Watch Dynasty

I watched the first season of Dynasty last winter. A classmate in my critique group was writing an amazing paper on portrayals of non-normative characters in soap operas, including Dynasty. She loaned me her DVDs of the first season and I watched the whole thing. So I could give her better feedback. No other reason, of course. The common opinion about Dynasty seems to be that the first season, before Joan Collins joins the cast, is boring. Well, if the first season is boring, I can't wait to watch the rest, because I thought it was fantastic. If Joan Collins' Alexis is half as great as her daughter, Fallon, then I will be thrilled.

Last night, much to my excitement, I discovered that CBS.com has full episodes of the first two seasons that you can watch for free. Scroll over "Shows" and look under "TV Classics" on the far right. I watched the first episode of season two, and it was great. Fans of campy soap operas might want to note that they also have the first 4 seasons of Beverly Hills 90210 and the first season of Melrose Place.

If you want to read my classmate's paper, you can find it and my review of it on the Fashioning the Body website. It's "Framing the Body" by Ella Bowman. It also covers Melrose Place.