Expert: Crystal - 12/9/2003

Question
I see you stated you have all ten seasons on tape, WHERE DID YOU GET THEM?  I would really love to have the series on VHS/DVD but cant locate them anywhere.  Can you help?  I currently have the pilot and the graduation.

Thank you,
Cathy

Answer
Hello Cathy and thanks for your question.

I was able to get all 10 seasons on VHS courtesy of first run on Fox and syndication on FX.

I would love to have 90210 on DVD myself because my tapes will only hold up for so long. I have not heard anything about an official release on VHS/DVD sets at this time. However, I do watch the site www.tvshowsondvd.com for up-to-date information on all TV show releases. Back at the end of November they had a brief article stating that it appeared that music clearance was the problem that was holding up the release of the show. It appears that 90210 only got music clearance for television, not for official VHS/DVD release. If you noticed the song "Blood Is Thicker Than Water" by The Triplets was not used on the graduation VHS release but was used when the show aired on Fox and in syndication. Music clearance is the reason for that.

I have seen where people have been selling 90210 on DVD and VHS sets on the Internet, but these are not official releases. If you do go that route, please be careful because you could end up with poor quality or have your money taken and end up with nothing. Then there is the matter of copyright infringement, which that is, and is illegal since they are not official releases. Seller and buyer could be held accountable.

The safest route to get all the episodes is to tape them off of FX yourself. Or maybe find someone that is willing to trade copies of their tapes from their own personal collection. When trading, neither party makes any profit, it's an even swap and sharing what you have with someone.

Please remember me for any other 90210 questions you may have. Crystal