I know most people credit her as being the best part of this show, but I don't know what it is, I've never been too interested in Amanda's story lines. I liked her in seasons 1-3, seeing her as Alison's boss, being really bitchy all the time, then after that it became more about her love life, bouncing around from guy to guy, which got pretty boring really fast.
Hi. I'm a 20-year-old female, so don't call me an idiot.
I actually enjoyed the pre-Amanda, 90210-for-twentysomething episodes, but she definitely brought something special to the show. I liked her more in the beginning though.
shareLike Donna Mills on Knots Landing and Joan Collins in Dynasty, Heather's arrival gave the show a different kind of dimension. What I found dumb was her billing on the opening credits since season 2, Marcia Cross and Laura Leighton made the intro much later and their characters were much more entertaining than Heathers.
shareWithout heather locklear and Amanda you never get to Kimberly taking off her wig
shareWithout heather locklear and Amanda you never get to Kimberly taking off her wig
I agree completely, IMO, Heather didn't make the show. Seasons 6 and 7 showed she couldn't carry the show without the other main characters we loved (Kimberly, Sydney, Alison, Jake, etc), and she was in the reboot as well and how long THAT lasted...
shareLocklear saved the show from being cancelled but didn't make the show throughout its run.
shareI think so. It was pretty dull and corny until Amanda showed up!
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Normally I would not heap so much on one person, but I think she does deserve a lot of credit. Not just the actress and the character, but it was like she provided inspiration to turn the show in a different direction.
Although Kimberley drove a lot of storyline, I found her kind of overrated and she stayed too long IMHO. Maybe if I watch again, I would change my opinion.
What hurt the show was pulling most of the original cast. I know people mention Kimberley and Sydney, but Allison/Jake/Matt/Jo's departure also made a difference. That is SIX major characters. SIX! That leaves Amanda, Michael and Jane (and I guess Peter sort of counts). Then adding subpar characters and somewhat weaker writing, what do you expect.
Yes she did? Sure, everbody hated Amanda. But that was the character that Heather Locklear played. With other words: she did it very well. I would say: Heather Locklear is a great, talented actres (more than a blond dumb girl only).
Heather Locklear was asked by producer Aaron Spelling to appear as Amanda in Melrose Place after she played in the 80s already in his shows T.J. Hooker and Dynasty (at the same time!!) and guest starred also in "Hotel".
Her character Amanda was supposed to appear only for a few episodes but the viewers liked her. So Aaron Spelling created her a big part and as big thanks she was always credited as Special Guest Star.
Heather Locklear did somewhat for the show like Joan Collins did with "Dynasty".
Heather Locklear did somewhat for the show like Joan Collins did with "Dynasty".
to me, she made the show worse. Amanda was so annoying
shareI had stopped watching midway season one. It was a bore.
I started watching again when Heather came on and watched until the 1999 finale!
MP was the lowest rated show on television the week before Heather appeared, and jumped 30 spots her first episode. She for sure brought in lots of viewers and the direction of the show changed into the iconic night time soap that it was.
Season 1 was a bore fest with two really, really bad actresses/character in Vanessa Williams (no the other one) and Amy Locane. It was actually painful to watch them both try to act but they were both unsuccessful. The ratings started off very strong but soon dropped very quickly. Aaron Spelling had to find a way to salvage the show and brought in his ace in the hole, Heather Locklear. Amy was fired first and eventually Vanessa's character got married and left. Then, they brought in Marcia Cross. Those two moves salvaged the show that was getting ready to get the ax from FOX. It was a glorified soap opera. Two evil women, and then there were 3 when they brought Laura Leighton on as Jane's younger sister, Sydney. Then it got really fun to watch. All the bitchiness of a Dynasty for the younger crowd of 20-somethings. For me Dynasty was boring, just old people with too much money fighting to make more.
shareI personally found Locklear's storylines to be boring as hell. The only time I ever took an interest was when.....never, actually.
I thought Marcia Cross and Laura Leighton made the show. They all had their moments, but in general, those storylines reeled me in. They all had one thing in common....Michael. I loved Michael. It was so hard to believe he went from one extreme to another but Thomas Calabro did it so well.