Berrenger's

[JeffUSA]

If my memory serves me correctly, I think "Berrenger's" was NBC's last attempt at an 80s primetime soap. It aired on Saturday nights at 10:00 p.m. (this was not yet the dead zone that it would become on US television), and it seems like it was pretty much DOA. I watched it every week during it's short winter run because of my obsession with primetime soaps. I have fond recollections of the show but I'm sure it would not stand the test of time if I could view it today.

 

[tommie]

I've always wanted to watch Berrenger's as it reminded me of the Swedish attempt to make a prime time soap "Varuhuset" - similarly set at a department store. You'd think it would be rife for drama just from the setting alone!

 

[JeffUSA]

I've always wanted to watch Berrenger's as it reminded me of the Swedish attempt to make a prime time soap "Varuhuset" - similarly set at a department store. You'd think it would be rife for drama just from the setting alone!

I agree, especially given the popularity of department store/mall culture of the 1980s. Everyone went to department stores and shopping malls...all the time. It wasn't just about the shopping, it was almost a lifestyle. And a show like this should have glamourized it. Unfortunately, nothing about the show seemed very glamourous, from what I can recall.