The Heights was a definite attempt by Fox to copy its own success and grab the 90210 audience for another night, and the cast included some actors who'd appeared before on Fox shows, but it was its own little 'verse, unconnected to 90210.

Also true, though I never watched the Heights.

he'd thrown Rose Princess Donna down the stairs.

oh, was that the excuse for all of the plastic surgery?

Wow. I'm so wrong, then.

t slinks away in Spelling-trivia-failure shame

Only if she'd had it on her forearm.

No, you're not wrong JZ. I don't think he was supposed to be "Ray" on The Heights. I never watched it though, but it seems doubtful they'd give the abuser a spin-off. They just didn't think people would have a problem with the guy.

He got comments at concerts too.

Well, when your main audience is 14-18 years old, sometimes they have a problem separating fantasy from reality. "OMG he looked in my general direction, he totally likes me!"

Ha ha, no! IMDB vindicates me, and says his character name on The Heights was Alex!

And now, it saddens me that I am so elated by this.

But, yeah, I think 90210 audiences had problems with the actor, even though he was playing a different character. According to IMDB, he's done damn-all in the last 5 years. A perfectly decent (or, anyhow, not conspicuously crappy) acting career shot down by indelible fictional villainy.

And now, it saddens me that I am so elated by this.

She has a lot of 90210 trivia in her head. I think the OC plays as about 65% 90210 / 35% MSCL to her.

as I recall, he tried to release an album?

She has a lot of 90210 trivia in her head. I think the OC plays as about 65% 90210 / 35% MSCL to her.

Hey!

... it's a fair cop.

And, totally randomly, I just looked at Abusive Ray/Harmless Alex's page on IMDB, and today is his 36th birthday.

t straining for on-topicness

Tim has a birthday, right?