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The actresses who played Alexis (Joan Collins) and Abby (Donna Mills) were not too far apart in age. Collins was 48 when she first appeared on Dynasty as Alexis in 1981. Mills was 40 in 1980 when she first appeared as Abby.
I think Gary had more of a role in Sid'd death (and that caused him to backslide into alcoholism). If I recall correctly, Gary got involved with some shady characters that he thought would be able to enhance Sid's auto dealership. Sid was dubious and politely declined getting into business with these nefarious characters. Sid either found out what these guys were really up to or they wanted to get Sid out of the way so they could deal with Gary directly. Either way, Sid was at odds with these mobsters' agenda, so they screwed with his brakes (or sabotaged his car in some way to kill him.). I think Mac was the assistant district attorney who prosecuted the mobsters who killed Sid, and he and Karen fell in love.
I don't recall correctly if Abby was involved in Sid's death. It is possible that Abby either introduced the mobsters to Gary or that she was just as taken in by their business plans as Gary. Perhaps she urged Sid to get in bed with them. At that time in the series, Abby was obsessed with Gary and Gary was obsessed with Abby. The producers were often coming up with business ideas for Gary and Abby to partner with romance (sex) being the obvious result of the pairing.
It would be very compelling, but I don't think they can get away with it in the ear of podcasting or whatever you call those mini-documentaries after each episode where the writers and the stars opine about the plot. The lead writer, Brian Cox, and really all of them made some pretty definitive comments about this being the end of the Logan Roy character. They would have all had to be in cahoots to lie to their audience if they end up bringing Logan back as you describe. Soaps used to do this kind of thing all the time. Dallas was especially famous (or <i>in</i>famous) for it. But they didn't have the stars talking about the plot right after the show as they do now. And if the stars knew how the future episodes were going to play out, in interviews, they either didn't admit it or gave very cryptic answers.
I really, really hope they don't give Lucas that much power and that much screen time. I cringe every time he comes on the screen. He's a paper lion as was revealed in the last episode. When Shiv confronted him on his India sales, he showed his weakness by dodging the question with "I hate talking about this," or some such sniveling, childish response.
I was actually thinking maybe this was an elaborate set-up on the parts of Ebba and Lucas to make them think that Gojo was in bad shape when it really wasn't. Like maybe the 'fight' between Ebba and Lucas was staged and she intentionally went onto the balcony hoping Kendall and Roman would 'comfort' her so she could dole out some disinformation. But then I was thinking, how would Lucas gain from that lie. If there is no 'India' problem, and Roman and Kendall are enticed into buying Gojo, wouldn't he get less money if it sold at a bargain basement price vs. the true value assuming no actual problem with India sales?
No, my hope was that as boring as last episode was, it served to educate all three Roys that Lucas is a phony, they must do everything they can to prevent him from buying Waystar Royco (and ATN), and if they buy Gojo, fine, as long as it rids the show of Lucas as the main villain so that he could be replaced by a more compelling one (since the producers/writers in their 'infinite' wisdom killed off the best TV villain since JR Ewing, Logan Roy.)
SPOILERS ahead
The film was melancholy. He has all the money in the world, but he is alone. He is divorced, "she kept the kids." He has a beautiful girlfriend who he can take to Joseph's and watch him fly his Cessna, but he is completely bored and unfulfilled ... to the point that he hatches a plan to rob his own bank for kicks. Then it is doubly sad at the end because he gives up the love of his life. The one character who is his intellectual rival. He's clearly depressed on that plane in the final scene. I thought the song captured thefeel of the movie perfectly, and it was a deserving winner of 1968's Best Song Academy Award.
As the consummate Faye Dunaway fan, she indeed looked the best in this movie, 1968's The Thomas Crown Affair. A lot of it had to do with fashion. And I think the late-60's one piece dresses and mini-skirt w/matching blazers suited her better than the fashions of the late-70's. From what I know about Ms. Dunaway's own fashion sense, I think the neutral tones of her wardrobe in Eyes of Laura Mars met with her personal sense of style, but I thought she looked even better in the costumes designed for her in TTCA. I also really liked her blond hair pulled back and her eyes really popped in TTCA. Her eyes seemed downplayed in Eyes of Laura Mars, ironically enough!
When the guys keep moving he car forward when Tony is trying to open the door, and on one of these attempts, he hurts his finger on the door handle and yells, "That's my pussy finger!"
I can't believe 9 years after this question was posed I'm the first to mention it! Hands down the funniest line in the movie. A buddy and I have been imitating that line for over 20 years.
I think they all saw it as giving the heirs enough rope. If they agreed that it was an underline and not a cross-out, Kendall would be given the helm, and Frank/Geri/Carl figured he'd implode and pave the way for one of them to take over. If Sioban or Roman question the underline vs. cross-out issue, that creates doubt and resentment among the siblings. As it happened, Sioban took up the mantle on that one. Any discord between Logan's kids can only mean good things for the three of them. I think they saw the holographic will as more advantageous than not. Plus, they ingratiate themselves to the siblings by actually presenting it to them (as opposed to letting it blow out the window or flush down the toilet.) They wanted Logan's fake will to be executed as though it were a legally enforceable document. It is not legally enforceable, so the only way it could be enforced was by showing it to the kids with the hope it will be followed out of the childrens' moral obligations to their father's last wishes.
It's also possible isn't it that Frank forged the will himself. We don't actually see him discover the will in Logan's papers, so we? He would have had ample time to forge that one page dicument (or hire a forger to do so) between Logan's death and the date it was 'discovered.' He then shows it to Carl and Geri because that's what they would expect him to do if he truly discovered a holographic will of Logan's. They each read it and implied within their dismissals of the idea of 'letting it blow away,' is their opportunistic desire that the 'will' be carried out as it was written. The co-CEO result was better than even Frank had envisioned!
Would if they could, Bushbobo. As soon as there is an opportunity for one of them (or in combination) to bounce the children out, she/he/they will take it.
Glad to hear it, but there was nothing so positive about the phrasing of your original post so as to lead me to believe that you were paying her a compliment.
In the late eighties or early nineties, didn't that young basketball player, Len Bias, die instantly after one snort of cocaine? It's rare, but wasn't that a case where a non-user's first usage resulted in an immediate and fatal cardiac arrest?
I think what happened was that on the eve of her marriage to that British charlatan, she traded some shares or voting interest in the company that she obtained as part of her divorce settlement for money so that her new husband could start some business/take part in some investment. That way she could be supported (by her new spouse) in the manner to which she was accustomed, or at least give off that impression. Once those shares (or their proportionate voting interest) went back to Logan, he had the majority to thwart the takeover his kids were planning.
Even if this happened after the nuptials, I don't think it would matter because as MartyDeniro pointed out, this interest in the company, was not alimony. It was something Caroline obtained (and would retain) regardless of her marital status. However, there was nothing stopping the original parties (Logan and Carioline) from renegotiating those terms. Logan saw that she needed cash at the same time he needed her voting shares. It was an easy trade for him and a less easy - yet apparently manageable enough transaction - for her.
Yeah, so what? Sara Snook and her breasts and ass are now the only reason I am watching the show post-episode 3.
SPOILER alert:
I know it's the job of these writers to subvert audience expectations, but I was afraid this would happen when they killed off Logan's character on episode 3. And, sure enough, episodes 4 -6 have become progressively more boring. I don't know that the remaining cast has the interest level for me to stay tuned. And I'd been wondering how many other viewers felt the same way...
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
There's no way to use a condom correctly. They're <i>de facto</i> defective.
Yeah, too bad for Paul 1982 was all about Ghandi. But that was a great performance from Paul Newman. It is possible that the closing argument which many see as Paul's crowning achievement in that film was not a real 'closing argument' that you would hear in a wrongful death suit in a civil court of law. It was great from a Hollywood perspective, but from a trial advocacy point of view, he wouldn't have won (or 'his verdict' may have been appealable).
Really? I did not know that Malcom MacDowell did not get credit for the role. I always admired his work in A Clockwork Orange. And as much as I like his other work, I feel this is his best performance. Did the public not acknowledge his talent at the time (1971)?
Yes, I agree, Sandy. Compelling dramas should not be relegated to the small screen (that sits on your knees). I don't know how old you are and it's none of my business, but at 46, I'm old enough to remember 'how it used to be.' That mentality, which invariably comes with age, I'm afraid is the engine behind this feeling all of us have. HarveyManFredSin, Marriage Story is an excellent example of what I was trying to say. Thank you. Back in the day that movie would be called Kramer vs. Kramer and Adam Driver would have won the Academy Award.