It’s show time in Newport
On “Beverly Hills, 90210,” the characters attended West Beverly High
School. The school, of course, didn’t exist, since producers didn’t
want to take the risk of offending the people at an actual school.
The exteriors were filmed at Torrance High School.
So now it’s time for “The O.C.,” the new Fox show that’s supposed
to take place in Newport Beach, to send its teens to another
fictional school. Exteriors can be filmed at Newport Harbor or Corona
del Mar highs, but the name will have to be different.
How about West Newport High? Dennis Rodman can teach physical
education and some sports. Hmmm, should he go with boating or should
he stick to the obvious?
It has to be somewhat difficult for the writers to come up with
realistic plots for such a show, especially when it’s filmed and most
likely written in L.A. County.
The writers could tap into a cheerleading controversy. All they
have do is kick one of the main female characters off the team and
have her attorney parents speak up. From there, drama ensues.
Or maybe have a baseball player’s father sue the baseball coach
because his son doesn’t play enough.
And throw in some Ritalin abuse for good measure, too. It’d be a
lot more creative than cocaine, the drug of choice that viewers have
seen in the first two episodes.
There’s plenty of dramatic fodder if the show’s creators would
only jump on a couple of freeways and head south -- and of course,
read the local paper.
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