Did you watch 90210 last night?   We were wearing our “persian-critic” glasses as we watched, and to our super-duper pleasant surprise… we got to hear some Farsi, – yes, even a simple Khorresht  (stew) and Tonbak (persian drums) mention counts in our book - see Navid’s family, and get a sense for some Persian hospitality.

  Did you watch 90210 last night?

So, our new favorite character to watch – in an attempt to guage the authenticity of the Persian-ness attributed to him and his image for wider audiences to judge - Navid Shirazi (played by Michael Steger, the non-Persian actor that plays the Persian role) finally said “yes” when asked whether he was Persian or not.  

So, our new favorite character to watch – in an attempt to guage the authenticity of the Persian-ness attributed to him and his image for wider audiences to judge - Navid Shirazi (played by Michael Steger, the non-Persian actor that plays the Persian role) finally said “yes” when asked whether he was Persian or not.

Did you watch the premiere episode of the much-hyped-about Beverly Hills 90210 on The CW?

  Did you watch the premiere episode of the much-hyped-about Beverly Hills 90210 on The CW?