Not bad, not good

So the new 90210 wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It used just enough of the cheese from the original series, throwing enough bones (cameos) to the older set; while also incorporating some of the smarts of The O.C. Ultimately, though, it still wasn't good enough for a return visit to this zip code. I have a feeling, though, enough will return for it to do well for the CW.

The music choices occasionally raised an eyebrow, mostly relied on the tired Gossip Girl set list, with several songs that even appeared in GG last season (MGMT's "Time To Pretend" and The Ting Tings "Shut Up and Let Me Go," to name a few).

As mentioned yesterday, Tilly and the Wall appeared lip syncing to the great "Pot Kettle Black," and also tossed in the more obscure "Beat Control" (from the Beat Control EP) for good measure. Here's all but a couple of the rest of the tracks in a playlist:

Playlist: 90210 - Episodes 101-102
1. Viva La Vida - Coldplay
2. Time To Pretend - MGMT
3. Wannamama - Pop Levi
4. You're Gonna Go Far, Kid - The Offspring
5. Shut Up And Let Me Go - The Ting Tings
6. California Bound - Carolina Liar
7. Mama Who Bore Me (Reprise) - Lea Michele
8. Pot Kettle Black - Tilly and the Wall
9. Beat Control - Tilly and the Wall
10. Chasing Pavements - Adele
11. Don't Let Me Fall - Lenka
12. Shake It - Metro Station
13. Try It Again - The Hives
14. Touch Me - Brian Johnson
15. What You Got - Colby O'Donis
16. Great DJ - The Ting Tings
17. Lucid Dreams - Franz Ferdinand
18. Come Out of the Shade - The Perishers
19. Let It Rock - Kevin Rudolf
20. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
21. Daydreamer - Adele

90210, Talk that smack

The CW may have skipped sending out the pilot for screening the series 90210, but we do know at least something about tonight's episode. The band Tilly and the Wall will be making an appearance on tonight's premiere, playing at a not-so-sweet sixteen party for character Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord). They play the song "Pot Kettle Black," which is perfect for the bitch set, with lyrics like:

Oh my god, Did you hear (yeah)
About that bitch, and what she did?
I don't believe it... Aw, aw
What a ho, what a tramp, what a slut
Pot kettle, pot kettle black
Talk that, talk that smack!
Pot kettle, pot kettle black
Watch your, watch your back

We also know that the Peach Pit is back, only this time around it's known simply as The Pitt. The Peach Pit is, of course the hangout that ultimately inspired The O.C.'s Bait Shop, and it's the scene of one of alternative music's most surreal moments:



"Hey is that the Flaming Lips?"
"It's not Michael Bolton."