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90210 Casting Complete: Rob Estes Heads for Hills

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Rob Estes by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
They wanted him, and they got him. As scooped by Ausiello earlier in the week, The CW's 90210 serial was hot to cast Rob Estes as the central family's patriarch/West Beverly High's new principal, and sure 'nuff, it happened.

The onetime Melrose Place resident will play Harry Mills, a WBH alumnus who moves his family from Kansas to Beverly Hills to take care of his alcoholic mother (Arrested Development's Jessica Walter). Lori Loughlin plays his wife, Shenae Grimes and Tristan Wilds their children.

What's your take? Too hunky to be a high school principal? Belding and Skinner never looked like this. — MWM

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Posted by TV Guide News
May 16, 2008 1:10 PM
Belding and Skinner never looked like this.

:-D :-D I'm thinking that the school is going to suffer a rise in the number of rules infractions...that principal's office is about to get a lot of visitors.

Lori Loughlin and Rob Estes will make a very pretty TV couple, although I wish that Rob hadn't been able to take the job because of his role on WMC. I don't know that I'm any likelier to watch 90210 Redux, though, even with them in the cast.
Posted by monkey65
May 16, 2008 1:29 PM
Hopefully this principal likes the roam the halls shirtless...
Posted by breakdown
May 16, 2008 2:00 PM
Hmmm. Part of the appeal of Jim & Cindy Walsh was that they were "normal" parents, IMO. In fact, James Eckhouse reminded me of my dad quite a bit, in both his looks and his characteristics. Rob Estes is much more attractive. We'll see...
Posted by jwilk55
May 16, 2008 2:47 PM
This will be train wreck TV at it's best. Especially when they reveal the Spelling Library or Gymnasium...
Posted by JaySix
May 16, 2008 2:52 PM
Whoo-hoo!!

Why couldn't my high school principal have looked this hot??
Posted by Shannonm93
May 16, 2008 2:59 PM
Belding and Skinner never looked like this.

:^O :^O
Snort, snort!!!!
I'm so old!
I was hoping for some Alex O'Laughlin seems how he is now unemployed, but hey....Rob Estes is pretty awesome to.
Posted by plumbabecake
May 16, 2008 3:09 PM
What happened to regular normal MA and Pop like Jim and Cindy Walsh? Why do they need the parent to be young looking and hot!!

*cries*
Posted by sillyd
May 16, 2008 3:16 PM
Although a seriously goodlooking person, Rob cannot act. At least he has just one facial expression: a bemused smirk.
I think acting needs to be in voice, posture and expressions.
Rob allways looks the same in whatever series he is playing.
But hay, it's not like he'll be doing Shakespeare...
Posted by Virginia123123
May 16, 2008 3:21 PM
YAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!

What happened to regular normal MA and Pop like Jim and Cindy Walsh? Why do they need the parent to be young looking and hot!!

They need them to be hot because they want to pull in the generation of 90210 viewers. Those people don't just want to watch a bunch of pretty teens! I may actually give this show a shot now.
Posted by DblA31
May 16, 2008 3:23 PM
They need them to be hot because they want to pull in the generation of 90210 viewers. Those people don't just want to watch a bunch of pretty teens! I may actually give this show a shot now.

I am in the older generation of (the real) 90210 viewers.I was a year behind them in high school I believe. With this show I would have much rather seen normal parents. Yes both Lori and Rob are the right age to have kids in high school, I just wish they were more "down to earthy" Jim and Cindy" types.
Posted by sillyd
May 16, 2008 4:02 PM
Unless I've missed something and it's been canceled...what about his role on Women's Murder Club?
Posted by fearlessnessny
May 16, 2008 4:02 PM
I doubt his acting has improved since MP.
Posted by maurine
May 16, 2008 4:04 PM
fearlessnessny,

Unfortunately, WMC was cancelled.
Posted by Shannonm93
May 16, 2008 4:15 PM
Unless I've missed something and it's been canceled...what about his role on Women's Murder Club?

You did miss something. The show got canned.
Posted by baj24
May 16, 2008 4:15 PM
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