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Jason Priestley reveals why he begged Aaron Spelling to end ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ before abruptly quitting

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Jason Priestley revealed on Jennie Garth's "9021OMG" podcast that he had asked producer Aaron Spelling to end "Beverly Hills, 90210" during its eighth season due to increasingly outrageous plot developments. Priestley grew frustrated with the show’s shift towards more dramatic storylines and believed it was better to conclude while the series was still successful. Despite his efforts, Aaron refused, leading Priestley to leave the show early in its ninth season in 1998, just two years before its actual finale.

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Jason Priestley, who played Brandon Walsh in "Beverly Hills, 90210", revealed on Jennie Garth’s podcast "9021OMG" that he begged late producer Aaron Spelling to end the show during its eighth season. Priestley became frustrated with the series' increasingly outrageous storylines and felt it was starting to resemble a daytime soap opera under new showrunner John Eisendrath. The original cast included Jennie Garth, Shannen Doherty, Luke Perry, Ian Ziering, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green, and Gabrielle Carteris. Priestley felt the series had lost direction and approached Aaron about ending it while it was still successful, but the show continued for two more seasons before concluding in May 2000 after a total of ten seasons.

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Jason Priestley wanted “Beverly Hills, 90210” to end long before the hit teen drama concluded its 10-season run in May 2000. uncertain

drama → want → May

The actor, who played Brandon Walsh on the beloved Fox series, revealed that he begged late producer Aaron Spelling to pull the plug on the show after becoming frustrated with its increasingly outrageous storylines. asserted

he → play → storylines

“There was lots of crazy stuff that happened in that eighth season,” Priestley, 57, recalled during Friday’s episode of his former co-star Jennie Garth’s “9021OMG” podcast. asserted

Priestley → be → podcast

The actor explained that the series, which originally starred Priestley, Garth, Shannen Doherty, Luke Perry, Ian Ziering, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green and Gabrielle Carteris, took a dramatic turn under new showrunner John Eisendrath, with plots involving comas and surprise appearances by characters’ siblings. asserted

which → explain → siblings

“It started to feel very daytime-y in a way,” he said, comparing the show to a soap opera. asserted

he → start → opera

Priestley admitted that he eventually grew tired of the direction the series was heading and approached Aaron about ending it while it was still successful. asserted

it → admit → it

“The problem was I just, I couldn’t see a light at the end of the tunnel,” he explained. asserted

he → see → tunnel

The actor recalled telling the legendary TV producer, “Aaron, man, let’s end this. asserted

’s → recall → this

Let’s go out on top. asserted

’s → let → top

” However, Aaron wasn’t interested in wrapping up the show. asserted

Aaron → wrap → show

“They’re going to pull me off this set in a body bag,” Aaron allegedly told Priestley. uncertain

Aaron → go → Priestley

According to the actor, Aaron insisted he was “never ending the show,” leaving Priestley with a difficult decision. uncertain

he → accord → decision

“I was like, well, I need to leave then. asserted

I → need → ?

I want to go do other things with my career and in my life,” he explained. asserted

he → want → life

Priestley ultimately walked away from the series early in its ninth season in 1998, with his character leaving Beverly Hills to pursue a journalism career in Washington, D.C. However, the actor admitted he might have made a different decision had he known the show was nearing its end. uncertain

show → walk → end

“If I’d have known the show was only going to go for another year and a half after I left, I would have stayed,” he confessed. asserted

he → know → year

His departure also derailed plans for Brandon to marry Garth’s character, Kelly Taylor. asserted

Brandon → derail → character

“I think that was the overall plan,” Priestley said of their characters eventually tying the knot. asserted

characters → think → knot

Jason Priestley reveals why he begged Aaron Spelling to end ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ before abruptly quitting

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