Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should

TV has a long and sordid history of regurgitating past programming back into our frenzied, feeding mouths. No, I'm not talking about reruns, I'm talking about new TV serials that are remakes of past TV shows. I'm talking about American Gladiators, Flash Gordon, Dr. Who, and of course the latest, Knight Rider. Now, rather than devolving into a fistfight over whether these TV shows should have been remade or not - the damage has already been done people, it's time to move one - I am instead going to focus this week's rant regarding a new, upcoming TV remake you may have not heard about yet...Beverly Hills 90210.

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