The first season of Beverly Hills, 90210, began airing on October 4, 1990 on Fox television network. The season concluded on May 9, 1991 after 22 episodes. The series follows twins Brandon (Jason Priestley) and Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty) during their sophomore year in high school as they deal with everyday teenage issues such as rumors, peer pressure, shoplifting, sex, affirmative action, dysfunctional families, cancer scares, learning disabilities, rape, alcohol use disorder, and AIDS.
The early development of Brenda Walsh was focused on her feelings about moving to a new town, making new friends, and trying to fit in to the new Beverly Hills lifestyle. In the pilot episode, Brenda fantasizes about making big changes in her life, alluding to the idea that she wasn’t very popular at her old school. She meets Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth) and struggles internally with impressing her and the other kids at school. Her desperation to fit in and be counted among the popular is highlighted by her sudden rule breaking and sneaking around. She gets a fake ID and gets entry to a club, where she meets the character Jason, a lawyer in his early 20s. Brenda lies to him and pretends to be a college student, embarking on a relationship that proves to be moving too fast for her.
An example of Brenda’s naivete and idealistic attitude was when she disclosed her real age to Jason believing that he would continue dating her despite her being a 16-year-old high school student. We see Brenda’s youthful heartbreak and the realization that love doesn’t conquer all as Jason angrily declines. It’s in that moment that the audience is most drawn to Brenda, as the direction for the character led us to believe that an honor roll student with the loving family and good looks had it all together and lived a perfect and grown up life even while still in high school. Her vulnerability at this point brought a touch of reality to the character that fans appreciated and helped move the season into the second episode with a larger fan base. Brenda Walsh further displays her desire for popularity with her hot and cold relationship with Andrea Zuckerman (Gabrielle Carteris), the nerdy editor of the West Beverly High newspaper. When in front of her friends, Brenda pretends to dislike Andrea, however, in episodes where Brenda and Andrea are alone together, Brenda treats her with a grudging respect, but they would become good friends later on. This behavior is repeated with other, less popular students as well, shining a light on the magnitude of a teenager’s desire to fit in and be popular. Brenda Walsh is no exception to this common theme.
The main season one arch for the Brenda Walsh character came during a series of episodes involving a surprise romance with Brandon’s solitary friend, Dylan McKay (Luke Perry), who had long been misunderstood as an outsider and bad boy. Brenda and Dylan’s relationship quickly became serious in season one after a frantic dispute with his father on one of their first dates. Dylan was consoled by Brenda and shared a passionate kiss with her. This scene jumpstarted one of the most talked about pairings at West Beverly High. Brenda’s father was initially against the relationship due to the bad reputation of Dylan’s father, however, Brenda continued to date Dylan in secret.
After two months of their relationship, Dylan wanted to have sex, but Brenda was not ready. During a trip to Palm Springs, Brenda went to meet Dylan in a hotel room, but saw him with another girl and jumped to the conclusion that they had made love. Showing her temper, Brenda stormed off, but shortly returned only to throw the girl out of the hotel room and confront Dylan. Brenda and Dylan quickly reconciled, but not before an uncomfortable argument that ended with Brenda essentially demanding that Dylan sleep with her since that was all he was apparently concerned about. As a result, Dylan agreed to wait until Brenda was ready, and the couple left the hotel and went to spend the rest of the holiday with their friends at David Silver (Brian Austin Green)’s grandparents’ house in Palm Springs.
Despite the show’s focus on the relationship between Brenda and Dylan, her character was developed in other areas as well, forming an identity separate from simply being “Dylan’s girlfriend”. In multiple episodes, Brenda proves herself to be a funny, smart and driven young woman who cares about her friends and family and puts them first, along with her own personal goals. The character definitely has a streak of pride that shows that she isn’t perfect and makes plenty of mistakes, but the directors and writers made sure to include Brenda’s vulnerable side to keep the character relatable. Episodes such as “Its Just A Test” show an uncertain girl who is learning about life and the struggles that take place, however episodes like “The Perfect Mom” also show how good friends and a supportive family plays such a strong role in her life. Brenda’s relationships aside from the one she has with Dylan are prioritized in every episode, and she verbalizes this in the episode “Sleepover” when she tells her friend Kelly that she won’t let a stupid boy come between her and her friends.
At the West Beverly High spring dance, Brenda and Dylan make the decision to have sex for the first time. As their relationship is taken to a new level, Brenda has to deal with the news that her family will be moving back to Minneapolis for her father’s promotion in the season finale “Home Again”. It seems as though all the friends that she made will be left behind, and many tears are shed as Brenda says her good-byes to her friends and ends her relationship with Dylan, fearing that long distance dating will cause Dylan to cheat while she’s away. The culmination of the season comes when Brenda’s father decides to stay in Beverly Hills for the sake of his family’s happiness, and Brenda informs Dylan that her period is “late”.
Here are the links of the last 2 episodes of the first season of "Beverly Hills 90210" that I host on google photos. Feel free to join, share, and add yours if you like. xoxo
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B Angie B Photo Shoot in Chicago photographed by Raymond Boyd (1990).
B Angie B was notable as a backing vocalist and protégé for MC Hammer, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1991, she recorded for Hammer's Bust It Records label. She also released a charting album and three singles of her own with the label.
B Angie B sang on "Pump It Up (Here's the News)" from MC Hammer's Let's Get It Started album (the version re-released on Capitol Records in 1988), and she became a backup singer during his concert tours. During one tour, she briefly dated Mike Tyson. Her next opportunity came in 1989 with Hammer's female rap trio Oaktown's 3.5.7. She added her vocals to their rap song "Juicy Gotcha Krazy" from the album Wild & Loose, and appeared in the music video with the group. In 1990, she continued to perform background vocals for Hammer during his successful Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em album and tour period.
In early 1991, Hammer signed B Angie B to his Capitol-distributed Bust It Records imprint and soon her debut album was released, titled B Angie B. It was co-produced by Hammer and Felton Pilate, a former member of Con Funk Shun. In April 1991, the album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. It peaked at number 133 on the Billboard 200.The release of the album was led by the single "So Much Love", followed by two covers: "Sweet Thing" (originally by Rufus & Chaka Khan) and "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love" (originally by The Emotions). The latter was the album's biggest hit, reaching number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100. B Angie B toured with Johnny Gill around the time of the album's release.
Many of you recognize her voice from the song "A Class Act I" from the Class Act Soundtrack in 1992.
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things Oliver stone made Val do in the doors movie 🤯 ( Part 2)
1) he wore some very skin tight leather pants for almost a year in preparation before the shooting and then for most of the movie. 👖🦎
2) he had to drink a lot of colored sugar water ( fake whiskey) in the movie 😂
3) Val stayed away from the drugs all together thankfully but unfortunately he picked up chain smoking from Jim 😢
4) he had to lose a lot of weight to achieve Jim's emaciated look and then gain it all gradually until he reached the heavy mr majo risin era Jim (and then he shed it back again when he finished the movie 😵💫)
5) he had to wear special contact lenses to get the look of acid blown eyes (and he didn't do drugs)
6) he and meg ryan had an intense fight scene in the movie (agreed upon from the script) that resulted in both of them getting slightly injured.
But they both took it well ❤️
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No okay I’ve just been thinking about this, canon wise
Mac was born March 23 1990
In 2011 when he met Jack, he was 21
Specific EOD training lasts roughly 6months, and then a full year for actually applying it on the field, so let’s say just about 2years in total
When signing up to serve, you do it in year contracts, and we know that meeting Jack was Mac’s third tour
Adding both the training and field years gives us 5, and subtracting that from Mac’s age makes him roughly 16 when he first signed up
And then remembering that he spent 2years at MIT before that, so 14 when he enrolled
We know that Mac and Bozer met in 5th grade, and the average 5th grader age is 10-11
Given that we were never actually given any date for Bozer’s birthday, but character wikis give actors and characters generally the same year, it’s safe to say Bozer was born in 1985, making him 5 years older than Mac
It’s probably safe to assume that Mac skipped grades as per his father(derogatory) request, because it’s impossible for them to have met while they were both in 5th grade
BUT it’s perfectly logical to assume Mac was probably 6 in the fifth grade and why he was bullied so much for his small stature and why Bozer felt the need to protect him from Donnie because he was an older brother and knew when someone needed help
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Fun doors movie facts #1
Part of Val Kilmer’s Jim Morrison prep included spending 100 hours with Doors producer Paul Rothchild.
Rothchild later told The Washington Post, “[He] knows Jim Morrison better than Jim ever knew himself."
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