"Dynasty" (1981) TV series 1981-1989

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Creators:

Esther Shapiro
Richard Shapiro

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

12 January 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Synopsis Greed. Seduction. Betrayal. Revenge. Dynasty has it all and more!

Plot:

The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam...

Plot Keywords:

Oil | Ex Wife | Soap Opera | Homosexual | Tycoon

Awards:

Won 5 Golden Globes. Another 15 wins & 68 nominations

Cast

John Forsythe	...	Blake Carrington (217 episodes, 1981-1989)
Linda Evans	...	Krystle Carrington / ... (201 episodes, 1981-1989)
Joan Collins	...	Alexis Carrington Colby / ... (193 episodes, 1981-1989)
Gordon Thomson	...	Adam Carrington (182 episodes, 1982-1989)
John James	...	Jeff Colby (168 episodes, 1981-1989)
Michael Nader	...	Dex Dexter (151 episodes, 1983-1989)
Jack Coleman	...	Steven Carrington (149 episodes, 1982-1988)
Heather Locklear	...	Sammy Jo Dean Carrington / ... (134 episodes, 1981-1989)
Pamela Bellwood	...	Claudia Blaisdel / ... (125 episodes, 1981-1986)
Pamela Sue Martin	...	Fallon Carrington Colby / ... (87 episodes, 1981-1984)

Runtime:

47 min (218 episodes) | Germany:45 min (220 episodes) | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 (video rating) (some episodes) | New Zealand:M (season 1) | Australia:PG | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Aaron Spelling Productions

Trivia:

Raquel Welch was asked to play Lady Ashley Marshall.

Quotes:

Dominique Deveraux: Alexis!
Alexis: What do you want?
Dominique Deveraux: I've heard you don't care for my singing.
Alexis: That's right. It's the truth that hurts.
Dominique Deveraux: The truth? I hope you say that when I sue you in court for libel.
Alexis: Oh, you'd only make a fool of yourself, Dominique. Everyone knows you're nothing but a... second-rate lounge act.
Dominique Deveraux: I don't care what you say to my face, you viper! Retract this or I'll cram it down your throat!
Alexis: Will you?
[slaps newspaper out of Dominique's hand]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Have I Got News for You: (#29.6)" (2005)

Vastly underrated first season best of all.

When it was in production, I only began to watch Dynasty in the middle of the second season, the night of the big pillow fight, and I was hooked. VCR's were only a week away at that time and there was nothing like this sort of availability. Anyway, I later viewed the first season on FX in the mid 90's (I think) and wasn't very impressed with it at first, but I was taping them and decided to go back and see the occasional episode. May I say the first season not only grew on me, but it was its very best. No outlandish plots, both rich and "getting-by" classes were depicted as actual human beings. No suspension of disbelief, this was a very credible drama, only to later become a very INcredible circus! I was very well addicted to this circus, and it was very amusing and there were a lot of great lines, etc., not to mention the actors and actresses. I didn't like it when we were pummeled by the cast revolving door, so to speak, and upon Pamela Sue Martin's departure, I didn't think I was going to watch it anymore, but I thought, "what the hay! I didn't have anything special to do on Wednesday nights, anyway, so.....".

Very happy to hear there will be interviews with my two favorite Dynasty-ites, Pamela Sue Martin and Al Corley.

Fallon and Steven aren't number 1 and number 2 favorites, more like 1-A and 1-B Can't wait to get this - the digital transfer ought to be a stunner - I'm sure my two-year-old videos from SoapNet are fading just a little. Did I mention I taped all of these in slow speed?