90210

My random distractions these past few days have pretty much centered around Beverly Hills 90210 -- the original, mind you, not the new one.

I used to watch the show constantly as a kid. But now, I'm re-watching it, I'm noticing all these things I didn't notice before.

1. Dylan McKay is a douchebag. I was all swoony for him my entire preteen life, but now I see he was a flake, commitment phobe, he kept recycling the same chicks, and he was a smart dude that read Byron but didn't nothing with his life.

2. Why did they feel the need to make up fake drug names? Do you remember the ep where Brandon is slipped a drug at a rave by Emily Valentine? They called it Euphoria, when it was obviously Ecstasy. I don't think there were copyright laws on drug names. Maybe they thought kids would wanna go out and look for "Euphoria" if they saw Brandon stop being a tightward and have a good time.

3. Kelly Taylor had the worst wardrobe once she hit college. It's like they decided to show she was all mature and then put her in hideous high waist pants and neck scarves. Yes, it might have been the style back then, but still. What did Brandon and Dylan fight over again?

4. Why is the dark haired chicks in the 90s always bitchy? If you notice pop culture now, dark haired chicks are totally the sweethearts -- i.e. Bella from Twilight and Elena (the Bella clone) on Vampire Diaries.

Well, those are my random thoughts for today. I'm going to try and work now.