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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid you ever like "Dynasty"?
Dynasty from 1981 to 1989, personified the eighties.
Glam, glitz, Reagan, the rise of Trump
We had a discussion today on Joan Collins.
Did you ever like the show?
Did you ever watch?
muntrv
(14,505 posts)cynatnite
(31,011 posts)It had it's moments, but too much melodrama and glam for my tastes to sit through it again.
niyad
(113,262 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,700 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,647 posts)which is what I thought of them.
Judi Lynn
(160,516 posts)kimbutgar
(21,130 posts)cynatnite
(31,011 posts)He was a gay character and wound up being a heterosexual husband. It just aggravated me that they compromised his character so badly.
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)Given the attitudes now, we sometimes forget the baby steps it took to get here. Looking back, it was the equivalent of a back handed compliment, but it showed the women in Steven's life accepting him and trying to help, in whatever limited way they could. That is one reason why I think women should be running the world. They GET it.
A lot of gay men have gotten married and been unhappy. It didn't make them heterosexual.
I watched it religiously BECAUSE of Steven's character, Alexis (whom I loved to hate), Krystle (who was such a limp dishrag), the beautiful clothes, homes, and all the trappings of the rich. I was living vicariously, since I was dirt poor (I could probably still be considered relatively poor, but I am comfortable). But I couldn't stomach DALLAS. I already hated Texas, and everything they embodied.
Dynasty was required viewing.
cynatnite
(31,011 posts)The Alexis hijinks were must-see TV. I agree about Krystle. She was boring.
I didn't care about Dallas, but my parents were completely hooked. LOL
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,674 posts)marble falls
(57,077 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)I think I watched one or two episodes of Dallas when it first came on, but that was it for me with Prime Time Soaps. They were all just boring.
cynatnite
(31,011 posts)FM123
(10,053 posts)I watched it back in the early '80s when I was a college student - I thought Dex was so fine....
dflprincess
(28,075 posts)but I did like "Dallas".
Dave in VA
(2,037 posts)didn't watch that stupid show called "dallas" either.
NYCButterfinger
(755 posts)JHB
(37,158 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)Never saw it.
I was busy in those years lol.
Watched very little TV.
hatrack
(59,583 posts)At least let them have British accents!
50 Shades Of Blue
(9,975 posts)What can I say,I loved watching daytime soaps and I watched most of the 80's primetime soaps for at least part of their runs, too.
JDC
(10,125 posts)pwb
(11,261 posts)Doodley
(9,088 posts)at her career best!
BootinUp
(47,141 posts)I recall.
House of Roberts
(5,168 posts)Key West, because Jennifer Tilly was in it, and Flamingo Road, because Morgan Fairchild and Cristina Raines were in it.
yonder
(9,663 posts)Dramatizing phony wealthy people and their problems is not for me. There's too much of that going on as it is.
For the most part,, American prime time TV sucks, IMO. Then and now.
Totally Tunsie
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greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)not_the_one
(2,227 posts)"The City On The Edge Of Forever".
She was perfect for the role, and you were literally left in tears at the end. Incredibly moving.
edit to add... regarding Star Trek and female actors
I really couldn't stand "Lucy" (the character). Although Lucille Ball was incredibly beautiful, and a good actor, television turned her into a one trick pony with a penchant for screaming.
BUT, without "I LOVE LUCY" we wouldn't have Star Trek. She (and Desi) created Desilu Studios, which gave the original Star Trek series the green light to get produced. I will thank her forever for that.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)BootinUp
(47,141 posts)give me that look too. did you read the part the poster added /edited?
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)That's disappointing. I guess the social unrest from shoes and shirts got to you? I hope not.
Skittles
(153,150 posts)interesting
I agree with you about that episode.....very poignant
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Cha
(297,154 posts)about Joan Collins.. she doesn't sound very bright.
VOX
(22,976 posts)Had a life back then. Watched very little TV of any variety.
The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)I was about 2nd grade when it came on, and about 9th grade when it went off. I don't remember anyone around me really watching it. Kind of like something we all knew about but didn't watch. I do remember watching Dallas and Falcon Crest. Angela Channing and JR Ewing would have made a frightful couple. My stepmother liked Knotts Landing.
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)But I did like Falcon Crest.
mindfulNJ
(2,367 posts)It was all the rage when I was in college. There were actual watch parties for it. The boys would say lewd things about Heather Locklear and Linda Evans and cheer on the catfights. God...the things I used to hear and put up with back then. Fuck Dynasty.
PatSeg
(47,399 posts)I only saw it a few times when my daughter was watching it. Not my kind of program.