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Dynasty premiered on ABC on January 12, 1981. The show ranked #28 in its first season. By Season Two, it had broken into the top 10, and by Season Five, it had hit number one. So when should you start watching the show, even though all nine seasons are currently streaming on Amazon Prime? And should you even bother with Season One? Here’s why you should…and why you shouldn’t…below.

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Why You Should Watch Season One

The first season of Dynasty was a much more down-to-earth show than the jewelry, fur, big shoulder pads, bigger hair, and camp-fest it eventually became. Krystal (Linda Evans) was but a humble secretary who felt out of place in her new husband Blake’s (John Forsythe) mansion. The servants, including snooty Joseph (Lee Bergere), made it clear that, no, she wasn’t imagining things; she really didn’t.

1978: Days of our Lives' Steve arrived in Salem.

1983: Loving premiered in primetime on ABC.

1992: Guiding Light's Bridget had bad news for Roger.

2007: Passions' blackmailer wanted Theresa murdered."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1939: NBC Blue aired the final episode of short-lived radio soap opera Orphans of Divorce. Margaret Anglin starred as Nora Kelly Worthington.

1946: On radio soap Rosemary, Rosemary (Betty Winkler) stopped at a drug store to use the telephone to call Dr. Jim (Bill Adams) about Bill's memory return.

1963: On Ben Jerrod,...

1978: Days of our Lives' Steve arrived in Salem.

1983: Loving premiered in primetime on ABC.

1992: Guiding Light's Bridget had bad news for Roger.

2007: Passions' blackmailer wanted Theresa murdered."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."

― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1939: NBC Blue aired the final episode of short-lived radio soap opera Orphans of Divorce. Margaret Anglin starred as Nora Kelly Worthington.

1946: On radio soap Rosemary, Rosemary (Betty Winkler) stopped...

It's time to bust out the shoulder pads, peplum jackets, and Aqua-Net. Gossip Girl creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are returning to The CW to reboot the Dynasty TV show.The original Aaron Spelling nighttime soap ran for nine seasons on ABC between 1981 and 1989. It starred John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Joan Collins Gordon Thomson, John James, Michael Nader, Jack Coleman, Heather Locklear, Pamela Bellwood and Pamela Sue Martin.Read More…...

[Youtube "HvP7yqoHhmo"] CBS may have had the Ewings, but ABC ruled with the Carringtons and the Colbys. Five actors from ABC's long-running hit Dynasty gathered for a mini-reunion on Home & Family to talk about the prime time drama that made them household names. Even though the drama was a hit for many years, there wasn't always a constant flow of champagne behind-the-scenes. "We were under a great deal of pressure. Anyone who does television knows," recalls John James, who played Jeff Colby. He was joined on the show that was taped Friday by Pamela Sue Martin (Fallon Carrington Colby), Al Corley (Steven...

CBS may have had the Ewings, but ABC ruled with the Carringtons and the Colbys.

Five actors from ABC's long-running hit Dynasty gathered for a mini-reunion on Home & Family to talk about the prime time drama that made them household names.

Even though the drama was a hit for many years, there wasn't always a constant flow of champagne behind-the-scenes.

"We were under a great deal of pressure. Anyone who does television knows," recalls John James, who played Jeff Colby. He was joined on the show that was taped Friday by Pamela Sue Martin (Fallon Carrington Colby), Al Corley (Steven...

TV Picks: Tune in to Hallmark’s Home & Family on Monday, as Mark Steines and Cristina Ferrare host a special Dynasty reunion with Pamela Sue Martin (Fallon Carrington), John James (Jeff Colby), Alex Corley (Steven Carrington), Gordon Thomson (Adam Carrington) and Pamela Bellwood (Claudia Blaisdel Carrington).“Home & Family” is a two-hour weekday lifestyle and ultimate how to show hosted by Mark Steines and Cristina Ferrare. The program airs Monday – Friday (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Et/Pt) on Hallmark Channel. On Monday, Home & Family (1.26.15) hosts a special Dynasty reunion with Pamela Sue Martin (Fallon Carrington), John James (Jeff […]...

Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, Debrah Farentino, Brian Robbins, Jeffrey Combs, Pamela Bellwood, Miranda Wilson, Vince Edwards, Floyd Levine, Michael Deak | Written by Don Mancini | Directed by John Carl Buechler

A monster B-movie from the late 80’s that many people won’t have heard of and many other people will have completely forgotten about, Cellar Dweller is one of those unusual little movies that gets buried beneath a stack of similar titles and only really has a chance to be woken up again if a company decides to pick up the rights and release it. 101 Films, here in the UK, did just that, and so 2014 finally saw a DVD release of the film.

Helmed by the director behind other corny cult films such as Troll and Friday the 13th Part VII, John Carl Buechler, Cellar Dweller manages to grab attention with two members of its otherwise unfamiliar cast. Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator) and Lily Munster herself,...

Reviewed by Chris Wright, MoreHorror.com

Directed By: John Carl Buechler

Written By: Don Mancini

Starring: Yvonne De Carlo (Mrs. Briggs), Debrah Farentino (Whitney), Brian Robbins (Phillip), Pamela Bellwood (Amanda), Miranda Wilson (Lisa), Jeffrey Combs (Colin), Floyd Levine (Taxi Driver), Michael Deak (The Creature)

“Cellar Dweller” is a fun 80s horror movie. It should not be taken seriously and it can be thoroughly enjoyed. Penned by Don Mancini (Child’s Play) and directed by John Carl Buechler (Friday the 13th Part VII) they put together a satisfying treat for horror fans. This movie appears to be fairly forgotten but it deserves a look from horror fans today. To this day, the movie has never been released on DVD.

The plot begins when the original writer of the “Cellar Dweller” comics mysteriously dies and thirty years later, Whitney Taylor decides to use her artistic abilities to continue making the comic strip.

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: June 18, 2013

Price: DVD $19.95, Blu-ray $29.95

Studio: Olive Films

The eyes have it in Hangar 18.

Hangar 18 is a cult science fiction thriller starring Darren McGavin (A Christmas Story), Robert Vaughn (TV’s The Man From U.N.C.L.E.) and Pamela Bellwood (TV’s Dynasty).

The film opens as two astronauts (Gary Collins and James Hampton) are deploying a satellite from a space shuttle when it collides with an unidentified object. The object makes a crippled but safe landing in the remote southwestern desert where it is quickly carted off by government agencies to a secret Air Force base. Meanwhile, the two astronauts are back on earth and are anxious to know what happened, but no one is talking. When they begin to investigate, they learn that the government will stop at nothing to keep them from discovering the truth!

Directed by James L. Conway (The Boogens) who also co-wrote the story,...

On TV this Wednesday: Jack McBrayer becomes a Middle man, an Angel alum visits CSI, Psych tries to keep the Mob out of a marriage and Rayna once more finds herself at a Nashville hospital. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 9 programs to keep on your radar.

8 pm The Middle (ABC) | 30 Rock‘s Jack McBrayer guest-stars as a dentist who interviews Frankie for a potential job – too bad she gets tripped up by the “tell us a little something about yourself” question. Jim Beaver (Supernatural, Justified) also guest-stars.

8:30 pm Suburgatory (ABC) | It’s...

New Criminal Minds season 8,episode 19 official spoilers,plotline revealed by CBS. Recently,CBS ,dished out the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Criminal Minds" episode 19 of season 8. The episode is entitled, "Pay It Forward," and it sounds quite interesting as a weird time capsule,possibly leads the Bau to discovering a link to a current crime,and more. In the new,19th episode press release, when a time capsule in a small Colorado town is opened 25 years later and contains a gruesome discovery, the Bau will investigate that crime and a possible link to the death of a local police officer. in addition to that, actress Pamela Bellwood (“Dynasty”) will guest star as a local newspaper editor,named Wanda Sullivan. Also a recent, a cheat tweet reveals, "the past is present 4 the Bau when they look 4 links to a time capsule find & a recent death." Episode 19 is scheduled to air this Wednesday night,...

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1936: Backstage Wife aired its final episode in the 4:15 p.m. timeslot on NBC Blue radio. It would move to mornings for two years before returning to afternoon in 1938,

1983: Loving premiered on ABC as a two-hour movie.

Celebrating a birthday today are:

Pamela Bellwood (Claudia, Dynasty) - 65

Chris O'Donnell (ex-Finn, Grey's Anatomy) - 41

Nick Offerman (ex-Beau, Gilmore Girls) - 41

Rebecca Budig (Greenlee, All My Children; ex-Michelle, Guiding Light) - 38...

In its heyday, Dynasty was one of the most popular shows on television and spawned hundreds of products and a short-lived spin-off (The Colbys). The nation loved to see rich people have lots of outrageous problems.

Dynasty revolves primarily around the wealthy Carrington family. As the series begins, oil baron Blake Carrington (John Forsythe) has fallen in love with secretary Krystle (Linda Evens) and the two marry. Blake's daughter Fallon (Pamela Sue Martin, later Emma Samms) resents her while his gay son Steven (Al Corley, later Jack Coleman) is sympathetic. The series really took off once Blake's infamous ex-wife, Alexis (Joan Collins), showed up.

Other ongoing characters are played by Gordon Thomson, John James, Michael Nader, Heather Locklear, Pamela Bellwood, Diahann Carroll, Catherine Oxenberg, Lee Bergere, Leann Hunley, Kathleen Beller, Geoffrey Scott, Christopher Cazenove, Terri Garber, Wayne Northrop, Al Corley, Ted McGinley, Michael Praed, Lloyd Bochner, Peter Mark Richman, and Paul Burke.