15 hours ago, soapfan770 said:

@kalbir Thanks for the 12/16-12/22 recaps as well!!

You're welcome.

1985/86 was the season primetime soaps tanked and we can see that from the recaps.

1 hour ago, kalbir said:

1985/86 was the season primetime soaps tanked and we can see that from the recaps.

It's remarkable how the four major primetime soaps all tanked at around the same time...but not at all surprising.

DALLAS was trying too hard to outdo DYNASTY, and DYNASTY was trying too hard to outdo itself.

FC had lost its' way already when they were forced to wrap up the Gustav Riebmann arc sooner than planned, and even KL managed to piss away the momentum they had built over the previous two seasons with the Empire Valley crap.

It's as if the four shows made some strange pact to do whatever they could to sabotage themselves and drive the audience away.

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by Khan

1 hour ago, Khan said:

It's remarkable how the four major primetime soaps all tanked at around the same time...but not at all surprising.

1984/85 the primetime soaps pulled out all the stops to out-do each other and I think that played a part in them tanking the following season.

1 hour ago, kalbir said:

1984/85 the primetime soaps pulled out all the stops to out-do each other and I think that played a part in them tanking the following season.

I agree. DYNASTY might've taken everything to the next level with the Moldavian Massacre, but I think FC wasn't too shabby either that season, refashioning itself as a cross between "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and a James Bond movie, with a Special Guest Appearance from Ursa, lol.