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World Cup of 80s Soap Cliffhangers
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<blockquote data-quote="Angela Channing" data-source="post: 329734" data-attributes="member: 33"><p><strong>Match 1</strong></p><p>Until I put the comic strip together for this World Cup I had completely forgotten about the <em>Dynasty </em>season 8 cliffhanger so it couldn't have made a big impression on me the when I originally watched it. The old soap opera cliché of life-threatening and seemingly incurable illness for which miraculously a cure will become available in a future episode was employed. However, I liked how John Forsythe played the final scene, even though the storyline was a bit ropey, he was still able to elicit some sympathy for his plight. This contrasts with the Alexis/Dex/Sean scene which was pure over the top lunacy with hammy performances. The fight scene looked more choreographed than a show dance on <em>Strictly Come Dancing</em> and was there any doubt that it was Dean that would be shot and not Dex? That said, I can't remember what the outcome was, as I said previously, I had forgotten about this cliffhanger.</p><p></p><p>The <em>Dallas </em>cliffhanger was a case of here we go again. In the build up were see various scenes to show several characters had a motive to shoot JR and the shooting scene itself is quite similar to the season 3 finale in that the camera is used as the eyes of the shooter as it surveys the layout of Ewing Oil before the shots were fired. Although, there was strong an element of deja vu about it all, at the time when it was first broadcast it was really exciting and had a bigger impact on me than the <em>Dynasty </em>season 8 finale so my winner for match 1 is:</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Dallas Season 7</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Match 2</strong></span></p><p>I like the<em> Falcon Crest</em> cliffhanger because it set up the main source of conflict that would run through the duration of the series: who would control Falcon Crest. I loved how Angela, even in the defeat of losing control of her beloved business still found something positive and that glint in her eye and knowing smile at the end was brilliant.</p><p></p><p>Over in <em>Dynasty</em>, the cliffhanger was unusual because it wasn't really about raising the tension or expectation of a storyline but about raising tension and expectation about something regarding the production of the show, i.e., who would they be casting to play Blake's ex wife. Alexis's appearance in court didn't really add a great deal the proceedings of the case this was all about who would be playing Alexis. As much as I liked the Falcon Crest cliffhanger, I have to give credit to Dynasty for doing something different so my winner for match 2 is:</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Dynasty Season1</span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angela Channing, post: 329734, member: 33"] [B]Match 1[/B] Until I put the comic strip together for this World Cup I had completely forgotten about the [I]Dynasty [/I]season 8 cliffhanger so it couldn't have made a big impression on me the when I originally watched it. The old soap opera cliché of life-threatening and seemingly incurable illness for which miraculously a cure will become available in a future episode was employed. However, I liked how John Forsythe played the final scene, even though the storyline was a bit ropey, he was still able to elicit some sympathy for his plight. This contrasts with the Alexis/Dex/Sean scene which was pure over the top lunacy with hammy performances. The fight scene looked more choreographed than a show dance on [I]Strictly Come Dancing[/I] and was there any doubt that it was Dean that would be shot and not Dex? That said, I can't remember what the outcome was, as I said previously, I had forgotten about this cliffhanger. The [I]Dallas [/I]cliffhanger was a case of here we go again. In the build up were see various scenes to show several characters had a motive to shoot JR and the shooting scene itself is quite similar to the season 3 finale in that the camera is used as the eyes of the shooter as it surveys the layout of Ewing Oil before the shots were fired. Although, there was strong an element of deja vu about it all, at the time when it was first broadcast it was really exciting and had a bigger impact on me than the [I]Dynasty [/I]season 8 finale so my winner for match 1 is: [B] [SIZE=6]Dallas Season 7[/SIZE] [/B] [SIZE=4][B]Match 2[/B][/SIZE] I like the[I] Falcon Crest[/I] cliffhanger because it set up the main source of conflict that would run through the duration of the series: who would control Falcon Crest. I loved how Angela, even in the defeat of losing control of her beloved business still found something positive and that glint in her eye and knowing smile at the end was brilliant. Over in [I]Dynasty[/I], the cliffhanger was unusual because it wasn't really about raising the tension or expectation of a storyline but about raising tension and expectation about something regarding the production of the show, i.e., who would they be casting to play Blake's ex wife. Alexis's appearance in court didn't really add a great deal the proceedings of the case this was all about who would be playing Alexis. As much as I liked the Falcon Crest cliffhanger, I have to give credit to Dynasty for doing something different so my winner for match 2 is: [B][SIZE=6]Dynasty Season1[/SIZE][/B] [/QUOTE]
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