1 hour ago, Soaplovers said:

I do wonder how Fallon's experience with the UFO would have been resolved in season 3.  My guess would have been more conflict between Jeff/Fallon with him assuming it was due to her past issues with the tumor... with Miles stepping in to comfort Fallon.

I seriously would have dismissed the whole UFO thing as Fallon's brain tumor-induced hallucination.

1 hour ago, j swift said:

Good idea for an anthology show, but terrible casting and theme.

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

Aaron Spelling was clearly a fan of Dionne Warwick, as she also gave The Love Boat's theme a mid-1980s R&B sound for its final season.

 

You needed someone strong willed to lift the weak writing for Frankie....like how Linda Evan's did that for Krystle 

2 minutes ago, kalbir said:

Aaron Spelling was clearly a fan of Dionne Warwick, as she also gave The Love Boat's theme a mid-1980s R&B sound for its final season.

 

How desperate was THE LOVE BOAT to reverse its' falling ratings?  THIS desperate!

And I guess it wouldn't have been the '80's without the appearance of at least one Landers sisters.  (Although, having both appear on the same episode might have been way too much of an already bad thing.)

They should've turned Love Boat into a full-on soap. Imagine the season ending cliffhangers with the boat being threatened with sinking each season!

3 hours ago, te. said:

They should've turned Love Boat into a full-on soap. Imagine the season ending cliffhangers with the boat being threatened with sinking each season!

LOL - best post. Who Shot Captain Stubing? The Love Boat Swimming Pool murder cliffhanger. Who will escape the fire on the Lido deck? Or maybe Gopher and Judy McCoy get together, and he wakes up the next morning and finds her sister Julie McCoy, the ship’s former cruise director, in the shower.

ABC were desperate that season.

In addition to Finder of Lost Loves, they launched Paper Dolls and Glitter.

Way too many similar shows.

And Aaron Spelling's 'International Airport' was piloted around that time too.

Thank God for Brandon Stoddard and his decision to revamp ABC's lineup with shows like "Moonlighting" and "thirtysomething."  ABC's brand as the destination for escapist programming was beginning to wear thin.

39 minutes ago, Chris 2 said:

LOL - best post. Who Shot Captain Stubing? The Love Boat Swimming Pool murder cliffhanger. Who will escape the fire on the Lido deck? Or maybe Gopher and Judy McCoy get together, and he wakes up the next morning and finds her sister Julie McCoy, the ship’s former cruise director, in the shower.

Don't forget the story where Dr. Adam Bricker was kidnapped and replaced with his evil doppelganger!

The thing is, @Khan, that did actually happen -- with Isaac!

A Scandinavian cruise on the Royal Viking Sky begins in London and travels through Oslo and Stockholm:

• Grant Cooper (John Davidson), vice president of promotions for a suntan lotion, seeks a native Scandinavian female from dozens of applicants to be the company spokesperson. Greta Lund (Christopher Norris) impersonates a native Scandinavian in hopes of winning.
• Lonely Mel Davis (Jack Klugman) thinks women don't like him because of his large nose. Planning to get cosmetic surgery in Stockholm, he meets Kay Webber (Susannah York). She falls in love with him but thinks he's planning a different kind of surgery.
• Scientist Dr. Fabian Cain (Telly Savalas) creates a robot duplicate of Isaac and plans to use him for nefarious purposes. He's helped by aspiring actress Delia Parks (Janet Jackson), who may or may not be in love with Isaac.
• Wealthy Swedish actress Helga Bjorsson (Priscilla Barnes) captivates Gopher.
• Grant and Ace go to Greta's parents' home for a photo shoot with her.
• Kay expresses concern to Doc about Mel's operation.
• Dr. Cain tries out Isaac's robot double in public, while the real Isaac goes on a romantic boat ride with Delia.
• Gopher leaves the cruise line to work with Helga.

I wonder how anyone could tell the difference between Isaac and a robot.

50 minutes ago, Khan said:

I wonder how anyone could tell the difference between Isaac and a robot.

Only when they tasted his cocktails. Real Isaac never measured shots.😋.

10 hours ago, Khan said:

How desperate was THE LOVE BOAT to reverse its' falling ratings?  THIS desperate!

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

6 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

ABC were desperate that season.

In addition to Finder of Lost Loves, they launched Paper Dolls and Glitter.

Way too many similar shows.

I liked Paper Dolls but Glitter was so very mundane. 

I suppose ABC was nearly blindsided by a resurgent NBC. 

Interestingly Finder of Lost Loves aired against Berrenger's in an awkward 10PM Saturday night time slot. 

 

Edited February 27, 20223 yr by soapfan770

Variety, by the way, got in a good lick in 1989 -- "Aaron's Dynasty Over." Spelling, in his autobiography: "And they didn't mean the show."

1 hour ago, soapfan770 said:

Interestingly Finder of Lost Loves aired against Berrenger's in an awkward 10PM Saturday night time slot. 

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)

9 hours ago, Chris 2 said:

LOL - best post. Who Shot Captain Stubing? The Love Boat Swimming Pool murder cliffhanger. Who will escape the fire on the Lido deck? Or maybe Gopher and Judy McCoy get together, and he wakes up the next morning and finds her sister Julie McCoy, the ship’s former cruise director, in the shower.

Honestly, it'd work. Swedish soap Rederiet took place around a shipping company and it was all sorts of trashy fun.