Ok, so this show wasn't Shakespeare. It was pure trash, but fun trash. It actually begain as a two hour movie in 1988. Mimi Kuzyk was the star (replaced by Suzanne Pleshette in the tv series). Fran Bennett was in it as Nurse Lenore and Kristy Swanson, Chelsea Field and Susan Walters were also there. The other two girls in the movie were played by Galyn Gorg and Neith Hunter (replaced in the series by Roxann Biggs and Kim Johnston Ulrich). I really like the movie and was happy to see it ordered to series the following spring. Barry Newman was on hand as Garrett in the series but about midway through the run of the show Gil Gerard was added to the cast and I got the feeling he was there to phase Barry Newman out. Also added to the cast midway through the season was Doran Clark as over the top nasty Dr. Charlene Chasen. She was an actress I had always liked, but I could not stand her character on this show.. This was pure soap opera full of sexcapades and silly storylines, but it was an entertaining hour of television. I was very sorry to see it end, especially since the storylines were left up in the air.
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My Sister Sam
(1986–1988)
Faded fast
27 March 2006
This is a prime example of a show that started out strong and then plummeted in the ratings. It was a big hit in its first season airing on Monday nights and was a top twenty show. The second season CBS moved it to Saturday nights where it dropped to something like number 88 in the ratings. I can't help but wonder what would have happened had it stayed on Mondays. Pam Dawber and Rebecca Schaeffer worked so well together you forgot that the two actresses weren't sisters in real life. And yes, Rebecca died a year after the show was cancelled, it wasn't cancelled because of her death. I wish this show would be released on DVD.
King's Crossing
(1982)
Revamped version of another series
16 July 2005
This was a short-lived prime time soap from 1982. It was actually a revamped version of another short-lived series "Secrets Of Midland Heights." When that series was canceled in 1981, the producers took 4 of that show's stars-Linda Hamilton, Doran Clark, Daniel Zippi and Marilyn Jones-and made King's Crossing. Although as a teen I liked "Midland Heights" better, I enjoyed this show too. Linda Hamilton and Marilyn Jones played sisters and their parents were Mary Frann and Bradford Dillman. Doran Clark was their disabled cousin who was kept in the attic by their nasty aunt and Daniel Zippi was a stable boy on the farm where they lived. As in the other series, Marilyn Jones and Daniel Zippi were the cute, star-crossed couple. I always thought they had great chemistry together. I was always sorry that they never became big stars like Linda Hamilton did, as they were all very talented. I keep hoping both of these shows will turn up on cable someday. Sadly, Mary Frann, Bradford Dillman, Dorothy Meyer and Beatrice Straight have passed on. Of course Linda Hamilton became a huge star later on and Doran Clark and Marilyn Jones had some minor TV success in the 80's. Never saw Daniel Zippi again, but would love to see how the surviving cast members are doing now.
The Last Slumber Party
(1988 Video)
One laugh only
9 July 2005
Warning: Spoilers
I'm not even going to comment on what piece of trash this film is since that has already been established. However, watching this with my friends we all laughed out loud when the lead girl made a Shelley Hack reference while on the phone. We sat there trying to figure out why the writer would throw her into the mix. We can only assume he had a Charlie's Angels fixation at one time. Based on that reference, we assumed this film must have been made around her Charlie's Angels run in 1979 or 1980, but from what I've read here it was made around 1987. You sure couldn't tell that from the poor production values. It seems as though it was made by a college student for a film class. And while by no means would I expect a low-budget trash fest like this to be politically correct, the rednecks in this film sure did like to direct derogatory gay remarks to each other. Even so I'd still only rank this as the 2nd worst horror film ever made, second only to "Nail Gun Massacre."
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