Dynasty didnt even begin until season 2 when Joan collins joined. Thats what saved the show from being canceled. Made it #1 in america. This documentary is missing the main star.
I Agree,They Should Do A Part 2,From The Second Season When Joan Collins Joined The Cast,And That Is When The Show Took Off,The Series Ratings SKYROCKETED,And Joan Collins As Alexis SAVED The Show!!! ❤❤❤
Remember when Wednesdays were deemed "Dynasty Day" back at the height of the show's popularity back in the very early 80's? Much like "Melrose Mondays" over a decade later.
❤I remember Wednesday nights for Dynasty in my home at Palm Beach, Fla. Champagne bottle always olen when the Dynasty tune starts!! ❤Fantastic 80's, golden Reagan years, what fantastic memories! ❤love from Finland
I am rewatching the series now. I bought the 9 seasons on digital. I am halfway through season 4 right now. When I watched as a kid, I never noticed how horrible Blake was. He is the villain of the story. He SA'd Krystal in season 1. He sued Steven for custody of his son because he is gay. He banished Alexis for 16 years. He treats his family like garbage especially Krystal and Steven. He had done one horrible thing after the other. I thought Alexis was the villain growing up but she just reacts to Blake's bad behavior of her and her children.
What do I remember about Dynasty from the early to mid 80s? Joan Collins, fashion, John Forsythe the Silver Fox and Linda Evans’ hair. I’ve watched it this past month at my Mother’s request to look at the fashion. We started off with Season 2 and smashed season 3. I went back to Season 1 to understand Claudia and Steven. Blake was more horrid and I liked the oil rig segments. I didn’t like how they just cancelled Bo and Walter. However, watching Alexis has compensated everything. John James was very hot and It’s a good diversion from the horrors of today. I refer to real life and television.
These two "show creators" killed the show after season 6 and replacing Catherine Oxenberg and killing off Claudia etc. It was instant Karma. You smugly replace the actress whose character wedding storyline gave you your number 1 season? They didn't want to pay the actors their worth and it killed the show. Al Corley was fine but he abandoned Steven and the second Steven by Jack Coleman was the best and even more handsome imo. Good show overall but would have been better if they had paid Catherine Oxenberg and kept Pamela Bellwood. Also should never have done The Colby's. Jeff was hot AF and they take him off Dynasty and ruin the show that way too. Just one stupid decision after another. Idiot showrunners. Season 1-6 are magic and season 9 was great too but then it was too late
@@MarkJanssens-v4ryes and I'm close to the end of Season 6 hoping Pluto doesn't just snatch it up like they have other series. I missed seasons 7-9 in the 80's getting involved with the wrong type of people
@@QueenAlexis556 I've been enjoying the reruns on Pluto TV and have seen mostly all the episodes I missed back in the day. Dynasty was such a fun show when it was great :)
What a joy to stumble upon and see tthis piece on RU-vid. I produced this mini-doc created specifically for the Dynasty Season 1 DVD for Fox Home Entertainment in 2005. As a fan of the series during its original run, it was a real thrill and pleasure interviewing the Shapiros, Al Corley, and Pamela Sue Martin. Producing and writing the piece was a breeze because of them. Thanks for bringing it all back. It remains a career highlight for me.
Yes, even physically , Pamela Sue Martin had the great advantage of looking far less like the average conventional TV actress than all those plastic heavily made up dolls like Morgan Fairchild and all. Another example that comes to mind is Lindsey Wagner. They brought a sense of autenticity that reflected in their acting too...Pamela Sue Martin actually still looks fine and natural in those interviews...years on.
That final scene was not Joan Collins. In an interview she admitted they just used an extra. Wearing some "old" suit from Nolan Miller's storage. And a weiled hat he created for the scene. Unfortunately the extra wears shoes Alexis wouldn't be seen dead in. She also doesn't walk like feisty Alexis...
Dynasty would air on a Wednesday night here in the UK in the 1980's. My mum loved the show and watched to see the legendry Joan Collins.My dad would watch to see all the young girls like Heather Lockyear. John Forsythe as Blake was brilliant.My daughter used to watch to see John James as she had a crush on Jeff
@bonghunezhou5051 yes! I find it odd that people conveniently forget that Blake raped Krystal in the first season. Then all of the sudden he was the good guy in season two. 🙄 🙄 Racist, homophobic ahole.
Dame Joan Collins and a slew of other British actresses like Stephanie Beacham, Catherine Oxenberg and Emma Samms made Dynasty what it was of its time in the 80’s, a form of escapism, as life in the 80’s in the U.K. and Ireland was so dull and boring for most people - Dame Joan was acutely aware of this and this is perhaps why she made a huge effort to make her character Alexis to shine so brightly, empowering and inspiring both women and gay men alike, even aside from the fact that Alexis had a gay son Stephen and that Alexis was the inspiration for many drag queens down the years with her unique brand of glitz and glamour - I’m very surprised that Dame Joan is not a guest judge on Ru Paul’s Drag Race and I’m sure that she has many gay men as friends who simply adore her ❤
@@veilliftedI Agree. Ms. Carroll Definitely Added FLAVOR,FLAIR And FIERCENESS To Dynasty. They Should've Had A Grand Sendoff,An Elaborate Wedding For Dominique And Nick Kimball Instead Of Just Writing Her Off The Show. A Grave Disrespect To BOTH Diahann Carroll And Dominique Deveraux!!! RIP And POWER QUEEN #DIAHANNCARROLL 👑👸🏾🌹💜⭐🙏🏾☁️🕊💜💜💜💜
No disrespect but, Emma Samms brought nothing to the role as the new Fallon. Pamela Sue Martin WAS great as Fallon and I remember being sad when she left the show. Emma Samms is a great actress! However, casting her as Pamela's Sue replacement was a BAD choice. I believe Tracy Scroggins would've been perfect as Fallon #2. In addition, she had better chemistry with John James then Samms did. Spelling should've gave Samms the role of Monica Colby. She's British much like Beacham, Collins and Maxwell Claudfield. Emma and Maxwell would've been perfect as the Colby "twins". In addition, when Fallon re-emerge in season 5...the American daughter all of a sudden had a "British " accent? 😅 Yes, the producers did the opposite when they cast Karen Cellini as the new Amanda! However, that didn't work because Amanda's accent and bitchyness drew in the fans and made that character popular. When Emma took on the role, it was like watching Fallon turn into...Snow White. It just didn't work ! That's why so many Dynasty fans never accepted her as Fallon. One of the things I noticed in the 2017 CW reboot was that, the actress that was cast as Fallon VERY MUCH played the role similar to what Pamela Sue Martin. Fallon was over the top and fans loved that about her.
@@seanpowell1661Emma Samms Was EXCELLENT As Fallon #2. She Looked More Like Joan Collins Than Pamela Sue Martin Ever Did!!! Emma Looked Like The Perfect Combination Of Joan Collins And John Forsythe,And When She Was Offered More Money,PSM Refused To Come Back. Emma Samms Fallon Got Better In Season 9,When She Captured Fallon's Feistiness And Independence,She Dumped Jeff,And Stopped Being A Trophy Between Him And Miles,She Had A HOT Love Affair With Police Detective John Zorelli, Who Was Investigating Her Father For Stolen Nazi TREASURE. Don't Blame Emma Samms For Fallon's Lack Of Her Spirit,Blame The Writers!!!
@@gregoryjones9546 it's not about looking like Joan Collins or John Forsythe! It's about the portrayal of the character. There are a number of fans, whom felt the same way about second Fallon's portrayal. Overall, it was a bad recast! The reason why Elizabeth Giles was so great in the 2017 reboot because, she captured the essence of the character. Fallon is a no-nonsense, nice/nicety individual. Who got a kick out of people in their place. Emma Samms said out of her mouth that she wasn't going to watch old clips of Pamela Sue. However, she was caught off guard when writer David Paulsen wanted to replace her in Season 9 and bring back Pamela Sue Martin. This is why she STEPPED UP her game in Season9.
Dynasty Was More Realistic Than Dallas When Diahann Carroll Came On The Show,It Added COLOR And FLAVOR. Dominique Deveraux And All Her Men,Brady Lloyd(Billy Dee Williams),Calvin Lockhart And Richard Lawson(Nick Kimball)Gave the Ratings A HUGE Boost And Increased Black Viewership. Even Larry Hagman Said It Was Unrealistic In Texas To Not Have Regular Black Cast Members,At Least They Had The Black Lady Hostess At The Bar/Nightclub That J.R. Would Frequent.
Dominique Devereaux was a dud. She added nothing to show and was unconvincing as Blake's sister. Just a Black Tramp peddling her wares. A big waste of the shows budget that could have been better spent, somewhere else. She was nothing and added nothing.
LOVE THIS SHOW ❤amazing actors! Linda Evans John Forsythe Joan Collin’s & the whole cast was amazing! Love it and still watching it every day on Pluto Tv ❤❤❤❤❤
So does my wife!! She'll watch it for hours every Wednesday night on Pluto TV no matter how many times she has seen the episodes before. She loves Alexis and Sammy Jo!!! She also watches Melrose Place reruns every Monday night!😂😂👍
I think both Fallon's were fantastic. Emma Samms took a while to be as good as Pamela Sue Martin but once Emma got used to the role, she was also just as good
Dynasty was funny!!!! Dallas was just overall better. Dallas had better writing, better acting and Dynasty was so over the top. When Real Fallon left the show; I didn’t like it anymore.
Emma was great in Season 9 though and you'd swear her and Pamela Sue was the same person in real life in that season because the storyline all goes back to the start
Dallas was for boys & men, more 70s. Dynasty was for women, gays & all the people who loved the over the top style of the 80s. And Dallas had way more boring characters than Dynasty, so not really better
I agree. Steven was a grown man free to make his own choices. Blake had no right to interfere. But then if that hadn't taken place we'd probably never met the brilliant Alexis 😁
