Dynasty Discussion Thread

[DRW50]

 

The one that almost made me say something was when they said Elvera Roussel played "Susan Bates Spaulding" on GL, a character who arrived 12 years after Elvera's character was written out. I kept it zipped because some uploaders flip out when they're corrected.

[DRW50]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGMYxl0NFmI

[DaytimeFan]

 

 

Really interesting interview, isn't it?

 

I think Gordon's view of Joan vs. Linda is probably right on...it's a very interesting comment that he thinks John Forsyth was in love with Linda (by himself, quietly), and that Joan was jealous of how everyone loved Linda despite Linda being a wholly mediocre actress but a lovely person.

 

Gordon went to McGill University - Canada's finest university, which explains his exceptional diction. I thought it was really sweet that the two Steven's got him to see a surgeon about his ankle. 

 

And of course I love his take on the reboot. He loves to swear and does it beautifully. I hope has happier days ahead, for he does sound a bit sad and lonely. 

Edited October 4, 2017 by DaytimeFan

[te.]

Linda had a crush on John when she did a guest spot on Bachelor Father in 1960; it's hard to imagine that John didn't feel flattered. I believe she was very happy when he replaced George Peppard (who apparently wasn't all that pleasant) in the pilot.

[Jagger1966]

I have a feeling Linda Evans wasn't the only one happy about George Peppard's departure.  Apparently he wasn't pleasant on many sets.  I remember his A-Team co-star Melinda Culea saying he was horrible to her on that show and that led to her being fired.  She later went on to Knots Landing.

[DRW50]

Never seen this one.

 

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[adrnyc]

Thanks for sharing that! I had never seen it either. I remember all of The Colbys' ads where one character was talking while the camera panned over parts of their face and body.  (Caufield got a magnificent shot of his bicep in his. HAHA)

[YRBB]

DYNASTY's PR, including Esther Shapiro's never-ending BS machine (her mouth), was so, so, SO very good. You see some of the print ads or something like this and think -- my God, this is going to be amazing. And then you tune in and it's 95% crapola. 

[dragonflies]

Poor woman, hope she gets her daughter away from these creeps

 

 

 

[vetsoapfan]

 

That bugged me too. I also refrained from correcting the uploader, out of courtesy, but it was hard to control myself, LOL.

[DRW50]

 

Bert Bauer would be very proud of our restraint...

 

(1982 Bert, anyway - 1952 Bert would make a passive-aggressive comment and spend 4 consecutive episodes venting to Papa Bauer about how weak we are)

[vetsoapfan]

 

The funniest aspect of your comment is how accurately it captures Bert's character evolution. My introduction to Bert was in 1950, and she was a bit of a harpy back then.

 

I say this with love, LOL.

[amybrickwallace]

 

I love how thoroughly he trashed the reboot and rightfully so. It's one thing when Dallas had a reboot, but it featured several core actors from the original show and was really more of a continuation. This has next to no ties to the original show. Plus, Dynasty was a byproduct of the 1980s...the glamour, the excess...it could never exist in another era. Finally, what kind of an insult is it that the show will air on the CW? Ouch.

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[adrnyc]

Fun promos!