OMG, CW, you’d better not disappoint me this time. Last year, the premiere of the 90210 remake was surrounded by massive hype - and then when we realized the show was unwatchable, and it all deflated like a punctured pool toy. But I’m remaining optimistic about this year’s remake of Melrose Place which premieres Tuesday at 9 on the CW.
I’ll be honest, my parents wouldn’t even let me watch the original since I was so young and impressionable back when it premiered in 1992. But maybe that’s better, since I don’t have all the nostalgia and high expectations. I just want something sexy and fun. Maybe the LA version of Gossip Girls, without Dan and Serena and the bad voice-over?
There are reasons to be hopeful: Aspiring filmmaker Jonah Miller is played by Michael Rady, the hottie from Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and Greek (how they made him so nerdy-ugly on Greek is beyond me). The show also starts with a fun mystery: when newcomer Violet Foster (Ashlee Simpson-Wentz) arrives at the swanky apartment complex, the first thing she sees is a dead body floating in the pool! David Breck (super-hottie Shaun Sipos) is the main suspect, but it seems that everybody has a motive. This is a major difference from the original, which didn’t have the mysterious twist.
Will the show be good? Put me down as a solid maybe.
Not sure why they didn’t name the show something different, as it appears to be quite different. I guess they’re hoping the instant name recognition will draw in old fans? Probably right.