Beverly Hills

A reality show about spoiled, bratty Iranian Americans has enraged the Persian expat community

It’s official: nobody gets to see 90210 before the premiere. Not officially anyway. I guess it’s possible that the network really is just trying to build up hype for the show and isn’t embarrassed about it; advance word on the pilot script was good, and there are plenty of shows with much more to hide that do have screenings for critics. The network probably assumes that they’ve generated so much buzz for the show through their endless, relentless leaks to the press that any actual advance reviews would just dilute the buzz by focusing on the mundane question of whether the show is good or not. Maybe they’re right. But then this is the CW and it’s always dangerous to assume they’re right.