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<blockquote data-quote="Alexis" data-source="post: 50104" data-attributes="member: 68">From the first time I saw Melinda on The O.C. I was instantly reminded of Joan Collins as Alexis. And indeed Melinda&#039;s Julie Cooper Nichol did go on to become that shows Alexis Colby. A sexy brunette vixen with piercing green eyes and an all encompassing need to push herself to the top and to secure her future and the future of her children via manipulations at any cost.Julie was so clearly based on Alexis and her frenemy Kirsten was a nod to Krystle. Only the two didn&#039;t actually hate each other like the DYNASTY ladies did. No babies had been killed, no one has been banished by their husbands. She wore clothes like nobody else, she had catfights that ended in swimming pools, she made plays for only the richest and most powerful men. She exchanged barbs with everyone including her daughter who seemed to hate her at times.I later saw Melinda pop up on CSI and she played an amazingly clever dominatrix that ended up coming back again and again and had great chemistry with Grissom. She was basically a fabulous film noir femme fatale with electric intelligence. Again you are smacked around the face with early Alexis. Cunning, reading, all knowing and all calculating.&nbsp; On The O.C she worked and manipulated to keep Ryan away from Marissa just as Alexis did to keep trashy Sammy Jo away from Steven. She plotted and schemed to marry mega rich Caleb Nichol and then plans to poison him to gain his fortune, only God intervenes and Caleb has a heart attack just like Cecil Colby and thus the Nichol fortune passes to Julie. She instantly becomes a million times more fabulous.Melinda was born to play this role and she could possibly save it if it&#039;s not going so great. She&#039;s a very talented, accomplished actress who knows how to hit just the right note between camp and drama. Melinda for Alexis now!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alexis, post: 50104, member: 68"] From the first time I saw Melinda on The O.C. I was instantly reminded of Joan Collins as Alexis. And indeed Melinda's Julie Cooper Nichol did go on to become that shows Alexis Colby. A sexy brunette vixen with piercing green eyes and an all encompassing need to push herself to the top and to secure her future and the future of her children via manipulations at any cost. Julie was so clearly based on Alexis and her frenemy Kirsten was a nod to Krystle. Only the two didn't actually hate each other like the DYNASTY ladies did. No babies had been killed, no one has been banished by their husbands. She wore clothes like nobody else, she had catfights that ended in swimming pools, she made plays for only the richest and most powerful men. She exchanged barbs with everyone including her daughter who seemed to hate her at times. I later saw Melinda pop up on CSI and she played an amazingly clever dominatrix that ended up coming back again and again and had great chemistry with Grissom. She was basically a fabulous film noir femme fatale with electric intelligence. Again you are smacked around the face with early Alexis. Cunning, reading, all knowing and all calculating. On The O.C she worked and manipulated to keep Ryan away from Marissa just as Alexis did to keep trashy Sammy Jo away from Steven. She plotted and schemed to marry mega rich Caleb Nichol and then plans to poison him to gain his fortune, only God intervenes and Caleb has a heart attack just like Cecil Colby and thus the Nichol fortune passes to Julie. She instantly becomes a million times more fabulous. Melinda was born to play this role and she could possibly save it if it's not going so great. She's a very talented, accomplished actress who knows how to hit just the right note between camp and drama. Melinda for Alexis now!! [/QUOTE]

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