BH90210, starring the original cast from Beverly Hills 90210, aired its first episode this Wednesday on Fox.

The show's meta-ness confused many 90210 fans.

The ratings, which were a summer's best for Fox, show otherwise.

It's still too soon to tell if BH90210 is the new and improved version of the 90s hit Beverly Hills, 90210. New? Well, yes. Improved? Diehard 90210 fans aren't so sure.



Although Wednesday's premiere episode dominated with 3.8 million total viewers, the six-part series is still off to a rocky start, according to fans on Twitter. Many fans were expecting to catch up with old pals — Donna, Kelly, Brandon, Brenda, David, Andrea, and Steve — but instead were left watching a show about the actors themselves. "We are all playing fictional heightened versions of ourselves and everyone had a say in the show, as in this iteration we are all executive producers,” Tori Spelling, who played Donna in the original, told GoodHousekeeping.com.

Clearly, fans didn't get the memo ahead of the premiere, leaving tried-and-true 90210 lovers bummed that the reboot might not actually be bringing back their favorite '90s stars.

"Wow! Way to disappoint all your fans! #90210 whose bright idea was it having the actors NOT play their character?!" -@joannazaneta

"Dear @FOXTV, You really messed up this 90210 reboot. Nobody cares about their real lives. We can google that." - @lanier_RN



"This 90210 reboot format is terrible! What a horrendous concept. I’m 6 minutes in, and already want to turn it off. What a major letdown!" - @squire31

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Disappointment aside, many viewers are straight-up confused about what was happening during the premiere. For example, Brian Austin Green plays himself but is married to a hip-hop artist (played by LaLa Anthony) instead of his actual wife Megan Fox. From the premiere alone, some fans are still trying to figure out if the show is aiming to be a mockumentary or not. (FYI: Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling told US Weekly that the show is really an excuse for "everyone to make fun of themselves.")

"This 90210 show is one of the most confusing things I’ve ever watched." - @tomkeels

"Raise your hand if you would rather have watched re-runs of 90210 instead of the confusing mess that was aired tonight 🙋🏻." - @creepette

"I need someone to speak out loud what is happening in this region 90210 like are they them or are the fictional or is this all just meta and are they all an executive producer on it THIS IS MELTING MY BRAIN." - @theGudernatch

Since we're only one episode in, it's fair to say that 90210 fans will probably get answers to their questions in the coming weeks. At they very least, they will get to see more of Shannen Doherty next Wednesday (that is if they decide to tune in).

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