I hadn’t seen Season 1 before I watched it on DVD recently (I got into “90210” via SoapNet reruns a couple years ago, but I had dipped in around Season 2), but even I could tell the soul had been ripped from it. In cases where characters sing (notably, Donna’s boyfriend Ray Pruit, from the college years, was a singer-songwriter), entire scenes are chopped out of the episode. With very few exceptions, the music has been replaced by softly played generic studio tracks and the occasional softly played generic pop song. Now it’s a generic track that screams “1980s straight-to-video movie.” For example, R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” aurally signified Brenda and Dylan’s relationship in multiple scenes. If you wanted to, you could listen to an episode instead of watching it, and you’d get all the emotions just from the soundtrack. “Beverly Hills, 90210” was the first in a wave of shows where music was instrumental in the storytelling “Buffy,” “Gilmore Girls,” “The O.C.” and many more followed. In the original show, the Peach Pit had an awesome 1960s-vintage jukebox later, the Peach Pit After Dark brought in ’90s acts for live shows. The show is flat-out ruined by not having its original music. Stars: Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Luke Perry
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |