‘Melrose Place’ Cast Coming Along
Sometimes it seems like TV network executives have never seen an old show they don’t want to remake or adapt. Last week, The CW ordered a pilot for its adaptation of the 1992–1999 Fox series Melrose Place, which was a spinoff of the 1990-2000 Fox hit Beverly Hills, 90210, the inspiration for the network’s current high-profile rookie 90210.
Now that the pilot is a done deal, casting is in full swing for the drama about a group of California-based people in their twenties. Swingtown and Greek’s Michael Rady was the first actor to join the pilot cast last week. His character, Jonah Miller, is a 25-year-old filmmaker who relocated to Los Angeles a year ago with his fiancée. Following quickly was addition Katie Cassidy (Supernatural, CBS’ forthcoming Harper’s Island), daughter of 1970s teen idol David Cassidy, as fashionable aspiring publicist Ella.
I don’t know. Maybe it’s just me, but I wish The CW would give viewers something new instead of rehashing old shows that are gone for a reason. With every passing season, broadcast television — meaning ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, and The CW — is getting less creative, inspired, and must-see.
No doubt, that’s a part of the reason why broadcast ratings are steadily dwindling as basic and premium cable become ***THE*** place to find series that actually dare to be different, are worth the effort to watch, and stay on long enough for you to not feel jilted so often over a premature cancellation.
Are you looking forward to yet another remake like Melrose Place? Or, do you wish The CW would try to present something original instead, or maybe even renew an original series it already has, like Privileged, for instance?
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