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I mean, there were certainly ways to integrate Lucy into the show more, even better islanded plots would've been preferable. If they were going to go with the rich bored debutante story arc making muddling her way through life, there's a lot of story to be harvested from that. But I don't think they thought in the long-term what Lucy's role on the show would be. 

There's a lot to be said of what Falcon Crest became, but it does feel like Earl Hamner had a vision of what each character would bring to the show. That Vicky and the Nuñezes ended up not fitting into that once the show started going soapy is one thing, but everyone was sort of useful from the get-go. I'm not sure David Jacobs had the same sort of long-term vision for his shows and had to adjust eventually (see also Ginger and Kenny being useless on Knots Landing). 

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An (im)perfect time, I guess, to remind everyone how I wish J.R. had discovered he had had a daughter with Vanessa Beaumont rather than a son (James Richard).

Anyways.  Back to FC.

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I am on episode 5. Is there a more on-the-nose soap name name than Lance Cumson? I love the old stone house.

Jane Wyman as Angela is evil, but cooly logical and dispassionately evil. This is my favorite quote so far:

"If you want to be a part of the land, you have to invest yourself in the land. And Chase has hardly lived here. He's been flying around airplanes and now he's come to earth in the wrong place."

Everything se has done so far aligns perfectly with this rationale, however biased it may be.

I'm trying to avoid spoilers but I know that Lana Turner and Gina Lollobrigida are going to turn up eventually which will be fun.

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Interesting tidbit that there was actually supposed to be an additional Channing son in the show’s story bible that never made it to the screen:

Timothy Channing was to be another son of Angie and Duncan (Douglas). Originally intended to be an editor at his father's newspaper, later character outlines meant him to be a San Francisco attorney and be groomed for political office there. In the course of the following episodes, he was to marry a San Francisco socialite, Geri Cook. Both characters were parts of the early script drafts, in particular for the party scene at Angie's Chateau, but did not make it to the final version of the predecessor. Both Timothy and Geri were completely erased from the show's bible when the predecessor was revamped into "Falcon Crest".

I wonder where he would’ve fit in at? I can imagine him if he was working at the New Globe he would be feuding with Richard in S2 and being protective of Emma and Maggie. I also could see him be chummy with Chase much to Angela’s dismay but also have zero interest in the wine business because he’s more interested in journalism. 
 

Not sure about Geri…a supportive wife until she sleeps someone like Greg Reardon? Or Lance?

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Leave it to Miss Lana Turner to be photographed in mink and pearls, while Miss Jane Wyman settles for wearing my old bedroom comforter from Linens 'n' Things, lol.

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I still remember when Jane Wyman said, "I thought it was a little ridiculous [Lana Turner] needed a limo to go to the loo."  I think all Liz Taylor wanted when she was on GH was a hamburger (and Tony Geary and Tristan Rogers' d*cks).

But seriously.  Wyman was a real trouper to wear that hideous-looking coat.

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To Angela, the land was all that mattered, nothing else.  She sacrificed a lot, including her own happiness, because she truly believed in her grandfather's vision for Falcon Crest.  That's what I loved about her, and why I think she was a far more interesting antagonist than Alexis Colby or J.R. Ewing.  Because, even though she did some despicable things, WHY she did them was something I could relate to on some level.

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