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Dynasty
- 1981-1989
- 9 seasons
- ABC
- Drama
- TV-PG
The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled; Steven, openly gay; and Amanda, hidden from him by his ex-wife, the conniving Alexis.
- 1981-1989
- 9 seasons
- ABC
- Drama
- TV-PG
The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled; Steven, openly gay; and Amanda, hidden from him by his ex-wife, the conniving Alexis.
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Exclusive: CSI Books Heroes Alum Jack Coleman
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Actor Dale Robertson Dies at 89
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The Tuesday Playlist: Finales, a Salute to Primetime Soaps, White Collar, The Taste
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Keck's Exclusives First Look: Dynasty Diva Gets Happily Divorced
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Ask Matt: Eureka, Dallas, Falling Skies, True Blood, Damages
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Ian Abercrombie, Elaine's Boss on Seinfeld, Dies at 77
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James Farentino Dies at 73
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Keck's Exclusives: Dynasty Heads to the Big Screen
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Manimal Star Simon MacCorkindale Dies at 58
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Mega Buzz: Bones' TV Gig, The Good Wife's Triangle and Criminal Minds' Hostages
Every week, senior editors Mickey O'Connor and Adam Bryant satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com. Got any more scoop on Bones' new season? — AndreaADAM: We hear the show is looking to add a Bill Nye the Science Guy type to woo Brennan... to appear as a guest on his popular children's TV show. Bones brushes off the request because she doesn't see him as a serious scientist. But when he persists, Brennan makes him a deal: She'll do his show if he can help her solve a murder. I can't wait for the The Good Wife to come back. Do you know who Alicia picks? — DeborahMICKEY: Season 2 picks up right where Season 1 left off, with Alicia deciding between standing by her man and answering that fateful phone call. She doesn't...
Dynasty's Christopher Cazenove Dies at 64
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Dynasty's John Forsythe Dies at 92
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Mad Men, Dynasty, Two Weddings and More Short Cuts
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Jack Coleman, Heroes: What's Going On Behind the Glasses?
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Project Runway I know it's not...
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The West Wing There was radioactive...
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The West Wing There was radioactive...
The West Wing There was radioactive — and political — fallout in the air with tonight's Three Mile Island-meets-Hurricane Katrina scenario. In a classic example of West Wing wish fulfillment, we got to see how the Bartlet Administration might handle a massive national disaster. In a word: well. From the emergency's get-go, Bartlet took command with his "the buck stops with me" leadership style. (Hmmm, wonder what the writers were getting at there?) From venting the radiation to asking the engineers to keep working, to making the trip to the disaster site, POTUS was on top of his game. It was a good day's work, even if the prez was getting advice from Oz's Schillinger. With all that going on, Kate still had to keep track of that other China syndrome brewin
Desperate Housewives Anyone who's...
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MAMI MIA!
Hide your gardeners! Maria Conchita Alonso (Kingpin, Chasing Papi) has been cast on Desperate Housewives as Gabrielle's mother, Lucia, in an episode slated to air Feb. 19. In semirelated prime-time sudser news, Dynasty alum Emma Samms is returning to her daytime roots, reprising her role as General Hospital's Holly. (But how funny if GH had recast with Pamela Sue Martin?) For more on that, check out today's Soaps News column.
AN AFFAIR TO FORGET
A Current Affair has been cancelled, The Hollywood Reporter reveals, and come October, it will be replaced by Geraldo at Large, a half-hour newscast anchored by the still-very-relevant Geraldo Rivera. Elsewhere, Gwen Stefani is being replaced by Toni Basil and Desperate Housewives by Dynasty.
Linda Evans and John Forsythe ...
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Dynasty Diva Redux
Now that ABC has given the green light to a TV-movie about the making of Aaron Spelling's seminal primetime soap, Dynasty, execs are pulling out their hair — and not because they are imitating babelicious bruisers Joan Collins and Linda Evans, either. (If that were the case, they'd be pulling one another's hair!) The suits are faced with the daunting task of finding two actresses who could fill out their predecessors' Nolan Miller evening gowns. But not to worry: As always, we've got a few bright ideas. See if you don't agree that Krystle and Alexis Carrington would be well played by: Suzanne Somers and
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