I understand the premise of reviving Melrose Place, to introduce the young generation of what once was a great dirty little secret of scandal, murder, prostitution and revenge. It was my dirty little secret….long before TIVO; I had to be in front of that TV every week to see what would unfold. No answering the phone, the door, nothing.
My only complaint about this new show is that some of these characters just seem like younger versions of the original characters, the parallels are obvious: Katie Cassidy (Ella) is the refurbished Amanda Woodward, Michael Rady (Jonah) from Swingtown fame is the refurbished Billy Campbell and his girl, Jessica Lucas (Riley) is the refurbished Brooke Armstrong, and wannabe Doctor, but will most likely be a call girl, Stephanie Jacobson (Lauren), is the refurbished Jo Reynolds. Then you got the sweet, naïve Ashley Simpson character (Violet), she will hopefully turn into the crazy firebox, Kimberly Shaw. Poor Jessica Simpson, her sister’s fame is trumping her again.
The cameos are going to be great this season, love love love Sydney, too bad she’s dead again. That super hot mess, Michael Mancini, still looks very good after all these years, hopefully he’ll be intertwined in these young people’s lives more as the season goes on. The original bitch from Hell, Heather Locklear is rumored to be making an appearance as well.
Woot Woot!
