The Denver Clan
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Denver Clan |
| Original title | Dynasty |
 | |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1981-1989 |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 218 in 9 seasons ( List ) |
| genre | Soap opera |
| idea |
Esther Shapiro , Richard Shapiro |
| music | Bill Conti |
| First broadcast | January 12, 1981 (USA) on ABC |
| German-language first broadcast |
April 24, 1983 on ORF 2 , ZDF |
| occupation | |
The Denver Clan (original title: Dynasty ) is an American television series (1981-1989), which takes place in the city of Denver in the US state of Colorado and the fight of the fictional oil companies Denver Carrington and Colbyco for supremacy in the market and the depicts Alexis Colby's bitter campaign of revenge against her ex-husband Blake Carrington.
Emergence
Following the success of the television series Dallas at the American television channel CBS , in 1978 the trend for prime time - Soaps had initiated, was Dynasty in 1980 from the transmitter ABC conceived as a competition and developed into one of the most successful productions of the 1980s. The series made the leading actors John Forsythe , Linda Evans and Joan Collins known worldwide.
The film producer Aaron Spelling , known for successful series such as Starsky & Hutch , Three Angels for Charlie and Hart , decided to implement Esther and Richard Shapiro's idea of a rich and powerful family that lives in a 48-room property in Denver and sin. Esther Shapiro claims to have been partially inspired by the novel "I, Claudius" by Robert Graves , a fictional representation of the Julian-Claudian dynasty of Roman emperors , with Alexis as the devious Livia.
The interior shots for the series were recorded in replicas of the rooms of the Filoli Villa in Woodside , a property that also served as a backdrop for many other Hollywood films such as Heaven shall wait , Stigmata or The Game . The Arden Villa in Los Angeles was used for the exterior shots .
The working title of the series was "Oil" and the families' last names were to be Parkhurst and Corby. Ultimately, however, it was decided to use "Dynasty" and the names Carrington and Colby. The budget was about 1.2 million dollars per episode, which was well above the competitors Dallas , which had amounted to US $ 700,000 per episode.
action
The beginning
The powerful oil magnate Blake Carrington ( John Forsythe ) is about to marry his former secretary, the young Krystle Jennings ( Linda Evans ). Krystle is greeted frostily at the Carrington estate. The servants patronize her and Blake's headstrong and promiscuous daughter Fallon ( Pamela Sue Martin ) rejects her. Despite being in love with Krystle, Blake is fully occupied with his Denver-Carrington Corporation and does not register Krystle's predicament. Her only confidante is her stepson Steven ( Al Corley ). He has a complicated relationship with his father, Blake, as he disagrees with him on political issues and refuses to follow in his father's footsteps as the leader of the Carrington Empire.
Meanwhile, Fallon, who is better suited to succeeding Blake, is ignored by her father. She directs her excess energy into love affairs with various admirers, including the chauffeur Michael Culhane ( Wayne Northrop ). At the end of the first pilot, Steven accuses his father of immoral business practices. Blake then explodes and tells him that he knows and is disgusted with Stevens' secret homosexuality . The quarrel divides them both for a long time.
The opposite of the Carringtons are the Blaisdels. Krystle's ex-lover Matthew Blaisdel ( Bo Hopkins ) quits his job as a geologist at Denver-Carrington after an assignment abroad in order to set up his own company with oil explorer Walter Lankershim ( Dale Robertson ). When Blake's behavior drives Krystle into Matthew's arms, both business and personal rivals begin to emerge. Fallon makes a secret deal with Blake's old friend and even more powerful business rival Cecil Colby ( Lloyd Bochner ) by marrying his nephew Jeff ( John James ). Blake runs into Steven while he is hugging his ex-lover Ted Dinard ( Mark Withers ). Blake angrily pushes them apart, Ted falls miserably and dies. Blake is arrested and charged with murder. Angry Steven says that Blake acted willfully. A disguised surprise witness for the prosecution appears in the season finale "The Last Witness" in court and Fallon blurts out, "Oh my god, this is my mother!"
The first season stories were written by Esther and Richard Shapiros. The role of the veiled, mysterious witness was played by the model Maggie Wickman and thus kept all options open to the producers for hiring an Alexis actress.
Alexis enters the arena
In the first episode of the second season, the mysterious witness takes off her glasses and reveals herself as Blake's ex-wife Alexis ( Joan Collins ). Alexis burdens Blake heavily and Krystle is immediately disgusted by Alexis' condescending manner and manipulations. Krystle's discovery that Alexis was responsible for her miscarriage by running her horse off with a rifle shot turns her into Alexis' relentless nemesis . Other new characters for the season include psychiatrist Nick Toscanni ( James Farentino ), who tries to seduce Krystle while he goes to bed with Fallon and scheming against Blake, and Krystle's greedy niece, Sammy-Jo Dean ( Heather Locklear ), who is about Steven of his money marries. In the season finale, Blake is seen lying on the floor dying after an argument.
Joan Collins' portrayal as Alexis inflamed series and acts. Collins, along with the "excellent writing team" Eileen and Robert Pollock , who wrote the stories for seasons 2 to 4, were primarily responsible for the series' success.
In the third season, Alexis marries Cecil on his deathbed and takes over the Colbyco company. Meanwhile, the prodigal son Adam Carrington ( Gordon Thomson ), who was kidnapped as a child, reappears in Denver. Also introduced are Krystle's ex-husband and professional tennis player Mark Jennings ( Geoffrey Scott ) and Kirby Anders ( Kathleen Beller ), the daughter of long-time Carrington butler Joseph ( Lee Bergere ). Kirby falls in love with Adam, but marries Jeff after his divorce from Fallon. Steven was caught in an explosion in India and is returning with a new face ( Jack Coleman ) after plastic surgery . Alexis lures Krystle into Steven's cabin, where they are both locked up. Shortly afterwards the hut is set on fire by an unknown person.
With the series growing in popularity, former US President Gerald Ford and former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger have guest appearances in season four (episode 72). New characters are the charming and ambitious Farnsworth "Dex" Dexter ( Michael Nader ), the unscrupulous playboy Peter De Vilbis ( Helmut Berger ) and Blake's illegitimate half-sister Dominique Deveraux ( Diahann Carroll ). The plot includes a custody battle between Steven and Blake over Steven and Sammy-Jo's son Danny, as well as a false arms-trafficking allegation brought by Alexis to ruin Blake. In the season finale, Fallon disappears before her second wedding to Jeff and her car appears to collide with a truck on a stormy night (Pamela Sue Martin is therefore out of the series). Alexis is arrested for the murder of Mark Jennings.
In the fifth season, Alexis is exonerated and her secret daughter Amanda Bedford ( Catherine Oxenberg ) appears in Denver. Steven married Claudia, but leaves her for a man, and Sammy-Jo learns that she is the heir to a vast fortune. At the end of the season, an amnestic Fallon (now Emma Samms ) appears while the rest of the family is in Europe at the wedding of Amanda and Prince Michael of Moldova ( Michael Praed ).
The series attracted significant attention during the season when Rock Hudson's HIV infection was revealed after the love story between characters Daniel Reece and Krystle. The scenes required him to kiss Evans, and given his disease outbreak, it was discussed whether Evans was in danger. Starting with the fifth season, there were regular changes of the authoring teams.
The "Moldova Massacre"
Undoubtedly the most famous cliffhanger in the Denver clan is the so-called "Moldova massacre" in the finale of the fifth season. The wedding of Amanda and Prince Michael is interrupted by terrorists who carry out a coup in Moldova . The chapel is riddled with bullets and all main characters remain lifeless on the ground.
The series continued, and viewers quickly learned that only two supporting characters had died: Steven's friend Luke Fuller ( Billy Campbell ) and Jeff's lover, Lady Ashley Mitchell ( Ali MacGraw ).
Joan Collins was not seen during the opening of the sixth season, she was in contract negotiations for a higher fee. The first episode has been rewritten to explain its absence. Collins' demands were met (reportedly $ 60,000 per episode) and she came back on the series in the second episode. Although Collins 'role was absent, the first episode in the US became the series' most watched episode because everyone wanted to know who survived the massacre.
The decline of the series
Season six features a doppelganger named Rita posing as Krystle (both roles Linda Evans), and introducing Alexis' sister Caress ( Kate O'Mara ). Alexis finds Blake's brother Ben ( Christopher Cazenove ) and together they plan to bring Blake his fortune. Steven's burgeoning relationship with the secretive Bart Fallmont ( Kevin Conroy ) is shattered by Adam's public announcement of Bart's homosexuality. In the season finale, Blake chokes Alexis while the rest of the actors at Hotel La Mirage are in danger, which was accidentally set on fire by Claudia.
During the sixth season, the spin-off "Dynasty II - The Colbys" (The Colbys - The Empire) was started on November 20, 1985 . Actors John James (Jeff) and Emma Samms (Fallon) left the series. Catherine Oxenberg (Amanda) was fired for excessive salary demands.
At the beginning of season seven, Blake stopped choking Alexis, Claudia dies in the flames, and Amanda (now Karen Cellini ) is rescued by the resurfaced Michael Culhane, Blake's chauffeur from the first seasons. Blake turns the tables in the fight against Ben and Alexis, but loses his memory after an explosion on an oil rig. Alexis finds Blake, who everyone thinks is dead, and Alexis makes him believe that he is still married to her. Alexis' relationship with Blake relaxes a bit and she finally tells him the truth. Krystle's daughter Krystina Carrington ( Jessica Player ) has a heart transplant and is later briefly kidnapped by the organ donor's mother, Sarah Curtis ( Cassie Yates ). Sammy-Jo's marriage to Clay Fallmont ( Ted McGinley ) falls apart and she goes to bed with Steven. Amanda leaves town and Ben's daughter Leslie Carrington ( Terri Garber ) shows up while Adam marries his long-term romance Dana Waring ( Leann Hunley ). In the season finale, a vengeful Matthew Blaisdel returns and Alexis' car falls off a bridge into a river.
During the broadcast of the seventh season on March 26, 1987 the offshoot Dynasty II - The Colbys was set again.
In the eighth season, Jeff and Fallon return, whose marriage is now falling apart. Matthew takes the Carringtons hostage in hopes that Krystle will run away with him. Steven ends the hostage situation by stabbing his old friend with a heavy heart. Alexis is rescued by the handsome, mysterious stranger Sean Rowan ( James Healey ), whom she later marries. Little does she suspect that he is Joseph's son and Kirby's brother and that he seeks revenge. Steven and Sammy-Jo's reconciliation is short-lived, and Adam and Dana's marriage is torn apart by the desire for children. Sean begins to intrigue and destroy the Carringtons from within. In the season finale, Dex kills Sean in battle, Krystle has disappeared, and Blake finds her bedroom in complete chaos.
In the ninth season, the ailing Krystle undergoes brain surgery in Switzerland and falls into a coma. From The Colbys , the role of Sable ( Stephanie Beacham ) as the platonic confidante of Blake and the nemesis of Alexis is introduced into the series, as is the role of their daughter Monika ( Tracy Scoggins ). Sable and Alexis fall out, first over business, then over Dex. The plot continues to include a murder on a lake and an ancient secret that binds the Carrington, Colby and Dexter families together. In the season finale, Krystle (coma), Fallon and Krystina (both trapped underground), Dex and Alexis (both fall from the balcony) and Blake (shot) are in mortal danger.
Linda Evans only appeared in six episodes of the season; so she was missing from the coma scene because she had already left the series. Likewise, due to cost reasons, Joan Collins was only signed for 13 of the 22 episodes.
The end
Because of increasingly questionable scripts and fierce competition in prime time, the ratings dropped significantly in the mid-1980s. On the financial side, too, the problems got bigger and bigger, with Joan Collins and John Forsythe allegedly each receiving a fee of 100,000 US dollars per episode. Linda Evans announced her departure. Joan Collins, along with Michael Nader, also announced the exit from the series after the ninth season. In May 1989, the new president of ABC Entertainment , Robert A. Iger , finally canceled the series Dynasty .
Roles and cast
Casting
The pilot was originally shot with actor George Peppard (known from Breakfast at Tiffany's and The A-Team ), who was hired for the role of Blake Carrington. After the film was shot, Peppard fell out with producer Aaron Spelling and was released from the contract. Spelling hired John Forsythe , who had already given his voice to the role of Charlie in the series Charlie's Angels . All scenes with Blake Carrington had to be re-shot. John Forsythe is the only actor who starred in all of the episodes.
The figure of Krystle Carrington was not actually intended for Linda Evans . Angie Dickinson was supposed to take on the role, but declined. A few years earlier, Linda Evans was offered the role of Pamela for the series Dallas , the working title of which was "The Linda Evans Project".
Shortly before the end of the first season, it was not clear who would play the ex-wife Blake Carringtons. For Madeline (later Alexis), as she was to be called according to the script, a famous actress such as Sophia Loren was planned. But the negotiations failed with all of the candidates. Screenwriters Esther and Richard remembered and signed Joan Collins . Originally, the role of Madeline was only designed for six episodes.
John James actually auditioned for the role of gay Steven Carrington, which Al Corley got. He got the role of Jeff Colby, which was intended as a supporting role. She was later expanded and eventually even became one of the main characters in the offshoot series The Colbys - The Empire .
main characters
- Blake Carrington ( John Forsythe )
- The son of Tom and Ellen Carrington and self-made CEO of the Denver-Carrington Oil Company . The husband of Krystle Jennings and ex-husband of Alexis Morell is initially a ruthless businessman who turns into a benevolent patriarch over the course of history .
- Krystle Grant Jennings Carrington / Rita Leslie ( Linda Evans )
- The wife of Blake Carrington and ex-wife of tennis - professionals Mark Jennings. She had a love affair with Matthew Blaisdel, a married geologist from Denver-Carrington. Krystle is the aunt of Sammy-Jo Dean, the only child of her sister Iris and her husband Frank. Krystle leaves the series in the middle of the final season (she undergoes a complicated operation and falls into a coma ), but returns in Dynasty: The Reunion .
- Alexis Morell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan ( Joan Collins )
- A former salon lioness turned business woman. She is the main antagonist in the story and ex-wife of Blake Carrington, Cecil Colby, Dex Dexter, and Sean Rowan. Her marriage to Cecil Colby took place on his deathbed in order to gain control of the rival Colby corporation and thus later to ruin Blake. Alexis is the mother of Adam, Fallon, Steven and Amanda and has had numerous affairs, including with the architect and estate manager Roger Grimes, the oil manager Rashid Ahmed, the ship tycoon Zach Powers, the tennis pro Mark Jennings and with King Galen of Moldavia.
- Adam Alexander Carrington ( Gordon Thomson )
- Eldest son of Blake and Alexis, kidnapped at birth and raised as Michael Torrance in Billings, Montana . In adulthood he learns of his true identity and returns to the Carrington estate. He was married to Claudia Blaisdel and Dana Wearing. His only long-term relationship is with Kirby Anders. As a schemer, Adam always tries to work his way up the hierarchy of the clan.
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Colby ( John James )
- Nephew and protégé of Cecil Colby and son of Philip and Francesca Colby. He was raised by Cecil after his father died. Jeff is the husband of Fallon Carrington and was briefly married to Kirby Anders.
- Farnsworth "Dex" Dexter ( Michael Nader )
- Third husband of Alexis and her second great love after Blake. Dex had a brief affair with Alexis' daughter, Amanda Carrington, which put a heavy strain on the mother and daughter's relationship and eventually led to their divorce.
- Steven Daniel Carrington ( Al Corley , Jack Coleman )
- The third son of Blake and Alexis. Steven is initially confused about his sexual orientation. During his studies, Steven had an affair with his friend, lawyer Chris Deegan. He later has an affair with Ted Dinard, who is accidentally killed by Steven's father, Blake, in a fistfight. After that, however, he is first married to his good friend Claudia Blaisdel and later to Sammy-Jo Dean, with whom he has their son Danny. But both marriages fail and Steven has to admit that he is homosexual , which is now also accepted by his father Blake. Relationships followed with his work colleague Luke Fuller, who was killed in an attack, and later with the politician Bart Fallmont. The cast changed in the series and the change in appearance was explained by the fact that Steven had to undergo facial surgery after the explosion on an oil platform.
- Samantha Josephine "Sammy-Jo" Dean Reece Carrington Fallmont ( Heather Locklear )
- Greedy and troubling but beautiful niece of Krystle Carrington, ex-wife of Steven Carrington and Clay Fallmont and mother of Danny Carrington. It later turns out that she is the daughter of Daniel Reece.
- Fallon Carrington Colby ( Pamela Sue Martin , Emma Samms )
- The eldest daughter of Blake and Alexis and wife of Jeff Colby. She is the mother of Blake (LB) Carrington Colby and Lauren Constance Colby. As a young woman, Fallon was very casual and had numerous affairs, including with the chauffeur Michael Culhane, the playboy Peter De Vilbis, the tennis pro Mark Jennings and the doctor Nick Toscanni. She inherits Miles Colby, with whom she was briefly married.
- Amanda Bedford Carrington, Princess of Moldova ( Catherine Oxenberg , Karen Cellini )
- Second daughter of Blake and Alexis, who grew up in London as Amanda Bedford with Alexis' cousin Rosalind Bedford. She was hidden from Blake by Alexis, as Alexis became pregnant shortly after she separated from Blake. Amanda was married to Prince Michael of Moldova, Dex Dexter, Clay Fallmont and the chauffeur Michael Culhane.
- Claudia Blaisdel ( Pamela Bellwood )
- First wife of Matthew Blaisdel, a geologist from Denver-Carrington and a good friend of Blake's son Steven. When her husband and daughter disappear without a trace, she starts to experience psychological problems. She is later married to both Steven Carrington and Adam Carrington.
- Dominique Devereaux ( Diahann Carroll )
- The singer and nightclub owner Dominique Devereaux is the half-sister of Blake Carrington, which the latter initially refuses to acknowledge. When he finally accepts her, she becomes his ally in the fight against his ex-wife Alexis.
Overview
The German dubbing took place at Arena Synchron , some episodes were set to music at Deutsche Synchron . Michael Erdmann and Ivar Combrinck wrote the dialogue books and directed the dialogue.
| actor | figure | Episodes | Years | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Forsythe | Blake Carrington | 217 | 1981-1989, 1991 | Hans-Werner Bussinger |
| Linda Evans | Krystle Carrington | 209 | 1981-1989, 1991 | Gisela Fritsch |
| Joan Collins | Alexis Carrington Colby | 194 | 1981-1989, 1991 | Ursula Heyer |
| Gordon Thomson | Adam Carrington | 182 | 1982-1989 | Manfred Bottlenose Dolphin |
| John James | Jeff Colby | 168 | 1981-1988, 1991 |
Ulrich Gressieker (1-9) Thomas Petruo (Reunion) |
| Michael Nader | Dex Dexter | 151 | 1983-1989 | Detlef Bierstedt |
| Jack Coleman | Steven Carrington | 148 | 1982-1988 | Torsten Sense |
| Al Corley | 35 | 1981-1982, 1991 | ||
| Heather Locklear | Sammy-Jo Dean Carrington | 127 | 1981-1989, 1991 | Janina Richter |
| Pamela Bellwood | Claudia Blaisdel | 119 | 1981-1986 | Liane Rudolph |
| Pamela Sue Martin | Fallon Carrington Colby | 86 | 1981-1984 |
Rebecca Völz (1-3) Daniela Strietzel (4) |
| Emma Samms | 56 | 1985-1989, 1991 | Katja Nottke | |
| Diahann Carroll | Dominique Devereaux | 71 | 1984-1987 | Monica Bielenstein |
| Lee Bergere | Joseph Anders | 56 | 1981-1983 | Dieter Ranspach |
| Catherine Oxenberg | Amanda Bedford Carrington | 53 | 1984-1986 | Judith Brandt |
| Karen Cellini | 13 | 1986-1987 | Hansi Jochmann | |
| Kathleen Beller | Kirby Anders Carrington | 45 | 1982-1984, 1991 | Evelyn Marron |
| Geoffrey Scott | Mark Jennings | 45 | 1982-1985 | Ortwin Speer |
| Leann Hunley | Dana Wearing Carrington | 45 | 1986-1988 | Alexandra Lange |
| Terri Garber | Leslie Saunders Carrington | 36 | 1987-1988 | Karin Grüger |
| Christopher Cazenove | Ben Carrington | 35 | 1986-1987 | Norbert Gescher |
| Ted McGinley | Clay Fallmont | 34 | 1986-1987 | Udo Schenk |
| Wayne Northrop | Michael Culhane | 34 | 1981-1987 | Norbert Gescher |
| Michael Praed | Prince Michael of Moldavia | 28 | 1985-1986 | Klaus-Peter Grap |
| Lloyd Bochner | Cecil Colby | 27 | 1981-1982 | Joachim Kerzel |
| Peter Mark Richman | Andrew Laird | 27 | 1981-1984 | Friedrich Georg Beckhaus |
| Stephanie Beacham | Sable Colby | 22nd | 1985-1989 |
Almut Eggert Renate Danz |
| James Healey | Sean Rowan | 22nd | 1987-1988 | Engelbert von Nordhausen |
| Deborah Adair | Tracy Kendall | 21st | 1983-1984 | Traudel Haas |
| James Farentino | Dr. Nicholas Toscanni | 20th | 1981-1982 | Helmut Gauss |
| Billy Campbell | Luke Fuller | 20th | 1984-1985 | Stefan Gossler |
| Kate O'Mara | Cassandra "Caress" Morell | 19th | 1986 | Marianne Lutz |
| Bo Hopkins | Matthew Blaisdel | 16 | 1981-1987 | Uwe Paulsen |
| Troy Beyer | Jackie Deveraux | 16 | 1986-1987 | Maud Ackermann |
| George Hamilton | Joel Abrigore | 15th | 1985-1986 | Thomas Danneberg |
| Ken Howard | Garrett Boydston | 13 | 1985-1986 | Kurt Goldstein |
| Ali MacGraw | Lady Ashley Mitchell | 13 | 1985 | Anita Lochner |
| Katy Kurtzman | Lindsay Blaisdel | 13 | 1981 | Katrin Fröhlich |
| Dale Robertson | Walter Lankershim | 13 | 1981 | Heinz Theo branding |
| Tracy Scoggins | Monica Colby | 9 | 1985-1989 | Sabine Thiesler |
| Helmut Berger | Peter De Vilbis | 9 | 1983-1984 | Erwin Schastok |
| Rock Hudson | Daniel Reece | 9 | 1984-1985 | Gert Günther Hoffmann |
| Cassie Yates | Sarah Curtis | 9 | 1987 | |
| Maxwell Caulfield | Miles Colby | 8th | 1985-1986 | Benjamin Völz |
| Kevin Conroy | Bart Fallmont | 8th | 1985-1986 | Hubertus Bengsch |
| Billy Dee Williams | Brady Lloyd | 5 | 1984-1985 | Helmut Krauss |
| Charlton Heston | Jason Colby | 3 | 1985 | Heinz Dragon |
| Barbara Stanwyck | Constance Colby Patterson | 3 | 1985 | Elisabeth Ried |
| Ricardo Montalbán | Zach Powers | 2 | 1986 | Jürgen Thormann |
Movies in the Denver Clan universe
Main series (1981–1989)
The Colbys - The Empire (1985-1987)
1985-1987 was - "Dynasty II The Colby" (- The Empire The Colby's) a short-lived spin-off series produced (spin-off), in which the Hollywood star Charlton Heston , Katharine Ross , Stephanie Beacham and Barbara Stanwyck took over the lead roles. Some of the storylines of the main series Dynasty , which were absurd towards the end, were even surpassed here when Fallon was kidnapped by aliens . After 49 episodes the series was discontinued and some actors appeared (again) on Dynasty .
Denver: The Decision (1991)
Since in the last episode of the main series many storylines were not resolved and told to the end (for example Alexis' fall from the hotel balcony, Blake shot on the stairs of his house, Fallon and Krystina buried in a mine tunnel and Krystle in a coma), Aaron decided Spelling , in 1991 to shoot a two-part graduation film called Dynasty - The Reunion (in Germany: Denver - The Decision ). In this television film, some actors such as Jack Coleman were replaced: He was replaced by the first Steven actor Al Corley . Gordon Thomson , who played Adam, was replaced by Robin Sachs as Thomson was contractually bound to the California Clan series . Many other actors in the series were no longer discussed in this film and no longer indicated what became of them. This applies, for example, to Amanda Carrington, who suddenly disappeared in season 7, or Sable Colby, who was expecting a child from Dex Dexter in the last season.
Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure (2004)
In 2004, the television film Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure was made in Australia , in which the success and case of this series was taken up and looked "behind the scenes". With actors who looked similar to the Dynasty actors and series creators, a lot of irony, but also actual incidents, the viewer was conveyed what happened in front of and behind the camera at Dynasty for 9 years. This film has been released on DVD in various countries under the title Dynasty: Guilty and Pleasure .
Prequel (planned 2011)
In January 2011 it was announced that Richard and Esther Shapiro wanted to bring the Carringtons saga to the big screen and were already writing a script. The story is designed as a prequel to the series: The film is supposed to tell about the young Blake Carrington, who discovered in the early 1960s that he was the heir to a corporate empire. Suddenly he is at the head of the company and is surrounded by people who intrigue against him and want to dispute the company against him.
Documentation
Denver Clan Without Mask (1993)
Due to the great hype surrounding the series in Germany, NDR television (at that time still under the name N3) produced a multi-part report directed by Horst Königstein in which he and the former actor Al Corley talked about some of his former series in autumn 1992. Colleague travels and interviewed them about the time together while filming. The three-hour report was first seen in 1993 as two 90-minute films. Then it was broadcast again in 1995 and 1997 in six parts of 30 minutes each. After the program was not broadcast for more than 20 years, it was repeated from May to June 2019 on the ARD special -interest channel One as part of the TV treasures series .
Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar (2006)
On April 23, 2006, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary and on behalf of CBS , the Dynasty Reunion Show: Catfights & Caviar was filmed in the Filoli Mansion (the Carrington house from the opening credits of the series) , to which many of the actors at the time attended ( John Forsythe , Joan Collins , Linda Evans , Catherine Oxenberg , Pamela Sue Martin , Al Corley , Gordon Thomson ) met to reminisce. Excerpts and scenes from the series are shown in films. Comments by former actors Emma Samms , Pamela Bellwood and Jack Coleman as well as screenwriters Esther and Richard Shapiro are faded in. Actors such as John James , Michael Nader and Heather Locklear declined to participate in the show, although they became world famous through the series; Also Diahann Carroll did not appear.
Publications and Marketing
watch TV
It was first broadcast on American television on January 12, 1981 on ABC and on German-language television on April 24, 1983 on ZDF and FS2 (today ORF 2 ). The pilot film Oil (German: head or eagle ) was 135 minutes long. Some of the later broadcasts were split into three separate episodes (Oil 1-3 and Kopf or Adler 1-3).
Further broadcasts of the series on German-speaking television (not exhaustive):
- PRO 7 : Feb.27, 1994-10. January 1995
- Premiere : May 1, 2002–28. February 2003
- 9 Live : June 24, 2002–25. April 2003
- Cable 1 : Jan 5, 2004-12. November 2004
In 2012 and 2013 the series ran on Anixe and Passion .
DVD
In April 2005, 20th Century Fox released the first season on DVD (for the American and Canadian markets). Paramount has held the rights since November 2006 . The second season was not released until August 14, 2007. On the same day, a box set with seasons 1 and 2 was released by Paramount . In addition to the episodes, the DVD sets also contain a family tree and character descriptions of individual series characters. The third season was split into volumes 1 and 2. Season 3, Volume 1 was released on June 17, 2008 in the USA, Volume 2 followed on October 21, 2008.
In Germany, the first season of Der Denver-Clan was released on July 3, 2008 by Paramount Home Entertainment. The second season appeared on March 5, 2009. Unlike in the USA, other seasons appeared in Germany as complete box sets (season 3 on September 5, 2009, season 4 on December 3, 2009, season 5 on July 8, 2010 and Season 6 on December 9, 2010), some of which are already out of print. On October 6, 2011, twelve new box sets will be released, each containing half of the previously published first six seasons.
Books on the series
In 1984 the book for the series Dynasty - The authorized Biography of the Carringtons was published in the USA , with numerous photos and chapters about all the actors, the families and the two companies ColbyCo and Denver-Carrington, with a foreword by Esther Shapiro.
In 2005 the book Glamor, Greed & Glory: Dynasty by Judith A. Moose was published with facts, photos and episode guides. The author researched at Spelling Entertainment, the production company of Aaron Spelling, and was able to uncover a lot of speculation about the series and its course. In her book, she answers many previously unanswered questions from Dynasty fans. She also learned the middle names of some series characters that were never mentioned in the series, for example Alexis Marissa, Amanda Kimberly, Blake Alexander, Claudia Mary or Fallon Marissa.
Merchandising
The creations of the series' costume designer, Nolan Miller, were so sought after that a separate collection for women's clothing was created: The " Dynasty Collection , a series of haute couture designs based on dresses by Joan Collins, Linda Evans and Diahann Carroll. The Soap Opera Encyclopedia notes, "To monetize its success, the show puts out a men's clothing line, Dynasty sheets and bath towels, 'Forever Krystle' perfume, dolls and - always based on the nothing - is the holy principle of the show - even carpets and tights. "
reception
criticism
“'Denver' made wealth visible in flashy US baroque. 'Dallas' showed capitalism as it is today. Money is a bank statement and a credit card, not a lock and a note. Business is done in 'Dallas', in 'Denver' only inheritance shares are shifted back and forth. The peak of yesterday was the idea to let the daughter of the CEO Blake Carrington [...] have a relationship with her chauffeur. Dont eat that! 19th century!"
Awards (selection)
- 1982: Golden Globe Award in the Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series category for Linda Evans
- 1983: Golden Globe Award in the Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series category for John Forsythe
- 1983: Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series for Joan Collins
- 1984: Golden Globe Award in the Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series category for John Forsythe
- 1984: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume Design for a Series
- 1984: Soap Opera Digest Award a . a. in the categories Outstanding Prime Time Soap Opera and Outstanding Villainess in a Prime Time Soap Opera
- 1984: Bambi Award in the TV Series International category for Pamela Sue Martin
- 1986: Bambi Award in the TV Series International category for Catherine Oxenberg
- 1986: People's Choice Award in the Favorite TV Dramatic Program category
- 1999: Golden Camera Millennium Award for Joan Collins (cult star of the last century)
See also
literature
German speaking
- Eileen Lottman: The Denver Clan. Goldmann, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-442-30030-4 .
- Ulrich Hoppe: The Carringtons. Heyne, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-453-01825-7 ( Heyne-Buch. 01/6257).
- Everything about the stars of Dallas and Denver. BPV-Medweth, Stans 1983 ( Ratgeber-Journal. Special issue).
- Dynasty: The Denver Clan. The current special issue for the TV series. AC, Grünwald [about 1984].
- Claus Gaedemann: Denver clan. Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1989, ISBN 3-404-10878-7 ( Bastei-Lübbe. 10878).
- Gabriele Kreutzner: Next Time on Dynasty. Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, Trier 1991, ISBN 3-88476-002-5 .
English speaking
- Eileen Lottman: Dynasty. Bantam Books, New York 1983, ISBN 0-553-17084-8 .
- Eileen Lottman: Alexis Returns. Bantam Books, New York 1984, ISBN 0-553-17158-5 .
- Dynasty: The Authorized Biography of the Carringtons. Doubleday / Dolphin, New York 1984, ISBN 0-385-19725-X .
- Judith A. Moose, Paul D. Keylock: Glamor, Greed & Glory: Dynasty. Signing Stars, 2005, ISBN 1-4196-0375-2 .
Web links
- Dynasty in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- The Denver clan at Fernsehserien.de
- der-denver-clan.de - episode guide, pictures and other information
- The Denver Clan. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on September 7, 2013 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The episode "The Titans" (6th season) is a double episode with a length of 90 minutes. In Germany this was separated into two episodes (Ep. 6: Role reversal and Ep. 7: The festival of the titans)
- ↑ a b c Christopher Schemering: The Soap Opera Encyclopedia . 1985, ISBN 0-345-32459-5 , pp. 80-81 .
- ^ Fiona Sturges: The good, the bad and the wildly bitchy. The Independent , January 24, 2011, accessed September 10, 2013 .
- ↑ a b c Stefan Niggemeier: The Denver Clan. fernsehlexikon.de, accessed on September 10, 2013 .
- ↑ Behind Dynasty 's breakdown ... and recovery . In: TV Guide (US) . UltimateDynasty.net. May 17, 1986. Archived from the original on March 31, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
- ↑ TV Listings Past & Presenst - September 25, 1985 . tvtango.com. Retrieved on January 13, 2013 ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ a b Tom Gliatto: Alexis Strikes Again! people.com, August 5, 1991, accessed September 10, 2013 .
- ↑ Joseph Walker: Dynasty Cliffhanger is Just That. DeseretNews.com, May 24, 1989, accessed September 10, 2013 .
- ↑ Michael Bauer: The chaotic crisis year of the Carringtons. hitchecker.de, December 20, 2011, accessed September 10, 2013 .
- ^ German dubbing files: The Denver Clan. In: German synchronous card index. Retrieved April 11, 2018 .
- ^ 'Dynasty' Creators Planning Film Adaptation , accessed May 6, 2012
- ^ "Denver clan without a mask": One repeats a rare series of reports , viewed on May 26, 2019.
- ↑ Denver clan without mask on wunschliste.de, accessed on May 26, 2019.
- ↑ a b Broadcast Dates: The Denver Clan. fernsehserien.de, accessed on September 7, 2013 .
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- ↑ Nolan Miller A Legacy Beyond Shoulder Pads. costumedesignersguild.com, December 17, 2011, accessed September 7, 2013 .
- ^ Diedrich Diederichsen: Dallas or Denver? In: Der Spiegel . No. 18 , 1984 ( online ).
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