Bryan Cranston in a soap opera? The '80s were truly unhinged.
Feature-length prime time pilot for a daytime soap centered around the wealthy and influential Aldens family, who almost alone own the small university town.
Acting
Geraldine Page elevating trash to art. Oscar nominee, no less.
Production
Peak '80s soap aesthetics: big hair, bigger drama.
Writing
Aggie Guerard Rodgers' sudsy dialogue, unapologetically extra.
Director
Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired opposite the final episode of M*A*S*H. Ratings massacre. The actual series limped until 1995 with multiple revamps.
Created by Agnes Nixon (All My Children, One Life to Live) as her 'prestige' primetime bid—daytime royalty trying to class up the joint.
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