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Who Will Cross Over to the 90210 Remake?
Tori Spelling by Jim Spellman/WireImage.com
Well, first off, according to People.com, Tori Spelling says she's game. Conveniently, the show's cast breakdown includes siblings with the last name Silver, which, you'll remember, is also Donna's married name. So, in a fantasy land where the producers think that Spelling joining the cast is a good idea, how could they best incorporate Donna Martin Silver Graduates? — Mickey O'Connor
We'll start with Spelling's own "ideas."
The trophy wife: Spelling plays the young stepmom of the Silver kids.
Snap judgment: Maybe. Producers keep calling this a "spin-off," which would imply that one or more characters from the old show will appear, if only briefly, on the new show. That said, if Spelling plays Donna Martin on the new show, it would mean she will have A) dumped David and B) married another guy with the last name Silver, which seems unlikely, unless the twist is that she married David's uncle or something. Plus, the breakdown seems to indicate that the Silver parents are not around much. But maybe that's a good thing.
The sex-ed teacher: Spelling thinks it would be funny if her character, the eternal virgin, grew up to be a sex-positive educator.
Snap judgment: No. I never got how 90210 sold Spelling as some kind of genius slapstick comedienne, especially in the early years. She had her moments, but mostly she wasn't laugh-out-loud funny. Besides, sex-ed-class scenes on TV are usually terrible, teetering between mining for vaguely sexist comedy (class stud brags about his skillz, but doesn't know what a "vulva" is) and attempting to provide accurate information for the kiddies (the old condom-on-the-banana routine). Spare us the lecture.
And now, my infinitely superior idea....
The "Nat": Spelling plays Donna, who is now the proprietress of a hip Beverly Hills Asian fusion restaurant called Bao Thai, the kids' new Peach Pit. After David's music career took off in Japan (and only Japan), Donna's travels made her quite the connoisseur of pan-Asian cuisine and culture. As a result, she now dresses like a kind of hip, punk-rock geisha, dispensing advice in ironic, fortune-cookie-style puns. ("She who looks only at a man's face might miss his bottom line.") Can't you picture the kiddies scarfing up free spring rolls? Think of all the underage-saketini-drinking possibilities.
And now, your snap judgment? Would you have Spelling play an adult Donna Martin? Or someone else entirely?
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Mar 21, 2008 1:06 PM
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I like your idea a lot better than hers.
I still can't figure out if it's actually a spin-off or a remake (or reimagining as everyone likes to call it now).
I bought Tori's book, sTORI telling and should get it tonight. It has all good reviews at amazon. If this book is as funny as So NoTORIous, then I'll love it.
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Mar 21, 2008 2:43 PM
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your idea is way better. also i don't think she should be on the spin-off, she isn't that great of an actress, and they can find someone better looking. i think people don't like her because she stole someone's husband and broke up a family and started a new one with that guy. she doesn't need to be cast in this drama, her life is already one, i would rather see Jennie Garth or Shannon Doherty than Tori Spelling.
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Mar 21, 2008 5:25 PM
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She's a vaccuum of an actress who was only cast in the first place because of her dad's involvement. Did anyone see Trick or The House of Yes? She singlehandedly ruined every scene she was in. Not that I think 90210: redux is a good idea, but adding her to the mix is a guaranteed disaster.
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Mar 21, 2008 5:57 PM
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David and Kelly share a little sister. She has the last name Silver... so I guess the show will center around her.
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Mar 21, 2008 6:10 PM
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Loved 90210. Loved Donna. Loved Tori.
(I loved So NoTORIous, also).
So, I'll be a lot more interested in this spin-off/re-make/re-imagining/whatever if she's on board.
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Mar 21, 2008 6:56 PM
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Sorry, but I think your idea is the worst. I mean, first of all, most Asian restaurants in the U.S. don't serve authentic Asian food, it's usually a bunch of deep fried food. Second, there's no way the kids on this show can have rock hard abs if they eat spring rolls all the time. It'll send a bad message to kids, thinking that they can eat fried food all the time and still look like a model.
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Mar 21, 2008 7:57 PM
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I think they should have Tori play Donna the ex wife of David,with silver kids who of course are the new 90210 clan kids and,run the Peach Pit that Nat left her,that puts her in as not only the high school scene with the kids,but,even more so because of the resturant.Shes a strong actress and i really believe she could pull it off.Could even have a girl in the cast that moves to the Hills like Tiffany A Theisein did as a close friend,but no blood relation.I realize its a spin off,but with out some HUGE simularities the shows gonna have to stand strong on its on marits and facing facts,if it could do that,it wouldnt be a spin off show,with all do respect.But i love the idea and would watch it,but like i said,itd have to have some big connections to the original show to catch people!
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Mar 21, 2008 9:25 PM
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Bahahahahaha your idea is a SCREAM. They need to slide you a few dollars and run with that.
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Mar 22, 2008 3:36 AM
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So I did some research on IMDB.com. The show ended in 2000. If Donna & David had kids right away, they'd be 7 or 8. These Daphne & Max characters are in high school. So unless they contracted SORAS (Soap Opera Raging Age Syndrome), they can't be Donna & David's kids. David was only child so they only relation I can think of is that they're his cousins. Now, David & Kelly have a sister named Erin (Mel Silver & Jackie Taylor's kid). She'd be ready for high school by now. But as for Donna figuring in, she could be that big cousin of theirs who looks after them while running her fashion line Donna Martin Designs.
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Mar 22, 2008 11:18 AM
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None of the above. No Spelling in the remake, she sucked in the original and you can tell she has had a face lift she doesn't even look good anymore. Also the remake is just more proof that hollywood is running out of ideas... sad
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Mar 22, 2008 8:20 PM
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I would love to see her play the overprotective mom like her mom was... I would love david to be in the picture.
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Mar 22, 2008 11:02 PM
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Love the idea of the show, but please put anybody but Donna/Tori in it.
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Apr 2, 2008 12:10 PM
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Trash Tori as you like, but lay off my House of Yes! That is on my top 20 list and probably the only movie worth watching in the repertoires of Tori Spelling, Freddie Prinze Jr and Mark S. Waters.
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Apr 2, 2008 2:58 PM
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As an unapologetic fan of the original 90210 -- and someone who loves wallowing in nostalgia -- I'd love to see cast members of the old show pop up on the new spin-off...but only as their original characters. Bringing the actors back in new roles would just be odd and distracting.
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Apr 3, 2008 3:34 PM
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