teen issues, and had a great backbone - this one is just overflowing with teen drama in a modern era of texting, email, Lamborghini's (Yes, 18 year old's drive Lambo's in this show), and whiny women and whiny men.

If you're looking for any show that'll give you confidence or inspire you to be a better person, like the original did, or any show that made you love ALL the cast, like the original show did - Then I'm really sorry to disappoint you.

I don't know where the writers were going with this, but it's scary bad.

Netflix is airing the original - watch that instead. It's not only more realistic, but has better acting, and better topics of interest.

This show is just garb.
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10/10
Bring it back!!
david-john-3651730 April 2018
I miss this show so much!! I loved Gossip Girl too but this was just the best!! I think they should reboot the show and have the cast back when they are older!! There ain't been another show on tv since this!!
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7/10
The One With All Of The New Characters...
taylorkingston18 March 2014
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I really like this show. It was better in the beginning then slowly got worse. Season One, Two and Three were my favourites. My favourite character was originally Silver and Naomi. Then Silver got a bit strange so it was just Naomi. I also really liked Liam, he came in towards the end of Season One. This show is very good. I liked how it had character relations from the original series. Having Jennie Garth in it was fun. I didn't like how she eventually left because I really liked her. The first season was by far the best. The most classic. The most similar to the original (in a good way). I remember watching the Pilot for the first time and thinking, "this seems familiar. Oh that's right, I had seen the original show." It was new and exciting. I like how it's basically the same show with new and old characters, and more up-to-date technology. Worth watching. Overall I give it a 7 out of 10.
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1/10
Another Milestone on CW's Road to Bankruptcy
jamespierson18 October 2008
So it wasn't bad enough that CW lost 20% of its meager audience last year. They just had to come up with yet another brain-dead show supposedly tailored for young adults but actually talking down to them...

Guess what? CE is already down another 15% from last year's disaster ratings.

Of course, what could we expect from a network where Gossip Girl is hailed as some sort of successful model (successful how? at losing audiences?) But to go back to 90210, it is the brainchild of Rob Thomas and a couple other bad writers and is appropriately devoid of any sign of intelligent life.

The casting is awful, as befit the CW, which seems to think that young people do not care about acting ability in their actors.

Overall, a sad, sad reminder that CW needs a complete change of direction if it is to survive.
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