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Dynasty is an American prime time soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981, to May 11, 1989. The series, created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, revolves around the Carringtons, a wealthy family residing in Denver.
Dallas was an American prime time soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991. The series revolved around an affluent and feuding Texas family, the Ewings , who owned the independent oil company Ewing Oil and the cattle-ranching land of Southfork .
The Shapiros created and produced the prime time soap opera Dynasty, which debuted in 1981. [4] Written as the Shapiros' creative response to the 1979 oil crisis, [5] and intended by ABC to be a competitor for CBS's Dallas, [6] the series ranked #28 its first season. [7] Ratings steadily grew, with Dynasty reaching #1 for the 1984–85 season.
The character of Krystle Carrington is depicted as the dutiful wife to Dynasty 's anchor, millionaire patriarch Blake Carrington (John Forsythe). [4] Blake's marriage to his former secretary Krystle is the central event of the serial's three-hour pilot episode, "Oil". Dynasty co-creator Esther Shapiro said of Krystle:
Hostility is the main course at the Ewing barbecue as Jock and Digger jab at old wounds, but Pam and Bobby use Pam's pregnancy as a truce between the prospective grandfathers. Tensions run high as J.R. and Bobby argue, which leads to an accident nobody expected. As a result, Pam's health and the future of the Ewing dynasty are in jeopardy.
Dynasty finally premiered on ABC as a three-hour event on January 12, 1981. [2] The first season was ranked #28 in the United States. [8] Esther Shapiro later said in the DVD commentary of the first season, "The audience told us almost immediately: All they wanted to do was be in the mansion. [They] couldn't care less about the oil fields.
This is a list of actors appearing on the 1978–1991 US television series Dallas. During its 14 seasons on air, the show featured 21 regular cast members. Furthermore, 32 actors were billed as "also starring" during the first scene of the episodes, and 24 were billed as "special guest star" in the closing credits.
The Ewing family is the fictional family of the American prime time soap opera Dallas and its 2012 revival, as well as the foundation of the spin-off series Knots Landing.In the original series of Dallas, the Ewings own and run Southfork Ranch and the oil giant Ewing Oil; in the revival series, Ewing Oil is replaced by Ewing Global, formerly Ewing Energies.