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History of the 90s
Kathy Kenzora
4.7 • 610 Ratings
🗓️ 14 December 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of History of the 90s, host Kathy Kenzora takes a look at another powerhouse show from Aaron Spelling and Darren Starr. A show that grew out of the teen classic Beverly Hills 90210 and despite a rough star became one of the most outrageous and compulsively watchable TV shows of the 1990s. This is the story of Melrose Place.
Guests: Tara Ariano and Sarah D. Bunting, co-hosts of the podcast: Again With This: Beverly Hills, 90210 & Melrose Place and co-authors of the book: A Very Special 90210 Book: 93 Absolutely Essential Episodes from TV’s Most Notorious Zip Code
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's Kathy. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to History of the 90s |
| 0:04.7 | early and ad-free on Amazon music included with Prime. |
| 0:11.4 | Melrose Avenue is one of the most famous streets in Los Angeles. |
| 0:15.9 | Its posh boutiques and fancy restaurants have made it a mecca for Hollywood hipsters and tourists. |
| 0:22.1 | But in June 1992, there was another reason to visit. |
| 0:26.6 | The Fox Broadcasting Company had blocked off a portion of Melrose Avenue from Sierra |
| 0:31.4 | Bonita to Vista Street for a block party attended by a thousand invited guests. |
| 0:37.2 | Some of the guests were from Fox. Others were associated with TV station. for a block party attended by a thousand invited guests. |
| 0:37.5 | Some of the guests were from Fox, others were associated with TV station affiliates or sponsors, |
| 0:43.7 | but they were all there for the same reason, to meet the cast of one of the most hyped and |
| 0:48.7 | anticipated new shows of the upcoming TV season. |
| 1:02.1 | I'm Kathy Kinsora, and this is History of the 90s, |
| 1:04.9 | a podcast about a decade that changed the world. |
| 1:09.1 | On this episode, we're taking a look at another powerhouse show from Aaron Spelling and Darren Starr, |
| 1:11.7 | one that grew out of the teen classic Beverly Hills 90210, and despite a rough start, |
| 1:17.3 | became one of the most outrageous and compulsively watchable TV shows of the 1990s. |
| 1:23.6 | This is the story of Melrose Place. |
| 1:32.3 | As we talked about on the last episode of History of the 90s, Beverly Hills 90210 had become an international pop culture phenomenon by the end of its second season. |
| 1:39.3 | So it made sense that executives at the Fox Network, which aired the soapy teen drama, would want to cash in on its success. |
| 1:47.8 | They decided to develop a spinoff show that would coincide with the network expanding its primetime programming from five to seven nights a week. |
| 1:57.3 | Fox approached 90210 creator Darren Starr and suggested he graduate the students from West Beverly Hills High after season two and send them to college in season three. |
| 2:07.8 | Then come up with two new programs, an all-new gang at 90210 and 90210-1-the-college years with the original gang. |
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