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Most forms of entertainment require a degree of this. After all, can we really believe that people randomly break out in song to explain an important detail?

Anyway, my cousin was filling me in last week on the details of the new 90210. I have a confession: I religiously watched the original 90210, but I lost interest once Shannen Doherty left. (After all, before she was Brenda Walsh, she was Heather Duke.) And then when they left the zip code to go to college, well, I really stopped watching.

So, back to the new 90210. Instead of twins, the main parents have a daughter and an adopted son (who happens to be black - they adopted him while he was a foster child in their home). They're moving to So Cal from Kansas instead of Minnesota. And the adopted son? He's a star la crosse player... from Kansas.

Would one of my neighbors from the Mid West please clarify this for me? Do schools even have la crosse teams in Kansas?

The dad of the parents is some guy who used to be on Melrose Place, and if I'm not mistaken, I think his character died. I also think Kelly Tayor (Jenni Garth's character) either slept with him or had a crush on him, but I could also be thinking of someone else. (So many people in Kelly's life to keep track of, you see.) Anyway, he's supposed to be a West Beverly alum, and is coming back to SoCal to take care of his ailing mother and assume the role of school principal at West Beverly - where Kelly teaches (or is a guidance counselor - I really wasn't paying attention).

He gave me a rundown on the other characters and their backstories, too, but each one seemed more far-fetched the the previous. I think the jury's still out on whether I'll give this show a chance. I honestly haven't decided. I think if Brenda came back to West Beverly instead of Kelly, I'd be more apt to watch. But I don't know.

All I know is that if I decide to watch it, I'll have to suspend disbelief for an awfully long time...