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Beverly Hills, 90210 - The Fourth Season

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I'm not through the whole season yet but I am already mad at the EXTENSIVE cutting of scenes in the Greek episode. The cheesy music instead of the music from the series I can tolerate (but am SO happy they kept the music in Season 3's finale) but the eliminating of scenes I cannot. They completely took out the storyline of Aundrea going ot the sorority with her star of David and only show the aftermath, cut out the girls showing up at Alpha house and cut out the end where the girls pledge to the Peach Pit sorority.

They better pony up to the music rights because this is getting ridiculous. I won't pay money for DVDs with chopped up shows!

I still love this show even after all these years. I love watching the episodes that I used to watch over and over and this season really takes off.
I love the second episode (The Girl From New York City) where Donna is afraid to tell her mother that she and David are now living together at the beach. In Strangers In The Night, Andrea finally loses her virginity which becomes an interesting story line and I love Twenty Years Ago Today when Brenda's new love interest proposes to her and she accepts. Also later in the season we see David begin to use drugs and watch the problems that ensue as a result. And finally the other two 'shattering' story lines are Brenda's departure, and Andrea giving birth to a little girl.
I'm so glad they brought this out so soon after season 3 and hope this means that season 5 will be out soon too. I love this programe so much and love watching these discs pile up on my shelves. I still go back to them every now and then and start over.

Beverly Hills 90210: The Fourth Season is the year when the gang started college together and hey what's the odds these friends would all end up attending the same college? Anyway season four was an amazing, inspiring, and gutsy season. Kelly and Brenda's friendship was still strained, Andrea became pregnant and got married, and Donna was still a virgin and David couldn't accept it. A lot of reviewers say they hated Brenda but she was probably the most interesting character on the show, this would be Shannen Doherty's last season. This is the best and polished season of the college years so with that being said, I highly recommend it!

I was 12 when "Beverly Hills, 90210" premiered. The show and it's actors quickly became my whole life. The show was a barometer of current events, fashion, the political climate (hence Brandon Walsh's visit to Washington, DC to meet Bill Clinton)..if it was happening at the time, it was on "90210". Especially the music. WHERE THE HELL IS THE MUSIC??? A huge part of the landscape in the late 1980's-early 1990's was the music-pop, hip-hop, New Jack Swing, and the beginning of the grunge era- and how it's influence spilled over into fashion, language, etc. Yet CBS apparently thought that to the fans of the show, any DVD, even one with horrible public domain music, was better than no DVD at all. All those scenes at the Peach Pit, with Jeremy Jordan, Color Me Badd, Shanice, Brian McKnight playing on the jukebox? You'll have to suffer through cheesy imitation-doo-wop instead. Brenda's breakup with Dylan? Remember how she listened to REM's "Losing My Religion" over and over because it was playing in his car? You'll have to remember it, because it's not here. The difference is even move glaringly obvious in this season as David gets a piano and entertains the gang with some popular tunes. Instead of the footage aired, some grainy cutting-room floor footage was used, with music straight out of a player piano or nickelodeon. My gripe with the DVDs is with this series in general, not with this specific boxed set. Overall, the picture, sound quality, and special features are good, and there are even a few commentaries that are particularly entertaining. But as one who likes to look back and reminisce on my younger years, and how "90210" fit into that, something's not just missing...it's been rewritten.

the whole purpose of my buying bh90210 is to walk down memory lane. it's hard to do that when the musics been changed and scenes have been cut out. so far i've noticed several things. "greek to me" they cut out the scene where the girls are at the ceremony and andrea has on her star of david, then leslie walks by and looks at her all crazy. also in "twenty years ago today", "what the world needs now" was playing. i hate it when theses people mess with the music in tv box sets. the music is what paints the picture and reminds you of a particular moment.

First of all, it is monumentally difficult to transition a group of teen characters from high school to college but 90210 manages to do it and do it well even. New experiences and adjustments, but still those touches of nostalgia and close-knit group moments. Kelly and Dylan's relationship hits one bump after another before finally going bust, Brandon tries to find his place in politics and with an older woman, Donna is rather charming this season but still has yet to star in her own major storyline, and while all this is nice and good, the real issue in Season 4 seems to be What are we going to do with Brenda? Too much drama around Brenda Walsh (God love her, she's a great TV character!) without the softer moments to add some sympathy. But she sure knows how to get people talking, doesn't she?!? That's exactly what 90210 was looking to do- keep the buzz around them any which way they could. Say what you will about her, the show lost its focus severely after Brenda left the scene, she sort of helped to define the female side of this show without letting it get too soapy or cynical. In terms of storytelling, Season 3 is full of everything and enjoyable, in terms of forging new paths and maturing the characters, Season 4 is good, not great, but good.

Beverly Hills The Fourth Season marks for the last season of the talented Shannen Doherty. That in itself make this series a downer. The transition from high school to college is well done but there are two main problems with this series and I have have noticed series 3. Yes the original music has been changed which is a massive pain as some of the songs that have been included do not match the scene it's referring to. Take episode 4 "Greek Life" There is a 70's party and the music that is used is not from the 70's at all. The worst thing though is there are scenes missing. Also from "Greek Life" there is a scene where Andrea and the girls attend a candle light ceremony and she is wearing the Jewish Star which causes a problem within the sorority. This scene has been completely left out and it jumps to Leslie from the sorority going to Andrea's dorm to confront her. I was a massive fan of this show and used to tape it each week and watch it a number of times so for me the deleted scene was very obvious. This is also the case in season 3 "Prom" 2 scenes were deleted where Tony Miller was at the table bragging how he got a key for a room for him and Brenda. Brenda overhears this and tells him in your dreams. There is also a scene missing where Dylan goes up to Brenda's table and asks her to dance. For me that was massive at the time as I was a huge fan of Brenda and Dylan's relationship and was so disappointed to see if didn't make the DVD, it just shows them on the dance floor. What is with that. Why are they cutting out scenes????? Apart from that the old memories are there and as it was a great show so I will try and not get to annoyed with the missing scenes...

This is the season that sets 90210 apart from the rest. I really thought there was a good transition from the last year of high school to the freshman year of college. The gang begins to encounter real world problems without the help of parents or Ms. Teasley. Brenda starts the season off by realizing she is now more 90210 than she is Minnesota. She leaves Darla and the rest of her preppy friends back in ol Minnesota. Shannon Doughtery shines in her last season on 90210! I think she looked her absolute best! I used to think Jennie Garth was prettier, but this season changed my mind. Brandon and Steve have a bash at the beach. Donna & David finally break up at the end of season, because she catches him with Ariel-who also gives David the crabs! Meanwhile, Dylan & Kelly have more of a mature or grown-up relationship that experiences problems throughout the course of this season. Kelly wants to be in a sorority and enjoy the football games. This threatens their relationship because Dylan turns into more of a loner & spends a little too much with Brenda. Also, to endanger Kelly & Dylan's relationship is a member of Steve's fraternity-who actively pursues Kelly. Finally, Dylan becomes absorbed with his sister Erica and her con artist mother and her boyfriend who want to clean up the bay, but they eventually scam Dylan out of his money. At the season finalle Kelly goes to be with Brandon and become the couple we have all been waiting for in the "Mr. Walsh goes to Washington" episode. Kelly seeks the advice of Andrea before leaving. Andrea gets pregnant early in the season. Her character is all but boring this season! She has an affair! She goes into premature labor at the end of the season. She and her husband Jesse experience the trials any young couple will. Brenda gets arrested for protecting animals on campus that are being used in experiments. Brandon starts sleeping with a married woman, whose husband happens to be his professor. Steve gets accused of cheating by this man, but he was set up for something that he infact did not do-this also puts a lot of strain on Brandon and Steve's friendship. At the beginning of this season Steve cheats on his college entrance exams and is placed in upper level classes-which really puts him on the spot. Near the end of this season there is "fight" for a role in a play I believe entitled "Molly the Cat." Brenda, Kelly, and a friend of Steve's audition for the role. There is a lot of drama among the entire cast about who is to get the role. Brenda eventually gets the role. Everyone thinks Brenda slept with the producer. Steve's friend tries to claim Steve raped her. Kelly amazingly comes to Steve's rescue at Take Back the Night. She jumps to Steve's defense and tells everyone what a great friend he has always been to her. Overall, this and seasons 3 and 5 are my favortites, but this season (4) is the best.

I am so glad that the studio is releasing the dvd of the fourth season only four months after the third season release. Too bad this is Brenda's final season! Enjoy!

Okay, I have been a huge fan of 90210 since it first debut. I even had every episode on VHS, most of which were taped on their original air dates. I love the show and I think each season was different and good for their own reasons. I think that after Brenda left the show did go downhill. Even if you don't like Shannen, she is a good actress and the character of Brenda brought a lot to the show. Nonetheless, I still liked the show after she left, just not as much. Season 4 is great. I am not going to write a long drawn out review of the season because a lot of other reviewers have already done that. These reviews are supposed to be partly about the DVD itself and I have a huge problem with it, which is the only reason I only gave it 3 stars. Did anyone else notice that they cut out huge scenes from some of the episodes, namely the episode where they go out for the Greek life. They completly cut out the end, as well as a section in the middle where Aundrea wore her Star of David to the Candle Light Ceremony. It took a lot away from the episode. I have not watched the whole set yet, but hope that they don't cut anymore important or any scenes out. It was disappointing.