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I'm hoping that they're aiming less high and envisioning a TV movie, because big screen, no way. This is the kind of thing that SoapNet should have been behind from day one. A well-produced prequel telefilm could have potentially been a lucrative 5-night event for the network. I agree with DaytimeFan, I do love the idea of a prequel but no one is interested in Dyna$ty unless it's dripping in diamonds. This is Spelling, not Steinbeck, and spending too much time on humble roots will be a fail. It has to be established that the Morells and Scotts had some pennies, no one wants to see Alexis looking less than dressed to the nines. We know The Colbys had money. But what also made Dynasty so special was the almost retro-futuristic aesthetic thanks almost entirely to Nolan Miller. It was the '80s but people were being dressed and living like it was the '40s so it had this neat period feel while establishing its OWN period identity at the same time. The costumers set decorators would have to inject some type of futurism to at least make that quality of the show as special in the context of a new spin on the franchise. And Nolan btw was one of the main interviewees for Carolyn Jones' Biography on A&E.

That is nuts (and lol @Pacific Palisades Carl ), but I guess they all had the "bird in the hand" mentality. I mean, I'm the type who would take the yearly checks over the lump sum when winning the lottery, there's only but SO much money one can reasonably spend in a year. It's not like Dynasty has had a great syndication here in the states, it's done much better in foreigh markets. But residuals checks can be random and "paltry", I guess I can understand why they did it. Yes, Claudia looks like a linebacker. Or Kanye West. It's funny how much fluffier chinchilla (Dominique) is bred these days. And Nolan had the gall to use fake chinchilla for Linda Evans in the reunion (gasp!) on CBS (double gasp!). BTW, last I heard, Nolan was very ill with lung cancer. I wonder if he's doing better and if he'll be up to dress the new project. He must.

She's someone who used to always be on TV in the early '80s, that impossibly long hair etched in childhood memory. I know Dallas, the show and its Cowboys, had a lot to do with it, but there really was this country craze back then. We used to watch The Barbara Mandrell Show and Hee-Haw, I remember the Oakridge Boys and Kenny and Dolly and all of them being on TV a lot when I was little. And of course her big sis "Lorettie" ("Dooooooo!")!

Ha, there isn't enough Vaseline and gauze in the world (love you Joanie! ). That's very interesting DaytimeFan, hmm, I wonder how that'll REALLY hold up. I can't imagine Queen Esther swallowed that bitter little pill without some fight, maybe she didn't see the potential in the future beyond the "moment!" that was Dinasty. Perhaps they could pull it off a la Enter Alexis with a shaded figure only referred to and seen from behind. As if! At any rate, I vote for Sian Phillips as Alexis and Caress' mother as her Livia was the inspiration for Alexis. (Perhaps grandmother depending on just how young they're going.) Maybe Glenda Jackson as Sable and Frankie's mom. So many great actresses to choose from... Judi Dench, Samantha Eggar, Shirley Anne Field, Diana Rigg, Vanessa Redgrave... ETA: Maybe they can finally get Sophia Loren!

I've heard fan-wankers toss this idea around for years, I think it *could* be great, especially if it was produced as lavishly as the original and all of the sweeping telefilms of the '80s. Although a LOT of familiar names would be missing because, well, the characters wouldn't have been born yet, there's room to explore plenty of prequel territory with characters like Alexis' sister Cassie and cousins Sable and Frankie, all of their undoubtedly fabulous parents (their mummies who were sistuhs as Sable reminded us), Jason Colby, Constance Colby, Phillip Colby, Cecil Colby, Ben Carrington, parallel life of the burgeoning international singing sensation Millie Cox come Dominique Deveraux, Garrett Boydsten, Sable's rape, Zach Powers, Roger Grimes, et cetera... The beauty is Dynasty already established that almost every character over 40 had known one another back in the day. Of course it can't all rely on showing us the stuff they've already told us about, there's room for plenty of new secrets and revelations. *Could* be good.

South America, the ME scares me (I know, ignorant, no offense). And lol at Soapboy, I'm afraid I'd take the fart too, there's no way that toothbrush is goin' in my mouth! Re: the fart, I think we've all been in an enclosed space and have had to on some level endure that particular assault to our senses. I also hate it when people eat stinky food on the bus, like salt and vinegar potato chips. Would you rather be hit by a car or be bit by a dog (same degree of non-fatal injury)?

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OMG, I totally remember this interview and thought she looked like the Professor from Gilligan's Island. Hindsight is a cool thing b/c I didn't even know who our Connie was back then nor did I ever really look at by-lines. I'm not so good at placing names with bts regimes but I think I can say with some confidence that I enjoy this lady's work, at least what she brought to AMC (I think she "gets" Agnes Nixon, her humor and attention to detail, how the "little things" like Bonkers can mean so much... and she has exquisite taste in... cats.)

^^Safe to say that that episode aired on a Thursday afternoon.

Yeah, the headshot wall reminded me of Soapdish which they say was inspired by the wall-sized photos at AMC's studio. For some reason, I always imagined Y&R was more glam behind the scenes and not so road company with actors doing their own makeup, washing up in Tupperware and whatnot. But maybe this was simply the norm?

Paul, we posted at the same time. I'm not sure, but I do believe the cameras back then had to warm up so turning them on and off would be time consuming, as was editing of course. Plus, tape itself was expensive hence it being reused by some, and episodes archived on kinescope.

supes, what a great article! Very cool bts glimpse. LOL at K.T. chatting with that snood around her mouth. Soaps function so differently these days, I wonder how the majority of remaining vets feel about the shooting schedule of today in comparison. I guess there'smore free time, but crazily jam-packed days and not the same cast and crew comraderie. Get 'em in, get 'em on, get 'em out.

Exactly, that's kind of what I was getting at, even Nolan's Dynasty duds are "dated" but that doesn't necessarily subtract from the appeal of those clothes. I don't like EVERYthing I see when I catch old eps, but maybe I would have liked it back then, maybe not. Tastes evolve and looking back there are things I've worn that I don't necessarily like now (loud patterned silk and rayon shirts of the early '90s). I think the things I'm still fond of are as you say timeless. A woman who could rock some of those Dynasty looks then could rock them now. Particularly Dominique's clothes which weren't as garish and statement making as some of Alexis' outfits. IMO, their best outfits were the ones that looked as equally and elegantly at home in the '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00's, '10s, and beyond, which were usually sleek lined and monochromatic.

How can you like Bob Mackie and not like Nolan Miller?? They're pretty much cut from the same cloth, pun intended. ITA, they are dated but so are Nolan Miller's clothes (hell, this is trickle down Miller anyway) but they were completely au courant. Miller borrowed heavily from the '40s, he took the sleek, chic elegance of Halston's '70s and fussed it up in the '80s. I miss '80s fashion, the hats, the furs, the suits, it's still alive and well on Sunday mornings in the black church however.

LOL, this was my re-intro to the show, the very first clip on the very first CAPITOL tape I acquired. Yes indeed, right up Marj's alley! It would be cool if they could somehow reunite her with Jess on Y&R. I've never felt that Y&R was Marj's kind of show, but I don't exactly feel that way any longer.

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I saw a clip on AOL with Tami crying because her ex finally apologized. Admittedly, I kinda judged her and thought, "Of COURSE Tami nabbed herself a basketball player. $$$" It's been a lot of years so maybe it's time to give her a second chance but man I could not STAND her and Beth and Irene on TRW during and after that whole David-drags-her-in-her-panties thing. "It WASN'T! NOT! FUNNY!"

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I don't drive much, but you know, when I do I find myself turning on AM so I can listen to gospel like we used to on Sunday mornings. I guess I get plenty of the "in" mainstream stuff from TV. Watch a marathon of your favorite sitcom "live" on TV or on your own dvds.

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