Today is the day, and We. Are. Ready. We feel like Brian Austin Green summed it up best when asked for his thoughts on the much-hyped series, "it could be good, or it could suck terribly." Our thoughts exactly, Brian, but then, nothing ventured nothing gained. Here's our final list of selling points, one for every hour until the show airs:
- The writers of Freaks and Geeks. Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, a writing duo that penned the show we love so much we sometimes clutch the dvds of its lone season to our chest in a display of spontaneous affection. If there's anyone that can bring some much needed nuance and gravity to 90210 it's Sachs and Judah. Writing this show intelligently seems like a task equivalent to Phaethon guiding the sun chariot across the sky, but we know they are up to it.
- No Tori Spelling. She threw a tantrum over her salary and bailed on her commitment to reprise her role as Donna Martin. We're not that disappointed. It took us a while to warm up to her reality antics, and that bond is still so tenuous -- we don't know if it would withstand the return of 90210's whiniest character.
- Brenda Walsh, we need closure. It's like that boyfriend that callously broke up with us in high school, never gave us a reason, and left us wounded and awkward in all our subsequent relationships. Shannen Doherty left us too soon, and reconnecting with her now will help heal old wounds and let us finally put our abandonment issues to rest.
Like we said, we are ready, 90210. Let's do this.