On 1/18/2022 at 12:18 PM, Khan said:

To this day, I'll never understand the logic behind dumping Ana-Alicia.  Melissa was poised to become a major player in Tuscany Valley -- and a threat to Angela and the rest of the Channing/Gioberti clan -- like never before.  If done right, it could have changed the show's entire trajectory.  But, leave it to FC to shoot itself in the foot at the MOST inopportune time.

That was such a stupid move. Would Dynasty have killed off Alexis?

29 minutes ago, Chris 2 said:

I read from a seemingly reliable source on another message board that Dallas is being remastered for HD. This includes the later seasons when it was shot on film, but edited on tape, which requires reassembling the episodes from the original elements (not a small effort). I’m guessing that when this is done, it will show up on HBO Max. You can’t show the current prints on that service - they would just look awful in comparison with the other shows streaming.

Hopefully it will be released on you blu ray after it's remastered.

I first started watching as a teen during the '85/86 Apollonia/Babylonia 😂 season, and never saw the earlier years.

So I'm familiar with the characters and the basic stories.

Is Season 1 boring or skippable while the show is finding its footing, or is Season 1 essential?

Season 1 is less a serial and more a collection of standalone episodes, albeit with an overarching, recurring storyline (how will Chase find out the truth about his father’s death). FC was originally conceived as more of a family drama until CBS scheduled it after Dallas. The first season shows those roots, and does a nice job of establishing the main characters. I think it’s worth catching, but I’m also a sucker for a good family drama.

I'm really enjoying season 5. I haven't seen it since it aired on SoapNet.

9 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

You'd think their most successful Dallas would be there yet they have Wonder Woman. 

They would have to digitally remaster Dallas though. Wonder Woman is already. I think all their programming is on HD.

I believe there's talk about Dallas being re-released properly, so I assume they might be working to fix it to have it on HBO Max.

 

I assume they don't really see Dallas or Falcon Crest as subscription drivers though, so they're probably going to try and get their money's worth on licensing them out to other streaming sites like IMDBTV before landing on HBO Max. I think CBS Studios did a similar thing to Dynasty / 90210 / Melrose Place before they landed on Paramount+.

I’m 3 episodes into season one and it’s very good. I wouldn’t recommend skipping it. I think Falcon Crest was smart with how they handled it by including a mystery story arc to tie everything together. That’s actually very modern of them. The location and winery also lended itself well to those self contained episodes. It allowed them to develop the characters as opposed to Dallas and Knots which sometimes felt more “story of the week” in those days. 
 

I definitively wouldn't skip season one as it sets up the rest of the series nicely. Plus it's not Karen-deals-with-bikers type of episodes bad - just a tad less serialised than what was to come.

Just wonderful news. I am in the middle of watching Season 4 for the first time, so the timing is excellent. Should be fun discovering the last of the Big Four soaps I have left!

Someone in another thread or board posted that they realize what an ass Chase is when re-watching the series now. The casting for Chase was one of the series real flaws. Robert Foxworth didn’t have the warmth or charm to make a self-righteous crusader likeable at the same time. He just came off as an arrogant jerk a lot, particularly later in his run. And the original Chase, Clu Gulager, had the same problem, so they blew it twice from a casting standpoint.

You really can’t blame Angela too much for fighting Chase, given the way he comes off. Of course, that withered old prune has some charm issues herself, but at least she’s been around for years doing the hard work of building the business.

2 hours ago, Chris 2 said:

Someone in another thread or board posted that they realize what an ass Chase is when re-watching the series now. The casting for Chase was one of the series real flaws. Robert Foxworth didn’t have the warmth or charm to make a self-righteous crusader likeable at the same time. He just came off as an arrogant jerk a lot, particularly later in his run. And the original Chase, Clu Gulager, had the same problem, so they blew it twice from a casting standpoint.

You really can’t blame Angela too much for fighting Chase, given the way he comes off. Of course, that withered old prune has some charm issues herself, but at least she’s been around for years doing the hard work of building the business.

I was about to post this. I had forgotten how unlikeable Chase was and how cruel he was to Maggie. He's a prick.

8 hours ago, te. said:

I believe there's talk about Dallas being re-released properly, so I assume they might be working to fix it to have it on HBO Max.

 

I assume they don't really see Dallas or Falcon Crest as subscription drivers though, so they're probably going to try and get their money's worth on licensing them out to other streaming sites like IMDBTV before landing on HBO Max. I think CBS Studios did a similar thing to Dynasty / 90210 / Melrose Place before they landed on Paramount+.

Lets hope so!

I'm surprised Pluto TV hasn't acquired Dallas and FC.

44 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

I was about to post this. I had forgotten how unlikeable Chase was and how cruel he was to Maggie. He's a prick.

Lets hope so!

I'm surprised Pluto TV hasn't acquired Dallas and FC.

Pluto TV is owned by Paramount/Viacom/CBS studios.

These shows definitely won't drive subscription volume - HBO Max won't go out of their way to promote it like they always do with something like Friends () for example, so I do assume remastering long-running shows like Dallas, FC, and KL must be extremely expensive for them to prioritize. They also don't have same cache and historical significance that something like the old MGM film library that WB owns has as well. 

It sucks that primetime soaps have never really seemed to garner much long-term value or demand when compared to sitcoms or more episodic dramas. 

If they can digitally remaster Magnum P.I. and put it out on bluray then Dallas can't be too hard to do too....

Edited March 2, 20223 yr by Soapsuds

Lorenzo Lamas is basically playing himself. Lance should've been killed off after season two.