Melrose Place (1992) - General Discussion

[Palimelon]

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So maybe they were only "offically" married once.

No, they were married twice. The first time was in season 3, when they show up in and Vegas and ruin Jane's marriage to Chris.

He then serves her divorce papers in season 3, but I think the divorce happens in season 4. Michael also reveals that he never loved Kimberly since her return from the dead in season 2, it was just for the insurance money...

They then fall in love again for real, and get married again in season 4...

Then they get divorced for the second time in season 5 during the whole "Kimberly has cancer/she hires Megan to replace her story". And then Kimberly dies later on in the season, so no possible third marriage lol

 

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On the podcast, the ladies were talking about how Amanda was involved with all of the male regulars except Matt (but Alison supposedly had more guys).  She actually didn't do anything with Dr. Brett Cooper (he was "Coop" but I didn't buy that so I called him his first name in the guide) or Ryan, but the three ladies have probably never heard of those characters because they're from the last two seasons

True, in that Amanda hooked up with more of the male regulars than Alison did. Amanda was with Billy, Jake, Michael, Peter, and Kyle, while Alison was only with Billy and Jake. As for non-regulars, it's a bit complicated, as Amanda was involved with Bobby Parezi, but does one count Rory Blake (who I don't think she slept with) and Jack Parezi (who she was only with before he joined the show)? And what about her old boss/mentor who shows up in season 6, I think, who tries to buy her company or something? Meanwhile from the non-regulars Alison had Hayley, Zach, Terry, Steve, and Kieth, so it's...kind of even?

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She enjoyed her time on the show and was surprised when she was let go, though I don't recall her ever getting much to do and sadly her scenes seemed to get cut a lot in syndication. 

I'm not sure if and how Rhonda could have fit into the show post-Amanda buys the building and the show becoming more of a soap. But if she did, like just about everyone else, she would have ended up working at some point at D&D/Amanda Woordward advertising, or Shooters, or Kyle's restaurant, or Burns/Mancini, or one of Jane's businesses, no?

Edited October 25, 2024 by Palimelon

[KWalkerInc]

When I went to listen to this week's Still the Place episode (a recap), the playlist suddenly listed another episode with Doug Savant.  I hope this is a bonus and not that they released next week's episode early, because then if I listen to it soon (because there's nothing on TV), I won't have anything to listen to next week!  I couldn't find any clarification on that, but maybe they'll explain in the first few minutes.

The ladies seemed to think the show was improving so much with the first Keith episodes, but when I watched those back in the day, I remember being so bored by the storyline (at least for the first one, which I know I turned off and only saw when they still had reruns).  I think I did perk up some in the one they discussed this week, when Billy went to confront Keith.

It's funny how Courtney is always getting annoyed about her wardrobe, but they're harsh on the original costumer, talking about how certain outfits are probably why the costumer got fired and a new lady came in at the same time as Daphne.  (Of course Daphne and Laura didn't even know the original person, whoever they were.)

ETA: The interview with Doug was really good.  It was interesting to learn that Darren Star already knew that the network wouldn't allow Matt to kiss anyone but filmed it anyway, so when the whole thing happened with the threat of the season 2 finale being pulled, it wasn't a surprise to him at all.  It was a calculated ploy to get more publicity for the show.  Too bad that finale sucked!

Edited November 24, 2024 by KWalkerInc
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[KWalkerInc]

I don't know if they had planned it in advance when they put together a schedule or if it just happened, but it's nice that Still the Place ended up having the first season Christmas episode this week.  I always liked that episode.  It looked especially good compared to 90210's unintentionally hilarious homage to It's a Wonderful Life that aired just before it.  It's such a feel-good episode (compared to most of the rage-inducers this show would be known for later) that I decided I actually want to watch it again (even though I know it doesn't work out in the end for either of the couples I like, stupidly).  I thought I would have to pull out an old VHS copy from style/E!, even though the VCRs are not with the TVs where it is most comfortable to watch.  But I tried saying "Melrose Place" into the remote, and it turns out all episodes are available for free on Pluto TV! 

I remember at school after the Christmas episode we commented on how weird it was for Michael to bring Kimberly to the building for dinner (even with eating with the others) while Jane was out of town.  The ladies on the podcast speculated that Josie may have been on her honeymoon; otherwise even if they wanted to focus on Michael and Kimberly, they could have had Jane appear at the beginning and then leave.

It was funny how Daphne finally told Courtney and Laura to knock it off with their constant jokes about Alison's enlarged uterus.  It had gone on long enough, but it was still funny when they slipped in one last one after that.

ETA: The episode was really good, with the exception of the lame replacement music.  This show wasn't one that relied heavily on music, but it was weird for Jake and Jo to make out while some woman is singing "Silent Night."  I later checked my VHS tape (which wasn't real happy about coming out of hibernation), and even when I recorded the episode from style in 2003 they still had Elvis singing "Merry Christmas Baby" in that scene.  The other songs replaced were "Jingle Bell Rock" by Randy Travis in the establishing shots and "Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives when Alison was in the apartment (maybe when she was crying?  I didn't specify in the episode guide).  Replacing those weren't as weird.  I think most of the music in the show was establishing shots, except for when they kept trying to promote the 90210 soundtrack or their own soundtrack in the background of scenes (which I used to snark about in the guide).

Even though it was a nice holiday episode, I did have to laugh when Kimberly showed up and was introduced.  I pretended she said, "I'm going to blow this place up in a couple years!"  I also liked how Jo was suddenly in the Christmas spirit at the end.  Of course all that making out with Jake probably helped.

Edited December 25, 2024 by KWalkerInc
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