Tune in before it gets canceled

One of my sister's college roommates was in five episodes of 90210. (She has done many more impressive things in the 10 years since then, although you might know her best for her role in a Southwest Airlines commercial as the snooping woman in the bathroom who giggles at her friend's prescription drugs before the shelves suddenly collapse. "Want to get away?")

Anyway, her latest project is NBC's Windfall. I don't often have the patience for hour-long shows, but I made it through the pilot, which aired last week.

A group of friends buy lottery tickets together and win. Your typical chaos ensues: Russian brides are purchased, high schoolers become emancipated, and children ride back-yard carnival sets. You know, the usual.

I'll probably watch the next episode too, especially since the show features Luke Perry and I remain fixated on 90210's former stars. In fact, the last hour-long show I started watching starred Jason Priestly.

Comments

Josh said…
It seems to me like the emanciapation plot is strikingly common on TV. Does this happen often in real life? By which I mean -- ever?
June 12, 2006
Anonymous said…
And of those, how many do not involve child actors?
June 13, 2006
dl004d said…
The real question is how many child actors marry Russian mail-order brides in order to escape their parents.
June 13, 2006
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