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This month was definitely May sleeps. There's been a holding pattern since the 50th anniversary excitement ended.

You're welcome. Jealous scheming ho all about the come up that blackmailed dangerous villain businessman into marriage was not going to turn into a Pretty Woman love story.

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That same blogger also has another good post: Hill Place: Favoring "Falcon Crest": The Other Major Prime Time Soap That arc specifically is why I refer to Season 5 as Dallas with grapes/Miami Vice hybrid. Did you like that pairing? I recall some scenes in Seasons 3 and 4 where they seemed intrigued by each other but then suddenly out of nowhere comes a blackmail marriage.

Knowing Josh Griffith it will end up coming across as a bad Lifetime movie.

Well there was certainly enough cash to finance the 1989 remotes in Vienna and Moscow, and the 1990 remote in Paris.

Olivia was last seen on Y&R in 2009 I think. I don't blame Tonya Lee Williams for not wanting to return after she was unceremoniously dumped in 2005 after 15 years of service.

Budget mode has trickled down to the costume department.

Was it this blog Hill Place: The Single-Handed Destruction of "Falcon Crest" by Kristian Alfonso's Pilar Ortega A couple more old blogs I found ‘Falcon Crest’ (Season 1): Intrigue, drunk on wine | Drunk TV ‘Falcon Crest’ (Season 2): Melodrama & glamour ramp up in 2nd season | Drunk TV

5 seasons, but not long after Patrick Duffy's return budget mode started and that brought on what I suspect to be the salary dumpings of long-time female cast members and sweet young things hired on the cheap. We saw budget mode leading to the salary dumpings of long-time female cast members and sweet young things hired on the cheap across all three of the CBS primetime soaps. In the grand scheme of things, Victoria Principal and Linda Gray were smart to walk away when they did. In theory getting Victoria Principal and Linda Gray expensive contracts off the books should have freed up cash but budget mode probably lead to a salary cap and I think the bulk of the salaries at that point were probably going to Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy.

Bradley's last hurrah was the Jabot/Newman crossover. I'd say the last good episode of 1999 was the Stephanie/Brooke confrontation at Big Bear that was shown during the classics. 12 years of Stephanie's pent-up rage was unleashed. It was her "I will crush you" and the moment that Bradley went full-on in turning Stephanie into a female Victor.

How are you finding Season 5 on a rewatch? The tanking was cemented this season (signs of tanking were showing in season 4), plus it couldn't beat the new hotness Miami Vice so might as well join it. The storylines were just so start and stop and most of them didn't really work.

You'll soon see the setup of a triangle that will drive so many storylines for a good portion of the series. Such soapy goodness.

In that vein, we could say the additions of Kevin Dobson and William Devane were to draw the male audience away from Hill Street Blues, and it worked.

Controversial take here, but I think the Williams family was added on in an attempt to get the African-American audience away from NBC. Think about NBC Thursday in 1987/88: The Cosby Show #1, A Different World 2nd, L.A. Law highest-rated season and that was the season Blair Underwood joined the cast. Remember too budget mode had kicked in so there was most likely a salary cap and these actresses were probably hired on the cheap.

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It's been noticeable since the anniversary episodes. Voice has changed too. Surgery and/or injections gone wrong.

Every female pop star from Madonna/Whitney/Janet in the 1980s to Mariah in the 1990s to Beyoncé/Rihanna in the 21st century owes everything to Ms. Tina Turner. She paved the way for them. Private Dancer-era Tina was also the GOAT of late-career comebacks. I'd say the only other late-career comeback to rival that was Believe-era Cher. From What's Love Got to Do With It to The Best to When the Heartache is Over, her songs were such a big part of my life. RIP Ms. Turner and thank you for all your contributions to music.

@Broderick I've never watched Yellowstone but from what I've read, it seems like what TNT Dallas should have been but wasn't.

Not just a substitute, but the show's new pet that became front-burner lead right away.

@Khan I agree that Donna Mills was smart to leave when she did. I felt the show started going off the rails in the aftermath of Laura's departure and it was effectively over when Abby left. As for Greg/Paige, yeah there was the ick factor of his becoming involved with the daughter of his frenemy Mack and at one point it was even thought that Greg was her dad. I also agree that Paige was never a clear cut heroine. She was introduced as a troublemaking vixen but I'd say she was more of an anti-heroine by the time she was elevated to front-burner lead.

In the Bill Bell social issue storyline vein, Michael Baldwin might apply. Michael was originally the villain in the sexual harassment storyline but he was released from prison, had a redemption arc to become an anti-hero/romantic leading man, and a family was built around him.

On paper, Kristian Alfonso being cast comes across as popular daytime star brought on to aging primetime soap with the expectation that their huge daytime following would carry over (see also Vanessa Marcil on 90210 a decade later).

I'd say the heart and roots of Dallas is that of a western. That's why it has such a masculine energy, in the sense that it was the more male-focused primetime soap and appealed more to the male audience than the others. As for TNT Dallas, it was effectively over when Larry Hagman passed away.

Nicollette Sheridan did not become a regular cast member until Season 10, but did you find that she ate the show during the final five seasons?