How can we forget the timeless seriel-soap of all time! Dallas may
have introduced us to the world of oil, but Dynasty had in all it's campness
and splendour, glamour, riches, beautiful bodies, adorable costumes
and jewellery, designer hairstyles and the biggest bitch in Earth's history
- Alexis Carrington Colby Dexter. Alexis could take a blow with
the greatest style and give one even better. It's the bitch we love to
hate and hate to love, but we do. She introduced Joan Collins to a whole
new generation of soap fans and it shot off her career again, like pork
but and tata's in Cow and Chicken - with a vengeance.
Dynasty can currently be seen on DSTV's Series Channel in South Africa
and many other African countries. It seems that when it comes to Dynasty,
there's always somebody that remembers.
Star Trek Voyager has to be the best Sci-Fi series on television
ever. I've never been a real Trekkie, but Voyager just blows my mind. It's
like the previous series' with 200x more action, a higher budget and (thank
God) at long last some philosophical content - not just another family
values soap opera in space like Deep Space Nine. With a stronger captain
and more colourful characters, Voyager wins my vote as the best television
has ever been able to cough up.
Space: 1999 did for the 70's what Voyager does for the 90's. With
wonderful stories and the very interesting character, Maya, this series
is still one of my favourites even though I saw it when I was only 5 years
old! It can only be because it was truly unforgettable.
There aren't much info available for Space: 1999, but I will keep trying till I have enough to create a page for the series.
V is yet another unforgettable Sci-Fi series, but this time from
the 80's. It's really a great story, but the production was unfortunately
so 80's stereotype, that it has already dated. They just couldn't resist
to bring in the 80's campness with the red suits and retro hairstyles.
And the jewellery! It's still fun to watch though.
The Golden Girls was truly golden. Even though there were these
very OBVIOUS and annoying 'moral-to-the-stories', it was a delightful,
witty, entertaining and light portrayal of friendship between 4 woman.
Rumour has it that the original script was written for 3 gay men and the
mother of the one. How far or close this is to the truth I will not know,
but it will make sense if you take a good look at the bitchy humour. The
series was so popular under gay men because they could identify with the
way these woman interacted with each other. Honey, we may bitch on you
all day, but when you need a friend...
South Park is the youngest member of the family on South African
television. It has already made an impact on it's audiences. Even people
that haven't seen it yet is talking about it. Tasteless, vulgar, sick to
the core and rudely offensive is all the reasons I find it so entertaining.
It's not afraid of anything and throws societies rules out the window.
Viva South Park!
Knight Rider
3rd Rock from the Sun
The Simpsons
Murder She Wrote
Quincy
The Colbys
Hotel
Mr. Belvedere
Three's Company
The Golden Palace
Beaves and Butthead
The Twilight Zone
Egoli (South Africa's own daily
soap)
The Sculptress
Tales From the City
More Tales From the City
Suddenly Susan
Sibyl
Grace Under Fire
A-Team
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
The Borrowers
Bewitched
Kate and Ally
Feel free to send me reviews and info on these programs. It will help me to create more interesting pages for each series. Pics and waves are also welcome.
