Falcon Crest


Creato da: Earl Hamner, Jr. |
Genere: Soap | Dramma |
http://www.falconcrest.org/
Numero di stagioni: 9
Numero di episodi: 227
Data prima messa in onda: 1981-12-04
Data ultima messa in onda: 1990-05-18

Approfondimenti

The fourth season began, when the show had started with the regular practice a recap to remind the v [...] D
Falcon Crest was located in the fictitious Tuscany Valley, which was the Napa Valley in Northern Cal [...] D
Several of the staff who worked on the show, also worked on Dynasty (1981), a rival soap, that aired [...] D
Over the course of the show, Angela had been married four times. None of them ever lasted. D
Long before Jane Wyman would work with Eddie Albert on this series, in the recurring role of Carlton [...] D
The 1st season was an immediate hit, by the show's second season, with the arrival of 2 new stars Da [...] D
In order for the show to be developed, producer Earl Hamner Jr. had written a program about two grow [...] D
When Richard always drank a glass of milk, it was David Selby's call to come up with the idea, given [...] D
Sela Ward turned down the part of Terry Hartford in favor of a role on Navy (1983). D
The episode (Falcon Crest: The Harvest (1981)) whose most of the story's elements were taken from th [...] D
The initial choice for the role of Roland Saunders was Robert Mitchum. D
Both Angela and Lance owned a pet falcon named Apollo. D
Off-camera, Jane Wyman had frequently been disgusted with Lorenzo Lamas, who donned tattoos on his a [...] D
According to Earl Hamner, Jane Wyman was chosen to add credibility to her role, and noted "the chara [...] D
When Jane Wyman was rushed to the hospital, on February 20, 1989, when she was hospitalized with dia [...] D
Jane Wyman and Lorenzo Lamas were the only actors were part of the main cast through out the entire [...] D
The writers had planned a storyline for season seven that would have seen Angela's long lost daughte [...] D
Kate Vernon and Kristian Alfonso both played girlfriends of Lorenzo Lamas on Falcon Crest. Coinciden [...] D
In addition to Lance Cumson, being a ladies' man, he was also Angela's oldest grandson and partner, [...] D
Producer Michael Filerman suggested "Vulture's Nest"; it was later axed, because it sounded too aggr [...] D
The last minute script changed when Jane Wyman came to the set and fainted, which caused her to miss [...] D
A staunch Catholic, Jane Wyman scrapped a proposed lesbian storyline that was to involve Jane Badler [...] D
In one episode, the brass band plays the John Philip Sousa version of "As Time Goes By". Howard Laki [...] D
Lauren Bacall and Mia Farrow were supposed to guest star in Season 3, however, there hadn't been any [...] D
Originally, when Robert Foxworth had no choice other than to star in his final year, the producers i [...] D
Jane Wyman's son Michael Reagan had a recurring role as the concierge in a hotel. D
William R. Moses was the first choice for Lance Cumson, who lost the role to Lorenzo Lamas. Moses in [...] D
Lorenzo Lamas' character is arrested and falsely accused of murder on four different occasions on Fa [...] D
As far as not wanting to be a carbon-copy of a J.R. Ewing-like character for her role, Jane Wyman ha [...] D
William Randolph Hearst is the inspiration for the Richard Channing character. Michael Sharpe is loo [...] D
Clu Gulager and Samantha Eggar, who played Chase and Maggie in the pilot, "The Vintage Years", weren [...] D
Launched the acting career of Lorenzo Lamas. D
During an earthquake scene, almost all the main actors have been replaced by stunt doubles. D
At the beginning of the eighth season, Ana-Alicia was terminated, and was brought on by Kristian Alf [...] D
As ratings started to fall but costs were still escalating for all the US primetime soaps in the lat [...] D
The first prime-time soap opera ever to have characters who suffered from variations of psychiatric [...] D
For the first five seasons, Jane Wyman served as announcer for the sneak previews of the following e [...] D
Sought he was very unhappy with his role, not because of the feud with Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth l [...] D
After the character Melissa Agretti was killed off in 1988, Ana Alicia was still under contract, and [...] D
Ginger Rogers unsuccessfully pursued the role of Maggie's mother Charlotte Pershing, but producers t [...] D
This show is similiar to that of Dynasty (1981), which premiered almost a year ago. Both serials wer [...] D
After the series' cancellation, both Lorenzo Lamas and Ana Alicia remained very close friends. Alici [...] D
In season 2, Margaret Ladd was pregnant and was featured in short scenes with her stomach hidden beh [...] D
Kim Novak played Kit Marlowe, which was the pseudonym that Harry Cohn, CEO of Columbia Studios, sugg [...] D
The producers tried to lure Richard Burton into a special guest appearance in the third season as Je [...] D
When Flamingo Road (1980) was cancelled, David Selby got the role of Richard Channing, at the beginn [...] D
Almost like this serial, where the kids' uncle had died in a fall, on the premiere episode, the seri [...] D
The producers/writers had toyed with a series of possibilities for the character of Jason Gioberti's [...] D
As opposed to Jane Wyman's chemistry with Robert Foxworth, she had a better on- and off-screen chemi [...] D
Long before Lorenzo Lamas was casted in the series, and recognizing her movies that were outside of [...] D
In order for Jane Wyman to protect her health and prevent her illness, she went to sleep early, to w [...] D
Several scenes, where a few character have been hospitalized, have been filmed, primarily, at its re [...] D
Ana Alicia wished the writers would create for the character of Melissa to have an affair with Chase [...] D
Both Angela Channing's and Carly Fixx's birthday was March 5, in real life, Jane Wyman's birthday wa [...] D
Jane Wyman allegedly had a running feud with Robert Foxworth, to the point where they measured each [...] D
An inside joke was the police uniforms were reused wardrobe on this show from the short-lived serial [...] D
Original storyline had planned when Chase, presumed drowned, will show up in disguise to embark on a [...] D
The role of Lorraine Prescott was initially offered to Ally Sheedy. D
After the series' run, Jane Wyman had already retired from acting and having herself to focus on oth [...] D
Marion McCargo Bell, the real-life mother of William R. Moses, played the character of Harriet Rober [...] D
The show premiered on Friday, December 4, 1981, on CBS at 10:00 PM EST/9:00 PM PST, and remained in [...] D
Jane Wyman's iron grip over the show was allegedly as ruthless as her character on the show, Angela [...] D
Season 8 had a character named Andrea Thompson(played by Judith Jones) that appeared in a few episod [...] D
Angela and Maggie were the only characters to become grandmothers. Angela was the grandmother to Lan [...] D
Throughout the entire run of the series, Jane Wyman also chose her character's wardrobe personally. [...] D
The character of Dan Fixx was originally named Ben Quick, but Brett Cullen hated the name so much, h [...] D
Angela Channing's nickname was "Old Dragon Lady". D
The character of Angela was supposed to have a stroke. It never materialized as Jane Wyman objected. D
Harry Harris had decided the Spring Mountain Winery Building was too small for impressive interior s [...] D
Richard Channing's middle name is Denault, after his stepfather Henri Denault. The character was nam [...] D
The last long-running prime-time soap opera ever to become glamorous, like that of Dallas (1978), no [...] D
The producers intended Chase Gioberti attended anger management classes, fail miserably and become t [...] D
As least, when he was a child, Lance did not like riding bicycles, in real life, Lorenzo Lamas not o [...] D
In order for Lorenzo Lamas to get the part of Lance Cumson, he had auditioned twice and beat out fiv [...] D
Long before the show started, Ana Alicia, David Selby and Susan Sullivan were all avid lifelong Jane [...] D
The producers considered killing off Chase at the end of season two, as Robert Foxworth was not happ [...] D
When Jane Wyman missed 2 episodes due to health issues in the 5th season, the writers created Angela [...] D
Abby Dalton was supposed to guest-star for 5 episodes in Season 8, she didn't comeback. D
Many of Jane Wyman's friends appear on the show: Cesar Romero, Eve Arden, Eddie Albert, Anne Jeffrey [...] D
In an episode of season 6, a clip of the movie, Più forte dell'amore (1951), that starred Jane Wy [...] D
Chao-Li is the only character who calls Mrs. Channing, instead of Angela. D
Midway throughout season 6, William R. Moses had left the show, because he was very unhappy with sto [...] D
The pilot filmed for this show was titled "The Vintage Years." In it, Angela (Jane Wyman in a gray w [...] D
The inside joke was the last name for Angela's new personal assistant, Mrs. Whitaker was borrowed fr [...] D
Kim Novak's dual role character in the sixth season was a tribute to her famous dual role in La donn [...] D
Jane Wyman had always been Earl Hamner Jr.'s first choice for the lead role of Angela Channing. She [...] D
The original storyline for the final weeks of the wedding of Angela Channing and Peter Stavros, wher [...] D
Before the series began, Lorenzo Lamas worked with Eddie Albert (a best friend of Jane Wyman's) on S [...] D
The title 'Falcon Crest' is referred to the birds of prey that used to inhabit the lands of the Giob [...] D
During a surprise taping for David Selby, and due to filming practices, Susan Sullivan does not only [...] D
Because of the public rivalry between Jane Wyman and Lana Turner, who had left the show, Wyman deman [...] D
By the second season, the show became more serialized and abandoned the self-contained episode forma [...] D
On the series finale, Jane Wyman wrote the monologue which her character delivers in the final scene [...] D
The original storyline planned for a handsome young man in his late 20s, who would be welcomed with [...] D
Long before the series started, David Selby met Susan Sullivan as real-life friends, back in 1973. S [...] D
At the beginning of Season 3, the character of Cole Gioberti's hair is shorter than at the end of 3 [...] D
At the end of Season 5, Jane Wyman was reportedly earning $3 million a year, 10x Ronald Reagan's sal [...] D
Jane Wyman was 41 years older than Lorenzo Lamas, who played her grandson, in the series. When Earl [...] D
Early script drafts contained the 2nd act scene with the character of Dina giving Lance a massage of [...] D
Lorenzo Lamas was bungling his line, so it was Jane Wyman's call for him not to battle against drug [...] D
Prior to Susan Sullivan's firing, she cut off her hair, during the summer hiatus, for the 9th season [...] D
At the beginning of the ninth season of this show, despite health problems, Jane Wyman was allegedly [...] D
Throughout the entire series, Jane Wyman had developed a wonderful on- and off-camera relationship w [...] D
Several of the main characters and/or guest stars who ate, drank and dance, was at the Del Oro Spa a [...] D
Jane Wyman threatened to quit when Lorimar wanted to save money by shooting at their new studio, aft [...] D
When Kristian Alfonso was brought on to play Pilar, replacing Ana Alicia, the show took a nose dive [...] D
Angela Channing had dedicated herself to her grandfather's business and did not have to contend with [...] D
Angela Channing had lost her brother, unexpectedly, on the first episode, in real-life, Jane Wyman h [...] D
On one episode Falcon Crest: Flesh & Blood (1989), while at work, Lance Cumson received a disturbing [...] D
When Jane Wyman was absent for 2 episodes, in the middle of the fifth season, due to her recovery fr [...] D
The only Lorimar-produced serial not to be created by David Jacobs. D
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Louis Jourdan, and Gregory Peck were all considered for the role of Peter St [...] D
At first, the show was supposed to premiere on September 25, 1981, but a writers' strike prevented f [...] D
The producers had originally scheduled Jane Wyman to be filmed on the driveway, in front of the mans [...] D
At the beginning of the ninth and final season, when Gregory Harrison, who was under contract with C [...] D
David Jacobs, who wasn't involved in the only Lorimar serial, said before auditioning for Chase Giob [...] D
The character of Terry's ex-husband Joel McCarthy (Parker Stevenson) was originally slated to be a s [...] D
In season 4, Paul Freeman who played Gustav Riebman was written off because there was an out cry ove [...] D
Shortly before the earthquake cliffhanger, Peter Stavros received an unpleasant phone call in the se [...] D
His appearance as Mr. Hobson in a 1984 episode became the final role for the very prolific character [...] D
The role of Francesca Gioberti was initially offered to Sophia Loren. The producers of the show trie [...] D
Long before the show started, Jane Wyman had known Lorenzo Lamas since he was a baby, as she was fri [...] D
This was the spin-off of the movie "The Vintage Years." D
When Lorimar Productions had purchased Warner Bros. Television, these chairs became assets of their [...] D
At the end of the eighth season, Susan Sullivan was fired by the show's new regime for money reasons [...] D
Terry's death was originally planned to happen after 3 or 4 episodes, near the end of 1986. Unhappy [...] D
Throughout the entire run, Jane Wyman was involved in the script writing of the show. D

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