Expert: Crystal - 7/16/2007

Question
I LOVE 90210,MOSTLY WHEN BRENDA WAS IN IT,AND SOME OF VALERIE.ANYWAY,MY ? IS,WHY ON THE PILOT EPISODE,THEY SHOW THE WALSH HOUSE DIFFERENT,INSIDE AND OUTSIDE,VERY DIFFERENT ESPECIALLY OUT.THE EPISODES AFTER THE PILOTS ARE THE NORMAL"933 HILLCREST DR" DID THEY NOT KNOW WHAT HOUSE TO USE. ALSO JUST AN FYI,IN THE BEGINNING OF THE PILOT EPISODE,WHEN THE MAILMAN IS PICKING UP MAIL FORM MN,IT SAYS 933 HILLCREST "AVE" NOT DR. AND THEN WHEN THE MAIL FINALLY GETS TO CALIFORNIA,THE ENVELOPE,THEN SHOWS THE ADDRESS AND IT SAYS DRIVE. DON'T KNOW THE WRITERS CAUGHT IT. BUT I REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHY,THE HOUSES ARE DIFFERENT. I WIS BRENDA,PLAYED IN IT TILL THE END,AND HER AND DYLAN,GOT MARRIED. GINA WAS A B----. I EVER LIKED HER AT ALL,AND MATT WAS BORING TOO. THEY NEED A REUNION,W/ALL THE ORIGINALS.

Answer
Hello Holly,

I see we have a lot in common on what we liked about 90210 and wanted to see (however, I actually liked Gina & Matt as well).

To answer your question, over the years I've learned that the most likely reason for the house change from the pilot episode to "Casa Walsh" used throughout the series is due to how a pilot sets everything up on what the TV series will be about and are filmed months in advance of the original premiere airdate. If the network likes what they see in the pilot, they order the show.

Knowing that pilots are filmed in advance, it's possible when 90210 got picked up that the original house was no longer available for filming purposes for whatever reason such as the homeowner decided they didn't want to allow the home to be used for the exterior home shots, or the behind-the-scenes people decided that the original house wasn't what they wanted after all.

It was never revealed exactly why the house was changed, at least I've never come across anything that answered that question outright. My apologies that I cannot give you an absolute answer.

Take care,
Crystal

P.S. Please refrain from typing in ALL CAPS, it's seen as yelling and is hard to read.