Couch Potato Pickings - Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELzjQ8F_2gE&fs=1
Many people of my generation will have played out this catfight between Alexis and Krystle with a sibling or a good friend.
Go on admit it.
This is the most famous spat between these warring shoulder-pad clad women but here's another with tasteful tangerine glamour and a third that probably resulted in a huge dry cleaning bill.
Dynasty a guilty pleasure, don't be ridiculous. What's guilt got to do with it? Dynasty is pure pleasure and Friday nights in the late 1980s were always the highlight of the week.
I was discussing this American soap opera with friends in the pub last week and we were all in passionate agreement that a Dynasty box set would provide a perfect antidote to a rainy weekend.
Since this splendid show left our screens, we've been deprived. Footballers' Wives filled the void for a while but without the over-the-top spectacle that was 80's glamour, even Joany's role in the show couldn't quite match the delight that was Dynasty.
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