Dynasty Discussion Thread

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[Soapsuds]

Jack Coleman looked a lot like Sting when he first appeared as Steven.

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[YRBB]

Too bad Jack Coleman never got over looking, and acting, like a soulless robot.

[SoapDope]

That's true. He did that weird teeth gritting thing. He was totally uncomfortable in the role. Nolan Miller the costume designer said that Jack was very sensitive and would get angry when people would think he was like Steven in real life.

[Soapsuds]

Thats too bad...cause I had a major crush on him especially his first 2 years on the show. I didn't care for previous Steven...forgot the actors name...was kind of fugly...but when he returned to the reunion...damn did he turn out fine...lol

[amybrickwallace]

Al Corley? Yes, he held up pretty well.

[YRBB]

He held up well because he was always a gorgeous, soulful man. Yum! And he did such beautiful work as Steven.

[SoapDope]

I liked Al Corley's version of Steven Better than Jack's version. I wonder why Al hasn't done anymore acting in recent years ?

[amybrickwallace]

True story: when I was in high school, we had to watch one of those old Afterschool Specials in health class. Al Corley played the brother of the main character, a teenage girl who became addicted to the bottle. It took all I had not to scream out in class, "That's Steven Carrington!" LOL!!!

[SoapDope]

I remember that Afterschool special.....LOL It would have been funny if you did yell that out.

[amybrickwallace]

LOL!! I'm kind of sorry now that I didn't!!

[John]

Jack always seemed uncomfortable when ever they had Steven with men. Jack even said in an interview that he liked it better when Steven was with women

Kinda funny cause Al quit cause they wanted Steven to marry Claudia and be confused about his sexuality. Al wanted Steven to remain gay.

Edited October 2, 2014 by John

[YRBB]

Jack was never good, not just when it came to being with men. He's a decent actor but he could never make that writing and the static acting directive work.

As for Al Corley, the very reason he wanted to play Steven was because he was gay. The "tenderness transcends gender" bullcrap the writers pulled was insane.

[DRW50]

There was a lot of negative talk against Al Corley and PSM for leaving a hot property (and I realize with PSM it was also due to some in the industry likely not caring for her attitude/behavior/what have you, not just her leaving Dynasty), but I tend to think they made the right decision. The show had no idea what to do with Steven or with Fallon after the first few seasons. Emma Samms only had good material in her last season, and while a part of me wishes PSM had been there for that, it wasn't worth the 3-4 years of absolute trash Emma had to play.

I guess you could say that Heather Locklear stuck it out (while doing other properties) and earned a lengthy career in the industry, but she may have been an exception to the rule.

I thought Claudia was an interesting character. I liked that she looked like the average woman compared to some of the others, and that she had all these longstanding neuroses which were consistent on a very inconsistent show. I liked that she was fragile and not able to just be written via catfight and dramatic exit from a room. I even liked her opening credits scene. Steven angrily undoing his tie is the one that always got on my nerves.