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Article: `Grosse Pointe,' premiering Friday on WB.(The Dallas Morning News)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- September 15, 2000
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Ooh, gross. That's deep-speak for a typical character on The WB's "Grosse Pointe."
It's also a cheap way to take an opening shot at the show.
But in this case, cease fire. Producer Darren Star's behind-the-scenes sendup of "TV's hottest teen drama" isn't all that good nor all that bad. It's cheesy, cheeky fun at times, brought to you by a melodrama maven who knows the artificial turf.
Star created "Beverly Hills, 90210" in partnership with TV kingpin Aaron Spelling. He then did likewise with "Melrose Place," flopped on his own with "Central Park West" and regrouped with HBO's "Sex and the City." All of which makes him more hot than not, and ...