21 hours ago, Khan said:

Always remember what Dionne (and Luther!) told you, @j swift: it's never too late for love.   

I've had that earworm stuck in my head for the past two days!

🎼 "put your past behind you"

Edited February 27, 20223 yr by j swift

12 hours ago, soapfan770 said:

And poor Ted McGinley ended up being the fall guy for this! 😂

LOL!!

"Poor Ted," indeed, lol.  But, you know, I think he gets a bad rap as being this show-killing personality when, in fact, most of the shows he's been a regular on were on their last legs when he joined.  He might not be the greatest actor, or even the most handsome, but I'd hardly think it's fair to say he's SOOOOOOOOOO bad that he literally kills shows, lol.

5 minutes ago, Khan said:

LOL!!

"Poor Ted," indeed, lol.  But, you know, I think he gets a bad rap as being this show-killing personality when, in fact, most of the shows he's been a regular on were on their last legs when he joined.  He might not be the greatest actor, or even the most handsome, but I'd hardly think it's fair to say he's SOOOOOOOOOO bad that he literally kills shows, lol.

Ted was apparently very hurt/angry that Jump the Shark referred to him as their "patron saint." I can understand it from his point of view; what working actor wants to be saddled with that (non-proven) jinx?

9 minutes ago, Franko said:

Ted was apparently very hurt/angry that Jump the Shark referred to him as their "patron saint." I can understand it from his point of view; what working actor wants to be saddled with that (non-proven) jinx?

OT, but...if anyone's a "show-killer," it's Paula Marshall.  As far as I know, only one series that she's been a regular on ("Gary Unmarried") lasted beyond a single season.  I still remember when TV Without Pity's writers would refer to her as "Back! Show Killer!"

2 hours ago, Khan said:

LOL!!

"Poor Ted," indeed, lol.  But, you know, I think he gets a bad rap as being this show-killing personality when, in fact, most of the shows he's been a regular on were on their last legs when he joined.  He might not be the greatest actor, or even the most handsome, but I'd hardly think it's fair to say he's SOOOOOOOOOO bad that he literally kills shows, lol.

Haha no it’s not his fault; someone at ABC must have liked him and wanted to keep Ted around to push him into the Love Boat and Dynasty after Happy Days ended. I think afterwards McGinley’s career did even out with success at Married With Children and Hope & Faith, while occasionally having roles on a couple DOA sitcoms on CBS (Work With Me, Charlie Lawrence) and McGinley did come around to poke fun at himself for the notoriety. 
 

He’s not the only one of course; one of many examples is Rena Sofer, who had the show killer label as well in the late 90’s and early 00’s. 
 

 

14 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

Sat March 9 1985

10 pm

ABC Finder of Lost Loves #45 13.2/25

CBS Cover Up #49 12,2/23

NBC Berrengers #67 5.6/11 (lowest rated show of the week)

Yeesh, what a bad time slot. The mid 80’s seem to be when Saturday night TV viewership really took a hit. 

2 minutes ago, soapfan770 said:

Haha no it’s not his fault; someone at ABC must have liked him and wanted to keep Ted around to push him into the Love Boat and Dynasty after Happy Days ended.

Pretty much this - someone at ABC probably liked him enough on Happy Days to push to add him to existing shows. So it wasn't really his fault or even his characters that were bad (Clay was boring, but so were many Dynasty men). And yeah, Jefferson clearly gave a lot of life to MWC after Steve left.

On 2/25/2022 at 12:37 PM, Soapsuds said:

I did not know this. Thanks for the heads up. I do have the entire series on DVD.

The premiere episode was so bad. You knew it wasn't going to last. Charleton Heston was horrible in it. And why is Constance with a cowboy? The casting for this show for the most part was awful.

The show did debut at #8 tied with Dynasty with a 22.3 rating. The following week it aired twice. The first episode was right after Dynasty again and got a 19.3 rating finishing 19th for the week. The second episode aired at its new and permanent Thursday timeslot and the episode got a 13.0 rating and ranked #50 for the week.

is the quality that better? i kinda obsessessed with watching these rich spetacles in the best possible quality

On 2/27/2022 at 1:21 PM, soapfan770 said:

He’s not the only one of course; one of many examples is Rena Sofer, who had the show killer label as well in the late 90’s and early 00’s. 

In recent times, the wonderful Paget Brewster also had to carry that anvil until Criminal Minds.

Binge watching it (saw the whole first season since saturday) i admit That while she served Her original purpose fine Katherine Ross as Frankie was really the Lady Ashley of this, A rather competent actress giving such a wooden uninspired performance, it's ok in the beginning but urgh it only gets worse through the season, i initially symphatized with her but she soon was over, no wonder Stephanie as Sable was the most Memorable part of this show, also Stanwyck was right to leave the show Connie's Storylines were rather boring and uninspired i Loved Her Rivalry with Sable and her "Momma Bear" moments but the rest was plain silly, couldn't buy her romance with the cowboy

7 minutes ago, Joseph said:

Binge watching it (saw the whole first season since saturday) i admit That while she served Her original purpose fine Katherine Ross as Frankie was really the Lady Ashley of this, A rather competent actress giving such a wooden uninspired performance, it's ok in the beginning but urgh it only gets worse through the season, i initially symphatized with her but she soon was over, no wonder Stephanie as Sable was the most Memorable part of this show, also Stanwyck was right to leave the show Connie's Storylines were rather boring and uninspired i Loved Her Rivalry with Sable and her "Momma Bear" moments but the rest was plain silly, couldn't buy her romance with the cowboy

Lady Ashley like Sun Also Rises?

(Which I can't picture)

31 minutes ago, Joseph said:

is the quality that better? i kinda obsessessed with watching these rich spetacles in the best possible quality

The DVD quality is pretty good. I bought it when it first came out. I'm watching them on YouTube. It looks like the same transfers from the DVD release.

12 minutes ago, allmc2008 said:

Lady Ashley like Sun Also Rises?

(Which I can't picture)

No LOL but i see your point (Ava Gardner or Jane Seymour?) I meant Lady Ashley Mitchell from Dynasty played by an Uninspired Ali MacGraw

12 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

The DVD quality is pretty good. I bought it when it first came out. I'm watching them on YouTube. It looks like the same transfers from the DVD release.

oh good, because i can't afford buying the series and havin it shipped across the atlantic right now

3 hours ago, Joseph said:

No LOL but i see your point (Ava Gardner or Jane Seymour?) I meant Lady Ashley Mitchell from Dynasty played by an Uninspired Ali MacGraw

oh good, because i can't afford buying the series and havin it shipped across the atlantic right now

Neither. They can't cast that book right (I assume you read it, right) or write it correctly. Hemingway was similar to Bill Bell in that sexuality played a critical role. They'd need to cast someone who was an absolutely KNOCKOUT like Brenda Epperson circa 1988 or Nina Arvesen from around that time as well.

There's a Twitter account that has screencaps for each Colbys episode  - often scrounging for highlights, many of which involve half-naked men. Here's one to enjoy: