35 Years Later, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Creator & Stars Reflect: Network Pushback, Shannen Doherty’s Departure & More

Before there was a Capeside creek, a hill with one tree or a summer when anyone turned pretty, there was the O.G. teen drama, Beverly Hills, 90210. This show walked so Riverdale could run…off the rails. And it was the greatest thing to happen to TV for an entire generation. Earlier this month, the endless blessing that gave the world some of the best TV Guide Magazine covers, generated miles of fodder for the tabloids and turned the nascent Fox network into a must-see spot turned 35 years old. Yep, on October 4, 1990, Minnesota twins Brandon and Brenda Walsh moved to the iconic zip code with mom Cindy and dad Jim,…