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<blockquote data-quote="Monzo" data-source="post: 442451" data-attributes="member: 19949">The video and the Moldavian Massacre as the focal point of Dynasty&#039;s decline makes me wonder: what would have happened if the Moldavian Massacre had never occurred? What would TV experts and fans point to as the &quot;jump the shark&quot; moment instead? Perhaps the Rita plot? The wedding in Moldavia could have gone off without a hitch, with Galen advising his son to live in Denver for a while due to political unrest back home (so that Amanda and Michael wouldn&#039;t have to leave the show). The actual season finale could have centered on Krystle’s kidnapping and Rita’s first appearance at the Carringtons.Season 5 of Dynasty was essentially like a game of Jenga—more and more (bad) elements were piled on: a Fallon replacement (Amanda), a sick Rock Hudson, a miscast Ali MacGraw, the fantasy world of Moldavia, Krystle&#039;s doppelgänger, an unsuitable Fallon recast. Eventually, the tower was bound to collapse, and that moment arrived in season 6 with the Rita storyline and the next best guest star George Hamilton. I don&#039;t think The Colbys hurt Dynasty that much. In my home country of Germany, the network decided not to air The Colbys (though a small cable channel did broadcast it later), yet Dynasty&#039;s ratings dropped regardless in season 6.As for the anchor mentioned in the video—for me, there never really was one, and for years, that was exactly the right approach. The show made us enjoy the ride, only to realize later that having an anchor might not have been such a bad idea after all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Monzo, post: 442451, member: 19949"] The video and the Moldavian Massacre as the focal point of Dynasty's decline makes me wonder: what would have happened if the Moldavian Massacre had never occurred? What would TV experts and fans point to as the "jump the shark" moment instead? Perhaps the Rita plot? The wedding in Moldavia could have gone off without a hitch, with Galen advising his son to live in Denver for a while due to political unrest back home (so that Amanda and Michael wouldn't have to leave the show). The actual season finale could have centered on Krystle’s kidnapping and Rita’s first appearance at the Carringtons. Season 5 of Dynasty was essentially like a game of Jenga—more and more (bad) elements were piled on: a Fallon replacement (Amanda), a sick Rock Hudson, a miscast Ali MacGraw, the fantasy world of Moldavia, Krystle's doppelgänger, an unsuitable Fallon recast. Eventually, the tower was bound to collapse, and that moment arrived in season 6 with the Rita storyline and the next best guest star George Hamilton. I don't think The Colbys hurt Dynasty that much. In my home country of Germany, the network decided not to air The Colbys (though a small cable channel did broadcast it later), yet Dynasty's ratings dropped regardless in season 6. As for the anchor mentioned in the video—for me, there never really was one, and for years, that was exactly the right approach. The show made us enjoy the ride, only to realize later that having an anchor might not have been such a bad idea after all. [/QUOTE]

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