1 hour ago, VelekaCarruthers said:

Letting Paul Rauch drive the creation was the big mistake. If I'm remembering correctly didn't the Corringtons set the original bible in New Orleans where they lived and worked? P&G and some of the other soaps (OLTL/Buchanans) were desperate to copy Dallas. What a shame. The Corringtons were never successful HWs on another show; they should have been left to continue developing SFT which never recovered in the ratings after they departed. So, the show really was doomed from the start if the Bible was reworked to not fit the Corrington's talent and vision. In addition, why would Iris fans want to see her in NOLA or Houston? Made no sense. And of course, network brass always fired the writing team when ratings were not good. Finally, the time slot was a killer. But casting was top notch almost all around.

I believe the original concept was set in the antebellum period.

33 minutes ago, Efulton said:

I believe the original concept was set in the antebellum period.

It was. IIRC, the show was to be called "Reunion." But I don't blame NBC or P&G for passing on the idea, as I think a "costume soap opera" would be expensive to produce everyday, especially if the ratings stay flat.

If the idea was to spin off Iris, then I think it would've been more intriguing to see her pull up stakes and relocate to Manhattan, where she'd rub elbows with everyone from wealthy families to struggling artists and everything in between.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Khan

The whole Texas concept was misguided from the start.

First using elements of the Reunion proposal. Then the story that Pat and Kevin (and others) would spin off to a show based in Boston and finally using Bev for Texas.

It seemed like it was made up along the way.

55 minutes ago, Khan said:

If the idea was to spin off Iris, then I think it would've been more intriguing to see her pull up stakes and relocate to Manhattan, where she'd rub elbows with everyone from wealthy families to struggling artists and everything in between.

Ooh-ooh! And then it can be NBC firing shots at three of ABC's soaps: GH (in terms of the timeslot), RH (in terms of the setting), and AMC (in terms of the hit character making a new life for herself; would Iris have beaten Erica to the idea of "taking Manhattan"?).