Knots Landing

[Franko]

Diana's BSOD in Gary and Abby's hot tub is yet another gif-worthy moment.

[Liberty City]

Just watched the episode concerning Olivia's drug use and Abby's persistence, etc. Donna Mills did stellar work in this episode, as did Tonya Crowe and Brian Austin Green (Brian).

[All My Shadows]

*watching season 5*
Me: “I wish they did more with Eric, he’s so cute and sweet.”
*Eric slaps the piss out of Diana*
Me: “Godddddd, I love Eric!!!!”

[Vee]

Same tbh. His brother got all the attention as he got older and hotter but Eric I like best.

I need to get back to this show.

[All My Shadows]

I’ve been watching Knots and FC rather compulsively for a while now. Currently in fall 1983 with both. I had Dallas in there, too, but I am rather shocked at how stale that show gets after Jock’s death. Meanwhile, I can spend hours in the vineyards and in the cul-de-sac.

[Vee]

I was/am mainlining both the Dream Season and Season 7 of KL together, since that was the year of their big creative swap. That's the most I can take of Dallas consecutively. But I've been very preoccupied with other shows and work IRL and I need to get back to it after a long break from my Knots binge.

[Khan]

If you think about it, DALLAS and DYNASTY grew stale right about the same time, even if the ratings were slow to reflect that.  FC and KL, on the other hand, tried to stay fresh, but KL was way more successful at it, I think, than FC.  (That [!@#$%^&*] with The Thirteen does not hold up well, lol).

Edited 14 hours ago by Khan

[DemetriKane]

I thought it got stale before Jocks death lol. His death picked things back up for me.

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[kalbir]

I break down the primetime soap era (start of Dallas to end of Knots Landing) as 

Up to Spring 1982: Building the foundation.

Fall 1982-Spring 1985: Peak.

Fall 1985-Spring 1988: Tanking.

Fall 1988 onward: Off the rails plus budget mode.

Of course individual shows vary and I've broken down each show in their threads.