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Oh and as a side piece - a Knots Landing writer is brought in as a story writer in the last season; Pete-something-something? He really brings the whole show to an amazing ending. I really wished it could've gone on to season 8 as I felt the show was having a new energy.

"You're poaching. And poachers get shot," - What the hell Amanda? Isn't that a death threat against Alison?

How rude.

On 2016-12-25 at 7:59 PM, Soaplovers said:

To me...season 1 though 3 reminded me of a 90s Knots Kanding....Season 4 through 6 with the over the top stuff reminded me more of Dynasty...more aboit plot then character...Season 7 was a cross between Dynasty and Knots Landinf..

Funnily enough, when Melrose was cancelled Darren Star commented that he envisioned the show to go on at least as long as Knots Landing.

He left to do the unsuccessful Central Park West after season three so go figure. (his last episode was #100)

Maybe it was a vacation, to be honest, the post-Pam seasons are an increasing blur to me as the series go on.

Lucy moved to Europe in one of the last episodes of season 13, but I can't for my life recall why.

Sheree was pregnant, so she wanted out.

Charlene Tilton was let go.

Barbara Bel Geddes was offered to appear in limited episodes like Howard Keel, but she told them to go F themselves (in a more ladylike manner, of course).

As you can tell watching it, they pretty much cut back on every actor except Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy due to budget reasons.

Well, she quit, but it was a mutual decision. They needed to cut the costs and I guess Susan Sullivan saw a way out.

On 2017-01-17 at 9:43 PM, Soapsuds said:

The FC and Knots preview gave everything away for the cliffhanger...LOL....I liked Dallas the best because not everything was revealed.

I've always been amazed when watching old prime time soap promos how they'd give literally everything away for the cliffhangers - Melrose Place and Beverly Hills 90210 did this too.

It always amused me that Amanda was supposed to be the bitchy boss at work when the truth is that Alison was lucky to be employed as long as she was. I mean, the woman got drunk at business dinners, got into a catfight at a company Christmas function, regularly skipped work for whatever drama she went through that week and showed an inability to listen to clients when she showed the "naughty" pictures Jo took, yet she still gave Alison her job back when she was blind. 

I'm all for overcoming handicaps and all that, but [!@#$%^&*]. Advertising, especially the ones we saw D&D do, is a visual medium. What exactly did Alison do at D&D the short period she was blind?

Let's discuss Alison becoming president of D&D a few weeks after her stint in rehab, in addition to her horrible attendence record and her general behavior at work.

Best employee ever.

Interesting that CBS re-released Dynasty with the reboot coming up on the pilot front...

Sign that they are investing in the show again?

4 hours ago, P.J. said:

Yeah, I think I heard something about KC signing a Berlantiverse contract---but I had assumed that meant she'd make occasional appearances across the shows. I hate the thought of being stuck with her again on Arrow. There are so many other recurring characters I'd rather have back, Nyssa, Tatsu, and Amanda Waller immediately come to mind. And isn't Nyssa's sister supposed to be popping up soon?

I'm not sure she'll only stay on "Arrow" tbh. This might be their way of re-introducing her, but she's already appeared several times on The Flash and I could easily see them transplant her to Legends of Tomorrow.

Katie Cassidy signed a contract in the spring so that they can use her in all the Berlanti superhero shows - Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow and Legends, so I knew she was coming back.

On 2016-11-25 at 2:31 AM, slick jones said:

She had a whole family in that episode...and only that episode...LOL

I've always laughed at those Student of the Week stories that were never seen again, despite getting SO close to The Cult.

I still think they buried them somewhere in the desert. There's a massgrave out there somewhere!

Ssh! Spoilers for certain peeps!

Ryan and Megan is essentially a re-do of Alison/Billy...

And yeah, the reason why season 7 is good is because it actually has a focused over-arching plot, just like how Dynasty season 9.

This is essentially was missing from the final season(s) of Beverly Hills 90210 -  a coherent plot. Though, both of Melrose and Dynasty's plots were a bit lacking in continuity.

7 minutes ago, Vee said:

I was infuriated that Fox dropped MP - which had recouped well for the most part - vs. 90210, which was a dog for its last several years.

Yeah, Melrose and 90210 rated similarly... I guess this was a push from Papa Aaron. 90210 really sucked in season 9 and deserved to be cancelled... and it got worse in season 10. Melrose had a good season and was building through the season.

I blame Tori!

Who wants to bet that the fall finale will include Rhonda in a coma, just waking up as Andre and Nessa are about to get serious?

Beverly Hills, 90210 were a trainwreck between seasons 8 thru 10. A shame they couldn't have a second wind like Melrose and Dynasty had in their final seasons.

Also, they basically turned Lexi into Peyton Richards from Savannah. There were rumours that they were going to transplant the character onto Melrose Place when Jamie Luner was cast anyways.

In all honesty - isn't this a great soap opera moment?

Wanna touch me to make sure I'm real?

Someone uploaded episode 1x14 Valentine's Bay of Hyperion Bay. This is an episode after Frank South was brought in to run the show and Carmen Electra had been brought on as the Joan Collins/Heather Locklear of the show to try and save it:

Gosh, this thread made me watch the first six episodes of season two and one thing I noticed is that they had A LOT of outdoor scenes, which went missing in later seasons.

Outdoor shoots are really underrated in these type of shows...

And gee, Jane, no wonder you're alone with that ugly pink couch! If I was Michael I would've bolted too.

I'll need to re-watch the so-called "Summer of Love", but from what I recall there's definitively a re-positioning with them quickly wrapping up the Rory storyline and then the sudden return of Jane. Due to falling ratings they actually did shut down production of the show briefly to retool and then took a hiatus with MP Confidental / The Nasty Minded Professor acting like a two hour season finale in March. I can't help to wonder if the Rory storyline was originally intended to last longer than it did to be honest, then of course them writing out five of the main characters, plus essentially turning Lexi into Peyton Richards (like she always should've been).

Either way, season seven is a much welcome improvement - even if they totally slip up on continuity at times...

I was meh on Buena Sera Mr Campbell as they wrote out five characters and not one Melrosian death!

I get not killing off Billy or Jennifer or Taylor - but to spare Sam, Jeff and Coop? Come on, no one would mourn them. Send Jeff and Sam off a cliff or something! I also would've had Billy gone to Atlanta to shack up with Alison - I'm sure they could've gotten Courtney Thorne-Smith for a blink-and-you'll miss it cameo. Since this *was* technically the season six finale (last episode produced for s6) it's kind of disappointing.

Charles Roisin who ran the show from seasons 1 thru 5 is also interviewed on that site I believe.

They're lucky Calista didn't bolt as her contract had a get-out clause if the show moved filming from Los Angeles.

I'm guessing she'll film several episodes worth of scenes when out in Vancouver.