I was very happy to see your top choice in last week's poll as I couldn't agree more - Alexis' "sister dearest" Caress Morrell, played by the classy Kate O'Mara, was bursting with little used potential and should have stayed on "Dynasty" longer (or at least - kept coming back).
Caress was brought back in early season 7, after being very well received as part of the major show overhaul in the second part of season 6. Her character helped unveil a bit of Alexis' back story and "Dynasty" was always more interesting when it tapped into its major character's past.
Unfortunately, the producers felt they needed to switch gears midway through season 7 (and as I already mentioned in other threads - I'm not a big fan of those season 7 changes) and her storyline was dropped "Dynasty" style - Caress went to Australia to dig up some dirt on Ben and we never heard back from her.
Here is now the rest of your list of the characters who never overstayed their welcome:
CARESS - 32% (29 votes)
KRYSTLE - 25% (23 votes)
AMANDA - 25% (23 votes)
CECIL - 14% (13 votes)
CLAUDIA - 14% (13 votes)
DOMINIQUE - 13% (12 votes)
MATTHEW - 12% (11 votes)
BEN - 10% (9 votes)
JOSEPH - 7% (7 votes)
DANA - 5% (5 votes)
I would assume that Amanda that got 25% of votes was the more popular Catherine Oxenberg and not her unfortunate successor Karen Cellini.
The exit that seemed to bother you the least was LeeAnn Hunley's season 9 premiere rushed farewell.
Her on-screen hubby Gordon Thomson said on the radio last year he was very sad to see her go and thought she should have stayed on the show longer.
I read somewhere that Kate O'Mara left the show not because the producers dropped her character but because the actress was reunited with her long-lost child, that she had to give up for adoption (it was a out of wed lock child). A true Dynasty storyline !
ReplyDeleteActually Kate O'Mara was supposed to stay as a recurring character through the entire season 7, but Joan Collins didn't want the show to have 2 English bitches, they ultimately told her that she had to go. She was supposed to film 3 or 4 more episodes and now and then appear as a guest star, but she decided instead to go back to the UK where she starred in a play, that's way her exit seemed rushed.
ReplyDeleteBy the way i finally bought Season 6 on dvd!
Caress-loved her! more of her would not have hurt the show. i could imagine her and sable against alexis lol
ReplyDeleteKrystle-Well it wasnt the same without her, but season 8 she really didnt do much other than be blakes cheerleader, and her season 9 material running around was terrible, but i do love the plate scene (and alexis's reaction to it haha)
Amanda-100% i loved her, either actress, would have loved to see amanda in season 8 running the company with the other 3. that would have been fun, espcailly to see the carrington sisters together. im like one of the few people out there that doesnt hate cellini.
Cecil,Joseph, Matthew and Ben i could really care less
Dominique-who didnt like her lol
Claudia-i dont care what people say i love her, the show wasnt the same without her. she added a differnt kind of class and a balance to the show. even though i didnt care for her ending story (going crazy for the oil) but i love her the most lol
Dana-for some reason i didnt like drama for adam, and their relationship was never fully happy. im happier he got with kirby in the special just cuz i really loved those two together (even though it wasnt thomspon)
Dominique.. She could go toe-to-toe with Alexis!
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KATE OMARA....WAS VERY GOOD FOR THE SHOW AND ITS A SHAME THAT THEY NEVER KEPT THE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES THAT COULD HAVE SAVE THE SHOW..WE NEVER EVEN GOT TO SEE CARRESS IN A CAT FIGHT WITH ALEXIS,THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FIGHT,SHE ALSO NEVER HAD INVOLVEMENT WITH ANY OF THE CARRINGTON FAMILY,SHE WAS THE AUNT TO THE GROWN KIDS,I FELT AS EVERYONE ELSE DID KAREN CELINI WAS NOT AMANDA (REALLY BAD CASTING),I HAD ALWAYS HOPED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO GET PAMELA SUE MARTIN BACK,YET AGAIN BAD CASTING...LEEANN HUNLEY WAS OK,AND MY FINALE POST IS..DOMINIQUE THAT WAS THET WORST THING THEY DID LETTING HER GO,THEY COULD HAVE DONE SO MUCH MOORE WITH HER AND EVEN CARRESS,AND WITH BEN...
ReplyDeleteWe'd like you to resume a Caress series LB :)
ReplyDeleteI interviewed Kate O'Mara in 2008 and she tells the story of how Joan did not want another english bitch in the show at the same time, so kept having her written out. This is why she kept getting sent back to prison. However, as she explained, she was a very populal character, so they brought her back, only to be written out again.
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