This was really ''Dynasty'' meets ''Knots Landing''
Wsan't it, also, Jimmy Houghton was on ''Knots Landing'' for the first four years.
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Its that man again!!
The Colbys was just a Dynasty clone, recycling old Dynasty plots. Miles' rape of Fallon and her subsequent pregnancy was virtually identical to Adam's rape of Kirby and her subsequent pregnancy on Dynasty. Even Jeff was involved in both plots as the husband of the rape victim.
I also noticed that the writers also stole plotlines from the old ABC series, Soap, which was a comedy. In Soap, one of the plotlines featured Jessica having to choose between her husband, Chester, who was presumed dead but returned to town, and her new lover, Detective Donahue, who she took up with while Chester was gone. In the end, she chose Chester, but Det. Donahue couldn't physically get himself to leave the mansion. Every time he headed for the door, he would faint and fall down (this was a comedy), so Jessica let him stay until he was able to leave. The Colbys did the exact same thing. Jason chose Francesca over Sable. As Sable was leaving the mansion, she fainted at the front door, unable to leave. Jason then carried her upstairs and let her stay indefinitely.
Of course the most notorious rip-off of Soap occurred in the series' finale. Soap ended its second season with one of its major characters, Burt, being kidnapped by an alien spaceship (again, this was a comedy show). The Colbys ended its second season by having one of its major characters, Fallon, abducted by an alien spaceship.
Wow, very interesting post.
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