10 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

Unpopular opinion, but Georgie's breakdown over this season made perfect sense and was in character. The 'attempted suicide episode' in the middle of season 4 was probably as dark as the show should have gotten, and we should have gotten future episodes where Georgie starts to get better with some set backs (which the show did with her character till the end of the season).

I don't know if the story was appropriate for the show, but I agree that Georgie's responses made sense and the episode, while extremely dark, was well-executed. If that had been the end of that tone, then the show would have been in a better place.

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman were like Lynn Marie Latham and Bernard Lechowick in that they wanted "Sisters" to be unpredictable, so that the average viewer wouldn't know what to expect from week to week. First of all, that isn't exactly how (primetime) television shows work. Most shows, no matter how well-written, are designed to be at least somewhat predictable for any number of reasons (episodes have to hold up to multiple viewings, they need to be produced as efficiently as possible in order to keep down costs, viewers' innate need for comfort and familiarity, you name it). Second, unless you're Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz, and you maintain a very firm grip on all aspects of your shows, including the characters and storylines, your show will become too uneven for even hardcore viewers to keep up with.

You kind of have to laugh at how Reed got a personality transplant in season 6. I guess they wanted to set up the cousins as capable cast members in case more "Sisters" bolted from the show.

I will say though, I don't miss Frankie at all. She was always kind of the worst "sister".

Edited 6 hours ago6 hr by te.

21 hours ago, DRW50 said:

I think as @Khan said, the main appeal was the cast - the four sisters and their chemistry and ability to elevate material (Julianne Phillips wasn't the greatest actress but she clicked with her co-stars and was a good fit for the show), and also the men who played their early love interests. The whimsical tone and sense of melancholy were also important and why I think those first 3 or maybe 4 seasons hold up (I haven't rewatched in a number of years).

It's tough for me to say about becoming a real memorable classic, because I still, after all these years, have more of an emotional connection to the best of the show than I do of any primetime soap bar Knots. I know that doesn't mean it was good, per se, but the show meant a lot to me in those moments. That's also why I watched the finale when I heard the show was ending, in spite of being incredibly betrayed and mad over where the show had gone. I wanted to say goodbye. (and I'm glad I did as the finale was respectful, which is more than I can say for many soap finales)

Sisters is a real "you had to be there" show. A product of the time, and also a show that only survived as long as it did due to loyal fans and to the strange transition period NBC was in.

Yet it may be the most or only successful primetime soap NBC ever had...whether they called themselves a soap or not.

(I am probably forgetting something)

I love this! This sums everything up perfectly on how I felt about Sisters as well It was my secret little Saturday night soap escape and the first four seasons are absolutely amazing to me and hold up well.

Didn’t realize there was a lively Sisters discussion going on in this thread I would’ve chimed in sooner lol.

I watched til the bitter end after all the ugly messiness of Season 5 (Georgie and her psychiatrist remains one of the grossest storylines I have ever seen on any soap) and the boredom and unevenness of Season 6 but I was very satisfied by the series finale and how everything ended overall. It’s just too bad it took for the series finale to renew the energy of the first 4 seasons after two long and pitiful seasons.

fyi there's also a dedicated Sisters thread here (link)
Of course it's fine to post in both places, doesn't matter. I'm enjoying reading everyone's insights -- both on that thread and on this primetime soaps thread.
I loved Sisters, especially Sela Ward.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by janea4old

30 minutes ago, janea4old said:

fyi there's also a dedicated Sisters thread here (link)
Of course it's fine to post in both places, doesn't matter. I'm enjoying reading everyone's insights -- both on that thread and on this primetime soaps thread.
I loved Sisters, especially Sela Ward.

Thanks. It gets so confusing.

9 hours ago, te. said:

You kind of have to laugh at how Reed got a personality transplant in season 6.

I will never understand how or why Cowen/Lipman believed they could get away with such a blatant change to one of their characters. It would've been more believable to say Reed returned to Winnetka with Halsey after she discovered Kirby was having an affair.

Oops! Thanks, @janea4old , for the link!

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Khan