Overlord is going to be very busy doing it’s Tivo-thing on Tuesday nights. Fringe and 90210 at 8. Eureka and Reaper at 9.

Actually, I can’t imagine watching more than the pilot of 90210, but still, what’s up with Tuesdays? Speaking of 90210, the TV Column in the Washington Post had a funny piece about the debut of the original Beverly Hills 90210, since FOX didn’t make the new show available for advanced screening:

TV critics, and viewers, were underwhelmed: “It’s apparently part of a new experiment in comatose television — a show where things almost happen but never quite do. You keep checking your pulse to make sure you haven’t died,” wrote The Post’s Tom Shales. “The 90-minute premiere of ‘Beverly Hills, 90210′ . . . [gives] you the feeling you’ve been watching for 90 days,” added the Los Angeles Times’ Howard Rosenberg.

TV columnist Lisa de Moraes noted that by refusing to screen the show, the network got way more hype and publicity than if they’d just forked over the goods.

They’re very clever at Fox. I notice they’re “letting” Fringe fans build the wiki for them. How very generous.