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Ava Gardner was everything! I always point out that the final 10 episodes of season 6 were peak Knots Landing and Ava Gardner arc played a big part of that. Knots Landing isn't the type of soap we'd expect to see a messy wealthy matriarch that tries to control her son's life but Ruth didn't feel out of place at all and I think her story was complete in the episodes that she was in. I loved the scenes where Laura called out Ruth and put her on blast. It's so funny that Ruth preferred villainess Abby over the more virtuous Laura as the ideal mate for Greg.

From Janice Lynde IMDb page, her primetime roles seem to be mostly failed pilots, guest starring roles, and TV movies. In the 1980s she also had two daytime roles on Another World and One Life to Live. I don't think she ever got a regular role on a primetime series, but someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

I agree with your take on the Douglas Marland years. Remember too there was the EP change in October 1988 from Robert Calhoun to Laurence Caso. I think 1986 and 1987 were the best years.

Hahaha, yes! In hindsight, Ashley should have been rested from Brenda Epperson 1995 departure until Eileen Davidson 1999 return.

That seems possible, considering Bruce Willis movie career was taking off thanks to Die Hard.

Shari Shattuck was a nepo hire and her not passing the chemistry tests w/ EB and Don Diamont derailed a potential Victor/Nikki/Brad/Ashley quad.

Another month where 90% of the show was hot garbage. Who knows what November will be like.

What is this mess?

BtG has some garbage time here and there, but it's still better than current Y&R.

Brandon Stoddard knew exactly what he was doing when he moved Dynasty to an ABC dead zone. It's well-known that Brandon Stoddard goal was to get Aaron Spelling off of ABC. As for Dynasty, it should've ended Spring 1988 which to me feels like the natural end point for 1980s primetime soaps as a genre. Re: Moonlighting, my feeling is Robert Iger had had enough of the BTS issues, thus the move to a killer time slot.

Vanessa is a nasty ho and from what's been shown so far not a very good parent. I'm waiting to see what type of relationship she has with her daughter. Maybe someday one of her children will call her out and put her on blast for her ho ways.

Hahaha, love it I'm so dead right now 🤣

ABC sabotaged Moonlighting and Dynasty. CBS moving Simon & Simon to Saturday 9 pm head-to-head w/ The Golden Girls looks like a tank job or sabotage but I think it was fill space in the schedule as CBS never really had much success on Saturday. I pointed this out in the Knots Landing thread, but I think Donna Mills pending departure brought back lapsed viewers for Abby exit storyline. Roseanne was the first show that threatened The Cosby Show dominance and it also killed off all the Reagan-era ideal family sitcoms.

GL holiday classic episodes I remember were Michael Zaslow Emmy winning episode, rebroadcast of Christmas 1995, and Phillip learns about his parentage.

Go on EB with your bad self 🤣

It's back! I still LOL at the Tide shot in one of Andre/Dani love scenes.

We can assume that Aria is being taken care of by a nanny.

Tank job. The A-Team finished off The Jeffersons.

Kevin Dobson and William Devane were brought on to get the male audience away from Hill Street Blues and it worked.

Not to mention peak 90210 and Melrose. Was anyone checking for Kevin Dobson BITD? I never thought of any of the Knots Landing male cast members as any type of hotness. Did any of them have a glow up that I somehow didn't recognize?

@Maxim Black widow Hayley will be back soon

Empire Valley started good in season 6 but became a mess in season 7. Empire Valley season 7 was another storyline that got Knots Landing to tank for me.

Wolfbridge gave me action thriller/James Bond feels but I couldn't pinpoint any specific movies it may have taken elements from.

I looked up the summary of that movie and yes, I can see elements of the Joshua storyline there. It's been posted before that Knots Landing took elements from Scenes From a Marriage and No Down Payment. A YT Video lists The Trouble with Harry as the influence for Peter Hollister and Vertigo as the influence for Ciji/Cathy. Can we think of other classic films/stories that Knots Landing might have taken elements from?

Susan Lucci is the diva of all divas of daytime. Is a reality show worthy of her?