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<blockquote data-quote="Carrie Fairchild" data-source="post: 441023" data-attributes="member: 673"><p>I’ve now watched all available episodes of <em>The Monroes</em>. For anyone that’s interested, it originally only ran for five episodes on ABC between September and October 1995, before being pulled from the schedules. In 2005, Soapnet acquired the eight episodes that had been produced and ran them at 11pm on Saturdays, as part of its Dysfunctional Family Night (episodes were followed by <em>Dynasty</em> at midnight). Six of those eight episodes are now available.</p><p></p><p>I have to say, I quite enjoyed the episodes that I watched. It’s a bit of a slow burner to begin with and is a gentler strain of soap compared to the wildness of the Spelling soaps that were on FOX during the same period. For example, we see a dramatic assassination attempt but then in the next scene, it’s played for laughs after it’s revealed that the injured party was only shot in the ass. As I mentioned before, Susan Sullivan and William Devane are the main attractions but the relationships between each of Monroe offspring are nicely fleshed out as the series progresses and their work and personal lives become more intertwined.</p><p></p><p>By episode eight, it’s really starting to build momentum and become more layered, as we see the Monroes’ business interests be explored, in addition to their political lives, as the family branch out into banking and news media. There’s also a cliffhanger ending where the clan face trouble from within, that could spell catastrophe for all of their futures. And then it just ends. It’s a shame that ABC didn’t stick with it as it was shaping up to be a good nighttime soap. It is understandable why it was axed though, considering it was the lowest rating show on ABC that season, and finished 126th out of 160 shows on all networks. A poor lead in, tough timeslot competition and a general aversion from audiences towards soaps that weren’t on FOX, all played a part in its demise but it definitely wasn’t a bad soap.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carrie Fairchild, post: 441023, member: 673"] I’ve now watched all available episodes of [I]The Monroes[/I]. For anyone that’s interested, it originally only ran for five episodes on ABC between September and October 1995, before being pulled from the schedules. In 2005, Soapnet acquired the eight episodes that had been produced and ran them at 11pm on Saturdays, as part of its Dysfunctional Family Night (episodes were followed by [I]Dynasty[/I] at midnight). Six of those eight episodes are now available. I have to say, I quite enjoyed the episodes that I watched. It’s a bit of a slow burner to begin with and is a gentler strain of soap compared to the wildness of the Spelling soaps that were on FOX during the same period. For example, we see a dramatic assassination attempt but then in the next scene, it’s played for laughs after it’s revealed that the injured party was only shot in the ass. As I mentioned before, Susan Sullivan and William Devane are the main attractions but the relationships between each of Monroe offspring are nicely fleshed out as the series progresses and their work and personal lives become more intertwined. By episode eight, it’s really starting to build momentum and become more layered, as we see the Monroes’ business interests be explored, in addition to their political lives, as the family branch out into banking and news media. There’s also a cliffhanger ending where the clan face trouble from within, that could spell catastrophe for all of their futures. And then it just ends. It’s a shame that ABC didn’t stick with it as it was shaping up to be a good nighttime soap. It is understandable why it was axed though, considering it was the lowest rating show on ABC that season, and finished 126th out of 160 shows on all networks. A poor lead in, tough timeslot competition and a general aversion from audiences towards soaps that weren’t on FOX, all played a part in its demise but it definitely wasn’t a bad soap. [/QUOTE]
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