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The CW Presents Dynasty

Krystle is now the Latina Cristal, the actress playing Fallon seems better than Emma Samms if not as good as Pamela Sue Martin, and Steven actually gets to touch boys.

The boy he touches is Cristal's nephew, Sammy Joe.

All this, plus a catfight.

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by Anonymousreply 398March 17, 2019 1:15 PM

Steven got more cock in that trailer than he got in 8 years on ABC.

by Anonymousreply 1May 18, 2017 6:46 PM

BUT WHERE IS ALEXIS!?!?!

by Anonymousreply 2May 18, 2017 6:49 PM

Chick playing Fallon reminds me of Lindsay Lohan. She's not even Emma Samms much less Pamela Sue Martin. Ugh typical CW shit. It'll be gone in probably a month.

by Anonymousreply 3May 18, 2017 6:54 PM

It's Rafael De La Fuente playing the gay character's love interest again. I've only seen him play gay roles but he hasn't officially come out right? I think he has always tried to stay silent on his sexuality which is silly.

I'll have to check this out. Not expecting it to be great, just hope it will be entertaining.

by Anonymousreply 4May 18, 2017 7:00 PM

I see now there was already a thread OP.

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by Anonymousreply 5May 18, 2017 7:03 PM

A thousand pardons.

I'll just throw myself in the lily pond.

Or perhaps the OP of that thread and I could take our earrings off and start smacking each other around.

by Anonymousreply 6May 18, 2017 7:08 PM

Without Alexis they have nothing.

by Anonymousreply 7May 18, 2017 7:22 PM

Wow. That looks BAD.

by Anonymousreply 8May 18, 2017 9:01 PM

I heard Dynasty was renewed for a second season before it even aired. It must have done well with text audiences.

by Anonymousreply 9October 11, 2017 4:12 AM

Will they broadcast the episodes in any of the Palm Spring bars?

by Anonymousreply 10October 11, 2017 4:17 AM

Awful. Joan Collins was the show. This will be worse than the terrible Melrose Place fiasco.

by Anonymousreply 11October 11, 2017 4:19 AM

So Fallon has a thing for the brothers? Is she based on the Kardashians?

by Anonymousreply 12October 11, 2017 4:26 AM

Fallon loves BBC. DLers should love her.

So far, so good.

by Anonymousreply 13October 12, 2017 1:22 AM

Where's Daphne Zuniga with a British accent when you need her?

by Anonymousreply 14October 12, 2017 1:43 AM

Watched this with my parents and my Dad was FURIOUS when he found out Sammy Jo was a guy! He is a big fan of the original Dynasty and Heather Locklear back in the day and thought it was going to be a hot blonde bimbo type. I wish I could have filmed his reaction

by Anonymousreply 15October 12, 2017 2:48 AM

that looks horrible! pretty people trying to act...very 3rd rate crap.

by Anonymousreply 16October 12, 2017 2:54 AM

R15, you are too cute. Watching Dynasty with your parents....

by Anonymousreply 17October 12, 2017 3:40 AM

Answer me this: did the theme song survive in some form?

by Anonymousreply 18October 12, 2017 4:04 AM

R18, Only briefly. At the beginning when Fallon is setting up the story, they show a flashback Home movie of a young Fallon and Steven. He’s playing the theme on the piano in the flashback. I doubt that part will say in every show.

The show really sucks.

by Anonymousreply 19October 12, 2017 5:13 AM

The show was great, can till next week.

by Anonymousreply 20October 12, 2017 5:44 AM

I predict that in a few weeks this show will be as dead as Aaron Spelling

by Anonymousreply 21October 12, 2017 6:25 AM

Fallon was the only good part of this version.

Everything else just sucks. This is a cheap imitation of the original that doesn’t have the intelligence of “Revenge”.

by Anonymousreply 22October 12, 2017 8:16 AM

Steven sho is ugly.

by Anonymousreply 23October 12, 2017 9:41 AM

[Quote] pretty people trying to act...very 3rd rate crap.

Well it is the CW.

by Anonymousreply 24October 12, 2017 9:45 AM

Sammy Jo is totally Cristal's son, right?

by Anonymousreply 25October 12, 2017 10:42 AM

lt could almost be good... except it isn't. The house is atrocious. The Carringtons all had a veneer of respectability..... they were trying to fake class and did not a bad job of it some of the time. The first two or three seasons of the show told a real story and then went down camp hill. This series has just rushed to the camp phase. There's not a lot to it.

by Anonymousreply 26October 12, 2017 1:36 PM

When do I get to do a cameo?

by Anonymousreply 27October 12, 2017 4:26 PM

The actor playing gay Steven was certainly fem. So many stereotypes with him. The chauffeur on the other hand, yummy.

by Anonymousreply 28October 12, 2017 4:43 PM

The champagne was burned

by Anonymousreply 29October 12, 2017 4:46 PM

Pretty terrible. Steven and the lifeless husk playing Jeff Colby were the worst parts. At least, the chauffeur is hot.

by Anonymousreply 30October 12, 2017 11:38 PM

I wish Steven was hot - here bland

by Anonymousreply 31October 12, 2017 11:47 PM

Why is Alan Dale slumming it here?

by Anonymousreply 32October 13, 2017 12:36 AM

So who will be the stunt casting as Alexis? Lindsay Lohan???

by Anonymousreply 33October 13, 2017 12:44 AM

The very last thing I'd want to see now is a story about the 1%, unless they all die horrid deaths due to their greed in the first episode.

by Anonymousreply 34October 13, 2017 12:53 AM

Do we think Steven should have at least entertained fucking the silver daddy that Blake pimped him out to?

by Anonymousreply 35October 13, 2017 1:02 AM

Give me Knots Landing or give me death!

by Anonymousreply 36October 13, 2017 4:54 AM

Why do they keep giving Josh Schwartz a chance? I loved The OC but it was terrible and so was Gossip Girl.

by Anonymousreply 37October 13, 2017 9:09 AM

Watching on Netflix in Canada. They're showing a new episode each week. Kind of sucks.

by Anonymousreply 38October 14, 2017 12:26 PM

Anytime I can see Grant Show, I'm happy. He was nearly naked in Ryan's Hope and I thought I would have a heart attack. I saw him in a cafe in Greenwich Village and he is more handsome in person.

by Anonymousreply 39October 14, 2017 1:42 PM

Jennifer Young, daughter of Gig, told Howard Stern that she once dated Grant Show and revealed that he has a curved cock that hit all the right spots.

by Anonymousreply 40October 14, 2017 1:49 PM

Loved the shot of the black chauffer going down on Fallon in the back of the limo.

by Anonymousreply 41October 14, 2017 1:50 PM

[quote]Why do they keep giving Josh Schwartz a chance? I loved The OC but it was terrible and so was Gossip Girl.

Terrible? It is the CW, they aren't making "The Wire"

The OC and Gossip Girl were both hits.

by Anonymousreply 42October 14, 2017 1:53 PM

No need to speculate who will play Alexis - this show will not last another season - it might not even make it another week.

by Anonymousreply 43October 14, 2017 2:19 PM

Yeah it apparently hemorrhaged its lead in from that Riverdale show.

by Anonymousreply 44October 14, 2017 2:21 PM

[quote]Watching on Netflix in Canada. They're showing a new episode each week

yeah, it's the same here in Europe

by Anonymousreply 45October 14, 2017 2:24 PM

Lord, it's such a train wreck. I don't even know where to start. There is nothing original. The stories are straight from the 80s show. And re-written with lousy, clicheed dialogues. Why even bother? The pilot had no surprising element. Bad acting couldn't save it. Everything was to be expected. So why did they even do this? Did somebody need a major write-off?

by Anonymousreply 46October 14, 2017 3:09 PM

The actress who plays Crystal has no presence. Linda at least had those wings and her twisty figure. This Crystal has a wonky eye.

by Anonymousreply 47October 14, 2017 6:52 PM

Tori Spelling as Alexis.

by Anonymousreply 48October 14, 2017 8:03 PM

Heather Locklear as Alexis !

by Anonymousreply 49October 14, 2017 8:20 PM

[quote]The stories are straight from the 80s show.

And to think just a couple of months ago DLers were complaining that it was too [italic]different[/italic] from the original. A Hispanic Crystal!! A black Jeff Colby!!! A male Sammy Jo!!!

I actually thought they had done a good job of mixing older plot elements (slutty Fallon's resentment of Crystal, Cristal's immediate rapport with Steven) with more modern topics (fracking, being gay without shame).

[quote]it apparently hemorrhaged its lead in from that Riverdale show.

As The CW had to know would happen. It's going to have to find it's audience. Much as Supergirl is a better fit on CW than on CBS, Dynasty would do better on another channel. Devious Maids lasted four seasons on Lifetime. Dallas lasted three seasons on TNT and might have lasted longer had Larry Hagman not died.

by Anonymousreply 50October 14, 2017 8:48 PM

Did Grant show his chest?

by Anonymousreply 51October 14, 2017 9:18 PM

I'd rather see his curved cock.

by Anonymousreply 52October 14, 2017 11:26 PM

Where was Adam? What about Kirby? Who will play the Rock Hudson riddled with Aids role? When will Fallon get La Mirage?

by Anonymousreply 53October 14, 2017 11:43 PM

The show was great, I think it's going to be a major hit!

by Anonymousreply 54October 15, 2017 12:30 AM

I loved it. It's so horrible I'm in .

by Anonymousreply 55October 15, 2017 12:45 AM

The CW isn't promoting it enough. I saw Grant Show on with Kelly and Ryan, nothing more. The Shapiro's from the original series are listed as writers. They're still alive?

by Anonymousreply 56October 15, 2017 12:56 AM

As a fan of OC and Gossip Girl, I'm in for a few episodes at least. Could be kitschy fun.

by Anonymousreply 57October 15, 2017 1:10 AM

[quote] Watched this with my parents and my Dad was FURIOUS when he found out Sammy Jo was a guy! He is a big fan of the original Dynasty and Heather Locklear back in the day and thought it was going to be a hot blonde bimbo type. I wish I could have filmed his reaction

Liar. Quit posing. You're trying way too hard.

by Anonymousreply 58October 15, 2017 1:18 AM

[quote]As The CW had to know would happen. It's going to have to find it's audience.

Dynasty is a known property, this is a show they were hoping would have a lot of people tuning at first out of curiosity if nothing else. They gave it the best possible time-slot by putting it after the premiere of their Riverdale hit. Those ratings were disappointing. Period. It can't really be spun.

by Anonymousreply 59October 15, 2017 1:57 AM

I would fuck Rafael De La Fuente until he walked funny.

by Anonymousreply 60October 15, 2017 2:23 AM

Who wouldn't r60? Not the best actor, but man is he pretty.

by Anonymousreply 61October 15, 2017 2:31 AM

I love all the 50 year olds trashing this show, as if it was meant for you. Girls, your time has passed. Stick with CBS or one of those vaginal mesh mesothelioma retro channels.

by Anonymousreply 62October 15, 2017 6:50 AM

The OC, Revenge and the original Dynasty were all intelligently written compared to this crap.

by Anonymousreply 63October 15, 2017 8:38 AM

Only season 1 of Revenge was written intelligently, R63.

by Anonymousreply 64October 15, 2017 12:29 PM

Same with the OC really, it was pretty entertaining at first and fell off fast. There is a reason that even though the show was a break out hit during season 1 it didn't last that long.

But yeah, "Revenge" especially is a textbook example of a show falling off a cliff after one season. Yikes.

by Anonymousreply 65October 15, 2017 2:15 PM

It only got 1.26 million viewers (of the broadcast, don't know about Netflix.)

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by Anonymousreply 66October 15, 2017 3:19 PM

[Quote] Same with the OC really, it was pretty entertaining at first and fell off fast. There is a reason that even though the show was a break out hit during season 1 it didn't last that long.

The repetitive storylines certainly didn't help.

by Anonymousreply 67October 15, 2017 3:25 PM

The problem with The O.C. Is how quickly it burnt through storylines. By S2 it was tough not to be repetitive.

I recently binged all 4 seasons (I only saw the first season and a half when it originally aired), and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised with how the show regained its footing by Season 4. They got rid of some two-dimensional characters/actors (Marisa) and brought in some new blood.

by Anonymousreply 68October 15, 2017 3:51 PM

I never liked Marissa and was glad she got killed off. The Ryan/Marissa relationship was the definition of co dependent. And it was always the same shit. They're together and then she'd start paying attention to some new guy, being completely oblivious to their crush on her and then it would end in tears.

by Anonymousreply 69October 15, 2017 4:01 PM

Am I the only one who enjoyed it despite its many flaws?

How about Yasmine Bleeth as Alexis?

by Anonymousreply 70October 18, 2017 2:59 PM

Cancel it.

by Anonymousreply 71October 18, 2017 3:10 PM

How about Heather Locklear as Alexis?

by Anonymousreply 72October 18, 2017 3:32 PM

Marcia Cross as Alexis?

by Anonymousreply 73October 18, 2017 5:21 PM

Ahem!

by Anonymousreply 74October 18, 2017 5:28 PM

This is much better than thinking of an original idea

by Anonymousreply 75October 18, 2017 5:48 PM

Joan, you are TOO old to be playing Alexis.

But perhaps you can be cast as Alexis’s mother?

by Anonymousreply 76October 18, 2017 6:27 PM

Heather Locklear as Alexis.

by Anonymousreply 77October 18, 2017 6:55 PM

They will air the episodes that are already made, then cancel it. Calling it now.

by Anonymousreply 78October 18, 2017 8:18 PM

I enjoyed it, despite the blandness of the actors playing the roles. But maybe once they settle into their characters we can have some real flash and sass.

by Anonymousreply 79October 18, 2017 9:05 PM

Apparently the poor ratings don't matter to CW, expect this show to keep going.

[quote]“Dynasty” opened to meager ratings last week. It lost more than half of its lead-in audience from “Riverdale” and finished with just a 0.3 rating among adults 18-49. On another network, that’s disastrous. On The CW, with this particular property, it simply doesn’t matter. Let Les Moonves, the head of CW part-owner (and “Dynasty” producer) CBS Corp., explain why: “A great recent example of the power of owning content is the new version of Dynasty that will premiere this fall on The CW. We own 100 percent of the show, and we’ve already licensed it to Netflix in 188 countries. … So this means ‘Dynasty’ is profitable before it even hits the air.”

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by Anonymousreply 80October 18, 2017 9:56 PM

This Jeff Colby for some reason comes from an impoverished background.

No Sable, no Jason, no Bliss, no Monica, no Cecil, no thankya!

by Anonymousreply 81October 18, 2017 10:31 PM

They have Monica, her name is Monique.

by Anonymousreply 82October 19, 2017 1:18 AM

The Jeff Colby character seemed to me more suited to pursuing Steven.

by Anonymousreply 83October 19, 2017 1:19 AM

I miss the classuc theme song.

by Anonymousreply 84October 19, 2017 1:30 AM

[quote]No Sable, no Jason, no Bliss, no Monica, no Cecil, no thankya!

Most of the casting/reimagining has been good but a fugly Jeff Colby in music streaming--is he supposed to be Camel Face Jay-Z ?--was a mistake.

However, Alexis has already been mentioned so it's far from impossible that her cousin Sable will appear at some point. Her beef with Alexis could be related to issues other than Jason Colby.

by Anonymousreply 85October 19, 2017 1:39 AM

Fallon just threw Cristal in a well.

by Anonymousreply 86October 19, 2017 1:44 AM

How come Fallon didn't tell anybody that Cristal threw her in that well?

by Anonymousreply 87October 19, 2017 1:48 AM

It was a grave and Fallon just said she changed clothes because Crystal nearly killed her.

by Anonymousreply 88October 19, 2017 1:50 AM

She recovered very quickly, it would have been nice to see her all messed up.

by Anonymousreply 89October 19, 2017 1:57 AM

How could they killed Matthew Blaisdale in the first episode?

by Anonymousreply 90October 19, 2017 2:09 AM

Claudiaaaaaaaa............!!!!!!!

by Anonymousreply 91October 19, 2017 2:10 AM

Matthew Blaisdel was a nothing character on the original show. Mainly because John Forstyhe insisted that Blake and Krystle would never cheat on each other.

No loss in losing Matthew, though it would be great if somehow he was Sammy Joe's father with Crystal. But both actors are too young to be Sam's parents.

Claudia Blaisdel was a major character, though I thought she was mostly tiresome, with only a few good scenes, like accidentally throwing Fallon's baby (a doll, it turned out) off the roof. In the Warhol diaries, he laughed about how much he loved that episode because they showed "a real baby, with its head bouncing around." I haven't seen it in years but it does seem it was a real baby, to fool the audience...Or maybe Claudia switched it for the doll at some point. Was this kid L.B., Little Blake?

by Anonymousreply 92October 19, 2017 2:41 AM

One of the greatest scenes ever...

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by Anonymousreply 93October 19, 2017 3:00 AM

Do you pronounce it 'Din-nisty' in your head like the Brits?

by Anonymousreply 94October 19, 2017 3:02 AM

Yes!

by Anonymousreply 95October 19, 2017 3:03 AM

[quote] No Sable, no Jason, no Bliss, no Monica, no Cecil, no thankya!

And, most importantly - NO AMANDA!!

by Anonymousreply 96October 19, 2017 3:08 AM

In a total casting triumph, the passionate, capricious, tough and tender Alexis will be played by the powerhouse actress... Emma Samms.

But only because Kathleen Beller wasn't available.

by Anonymousreply 97October 19, 2017 3:10 AM

Grant Show's acting is just as phoned in as ever but then again so is the Cristal's.

by Anonymousreply 98October 19, 2017 3:18 AM

The portrayal of Steven, the gay son, in this version of the series is rather brave. He's a young, TV gay with no visible muscle mass.

by Anonymousreply 99October 19, 2017 3:26 AM

I noticed that at the pool, too, it was rather refreshing

by Anonymousreply 100October 19, 2017 3:30 AM

The show is not yet dramatic enough, or over-the-top enough, to make any kind of impression.

by Anonymousreply 101October 19, 2017 3:31 AM

Jeff Colby is just window dressing on this show. He has no lines!

by Anonymousreply 102October 19, 2017 3:31 AM

Wanted so much for it to be trashy and fun. It just isn’t. Even the clothes aren’t good. Gossip Girl at least got that right. Getting Heather Locklear to be Alexis would be genius, but bet they won’t (or she won’t).

by Anonymousreply 103October 19, 2017 3:34 AM

[quote]Even the clothes aren’t good. Gossip Girl at least got that right

I thought the same. Gossip Girl actually seemed to capture these fabulous and wealthy characters.

When I watched the pilot I actually thought it looked a little cheap.

by Anonymousreply 104October 19, 2017 3:38 AM

Well, TV budgets aren't what they were in the 80s.

by Anonymousreply 105October 19, 2017 3:45 AM

The major domo has more presence than Blake Carrington

by Anonymousreply 106October 19, 2017 3:48 AM

The cast is too young

by Anonymousreply 107October 19, 2017 3:52 AM

No dear... you're too old.

by Anonymousreply 108October 19, 2017 4:14 AM

They are trying way too hard to be different.

by Anonymousreply 109October 19, 2017 4:34 AM

Next week they are doing an eighties ball.

by Anonymousreply 110October 19, 2017 4:39 AM

[quote]I noticed that at the pool, too, it was rather refreshing

Steven looks real, his body, use, but he's not overpaying the stereotype of gay; not hiding it, either.

Only thing missing from the pool scene was more Sammy Joe. I didn't know he was nude (did I miss something?) until Steven gave him a towel and suggested he borrow some swim trunks.

by Anonymousreply 111October 19, 2017 4:40 AM

[quote]The major domo has more presence than Blake Carrington

Was he on Gossip Girl? He looks familiar.

by Anonymousreply 112October 19, 2017 4:43 AM

My favorite dialog tonight.

Fallon (to Steven) : What's up your ass now?

[Sammy Joe walks in, barely dressed)

Fallon: Never mind, I see.

by Anonymousreply 113October 19, 2017 4:53 AM

The woman in OP's link was on "Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll", Dennis Leary's FX show about a rock band, she's basically a Broadway singer/actress. I guess since she's now on this series "Sex, Drugs & Rock'n'Roll" isn't coming back for another season, the show was pretty good.

by Anonymousreply 114October 19, 2017 4:59 AM

Emma Samms? She can really save a show.

by Anonymousreply 115October 19, 2017 11:30 AM

It's true about the butler vs. Blake.... Grant Show has no presence. I find Fallon and Cristal have presence but nothing to do with it.

by Anonymousreply 116October 19, 2017 11:46 AM

Was Grant Show better or worse (acting wise) on Melrose Place??

by Anonymousreply 117October 19, 2017 12:35 PM

[quote]Dynasty is a known property, this is a show they were hoping would have a lot of people tuning at first out of curiosity if nothing else.

Although most of the people with nostalgia for the show are not watching CW.

I don't think Grant Show is necessarily a great thespian, but I think he has improved since his Melrose Day. He has aged well anyways.

by Anonymousreply 118October 19, 2017 1:11 PM

Krystle was sweeter than Cristal..

by Anonymousreply 119October 19, 2017 2:44 PM

[quote]He has aged well anyways.

Yeah, Grant Snow looks great for 55. Which is of course exactly why he landed this role, this is the CW, looks are what matter.

by Anonymousreply 120October 19, 2017 2:45 PM

What I think is missing is a "good girl". All the female characters are written as hyper gutsy, ballsy and sexually charged. There's no-one to deflect all of that.

by Anonymousreply 121October 19, 2017 6:29 PM

[quote]What I think is missing is a "good girl". All the female characters are written as hyper gutsy, ballsy and sexually charged. There's no-one to deflect all of that.

I think that has been a problem with soaps in general the last number of years. I now the good guy and woman characters are more boring, but you need them to relate to and balance off the other characters. Soaps have always had their shocking moments and cliff hangers, but they also used to have some heart and more real emotional moments as well. Those have tended to disappear or have been minimized the last ten to 20 years.

by Anonymousreply 122October 19, 2017 6:38 PM

Cristal needs to be softer, she may as well be Fallon or Alexis.

by Anonymousreply 123October 19, 2017 9:29 PM

Enough! This show should never have been made. Has dear old Joan collins commented on it yet? It's just pointless...has no glamour or style, just crassness.I hope it's axed.....soon. who else agrees? I mean why the hell do a reboot of a show 28 years later?

by Anonymousreply 124October 19, 2017 9:43 PM

Then change the channel, cunt. No one is forcing you to watch.

by Anonymousreply 125October 19, 2017 9:46 PM

(R122) That's very true. While I watching the show I couldn't help but think that the character Cristal would be so much more interesting if she wasn't just another sassy, gold digger, but rather a woman with a shady past that she has fought to leave behind and gone on to make something of her life. A rreformed bad girl who is keeps getting dragged back to her past and is worried about being exposed and losing all the positive progress she's made.

by Anonymousreply 126October 20, 2017 10:58 PM

But how well is Grant Show hung?

by Anonymousreply 127October 21, 2017 3:24 AM

[quote]I couldn't help but think that the character Cristal would be so much more interesting if she wasn't just another sassy, gold digger, but rather a woman with a shady past that she has fought to leave behind and gone on to make something of her life.

Are you watching the show? We're only two episodes in and that is exactly where they're going with the character. There's been no indication she's only into money. She has feelings still for her former, married lover but so did Krystle. And unlike Krystle, Crystal is more than a secretary; it's a little more believable that the boss would marry his head of PR.

Now, Sammy Joe is probably mostly into Steven's money but he may develop real feelings. I hope so, anyway.

As for being "a woman with a shady past," that's been pretty well established by both Anders and Sammy Joe.

by Anonymousreply 128October 21, 2017 4:29 AM

Here’s an idea... how about Alyssa Milano or Tiffani Thiessen for Alexis?

by Anonymousreply 129October 21, 2017 5:14 AM

Joan Collins blew the doors off the show when she joined in the first episode of the second season. A real professional with looks and style and an actual personality. Everyone had to step up their game once she came onboard.

Who in the world can they get nowadays to bring the larger-than-life, movie star glamour that the show really needs

by Anonymousreply 130October 21, 2017 6:06 AM

Nicole Kidman would make a great Alexis, but she’s too big for the CW

by Anonymousreply 131October 21, 2017 9:01 AM

Shannon Doherty would be funny casting as Alexis, but I don't know how her health is now.

by Anonymousreply 132October 21, 2017 9:05 AM

[quote]Was Grant Show better or worse (acting wise) on Melrose Place??

I haven't watched this reboot yet, but I never thought Grant was a bad actor on Melrose. Of course, with Andrew Shue in the cast, it kind of made the rest of the guys look like Laurence Olivier by comparison.

by Anonymousreply 133October 21, 2017 9:47 AM

Andrea Parker would be perfect Alexis.

by Anonymousreply 134October 21, 2017 10:32 AM

I’m available. STOP looking at my breasts!

by Anonymousreply 135October 21, 2017 10:37 AM

[quote]it's a little more believable that the boss would marry his head of PR.

Except head of PR to COO at an extractive company is never gonna happen.... it's a technical job.

I just wish the house weren't so crap cheap and I think the show still misses the pretensions to grandeur that Blake Carrington (and the Shapiros) aspired to in the first season. Blake was about looking/acting like old money and these people just have the biggest McMansion on the block. The use of the word 'manor' makes me cringe every time I hear it.

But I gotta say, for what it is, it's actually really good. I laughed out loud several times... I like the movement of the Fallon character away from daddy's girl crying for attention to daddy's girl going to war for daddy's attention. And I like tough Cristal. Overall, I like the edge of these characters. If they could have fused the best of season 1 with the edge of this series it could have been an HBO show.

Anyway, it's good fun. Laughed out loud at the grave scene. I can't believe this show is nowhere nearly as bad as I thought it would be.

by Anonymousreply 136October 21, 2017 1:58 PM

[quote]No loss in losing Matthew, though it would be great if somehow he was Sammy Joe's father with Crystal. But both actors are too young to be Sam's parents.

Wasn't Stephanie Beacham only like five years older than Tracey Scoggins?

[quote] I didn't know he was nude (did I miss something?)

There's a very brief shot of his ass when he got out of the pool.

[quote]What I think is missing is a "good girl". All the female characters are written as hyper gutsy, ballsy and sexually charged. There's no-one to deflect all of that.

Isn't Steven the good girl here? He's the only one who doesn't really seem to have an agenda.

by Anonymousreply 137October 21, 2017 2:05 PM

After her initial scenes, I am looking forward to Claudia's hotel fire.

by Anonymousreply 138October 21, 2017 2:09 PM

Not sure this show needs an Alexis. Anders is basically Alexis.

by Anonymousreply 139October 21, 2017 2:09 PM

They should go for Heather Locklear as Alexis, they can afford Heather. If they wanted to go with a goof, Daphne Zuniga. Personally, I think this show is a great reflection of what Americans consider "wealth" to be these days. Remember, we are living in an age where not an insignificant amount of Americans think DJT and his horrible family is what wealth and class is about. This is right in line with this delusion of what wealth and class is.

And on one final shallow note, I wish both Stephen and Sammy Jo were hotter. Out of all the actors in LA, they couldn't find one that looked like a young Grant Show and Latin Dude that was scorching hot? Quite frankly, I think Fallon could be prettier, but that Stephen... eek.

by Anonymousreply 140October 21, 2017 2:14 PM

I think Sammy Jo is fine, although I wish he didn't have the George Michael Freedom 90 earring in his right ear.

by Anonymousreply 141October 21, 2017 2:22 PM

[quote]They should go for Heather Locklear as Alexis, they can afford Heather.

I was thinking Heather was the right age to be Grant's first wife and could play the part, but after looking so good for so long didn't she mess up her face a few years ago. Similarly,after seeming like she really had her act together for so long, hasn't she shown some signs that she might not be the most stable the last few years (drinking etc)?

by Anonymousreply 142October 21, 2017 2:28 PM

I don't think they really care about stars on the show. Grant Show is about the most recognizable. But they'll probably just cast for publicity anyway. The thing is, the actress who plays Cristal does play her tough and with an edge, so the actress playing Alexis will need to be able hold her own... I don't think Locklear has the chops.... she's got that soft voice, limited range, she can play a mean girl but I don't think she can play a ballsy Alexis or Sable type.

by Anonymousreply 143October 21, 2017 3:38 PM

This is the funniest damn soapy scene I have watched in a long time. Pitch perfect... enough bitchiness to make it worthwhile, but not yet another knock down drag out cat fight.

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by Anonymousreply 144October 21, 2017 3:48 PM

This show has about as much in common with Dynasty as Twin Peaks: The Return had in common with Twin Peaks.

The difference is this show is far better at entertaining.

by Anonymousreply 145October 21, 2017 3:59 PM

I'll give them a break on the sets as compared to the original. As was pointed out upthread, the budget isn't the same. In the first episode, they showed an aerial view of the house and it's quite big. The indoor sets seem scaled down compared to the exterior.

As for Steven, he's cute in some shots. I think a truly hot Steven--both rich and drop-dead gorgeous--would be too secure to hook up with an obvious hustler like Sammy Joe.

by Anonymousreply 146October 21, 2017 4:17 PM

[quote]I think a truly hot Steven--both rich and drop-dead gorgeous--would be too secure to hook up with an obvious hustler like Sammy Joe.

He'd still be a bottom, and therefore would need to take whatever top offered.

by Anonymousreply 147October 21, 2017 4:43 PM

I enjoyed it, it's trashy fun. However, I did think it looked quite cheap - that house they're living in is basically a McMansion and the set design is less sumptuous than the old show. I was quite surprised that it was shot on a set as the acoustics were pretty terrible and made the whole thing look cheap, as well as the decor, which was very nouveau riche.

It also doesn't make sense that a family that wealthy would live in Atlanta, but then the Carringtons living in Denver never made sense either.

I liked Fallon being more of a bitch but still a massive slut. Grant Show is still hot in his 50s. Sammy Jo was clearly written by a gay man as he's a quintessential young gay. Steven is annoyingly pussified, even more so than the original. Jeff is also totally gay. The chauffeur has a really nice body.

I was disappointed to see Claudia. She infected the old show like antibiotic resistant chlamydia, I hope she doesn't do the same again.

by Anonymousreply 148October 21, 2017 4:52 PM

I haven't watched, but what's their Claudia like?

I always called her "Mall Bangs."

by Anonymousreply 149October 21, 2017 9:51 PM

her problems are caused by a car accident affecting her head.

she yells a lot.

by Anonymousreply 150October 21, 2017 10:00 PM

How many female bisexual characters are in it?

This IS The CW after all.

by Anonymousreply 151October 21, 2017 10:03 PM

If they do the hotel fire or some variation, she better call all the lit candles "liars."

Did she not even try to get out of that room?

by Anonymousreply 152October 21, 2017 10:05 PM

[quote]I think a truly hot Steven--both rich and drop-dead gorgeous--would be too secure to hook up with an obvious hustler like Sammy Joe.

Tell that to Anderson Cooper.

by Anonymousreply 153October 21, 2017 10:09 PM

I'm not waiting for their call...

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by Anonymousreply 154October 21, 2017 10:18 PM

The cast seems very small, even though I have done the count and it actually is not.

I don't know, for some reason it feels like there are only four characters on the show.

by Anonymousreply 155October 22, 2017 2:31 PM

I was thinking on it tonight... one of the flaws is that Fallon in this show (so far) shows none of the vulnerability of the character as written in the original. Fallon was a spoiled child and a hedonist but she adored her father... right that they should take the character in a different direction but I don't quite understand her motivation. Is she actually her mother's child.... resentful of Blake? Why is she hard? Greed? She's not fleshed out.

by Anonymousreply 156October 25, 2017 1:05 AM

I have no clue who they'll cast as Alexis or how they will write the character. In the last episode Blake described her as both a reader of feminist books and having tried to launch a line of lip fillers or some such.

by Anonymousreply 157October 27, 2017 8:59 PM

Din-nisty!

by Anonymousreply 158October 28, 2017 2:15 AM

I just tried watching episode one on demand. Terrible. Made it maybe 15mins and shut it off.

by Anonymousreply 159October 28, 2017 2:38 AM

I am not sure they are going to have to worry about casting Alexis.

by Anonymousreply 160October 28, 2017 2:44 AM

I've always liked Grant Show, but he isn't good in this. He doesn't have the gravitas to play Blake Carrington.

If they are going to center the show around Fallon, they need a stronger actress. Or at least give Elizabeth Gillies an on-set acting coach to help her get through these scenes. Her line readings are the same for every scene -- all flat, no emotion. Heaven forbid if they gave her any lines with subtext -- she'd never get through such a scene.

The show also needs to slow down a little bit. They seem to be rushing from scene to scene without giving time for an emotional beat, even if that beat is just to appreciate the campiness of something that was just said.

by Anonymousreply 161October 28, 2017 6:08 AM

This show is so low-rent in every way. It's not even fun enough to laugh at.

by Anonymousreply 162October 28, 2017 6:25 AM

It is cheaply done and that's evident. I quite like Gillies. Even though the focus is on Cristal and Fallon, I agree Show doesn't have the gravitas for the part. More than that, though, all the characters just seem to be present and doing things, but without any motivation. The central conflicts in season 1 were Blake/Krystle/Fallon and then Blake/Steven and then Matthew/Krystle/Blake and to a lesser extent Krystle/Joseph. This Cristal seems tougher so you'd think she'd be pushing to shit can Joseph by now. He's got a mouth on him. When they bring on Alexis they will have the same problem for Fallon they had back then: one bitch too many. They should make Fallon hate both Krystle and Alexis, as they should have done back then.

by Anonymousreply 163October 28, 2017 2:56 PM

The house set doesn't have any gravitas, either.

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by Anonymousreply 164October 28, 2017 3:03 PM

One of my biggest issues wit this show is casting and the lack of hot guys.

Given that it's set in Atlanta, I have no issue with Jeff Colby being black. However, with all the fine black men in LA and Atlanta, you mean to tell me that they couldn't find one hot black guy to play a pivotal role like Jeff Colby? Think about a Drake type in that role.

Stephen is just down right ugly. They should have gotten someone like Robbie Amell.

I think Grant Show is just fine for the Blake role. But that Jeff and Stephen need to go.

by Anonymousreply 165October 28, 2017 3:11 PM

Black men generally aren’t handsome in general. Same with Asian men, although, mixed Asian men can be quite attractive.

by Anonymousreply 166October 28, 2017 11:37 PM

So this show is my new vaguely guilty pleasure. I actually like it. It's not Dynasty Dynasty but in its own craptastic way, I really enjoy it!

by Anonymousreply 167November 2, 2017 11:50 PM

So Alexis is back in Denver....

Who is going to play Alexis?????????

by Anonymousreply 168November 3, 2017 5:48 AM

Is the actor playing Steven family?

by Anonymousreply 169November 3, 2017 8:28 AM

Jacklyn Smith to play Alexis.

by Anonymousreply 170November 3, 2017 10:40 AM

LOL Jaclyn Smith could be Grant Show's mother. Maybe she can be Constance Colby

by Anonymousreply 171November 3, 2017 10:42 AM

If Dallas had recast JR Ewing and rebooted Dallas, people would act like it was a cardinal crime. However they are happy to recast Alexis and nobody bats an eyelid. Fucking ageism and sexism rolled into one.

by Anonymousreply 172November 3, 2017 10:44 AM

He's a really good actor if he's straight. Ditto for Sammy Jo. Straight actors often overplay the bitchy humor aspect.

by Anonymousreply 173November 3, 2017 7:37 PM

[Quote] Black men generally aren’t handsome in general. Same with Asian men, although, mixed Asian men can be quite attractive.

Riiiiiiiight.

by Anonymousreply 174November 3, 2017 7:42 PM

R173 Pretty sure Rafael de la Fuente is gay.

by Anonymousreply 175November 3, 2017 7:47 PM

For the tasteful friends, the house is actually Tyler Perry's old house

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by Anonymousreply 176November 5, 2017 4:48 PM

Yeah Rafael is obviously gay even though he isn't out.

by Anonymousreply 177November 5, 2017 4:50 PM

How come none of them have southern accents?

by Anonymousreply 178November 5, 2017 4:54 PM

If Rafael isn't gay I'd be shocked. I do get a vibe from James MacKay, but that could just be acting.

by Anonymousreply 179November 5, 2017 4:56 PM

James Mackay was pretty unknown so there isn't a lot of info about him.

by Anonymousreply 180November 5, 2017 4:57 PM

How soon will Alexis arrive to save this?

by Anonymousreply 181November 5, 2017 5:04 PM

It's just such a terrible, pointless house and the failure to give the house any presence - it was a character in the first show - is why this thing won't have even the legs of the first show. It isn't about characters, just plot.

by Anonymousreply 182November 6, 2017 12:12 AM

r182 The house they're using for the new series says that the Carrington family is nouveau riche.

The house in the original series said the Carringtons were old money.

by Anonymousreply 183November 6, 2017 9:33 AM

No, the Carringtons in the original series were never old money, the plot lines and scripts showed that from the beginning.... Blake was a self-made man. But the veneer of respectability was (in the first and second season where Blake was more of a hard ass) very important to him. But it was a character driver. They aren't even trying here. It's just a big house. And ugly.

by Anonymousreply 184November 6, 2017 11:42 AM

OBC had a rich father.

by Anonymousreply 185November 6, 2017 2:01 PM

This show has NO characters you want to root for.

by Anonymousreply 186November 7, 2017 1:51 AM

The argument about whether characters need to be "likable" or someone you "root for" never stops.

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by Anonymousreply 187November 7, 2017 1:56 AM

I enjoyed reading that article. Thanks for posting it.

by Anonymousreply 188November 7, 2017 2:06 AM

Plot question: why did Blake still need the phone back since Fallin had already leaked the video?

And how come the blackmailer hasn't named Sammy Joe as an accomplice?

by Anonymousreply 189November 7, 2017 3:13 AM

If it is set in Atlanta why don't any of them speak southern?

by Anonymousreply 190November 7, 2017 9:32 PM

I confess, I love it. I'm really liking the drama between Cristal and Fallon. It's a guilty pleasure.

by Anonymousreply 191November 9, 2017 3:03 AM

[quote]If it is set in Atlanta why don't any of them speak southern?

I was once showing a DVD of the original to a friend who was totally unfamiliar with the show. She asked where it was set and I said Denver. She said, "Why do they all have British accents?"

by Anonymousreply 192November 9, 2017 3:16 AM

Only on the CW would a COO be wearing a low cut outfit to a board meeting.

by Anonymousreply 193November 9, 2017 4:47 AM

I'm actually ashamedly addicted.

by Anonymousreply 194November 9, 2017 5:13 AM

The show is actually turning into a nice-sized hit for the network.

by Anonymousreply 195November 9, 2017 5:04 PM

No r195. The ratings for this aren't good actually. But it doesn't matter, cw owns this show as it was produced in house. Therefore the ratings don't matter as much.

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by Anonymousreply 196November 9, 2017 5:10 PM

I have watched it a couple of times. For what it is, it is not too bad. I think Fallon would benefit from showing more of an underlying vulnerability or hurt. She just seems all attitude and snarky comments without a lot of real substance or emotions (although I have missed a number of episodes, so I might have missed some of those moments).

I appreciate the nods to the original show, but I think Claudia would have been one element they should have left to the 1980's. She kind of sucks the air out of any scene I have seen her in, and they have to dumb down the characters around her to keep her in the plot.

by Anonymousreply 197November 9, 2017 5:14 PM

Renewed for full season.

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by Anonymousreply 198November 9, 2017 9:06 PM

OK I laughed out loud when Blake hit Claudia. Cheese ball.

by Anonymousreply 199November 10, 2017 1:14 AM

So will Blake be on trial for accidentally killing Claudia or Ted Dinard?

by Anonymousreply 200November 10, 2017 4:24 AM

I would love to see the young Al Corley, the original Steven, making out with the new Sammy Joe...

by Anonymousreply 201November 10, 2017 11:52 AM

[quote]Renewed for full season.

Well, THAT'S a surprise.

No, seriously.

by Anonymousreply 202November 10, 2017 12:00 PM

Oooh! ^Spoiler! Julianne Moore is playing Alexis!

by Anonymousreply 203November 10, 2017 12:02 PM

Was Steven's last relationship supposed to have been abusive? He seemed to recoil whenever the ex got close. But I guess he forgave him quick enough before finding Sam with him in the hotel room. I'm trying to like Sam, but he's making it difficult.

by Anonymousreply 204November 11, 2017 7:08 AM

Sammy Joe? Sammy Blow...!

by Anonymousreply 205November 11, 2017 10:54 AM

I liked Fallon's line to Cristal about how well she handled Matthew's rock hard cock on the sex tape.

by Anonymousreply 206November 11, 2017 2:23 PM

They used "blow job" in the dialog tonight but the best part was Fallon pretending to wipe cum off the side of her mouth.

I thought Claudia would be a wet blanket but she was better tonight. In one episode she managed to poison the family dog with her meds and end up naked in the bathtub with Blake (innocently?).

by Anonymousreply 207November 16, 2017 7:31 AM

Will they keep Claudia around as a love interest for Adam if they bring him on the show?

What about characters like Kirby or Amanda?

And WHO is going to play Alexis????

by Anonymousreply 208November 17, 2017 12:30 AM

Why isn’t this show on a streaming service like Hulu yet?

by Anonymousreply 209November 17, 2017 4:58 AM

Can't wait until Alexis shows up

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by Anonymousreply 210November 18, 2017 12:11 AM

Can we see Grant Show naked?

by Anonymousreply 211November 18, 2017 1:11 AM

The one thing I hate is when they refer to 'the Carrington manor.' No one says that.

by Anonymousreply 212November 18, 2017 1:54 AM

R208 I thought it was already on Netflix.

by Anonymousreply 213November 18, 2017 2:07 AM

I believe Netflix has a deal with the Cw, so it should be on there once the season ends

by Anonymousreply 214November 18, 2017 3:10 AM

I Netflix in another country has a deal.

by Anonymousreply 215November 18, 2017 8:58 AM

To the best of my knowledge, Netflix doesn't air individual episodes. They are full seasons of a series.

So, I wouldn't look for Dynasty to appear on Netflix until the summer when the broadcast season is over.

by Anonymousreply 216November 18, 2017 9:51 AM

I don't know about the USA, but Netflix is showing each episode as it airs in Australia.

by Anonymousreply 217November 18, 2017 10:47 AM

The Deadline article is confusing but it appears Dynasty will be on Netflix in the US:

"Dynasty is produced by CBS TV Studios. The deal for the show between CBS Studios International and Netflix follows a similar pact between the two companies for another reboot of a series with global name recognition: Star Trek: Discovery. The sci-fi drama, which will run on CBS’ streaming service CBS All Access in the U.S., will have Netflix as its exclusive premiere home in 188 countries (excluding the U.S. and Canada), with each episode available globally within 24 hours of its U.S. premiere.

Similarly, I hear Dynasty is expected to launch globally in the fall, premiering around the world on Oct. 11 simultaneously with its U.S. debut on the CW.

In anticipation of the Netflix deal, the Dynasty pilot was not shown to international buyers at the L.A. Screenings last month. With its heavy serialization, the soapy drama is considered a great fit for international distribution on a streaming platform.

The international deal compliments the domestic streaming pact Netflix has with the CW affiliated studios CBS TV Studios and Warner Bros. TV for library rights to all of the network’s scripted series, which also covers Dynasty."

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by Anonymousreply 218November 18, 2017 10:58 AM

I'm just about to watch episode 1 now! Who else has already watched it?

by Anonymousreply 219November 18, 2017 11:26 AM

I want to see Grant Show peen.

by Anonymousreply 220November 18, 2017 11:44 AM

The Fallon character is actually being developed... there's aspects to her.... Cristal is underdeveloped (like usual.) I though the show was supposed to be about Fallon and Cristal more this time and the tension between them, but Fallon seems to be pulling away toward the Fallon show. Steven, as usual, is a big Zzzzzzz..... Sammy Jo is basically somebody for Cristal to talk to. Wonder what they'll do with Alexis. They almost don't need her. And she's been mentioned so much there isn't a lot of mystery to her. Just like with Pamela Sue Martin, the arrival of Alexis could kill the Fallon character.

Still think that house is shit. They was mention a couple shows back of how Tom Carrington had lived there. It's a McMansion... Tom Carrington didn't live there.

by Anonymousreply 221November 18, 2017 3:35 PM

I'm glad that this has turned into such a bit hit.

by Anonymousreply 222November 18, 2017 4:38 PM

I wish I had a McMansion.

by Anonymousreply 223November 18, 2017 5:37 PM

I dont think some of the posters are using the term McMansion properly. Wikipedia describes it as:

[quote]In suburban communities, McMansion is a pejorative term for a large "mass-produced" dwelling, constructed with low-quality materials and craftsmanship, using a mishmash of architectural symbols to invoke connotations of wealth or taste, executed via poorly thought-out exterior and interior design.

The house may not be to your taste but it's no McMansion. The overhead shot of it in the pilot showed it to be a substantial property.

Something like the Filoli mansion wouldn't be realistic today. Most rich people don't maintain such grand estates any longer. Actually, most didn't during the time of the original Dynasty. Filoli hasn't been a private residence since the 70s.

by Anonymousreply 224November 18, 2017 6:54 PM

What if Pamela Sue Martin played the new Alexis???

by Anonymousreply 225November 18, 2017 7:06 PM

No, I think Alyssa Milano should play Alexis.

by Anonymousreply 226November 19, 2017 12:21 AM

Catherine Oxenberg is Alexis!

by Anonymousreply 227November 19, 2017 12:25 AM

Grant Show is 55, so they need someone in that age range

by Anonymousreply 228November 19, 2017 1:33 AM

I do like the idea of Heather Locklear coming in as Alexis.

She has such a reputation joining casts of existing shows and causing a boost in attention if not ratings.

And she could definitely look like a mother to this Fallon.

by Anonymousreply 229November 19, 2017 1:56 AM

Wish it were so but I just can’t see Heather agreeing to come on this as Alexis. She stated publicly how she regretted doing that awful Melrose reboot. She said she has learned her lesson that you can’t go home again.

by Anonymousreply 230November 19, 2017 2:28 AM

But in this case, Heather wouldn't be playing the same character that she did 30 years prior

by Anonymousreply 231November 19, 2017 1:11 PM

Alexis has to be played by a 50 year old Joan Collins type. Alyssa just quit a series because it moved location and Heather is a bit of a train wreck who hasn’t aged well and plus her character in MP was an Alexis copy. Bridget Fonda?

by Anonymousreply 232November 19, 2017 1:25 PM

Again, Andrea Parker would be perfect, beautiful right age and knows how to play tough bitch, just think of Pretender.

by Anonymousreply 233November 19, 2017 1:44 PM

If you adopt the same age of Grant Show reasoning, among actresses born in 1962, making the actress 55 years old, are DL faves: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Demi Moore, Jodi ("Blake was so bad I'm going marry Cecile Colby") Foster, Daphne Zuniga, Ally Sheedy, Melissa Sue Anderson, Kristy ("Yum, Cecile Colby") McNicol, Janine Turner, Amanda ("I can't love Cecile Colby but I can play it on TV") Donohoe, Marcia Cross, Genie Francis, Alison Arngrim, Hunter Tylo, Jensen "Prior Commitment" Buchanan, Mary Kay Adams and, the natural front runner: Rosie O'Donnell as A-Lexus.

Never could you imagine so much aggressive lobbying for a B movie.

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by Anonymousreply 234November 19, 2017 2:00 PM

Whoever plays it, she's going to have to have gusto, because Collins is so indelibly imprinted on the part. It won't matter to new viewers, but almost all the media reviewers recall the original so it's got to measure up or there's bad press... and someone who measures up guarantees a fairly good round of free publicity. I bet the casting of this part has a new seriousness attached to the process.

I can't tell how they are going to reintroduce her as there is no mystery to her departure and her principal axe to grind was with Blake, who in this show is truthfully a fairly minor character. He's probably the part with the least to do and the least understanding of what he does. Sometimes I think I see a suggestion there will be a Blake murder trial to set up the entry of the Alexis character, either Blake arrested for Matthew's murder or maybe he does murder Dinard like the original too. Can't tell. And maybe it won't be that at all.

by Anonymousreply 235November 19, 2017 2:04 PM

I've got the perfect Alexis: Catherine Zeta-Jones. At 48, she's old enough to have been married to Show and have adult children. She's certainly theatrical enough to play the flamboyant Alexis, and it would be a change for her.

Would she do It? It's not a prestige TV production like Feud but she may have fond memories of the original.

by Anonymousreply 236November 19, 2017 2:35 PM

Lol, you think Zeta-Jones wants to do some low rent CW show.

by Anonymousreply 237November 19, 2017 2:55 PM

Really wanted to see Steven and Phil the boxing trainer get together

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by Anonymousreply 238November 19, 2017 3:14 PM

R237 You never know until you ask. Sophia Loren agreed to play original Alexis but wouldn't commit to a weekly show.

by Anonymousreply 239November 19, 2017 3:22 PM

I wonder if Loren regrets the decision. It was a lot of fun for Collins and pretty lucrative. Though to be honest, I can't see Loren giving the bravura performance that Collins did, in the early days. Any ham could have delivered season four onward.

by Anonymousreply 240November 19, 2017 3:24 PM

Vanessa Williams IS Alexis!!

by Anonymousreply 241November 19, 2017 3:25 PM

[quote]I've got the perfect Alexis: Catherine Zeta-Jones. At 48, she's old enough to have been married to Show

*gasp* I'm 35!!

by Anonymousreply 242November 19, 2017 3:39 PM

'Fallon' dressed up as Alexis

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by Anonymousreply 243November 19, 2017 3:40 PM

Elizabeth Hurley would be perfect as Alexis.

by Anonymousreply 244November 19, 2017 3:41 PM

Rosie O'Donnell IS Alexis!

by Anonymousreply 245November 19, 2017 3:46 PM

I agree Hurley would be ideal but she's already playing a grand bitch on The Royals - with Joan Collins portraying her mother!

by Anonymousreply 246November 19, 2017 4:23 PM

Courtney Cox or Marcia Cross.

by Anonymousreply 247November 19, 2017 4:29 PM

I loved Cross in Melrose and Desperate but can't picture what she'd bring to Alexis we haven't already seen.

If you wanted to play Alexis as cray-cray, hire CW alum Kelly Rutherford. She's the right age (born 1968) and it would be life imitating art - or vice versa - with the husband having received full custody of his son and daughter.

by Anonymousreply 248November 19, 2017 8:08 PM

Daphne Zuniga should play a snotty East Coast originating Alexis who despises Atlanta.

Like an evil Jo Beth Reynolds.

by Anonymousreply 249November 19, 2017 10:01 PM

Tori Spelling as Alexis!!! Just recast Blake with the guy who played Ray and watch those ratings soar.

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by Anonymousreply 250November 20, 2017 12:00 AM

Meg Ryan

by Anonymousreply 251November 20, 2017 12:10 AM

Genie Francis?

by Anonymousreply 252November 20, 2017 12:15 AM

Valerie Bertinelli.

by Anonymousreply 253November 20, 2017 12:45 AM

The CW will be missing such a casting coup if they don't reveal that their choice for Alexis will be. . .Olivia deHavilland.

by Anonymousreply 254November 20, 2017 1:50 AM

Margaret Colin?

by Anonymousreply 255November 20, 2017 2:11 AM

[quote]If you wanted to play Alexis as cray-cray, hire CW alum Kelly Rutherford. She's the right age (born 1968) and it would be life imitating art - or vice versa - with the husband having received full custody of his son and daughter.

I'm loving that idea. Rutherford could play a great Alexis. But would anyone hire her, knowing how unstable she is?

by Anonymousreply 256November 20, 2017 4:51 AM

I think rather than hire an actress from the 80s/90s Arron Spelling stable they should go for someone who was iconic, but not necessarily a famous actress. Cindy Crawford could be a great choice. Still attractive and has some fashion cred. I'm not sure she's the best actress but no-one on the show can act all that well so that's clearly not a priority. As much as I like Heather Locklear, recent photos show her looking a bit tubby and matronly. Alexis has to be slim and hot.

by Anonymousreply 257November 20, 2017 8:13 AM

Vanessa Williams would be good in this as a massive bitch!

by Anonymousreply 258November 20, 2017 8:24 AM

Dana Delaney? She might be too old must be at least 60. Marge Whateverberger? Cameron Diaz isn’t doing anything.

by Anonymousreply 259November 20, 2017 10:40 AM

[quote]Lol, you think Zeta-Jones wants to do some low rent CW show.

Have you heard about Lifetime's Cocaine Godmother?

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by Anonymousreply 260November 23, 2017 12:50 PM

Wasn’t Grant Show supposed to be gay? I know he got married but I always thought it was one of those marriages of convenience.

by Anonymousreply 261November 23, 2017 2:32 PM

Rafael de la Fuente is hot and clearly gay, but damn he can't act for shit. He's a TERRIBLE actor.

by Anonymousreply 262November 23, 2017 2:35 PM

I don't care if Rafael can't act, he just should walk around with as little clothing as possible and look pretty.

by Anonymousreply 263November 23, 2017 3:01 PM

Alexis:

Courteney Cox

Demi Moore

Jennifer Beals

Marcia Cross

Brooke Shields

Elizabeth Hurley

Charisma Carpenter

Nicollette Sheridan

by Anonymousreply 264November 23, 2017 3:38 PM

I think they should make Alexis bisexual in this reboot. That would add to the tension between her, Blake, and Kristal.

by Anonymousreply 265November 23, 2017 3:49 PM

Slee as Alexis!

by Anonymousreply 266November 23, 2017 3:50 PM

Demi Moore would be good.

by Anonymousreply 267November 23, 2017 3:51 PM

Cate Blanchett (if the gods could descend Olympus.)

by Anonymousreply 268November 24, 2017 2:54 PM

R264 From that list, the one most likely to do a cw show would be Charisma Carpenter.

by Anonymousreply 269November 24, 2017 3:20 PM

Michelle Stafford

Finola Hughes

Sydney Penney

by Anonymousreply 270November 24, 2017 6:49 PM

Deb Messing.

by Anonymousreply 271November 24, 2017 7:27 PM

I actually thin l CZJ would be a great Alexis. She should do it for a laugh. Better than sitting around on Michael Douglas giving him throat cancer.

And Steven has dad bod.

by Anonymousreply 272November 24, 2017 11:55 PM

I vote for Laura Leighton.

by Anonymousreply 273November 25, 2017 5:10 AM

I didn't dream we would really get CZ-J but this ho wasn't even on my list.

I guess R264 wins the Sylvia Browne award.

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by Anonymousreply 274November 29, 2017 4:44 AM

Nicolette Sheridan is a damn good choice.

by Anonymousreply 275November 29, 2017 4:15 PM

Nicollette is a good friend of mine, I saw her last week at her birthday party. She is a very generous person with a wicked sense of humor. This is a great fit for her. We used to be neighbors for almost 20 years! But she moved to Calabasas in 2009.

by Anonymousreply 276November 29, 2017 5:44 PM

I wonder if she'll exasperate TPTB enough to get slapped in the face again.

by Anonymousreply 277November 29, 2017 7:08 PM

I doubt it. I could write a lengthy post about all that shit that went wrong behind the scenes on DH. Cherry is a vile psycho.

by Anonymousreply 278November 29, 2017 7:11 PM

If she is the wrong one in the Cherry Feud we might see a who killed Alexis storyline.

by Anonymousreply 279November 29, 2017 8:51 PM

More Grant Show! Grant Show naked! Curved cock!

by Anonymousreply 280November 29, 2017 11:02 PM

Claudia is super fun to watch. I wonder what will happen to the baby

by Anonymousreply 281November 30, 2017 3:25 AM

R278, please do.

by Anonymousreply 282November 30, 2017 3:28 AM

I truly believe Cherry hit her. But I never understood why the courts did not side with her, none of her DH costars did either.

by Anonymousreply 283November 30, 2017 4:39 AM

R283 Because they hated her and wished they'd been the one to slap her.

Granted, it clearly was an unhappy workplace on Desperate Housewives. There was a VF article that said even getting the main 4 together for a photo shoot was hell. (Sheridan wasn't invited IIRC but she wasn't considered a lead.)

The VF article implied Cross was the problematic bitch, causing Hatcher to run off in tears during the shoot.

Later, DL "insiders" said Hatcher was the impossible cunt, not Cross. Who knows?

There were definitely no stories about issues with FH or EL. When asked about on-set fights, Eva said "I'm just happy to be here."

For the Nicollette friend, she was no angel. Jealousy due to her "lesser" standing apparently made her cool, then cold, then cunty to her co-stars. They all were thrilled when she got killed off.

by Anonymousreply 284November 30, 2017 5:16 AM

LMAO at [R284]. You're misinformed. Nicollette WAS invited for the Vanity Fair Cover piece (photo is below). Would you risk losing your job and hefty salary because your colleague had an incident with your boss? I don't think so. That's why they didn't side with her.

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by Anonymousreply 285November 30, 2017 8:18 AM

Terrible picture.

by Anonymousreply 286November 30, 2017 9:35 AM

R286 I agree, worst of them I’ve seen

by Anonymousreply 287November 30, 2017 9:53 AM

There seems to be a minimal amount of buzz about the show though.

by Anonymousreply 288November 30, 2017 9:57 AM

Some good scenes last night.

Anders seems to be developing an affection for Sam, and vice versa. Not sexual, just two gay guys of different generations who are getting to know and understand each other.

by Anonymousreply 289November 30, 2017 2:50 PM

LMAO at R285 who doesn't know the meaning of IIRC.

by Anonymousreply 290November 30, 2017 3:35 PM

They need hotter men on this show. Those two black guys are hideous. Steven is meh and Sammy Jo looks like a cunt.

by Anonymousreply 291December 2, 2017 12:09 PM

No.no. WHY are you guys watching this crap? There is nobody pretty on this show. No glamour. No fashion. A cheap ghetto bootleg version.

by Anonymousreply 292December 2, 2017 12:27 PM

R291 Agree they didn't try very hard in casting the black actors. Steven is unattractive because they've written him as an uptight, scolding nag. I keep waiting for Blake to tell Sammy Jo, "I'll pay you to fuck my son more often. He really would be less of a bitch if he got well fucked on a regular basis."

by Anonymousreply 293December 2, 2017 3:46 PM

When the fuck will this be streaming somewhere? I gather in the UK it’s on Netflix.

by Anonymousreply 294December 3, 2017 4:41 AM

It's on Netflix in almost 200 countries.

by Anonymousreply 295December 3, 2017 4:23 PM

Elizabeth Hurley should have been Alexis.

by Anonymousreply 296December 3, 2017 4:25 PM

Elizabeth Hurley is a stupid slut, she should stay on The Royals where she belongs.

by Anonymousreply 297December 3, 2017 4:26 PM

Nicolette is a great choice. I'm also glad that this version is not some shot by shot remake or the original. And I also believe that Nicolette got a raw deal on DH.

by Anonymousreply 298December 3, 2017 4:32 PM

Nicollette was one of the best things on DH (along with Harriet Sansom Harris), Teri Hatcher had a great chemistry with her and her best scenes on the show were with Sheridan. She was much more interesting than all of those cunts combined together.

by Anonymousreply 299December 3, 2017 4:35 PM

Harry Hamlin got her a green card.

by Anonymousreply 300December 3, 2017 4:38 PM

The last three episodes have been an improvement. I can't wait for Nicollette Sheridan, she is going to nail this part.

by Anonymousreply 301December 17, 2017 9:26 PM

Dynasty's moving to Friday in April

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by Anonymousreply 302January 7, 2018 6:06 PM

Shania Twain as Alexis.

by Anonymousreply 303January 7, 2018 6:36 PM

The character of Jeff Colby doesn't even resemble the character in the original -- and not because they changed the race. They created an entirely new character and just slapped the "Jeff Colby" name on him.

by Anonymousreply 304January 7, 2018 6:53 PM

I want some of Grant Show's perfectly curved cock.

by Anonymousreply 305January 7, 2018 6:58 PM

[quote] She's not even Emma Samms much less Pamela Sue Martin.

That's probably the saddest estimate of an actress's talent that has ever been written.

by Anonymousreply 306January 7, 2018 6:59 PM

[bold]BEST PRIMETIME SOAP

Dynasty[/bold]

While many people called this show a “stinker” and an insult to the original version of the 80’s, this CW torque is like a soap on steroids with all the clichés, the smut, the back-stabbing and double-crossings of a double-crossing.  For some odd reason, we found it an enjoyable romp and an hour of escape amidst the same ole’ same ole’ on Empire and Nashville, two definitively more polished and more well-written shows.  What is happening to us? LOL

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by Anonymousreply 307January 7, 2018 10:28 PM

Moving the show to Fridays doesn’t bode well for its future.

by Anonymousreply 308January 8, 2018 3:08 AM

More about Nicollette's arrival in episode 16.

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by Anonymousreply 309January 8, 2018 5:06 AM

R308 I was thinking it's bad news, too. It's not really a CW type of show.

R304 This character isn't Jeff Colby. They should have made his some scheming relative of Dominique. The whole Colby situation screws up possible developments like bring back Sable, though she could be Alexis' cousin but not a Colby.

by Anonymousreply 310January 8, 2018 6:13 AM

The men on the show aren't attractive enough.

by Anonymousreply 311January 9, 2018 3:39 AM

Steven is so bland!

by Anonymousreply 312January 10, 2018 4:06 AM

I absolutely agree, dear [R311]. They need to cast some hot piece of ass ASAP!

by Anonymousreply 313January 14, 2018 4:44 PM

I think they don't want the gay characters to be *too* hot because it'll upset the het female audience. But at least give us some eye candy. Jeff Colby, the hottest guy on the original, is fug on this show.

by Anonymousreply 314January 14, 2018 9:30 PM

The shows back and another good episode. The past two episodes have been more self-contained, in that the major problem is resolved by the end of the show. Maybe long story arcs of the old soap variety are too hard to sustain. Even DOOL is resolving plots in days or weeks that, once upon a time, would have stretched on for months.

by Anonymousreply 315January 31, 2018 8:05 AM

The show's ratings are terrible, regardless of what Netflix/Moonves wants. Every decision was ill-conceived. Moving the show from Denver to Atlanta, Josh Schwartz, casting.

by Anonymousreply 316February 1, 2018 9:31 AM

R315 Josh Schwartz had Ryan confront Julie Cooper over the fact that she was fucking Chris Carmack's character and resolve it in the same episode in which he found it out.

by Anonymousreply 317February 1, 2018 10:21 AM

R316 For the time being, ratings aren't important. It will run a full season. Now, will it be renewed? Who knows?

by Anonymousreply 318February 1, 2018 8:12 PM

One thing I don't like about the show is that everyone is a liar, conniver, etc. Spelling famously said that he added Joan and James Farentino to the cast in season two because you had to throw in some cats with the pigeons. However, in this reboot, everyone is a cat.

by Anonymousreply 319February 2, 2018 11:08 PM

I can’t wait to see Nicolette.

by Anonymousreply 320February 3, 2018 12:41 AM

r319, Agreed. There's no contrast in characters. As stated upthread, you could switch Cristal/Fallon's dialogue without any changes.

by Anonymousreply 321February 5, 2018 12:31 PM

I like the show, except there's not enough gay stuff. Fallon is sleeping around with everyone, yet we've only seen the gays bang once. It's not like Steven is a huge catch, but Sam is hot, so why isn't he getting laid more often? Because he's gay. They cut the original kissing scene too, the one in the trailer was much longer. Once again we have neutered gay guys on tv. And don't even get me started on Steven and his ex, they fucking censored the kiss! We didn't even get to see their faces! WTF?!

by Anonymousreply 322February 26, 2018 3:00 PM

It's finally back on. Just stumbled on it.

by Anonymousreply 323March 10, 2018 12:01 AM

More shirtless Grant Show!

by Anonymousreply 324March 10, 2018 12:08 AM

Damn, Daddy.

by Anonymousreply 325March 10, 2018 12:09 AM

Didn't some actress say that Grant Show's cock curved upward and hit all the right spots?

by Anonymousreply 326March 10, 2018 12:10 AM

Ryan McPartlin, Wilson Bethel, and Chris Carmack are out of work and Josh Schwartz alums. Can we bring them on to up the hot guy quotient?

by Anonymousreply 327March 10, 2018 11:39 AM

No Alexis until next season?

by Anonymousreply 328March 10, 2018 11:50 AM

R328 She shows up on the March 23 episode.

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by Anonymousreply 329March 10, 2018 12:07 PM

Damn. Nicollette is going to make me have to watch this. She's a lot of campy fun.

I think bringing her on is their last chance attempt at getting this renewed for a second season.

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by Anonymousreply 330March 10, 2018 12:11 PM

Nicole almost looks like she is on a Carol Burnett show doing a 1980's prime time soap spoof.

I thought it was already renewed for a second season. CW has a pretty low bar for renewal.

by Anonymousreply 331March 10, 2018 12:45 PM

Can someone please attempt to explain to me why Blake and Cristal are even together? They seem to fucking hate each other.

by Anonymousreply 332March 12, 2018 5:25 PM

Everyone on this show hates each other.

by Anonymousreply 333March 12, 2018 5:27 PM

I need you guys to do better. Stop supporting crap.

by Anonymousreply 334March 12, 2018 5:30 PM

R332, it has been poor plotting on the writers' part. The Alexis/Blake/Krystle triangle is a bust before it even begins, since the audience have only seen Blake and Krystle miserable together and have no vested interest in them.

by Anonymousreply 335March 12, 2018 5:39 PM

Oh, I meant CRISTAL, not Krystle. Apologies.

by Anonymousreply 336March 12, 2018 5:41 PM

I agree, in the original we could root for Blake and Krystal, but now every episode it seems that they are about to break up, so what's to root for

by Anonymousreply 337March 12, 2018 9:46 PM

Decided it was time to resurrect this thread since the other one is only people who hate the show. This one is more balanced.

Funny, because before Alexis was cast some people had suggested crazy as fuck Kelly Rutherford. Well she made it to the show in a bizarre part. She made Steven fuck her in order to save Sammy Jo from deportation.

by Anonymousreply 338March 31, 2018 3:31 AM

I WANT to love this show but it leaves me cold.

There is no point to any of it. It just meanders with no payoff.

by Anonymousreply 339March 31, 2018 3:34 AM

I've enjoyed this show a lot, especially since the winter break every episode has been a hoot.

I'm keeping an open mind about Nicolette Sheridan. I've never been a huge fan but don't dislike her, either. She's aged a lot since Desperate Housewives. But if Alexis is down on her luck it makes sense she wouldn't be lifted and Botoxed to perfection.

by Anonymousreply 340March 31, 2018 3:42 AM

Nobody on the show sounds like they live in Atlanta.

by Anonymousreply 341March 31, 2018 3:46 AM

Thank God, R341. Do you want to listen to an entire show of NeNe types?

Love that they're not shying away from the gay affection. Steven and Sam kissed about 10 times in last week's show.

by Anonymousreply 342March 31, 2018 3:51 AM

But why set it in Georgia if everybody sounds like they are from the O.C.?

Makes no sense not to have at least one Georgia peach!

by Anonymousreply 343March 31, 2018 3:59 AM

Tonight’s show was certainly the best of the season IMO. The actors seem fairly confident on social media that this will be renewed.

by Anonymousreply 344March 31, 2018 4:31 AM

Never having seen the original, I have nothing to compare it to. But up til last week's episode, it really was awful, with all the endless business deals, double-crossing deals which were in turn undercut by other deals. Did the original also have all that endless trickery? And was it executed better? I just never understand why anyone would view that as escapist entertainment. .I thought it was so dull. But then last week and--more so--tonight, it seemed like they were making a show about relationships rather than who owns what business and who gets what deal with the city of Atlanta and yada yada yada. Everyone's still evil--did the writers not realize they've created a show with absolutely no heroes?--but at least, estate aside, they've turned to more relationship-centered stories than drama-less business deals. But I do think Nicolette is playing Alexis with too much comedy. There's no threat to her character. I thought Alexis was supposed to be THE bitch. Here's hoping. . .

by Anonymousreply 345March 31, 2018 4:35 AM

On the original show many of the characters had British accents. No one cares.

by Anonymousreply 346March 31, 2018 4:51 AM

The writers need to keep Liam around, the hottest male on the show.

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by Anonymousreply 347March 31, 2018 5:06 AM

[quote]I'm keeping an open mind about Nicolette Sheridan.

Me, too. I still think crazy ass Kelly Rutherford (or several others) would have been a better choice for a vicious Alexis. But as R345 pointed out, this Alexis is being played with a bit of humor and Sheridan can pull that off.

by Anonymousreply 348March 31, 2018 5:06 AM

I don't see the pain behind her eyes for abandoning her children.

It is called subtext.

Joan Collins pulled that off. Even Sheridan did on DH.

But here she plays her like she doesn't have any emotional connection whatsoever.

Weird and lifeless.

She needs to play her like Cookie if she can't pull off Alexis.

The whole thing seems off somehow.

by Anonymousreply 349March 31, 2018 1:58 PM

They have been listening to our complaints - Liam is hot, and Alexis's "driver" looks promising.

by Anonymousreply 350April 1, 2018 12:43 AM

This show is not and never will be Dynasty.. I see the white trash pool guy from Melrose Place being called 'Blake Carrington' and it makes me feel physically sick.

by Anonymousreply 351April 1, 2018 4:25 AM

Yes, R351, you printed that in the hate thread. Thanks for copying and pasting it here.

We don't care, get it?

by Anonymousreply 352April 1, 2018 4:28 AM

I'm so glad this show has turned out to be a big hit.

by Anonymousreply 353April 1, 2018 4:51 AM

Only black gays think the remake is quality. They relate to it, I guess... that lack of class and excess of wealth go hand in hand with their rap culture.

by Anonymousreply 354April 1, 2018 7:09 PM

When will it be back on Netflix? Still no new episodes on Norwegian Netflix :(

by Anonymousreply 355April 1, 2018 7:10 PM

F&F racist POS at R354.

by Anonymousreply 356April 1, 2018 10:49 PM

Done, R356.

I guess that's the new DL slam: "Agree with me or you're a tasteless black."

by Anonymousreply 357April 1, 2018 11:01 PM

Is this renewed for another season?

by Anonymousreply 358April 1, 2018 11:59 PM

r356, do you deny that r354 has a point?

by Anonymousreply 359April 2, 2018 1:22 AM

Oh dear.

He doesn't realize we can see that he is both r359 and r354. Anyway, to the ignore list with you.

by Anonymousreply 360April 2, 2018 1:25 AM

r354,'s racism causes him to misunderstand the problem. It's the producers' cynical attempt to appeal to black audiences that is failing because it's inauthentic. Making the Colbys black had no thought process other than diversity. It also gives short shrift to a groundbreaking character in Dominique Deveraux.

What's worse is that just as the show's improving (probably still too little too late) they have a chunk of the audience rooting for Fallon and a white guy over two black suitors. That has ugly racial overtones but I don't think the audience is completely to blame. Now Liam could be Adam as some have speculated but that only kicks the can down the road.

by Anonymousreply 361April 2, 2018 1:45 AM

[quote]It's the producers' cynical attempt to appeal to black audiences that is failing because it's inauthentic.

All the multicultural changes, whether cynical or well-intentioned, seem forced. Crystal, Sammy Jo and Michael turned out fine but the Colbys have been the weakest element of the show from the beginning. (What language is "Cesil" Colby speaking? The actor is Nigerian.) It's not that they're black, though. The characters and the actors portraying them aren't appealing.

[quote]they have a chunk of the audience rooting for Fallon and a white guy over two black suitors. That has ugly racial overtones

OK, fair enough, your take on it. I think people root for her and Michael. They've already given hints Liam has another identity, at the funeral; I wouldn't be shocked if he [bold]is[/bold] Adam Carrington. After all, they've already burned through the Blaisdels and (hopefully) the Colbys.

by Anonymousreply 362April 2, 2018 3:51 AM

Alexis's Uber driver Mickey sure is hot

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by Anonymousreply 363April 2, 2018 2:40 PM

Despite once flirting with a 0 rating, Dynasty was renewed!

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by Anonymousreply 364April 2, 2018 8:49 PM

R364 If this shitty show gets renewed and Gotham doesn't I'm gonna get pissed (I know they're not on the same network, but still).

by Anonymousreply 365April 2, 2018 9:09 PM

Gotham's been on long enough

by Anonymousreply 366April 2, 2018 9:10 PM

Liam's peen.

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by Anonymousreply 367April 2, 2018 11:38 PM

Dynasty is the lowest rated show on network television now, but it still got renewed. At least "Crazy Ex-Girlriend" is no longer the lowest rated show that the CW still renews.

by Anonymousreply 368April 3, 2018 7:38 PM

You really need to work hard at not getting a season 2 on the CW. I was surprised that they were expanding another night, because all of their ratings are pretty low. I wonder how the network is doing financially. Maybe their viewers skew young enough that they can get good advertising revenue. Some of those shows really should be put out of their misery.

by Anonymousreply 369April 3, 2018 8:00 PM

They couldn't even find an actor who looked like Steven to play the young version.

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by Anonymousreply 370April 30, 2018 3:37 PM

Uh oh.... Claudia is back this Friday!

by Anonymousreply 371May 2, 2018 3:42 AM

I posted this on another thread but I think I’ll post it here too. Warning, it’s a long post. Sorry about that, bitches. Just skip if you don’t want to read.

Too many negative Nellies here, so I’m going to make some positive observations:

The reboot’s characters are ALL written with a certain degree of complexity. Unlike the original, not one single character is completely good or evil. For the poster upthread who said Michael Culhane is too much of a Saint, remember he’s been lying to his parents for most of his professional life. That’s a tough charade to keep up.

I think this Cristal is a step up from frozen-faced, ditzy Linda Evans. At least, this one has a career, and is not some secretary-cum-socialite. Plus she has beauty pageant looks (Miss Venezuela?) whereas Evans looked like a dried-up, cross-eyed line backer.

The bilingual element is progressive (just like pop songs nowadays) and, whereas it will piss off bigoted deplorables (some of which have shown their true colors in this thread), it is attracting a huge Hispanic and international audience, all known soap lovers. So I wouldn’t worry about the show’s fate.

Rafael de la Fuente as Sammy Jo is exquisite, and a great departure from the also exquisite Heather Locklear. Here’s a wonderful example of derivative characters, both of which work on their own merits (even if both had that basic honest-yet-trashy quality). I especially love the actor’s side talents (singing/dancing) and the character’s relationship with Anders, who has taken quite an affection for him, not unlike that of an older gay man looking after a younger, straying one and performing daddy/mentor functions. What’s not to love? (Is this still a gay web site??! I’ve been wondering).

Speaking of side talents, Peruvian actress Nathalie Kelly (new Cristal, spelled differently for those of you who are still getting it wrong) is quite the Latin Ballroom dancer!

Despite his wooden performance, Grant Show is doing a good job delivering a cold callous Blake Carrington, and looks a lot more desirable than John Forsyth, whom I had trouble picturing as fucking a voluptuous woman with shoulders twice his size. And talk about one-note and wooden! The new Blake at least has some father issues through which his vulnerability shows.

Those of you trashing the show as glitzy and cheap-looking have clearly forgotten a) the ruffly, glittery shoulder-padded triangle fashions of the 1980’s that haunted the original and b) the low budget photography and set designs of the original. It was and us a soap opera! We are indulging in the tinsel. After all, the show doesn’t take place in New York Paris or Milan, but more in Housewives Of McMansionland.

I take the show at face value. One of the few negatives I have is why did they bother to move the show to Atlanta (probably to feature a larger multi-culture). Not a single southern accent in the crowd!! Not even the local police or waitstaff!

by Anonymousreply 372May 23, 2018 1:47 PM

Oh, and I loved Michael’s sister and hope she comes back.

by Anonymousreply 373May 24, 2018 9:47 AM

It has become The Fallon Carrington Show.

by Anonymousreply 374May 24, 2018 10:00 AM

Just got through binging the entire first season. I just about gave up on it about half way through the season, but stuck with it because I wanted to see how they handled the arrival of Alexis. The second half of the season got much better and Alexis truly did spice things up.

By the season finale, I was totally into it. The show came into its own in the second half. Obviously comparisons to the original are inevitable, but they have made it into its own show. They've gone off in some different directions from the original (the Colbys are cousins of the Carrington, Adam is a fraud), plus added some nice twists (Fallon has a social conscious, Cristal is working to get away from Blake), all of which helped make it into its own series.

Star of the show clearly is Elizabeth Gillies. She came off as abrasive at first, but by the end she was my favorite character (they give her great one liners). Grant Show doesn't have the gravitas of John Forsythe, but he's done a good job with this Blake. And Alan Dale as Anders is fantastic.

Really looking forward to where they go with season two.

by Anonymousreply 375September 10, 2018 12:27 PM

How much are they paying Nicollette? Who knows the exact number?

by Anonymousreply 376October 5, 2018 1:00 PM

It's like a Drag version of Dynasty, which was already a Drag version of Falcon Crest.

by Anonymousreply 377October 5, 2018 2:11 PM

LMAO at the new promo:

STEVEN: I may have gotten someone pregnant! FALLLON: You what? ALEXIS: A woman?????? STEVEN: Yes, a woman!!

by Anonymousreply 378October 5, 2018 5:13 PM

Sharpen your cocks, bitches. Dynasty comes back next Friday.

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by Anonymousreply 379October 7, 2018 10:03 AM

[quotes] Sharpen your cocks, bitches.

What does that mean? Your attemots at humor generally fall flat. This is a perfect example.

by Anonymousreply 380October 7, 2018 10:35 AM

Did you just compare my attempts at humor to your attempts in the bedroom? Okay then.

by Anonymousreply 381October 7, 2018 11:30 AM

Sneak peek with Fallon, Blake, Alexis, Steven and Anders :)

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by Anonymousreply 382October 10, 2018 3:34 PM

An important question: does Grant show's cock curve up or down? It matters.

by Anonymousreply 383October 16, 2018 12:10 PM

[R383] It's up according to Ms. Sheridan.

by Anonymousreply 384October 16, 2018 3:41 PM

Harriet Sansom Harris is guest starring on tonight's episode.

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by Anonymousreply 385November 9, 2018 6:58 PM

They’re redoing the fortune teller, huh?

by Anonymousreply 386November 9, 2018 11:26 PM

Of course! [R386]! And they also just fired James MacKay (Steven) from the show. Probably re-casting his part just like on the original show.

by Anonymousreply 387November 9, 2018 11:34 PM

Yes, James MacKay is gone.

Guess the this version of the show is following in the footsteps of the original in recasting many key roles.

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by Anonymousreply 388November 10, 2018 2:16 AM

Well, I'm done.

by Anonymousreply 389November 10, 2018 2:40 AM

Okay, I’m sorry, but the black male characters are not handsome or compelling. I am rooting for Fallon to ditch Michael and get with Liam.

by Anonymousreply 390November 10, 2018 5:19 AM

Wow, they totally lifted the dialogue from the original.

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by Anonymousreply 391November 10, 2018 6:07 AM

Here are the scenes with the psychic in the new show.

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by Anonymousreply 392November 10, 2018 9:28 AM

Steven is back tonight, so I guess James Mackay wasn't completely fired...

by Anonymousreply 393March 16, 2019 12:17 AM

Is there another Dynasty thread? I couldn't find one…

by Anonymousreply 394March 16, 2019 12:18 AM

I've given up on this show

by Anonymousreply 395March 16, 2019 2:26 AM

So they drag Steven back so Adam can off him. Well, that was productive. At least he get an exit episode. I like NuCrystal going full tilt darkside.

by Anonymousreply 396March 16, 2019 5:55 PM

Without Steven, why the hell would Sam need to even be on the show? They might as well just admit that they don't want gays on the show.

by Anonymousreply 397March 16, 2019 5:57 PM

I thought I read the Steven scenes were shot awhile ago, maybe as part of the plot to bring back Adam. But then I also saw in Rafael's IG they were shooting in Paris in January. Who knows. We don't know Steven is completely dead, hopefully he's not. But yeah - Sam has no relationship to anyone on the show, now. I guess that's what was with Fallon's "no, continue to leech off our family for no other reason than I consider you my brother" bullshit. I hope they make Adam really evil, though. Sam Underwood has the look for it. Maybe make him a bisexual monster so he can fuck Sam.

by Anonymousreply 398March 17, 2019 1:15 PM
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