Santa Barbara Discussion Thread

[dc11786]

In the bible, Warren killed Channing. I don't remember if the reason was explained as I feel it was written as bit of an end note at the end of the plot section. He would later marry Eden and die shortly afterwards. It didn't say how he died, but I remember getting the sense he was going to be murdered. 

[Matt Powers]

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Is the SB bible on line?

Edited August 21, 2024 by Matt Powers

[j swift]

Now that the Robin Wright case has been re-adjudicated, please allow me to add that Princess Bride is an almost perfect film, and her performance is ten times better than most of her work on the soap.

[whitelighter72]

Was it ever explained how the Capwells and the Lockridges first came to be established in Santa Barbara? On Dallas and Falcon Crest the geographical locations were suitable for the family industries, but I think the Capwells were in Santa Barbara before any off-shore drilling ventures and before the Capwell hotel was built.

Edited August 25, 2024 by whitelighter72

[Joseph]

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It will be available shortly but I wanted to share before I forgot

[Khan]

"Oh, for God's sake, just drink the damn tea already, Ken!"

And I would've been glad when he finally drank the tea, too, except the interminable dialogue and music just kept going on and on and on.

Edited August 28, 2024 by Khan

[Liberty City]

Eileen Davidson... consummate professional and amazing talent, but poorly cast as Kelly Capwell. Plus, look how DARK this soap looks in comparison to its earlier years. It's giving the west coast look of Guiding Light. Must've been a Rauch thing (at some point).

[Ryan Mason]

I feel like this was talked about a little bit in one of the earlier episodes, like one that would have been in 1984, but it's not the sort of thing where I can tell which episode specifically from summaries to go back and look. So this is all going from memory, but I want to say that it was mentioned that one of the Capwells, maybe Nathaniel, was the first to settle in Santa Barbara when he moved there from back east. (And then later in 1986 it was established that the Grant/Madeline/Courtney branch of the family lived in Boston.) I'm not sure if it was ever explicitly spelled out for the Lockridges, but the impression I got was that at that time, they were already an established society family there and at that point better off than the Capwells that came there. But I could be wrong!

Edited August 28, 2024 by Ryan Mason

[Joseph]

Probably! I even looked for a filter that would make it brighter but none eorked without compromising the image quality 

[Liberty City]

This soap had a specific look, and by '93 it was simply gone.

[chrisml]

It is so depressing to see the last few months of SB. It had little to nothing of what made it so special. Long and Rauch really did their best to make the show so ordinary.

[Liberty City]

Forty years ago today... the late Nicolas Coster debuted as Lionel Lockridge, and things were never the same again. God. He and Louise Sorel were MAGIC!

[Jdee43]

I just wrapped up January 1985. The show is so much more watchable now than in 1984! It wasn't an earthquake that revitalized the show, but a serial killer! That's probably something Jill Farren Phelps never forgot; this was her first serial killer story as one of the producers.

The story works here because there literally was nothing going on. Finally the show has some juice and energy; some stakes! The writing of it is ok, and the acting is good, especially from the killer Stephen Meadows. Finally Cruz has some real purpose on the canvas. He's been good as the cop, and to see him work with Mason, who he called "partner" once, has been fun!

All the other stories that weren't working have been dropped (Jade and Danny, the Amanda Lockridge) or are being downplayed. The one exception has been Ted and Laken. Why they insist on giving these two dramatic material when they can't act is beyond me! Your father killed my mother; you ratted out my brother; etc. It's silly, and all just a recipe for bad acting. They should have kept it light with them.

[Wendy]

So, I ordered the special Soap Opera Digest 50 Greatest Couples special print issue, and it arrived recently.

How the rankings were chosen, I have absolutely no idea. But what surprised me was, in that issue, while both Cruz and Eden and Mason and Julia made the list...Cruz and Eden were #36, while Mason and Julia were #23!

Gotta admit, that surprised me here. (Even saying this as a mega Mason and Julia fan!)

With that said, it's a nice special issue, with nice write ups and photos and such. Not sure if it is in stores, but if anyone is interested, I got it through this store which was e-mailed through the SOD e-mail account:

Soap Opera Digest - 50 Greatest Couples Of All Time: Who's No. 1?, Exc – Magazine Shop US

[Liberty City]

Who was the number-one couple?!