TV critics are surly, having been deprived of preview copies of new fall shows because of productions delays or a “strategic marketing decision” in the case of The CW’s “90210,” which premiered Sept. To make things easier — on them and you — the networks aren’t rolling out a slew of new shows. The CW adds three shows of its own but farms out its entire Sunday night lineup to Media Rights Capital, an independent studio that will program the night with three new series and sell its own ads, similar to the arrangement The CW had with WWE Wrestling on Fridays for “Smackdown. With fewer new shows, the networks can spend more time and money promoting returning series that viewers may already know. Characters from the old “90210″ — Kelly Taylor, Brenda Walsh and Peach Pit proprietor Nat — mingle effortlessly with the new cast, including siblings Annie (Shenae Grimes) and Dixon (Tristan Wilds), the Beverly Hills newbies. Flashbacks will detail Crusoe’s love affair with his wife (Anna Walton, “Hellboy II”), who is back in England, and his relationship with a mysterious mentor (Sam Neill, “The Tudors”). read more
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