i saw it from around the time of the "who shot JR" episode, right up until the end !!
i remember when the "cliff-hanger" were a TOTAL surprise !! and when the series finished we had to WAIT the 3 months or so to see what happened when it returned !!
there was no way of knowing and the stories were never leaked out !!
i MISS that kind of surprise with things now .... we always know in advance !!
Matthew.
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My mom was totally into those shows when I was a kid and I wasn't about to leave a room that had a tv on no matter what, so I ended watching most of those nighttime soaps. I'd say that I enjoyed "Dallas" more than Dynasty -- from what I remember, the stories seemed less outlandish and it wasn't about a "catfight of the week" the way Dynasty was (although those were amusing too -- especially when Heather Locklear was involved). It kinda jumped the shark after that shower scene though (talk about a reboot).
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Although I watched both, I think I preferred Dynasty. Part of it might have been that they more younger characters (Fallon, Jeff, Sammy Jo, etc). I stopped watching Dallas around the time Victoria Principal left, but Dynasty I stayed with until the end. I even watched the spinoff, the Colbys (although mainly for Emma Samms and Stephanie Beachum... two actresses that I adored in the 80s).
I did watch all the rest, although mostly for very shallow reasons. Falcon Crest I primarily watched because I had the hots for Billy Moses, although I loved Jane Wyman's Angela Channing. Knots Landing I mainly watched for the younger characters, some of whom I found tasty. Like I said, I wasn't looking for deep storylines there
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I didn't watch it much, but I grew up in a strict "Dallas" household. It was part of that classic Friday night lineup for a long time.
I think my Dad's only unrealized dream in life was to replace the actor that played Jock Ewing!
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I would have said DALLAS straight away, but I have recently caught a couple of all-nite DYNASTY marathons on the Soap Network, and they were GREAT campy fun! Everyone was just so cuntly and amusing!!
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I think I'm leaning more towards Dynasty although I probably saw about the same number of each show while they were on. And the only reason I ever watched Falcon Crest was because of David Selby. Anyone remember what other soap he was on about 15 to 20 years before Falcon Crest?
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quote:Originally posted by the boy with UltraPowers:
quote:Originally posted by MLLASH: cuntly
great word LASH !!!
Agreed that it's a great word, but he's misused it. The adjective "cunty" would have been appropriate, rather than the adverb "cuntly".
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Oh, and I came from a "Dallas" household. Never watched any of the others. I remember being so disappointed by the "it was all a dream" season, when all the plotlines from that season were just completely abandoned.
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quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Oh, and I came from a "Dallas" household. Never watched any of the others. I remember being so disappointed by the "it was all a dream" season, when all the plotlines from that season were just completely abandoned.
i remember the two bombs going off in that last episode, JAMIE getting into her car [ BANG !!! ] and Sue Ellen getting out of the lift in the offices of "Ewing Oil" [ BANG !!! ]
at the time i thought the DREAM ending was kinda cool !!! IMO of course ....
Matthew.
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