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<blockquote data-quote="xab" data-source="post: 445095" data-attributes="member: 925">As a French guy, I tend to think that this spin-off should have been the original series. &quot;Dallas&quot; was presented as a &quot;Romeo and Juliet&quot; set in Texas—very Shakespearean. To me, the &quot;Dynasty&quot; franchise was more akin to Racine, an 17th-century French playwright (chatgpt is your new friend) known for tragedies such as &quot;Britannicus&quot; (Agrippine IS Alexis, or Sable !)&nbsp; or &quot;Phèdre&quot;. &quot;Dynasty&quot; has even been compared (in France at least) to &quot;I, Claudius&quot; (a cult British series). There was something about the original concept of &quot;Dynasty&quot; that was strikingly reminiscent of these French tragedies.: the dramas first played out within the family, just as they did in &quot;Dallas&quot; in its early days. A stifling, closed-door setting... As soon as the storylines shifted focus (so to speak), the original concept shifted from ancient tragedy to soap opera... &quot;The Colbys&quot; had the potential to reconnect with Greek tragedy, despite their very soap-opera-like stereotypes... I think they simply arrived too late in a saturated market... Or maybe they arrived too soon...Even Fallon&#039;s abduction by the UFO could be interpreted as a nod to the famous “deus ex machina,” an artificial device based on improbable events that is often used in classic French plays.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="xab, post: 445095, member: 925"] As a French guy, I tend to think that this spin-off should have been the original series. "Dallas" was presented as a "Romeo and Juliet" set in Texas—very Shakespearean. To me, the "Dynasty" franchise was more akin to Racine, an 17th-century French playwright (chatgpt is your new friend) known for tragedies such as "Britannicus" (Agrippine IS Alexis, or Sable !) or "Phèdre". "Dynasty" has even been compared (in France at least) to "I, Claudius" (a cult British series). There was something about the original concept of "Dynasty" that was strikingly reminiscent of these French tragedies.: the dramas first played out within the family, just as they did in "Dallas" in its early days. A stifling, closed-door setting... As soon as the storylines shifted focus (so to speak), the original concept shifted from ancient tragedy to soap opera... "The Colbys" had the potential to reconnect with Greek tragedy, despite their very soap-opera-like stereotypes... I think they simply arrived too late in a saturated market... Or maybe they arrived too soon... Even Fallon's abduction by the UFO could be interpreted as a nod to the famous “deus ex machina,” an artificial device based on improbable events that is often used in classic French plays. [/QUOTE]

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