90210

The CW officially picked up a BH9er spin-off, cleverly titled "90210," for the Fall 2008 lineup. The show will revolve around West Beverly High and Kelly Taylor is back...as a guidance counselor. I don't know where that came from but I like it. Apparently, Donna Martin will return as well. No word yet on Brandon, Dylan, Steve, or David.

In what would have to be her third or fourth CW series, Aunt Becky from "Full House" (Lori Loughlin) will be a main character in 90210, as will Lucille Bluth from "Arrested Development." Two great casting jobs there. There is also a teen star from "Degrassi" who will join this cast. Let's hope that 90210, like Degrassi, "goes there."

I expect this brief post to be the first of many 90210 posts to come in the next several months. Stay tuned as the full cast gets announced. With the abundance of mediocre scripted TV today, I welcome back 90210 with open arms. The creators need to get on the horn with Brandon Walsh and give him whatever he wants.