Has the world gone topsy-turvy or are our standards just getting lower? After yesterday's Dune remake announcement didn't immediately have us decrying Hollywood's dearth of original ideas, today we got news of two TV spin-offs that don't automatically make us want to curl up crying—the Sci Fi Channel's Caprica, a long-anticipated prequel set 50 years before the events of Battlestar Galactica; and The CW's as-yet-untitled Beverly Hills 90210 spin-off, script details from which leaked yesterday. Mostly our lack of knee-jerk revulsion is due to the talent behind the scenes: Caprica comes from the same creative heads (Ronald D. Moore and David Eick) as BSG, so hopefully it will share its predecessor's knack for combining engaging action scenes and tangible human drama with poignant political commentary (though not necessarily its taste for belabored mythology). And the 90210 redux is being helmed by Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas, who's obviously been hired to bring his signature snarky take on the lifestyles of the rich and undeserving to this "more racially diverse" update of the Aaron Spelling soap. A sequel in spirit only, the show won't feature any of the original faces—although one family is named "Silver," an allusion to Brian Austin Green's character that approximately 12 thirtysomething women will get—but it will keep a familiar caste system, with likable jocks and "super-hot ultra-rich bitches" mixing it up with modern-day archetypes like "the emo/theater kid" and a "socialite who hosts her own YouTube series." (Uh…Did we mention it's from the guy who made Veronica Mars?) Hopefully it will also carry on the show's mission of preaching the dangers of drugs one hilarious cautionary example at a time: