Darren Star interview

In The New York Times, as part of a look back at hit TV series Beverly Hills 90210, Dave Itzkoff talks to the show's creator, Darren Star.

With "Sex and the City" I was very conscious of creating a group of friends that were going through a shared experience. In "90210," it was high school, and "Sex and the City" it was the shared experience of four single women in New York. And that they rely on each other, and depend on each other. Whereas "90210" you could say, "O.K., it's about Beverly Hills" - no, it's really about friendship. And with "Sex and the City," you can say, "It's really about sex" - no, it's really about friendship.