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Synopsis: This hugely popular prime-time soap opera follows the exploits of the Carringtons and Colbys, both "oilrich" family dynasties in Denver, CO, as they accrue and manipulate power and wealth.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Absoluely great, just with you had Season 6 available,. It's out in the UK Amazon...I'm waiting
Sep 26 2011
By Wendola
I was so excited to finally find Season Five of Dynasty, now I am so wanting Season 6 etal. I rec'd the package the very next day I ordered it. FANTASTIC
By Craigzilla
If you are a Dynasty fan you will love that CBS has released a 2 box set collection for season 5 which includes every episode looking as fresh as the day they originally aired. The cast expands to include such actors as Rock Hudson, Billy Dee Williams, Catherine Oxenberg, Emma Samms & Ali MacGraw with theatrical directer Curtis Harrington helming much of the drama off camera like a pro. Dynasty had it's formula down pat and was at the zenith of it's phenominal world-wide popularity, blending over-the-top drama, fashion & humour with style & panache. This was also one of the most talked about seasons of Dynasty because the death of Rock Hudson from AIDS related illnesses made headlines around the world. It changed the face of AIDS & made Dynasty a flashpoint of conversation. The season is also notable for the spectacular Moldavian Massacre which was a must-see tv event which drew ratings most series today can only dream of attaining. Hopefully CBS will follow thru quickly in releasing Dynasty season 6 as well as the companion series The Colbys season 1 and not keep the millions of Dynasty fans across the globe waiting. With actors like Charlton Heston, Stephanie Beecham, Barbara Stanwyck & Richardo Montablan on the horizon, the best is yet to come.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
"The Full Year!"
April 21 2011
By Terry Richard
- Published on Amazon.com
Paramount has just announced the entire fifth season of "Dynasty" will be released on July 5, 2011. The set can be purchased in two individual sets (with Volume 1 featuring the first 15 episodes and Volume 2 the last 14) or in this two pack edition.
Season 5 was "Dynasty's" best and would mark the year the series became the #1 show in North America as well as globally, being seen by an estimated 150 million people.
During the 1984-1985 television season a series of guest-stars would pop up to fill the gap left by Pamela Sue Martin who quit her role as Fallon Carrington. Among those who made appearances that year would be George Hamilton, Ali McGraw, and Rock Hudson (in his last acting role).
The stories that year dealt with the Carrington's grieving the loss of Fallon (it was discovered she died in a plane crash), Blake and Krystle becoming parents finally, Alexis getting married to sexy Dex Dexter, Sammy Jo trying to gain money from the Carrington's by hiring someone to impersonate Krystle, the arrival of a long-forgotten love child of Blake and Alexis, and the infamous Moldavia wedding and its repercussions.
Like other "Dynasty" boxsets (with the exception of season 1) there are no bonuses, but the episodes are in full frame and come in English mono sound, the way they were originally shown on their ABC run.
The following is a complete list of season 5 episodes along with airdates:
1. "Disappearance", Sept. 26, 1984
2. "The Mortage", Oct. 10, 1984
3. "Fallon", Oct. 17, 1984
4. "The Rescue", Oct. 24, 1984
5. "The Trial", Oct. 31, 1984
6. "The Verdict", Nov. 7, 1984
7. "Amanda", Nov. 14, 1984
8. "The Secret", Nov. 21, 1984
9. "Domestic Intrigue", Nov. 28, 1984
10. "Krystina". Dec. 5, 1984
11. "Swept Away", Dec. 12, 1984
12. "That Holiday Spirit", Dec. 19, 1984
13. "The Avenger", Jan. 12, 1985
14. "The Will", Ja. 9, 1985
15. "The Treasure', Jan. 16, 1985
16. "Foreign Relations", Jan. 23, 1985
17. "Triangles", Jan. 30, 1985
18. "The Ball", Feb. 6, 1985
19. "Circumstantial Evidence", Feb. 13, 1985
20. "The Collapse", Feb. 20, 1985
21. "Life and Death", Feb. 27, 1985
22. "Parental Consent", March 6, 1985
23. "Photo Finish", March 13, 1985
24. "The Crash", March 20, 1985
25. "Reconciliation", March 27, 1985
26. "Sammy Jo", April 3, 1985
27. "Kidnap", April 10, 1985
28. "The Heiress", May 8, 1985
29. "Royal Wedding", May 15, 1985
Season 5 was "Dynasty's" best and would mark the year the series became the #1 show in North America as well as globally, being seen by an estimated 150 million people.
During the 1984-1985 television season a series of guest-stars would pop up to fill the gap left by Pamela Sue Martin who quit her role as Fallon Carrington. Among those who made appearances that year would be George Hamilton, Ali McGraw, and Rock Hudson (in his last acting role).
The stories that year dealt with the Carrington's grieving the loss of Fallon (it was discovered she died in a plane crash), Blake and Krystle becoming parents finally, Alexis getting married to sexy Dex Dexter, Sammy Jo trying to gain money from the Carrington's by hiring someone to impersonate Krystle, the arrival of a long-forgotten love child of Blake and Alexis, and the infamous Moldavia wedding and its repercussions.
Like other "Dynasty" boxsets (with the exception of season 1) there are no bonuses, but the episodes are in full frame and come in English mono sound, the way they were originally shown on their ABC run.
The following is a complete list of season 5 episodes along with airdates:
1. "Disappearance", Sept. 26, 1984
2. "The Mortage", Oct. 10, 1984
3. "Fallon", Oct. 17, 1984
4. "The Rescue", Oct. 24, 1984
5. "The Trial", Oct. 31, 1984
6. "The Verdict", Nov. 7, 1984
7. "Amanda", Nov. 14, 1984
8. "The Secret", Nov. 21, 1984
9. "Domestic Intrigue", Nov. 28, 1984
10. "Krystina". Dec. 5, 1984
11. "Swept Away", Dec. 12, 1984
12. "That Holiday Spirit", Dec. 19, 1984
13. "The Avenger", Jan. 12, 1985
14. "The Will", Ja. 9, 1985
15. "The Treasure', Jan. 16, 1985
16. "Foreign Relations", Jan. 23, 1985
17. "Triangles", Jan. 30, 1985
18. "The Ball", Feb. 6, 1985
19. "Circumstantial Evidence", Feb. 13, 1985
20. "The Collapse", Feb. 20, 1985
21. "Life and Death", Feb. 27, 1985
22. "Parental Consent", March 6, 1985
23. "Photo Finish", March 13, 1985
24. "The Crash", March 20, 1985
25. "Reconciliation", March 27, 1985
26. "Sammy Jo", April 3, 1985
27. "Kidnap", April 10, 1985
28. "The Heiress", May 8, 1985
29. "Royal Wedding", May 15, 1985
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Catherine Oxenberg, the Moldavian Massacre, Rock Hudson and more in DYNASTY's fifth year
April 25 2011
By Byron Kolln
- Published on Amazon.com
The ABC Network's answer to the hugely-popular primetime soap "Dallas", DYNASTY was created by Esther and Richard Shapiro to be the most flamboyant, daring and outrageous of all night-time drama series. The lives of Denver's oil-rich Carrington family unfolded each and every week to the fascination of viewers all over the world, who couldn't get enough of their scandalous private affairs.
The fifth season is one of my personal favourites, although in true DYNASTY style, it has divided fans for years. Producers brought in a new supervising writer, Camille Marchetta (who'd previously worked on the first few *good* years of "Dallas", including the J.R. shooting storyline) and Marchetta gave the characters bold and exciting new directions in some of DYNASTY's best stories to date. Not content to keep the action squarely in Denver, in this season the characters travel everywhere from Bolivia, Acapulco, London and Paris. The gamble paid off, and DYNASTY was rating through the roof by the time of the season finale that year (with sixty million tuning in).
Jailed for the murder of Mark Jennings, the first few episodes this season focus on the trial of Alexis (Joan Collins) and the events which cause another face from her past to suddenly re-appear in Denver... She and Dex (Michael Nader) later tie the knot in England but it's never going to be plain sailing for this unlikely pair...despite their mutual love of eating caviar for breakfast.
Krystle (Linda Evans) finally gives Blake (John Forsythe) a child and you'd think that the golden Carrington couple couldn't be happier...think again! Baby Krystina (aka "Kwythteena" to the diehard fans) is born prematurely--there's never a simple birth in DYNASTY Land--and it's touch-and-go for a while. After all the baby drama, Krystle announces plans to establish her own horse-breeding business, which Blake is less than thrilled about. He complains that Krystle is being naive and selfish, after all, he's the breadwinner and she should just be content aimlessly wandering the Carrington mansion, solving everyone else's problems! What dreams could she possibly have? After all, she's a Stepfor...erm...Carrington wife!
Steven (Jack Coleman) finds himself torn between wife Claudia (Pamela Bellwood) and his twinky new co-worker Luke (Bill Campbell) ...hey...wasn't it ever meant to be a marriage of convenience?!? Adam (Gordon Thomson) cheers and schemes from the sidelines...can't he find a woman of his own?! Of all the DYNASTY ladies I've always felt a great admiration for Pamela Bellwood's Claudia, because, despite her nuttier moments in earlier seasons, in many ways she's truly the strongest positive female presence this year.
Following her crazed "Runaway Bride" act in the previous season, Fallon has supposedly died with nutjob Peter De Vilbis in a plane crash, and Jeff (John James) buries his sorrows in booze and babes, until he hooks up with Peter's ex-wife Nicole (Susan Scannell) for a bizarre "Indiana Jones" jaunt to Bolivia, where a treasure map supposedly owned by both Peter and Fallon leads them to a priceless artifact...and possibly even Fallon herself!
Dazzling lounge singer/entrepeneur Dominique Deveraux (Diahann Carroll) ramps up her mission to make Blake aware of her true place in his family; something he's not even remotely convinced of, despite Dominique gallantly investing millions in Denver-Carrington when the business is threatened with bankruptcy. It's only after the pair visits Blake's father's deathbed that the truth is revealed...
And let's not forget the explosive season cliffhanger...the Moldavian Wedding Massacre! It's a real pain getting blood stains out of Nolan Miller garments... Plus, as if that's not enough, scheming Sammy Jo (Heather Locklear) brews up the outlandish plan to destroy her Aunt Krystle using lookalike actress Rita (Linda Evans again, but channeling Ann-Margret in a deliciously trashy red wig)... This key storyline would unfold in the next season.
New characters: This season sees the arrival of Alexis' secret daughter from England, Amanda Bedford (Catherine Oxenberg)...but could she also be a Carrington? Millionaire race-horse breeder Daniel Reece (Rock Hudson in his final screen appearance before dying from AIDS) turns out to be another figure from Krystle's ever-complicated past; and globe-trotting celebrity photo journalist Lady Ashley Mitchell (Ali MacGraw, in one of the show's early attempts at stunt-casting) sets her sights on Blake...and Jeff. Oh, and let's not forget dreamy Michael (Michael Praed), the crown prince of Mouldy Diva--whoops, Moldavia.
Of all the new faces introduced this season, none is more effective than Catherine Oxenberg. A true "blue blood" in her own right, Oxenberg first came to the attention of viewers playing Princess Diana no less, in a TV miniseries. She gives the role of Amanda a true grace and poise, and if nothing else, adds an extra layer of gloss to the DYNASTY cast roster. And she more than fills the gaping void left by the departure of Pamela Sue Martin (Fallon) in the previous year.
Includes the following episodes:
Disappearance / The Mortgage / Fallon / The Rescue / The Trial / The Verdict / Amanda / The Secret / Domestic Intrigue / Krystina / Swept Away / That Holiday Spirit / The Avenger / The Will / The Treasure / Foreign Relations / Triangles / The Ball / Circumstantial Evidence / The Collapse / Life and Death / Parental Consent / Photo Finish / The Crash / Reconciliation / Sammy Jo / Kidnapped / The Heiress / Royal Wedding
The fifth season is one of my personal favourites, although in true DYNASTY style, it has divided fans for years. Producers brought in a new supervising writer, Camille Marchetta (who'd previously worked on the first few *good* years of "Dallas", including the J.R. shooting storyline) and Marchetta gave the characters bold and exciting new directions in some of DYNASTY's best stories to date. Not content to keep the action squarely in Denver, in this season the characters travel everywhere from Bolivia, Acapulco, London and Paris. The gamble paid off, and DYNASTY was rating through the roof by the time of the season finale that year (with sixty million tuning in).
Jailed for the murder of Mark Jennings, the first few episodes this season focus on the trial of Alexis (Joan Collins) and the events which cause another face from her past to suddenly re-appear in Denver... She and Dex (Michael Nader) later tie the knot in England but it's never going to be plain sailing for this unlikely pair...despite their mutual love of eating caviar for breakfast.
Krystle (Linda Evans) finally gives Blake (John Forsythe) a child and you'd think that the golden Carrington couple couldn't be happier...think again! Baby Krystina (aka "Kwythteena" to the diehard fans) is born prematurely--there's never a simple birth in DYNASTY Land--and it's touch-and-go for a while. After all the baby drama, Krystle announces plans to establish her own horse-breeding business, which Blake is less than thrilled about. He complains that Krystle is being naive and selfish, after all, he's the breadwinner and she should just be content aimlessly wandering the Carrington mansion, solving everyone else's problems! What dreams could she possibly have? After all, she's a Stepfor...erm...Carrington wife!
Steven (Jack Coleman) finds himself torn between wife Claudia (Pamela Bellwood) and his twinky new co-worker Luke (Bill Campbell) ...hey...wasn't it ever meant to be a marriage of convenience?!? Adam (Gordon Thomson) cheers and schemes from the sidelines...can't he find a woman of his own?! Of all the DYNASTY ladies I've always felt a great admiration for Pamela Bellwood's Claudia, because, despite her nuttier moments in earlier seasons, in many ways she's truly the strongest positive female presence this year.
Following her crazed "Runaway Bride" act in the previous season, Fallon has supposedly died with nutjob Peter De Vilbis in a plane crash, and Jeff (John James) buries his sorrows in booze and babes, until he hooks up with Peter's ex-wife Nicole (Susan Scannell) for a bizarre "Indiana Jones" jaunt to Bolivia, where a treasure map supposedly owned by both Peter and Fallon leads them to a priceless artifact...and possibly even Fallon herself!
Dazzling lounge singer/entrepeneur Dominique Deveraux (Diahann Carroll) ramps up her mission to make Blake aware of her true place in his family; something he's not even remotely convinced of, despite Dominique gallantly investing millions in Denver-Carrington when the business is threatened with bankruptcy. It's only after the pair visits Blake's father's deathbed that the truth is revealed...
And let's not forget the explosive season cliffhanger...the Moldavian Wedding Massacre! It's a real pain getting blood stains out of Nolan Miller garments... Plus, as if that's not enough, scheming Sammy Jo (Heather Locklear) brews up the outlandish plan to destroy her Aunt Krystle using lookalike actress Rita (Linda Evans again, but channeling Ann-Margret in a deliciously trashy red wig)... This key storyline would unfold in the next season.
New characters: This season sees the arrival of Alexis' secret daughter from England, Amanda Bedford (Catherine Oxenberg)...but could she also be a Carrington? Millionaire race-horse breeder Daniel Reece (Rock Hudson in his final screen appearance before dying from AIDS) turns out to be another figure from Krystle's ever-complicated past; and globe-trotting celebrity photo journalist Lady Ashley Mitchell (Ali MacGraw, in one of the show's early attempts at stunt-casting) sets her sights on Blake...and Jeff. Oh, and let's not forget dreamy Michael (Michael Praed), the crown prince of Mouldy Diva--whoops, Moldavia.
Of all the new faces introduced this season, none is more effective than Catherine Oxenberg. A true "blue blood" in her own right, Oxenberg first came to the attention of viewers playing Princess Diana no less, in a TV miniseries. She gives the role of Amanda a true grace and poise, and if nothing else, adds an extra layer of gloss to the DYNASTY cast roster. And she more than fills the gaping void left by the departure of Pamela Sue Martin (Fallon) in the previous year.
Includes the following episodes:
Disappearance / The Mortgage / Fallon / The Rescue / The Trial / The Verdict / Amanda / The Secret / Domestic Intrigue / Krystina / Swept Away / That Holiday Spirit / The Avenger / The Will / The Treasure / Foreign Relations / Triangles / The Ball / Circumstantial Evidence / The Collapse / Life and Death / Parental Consent / Photo Finish / The Crash / Reconciliation / Sammy Jo / Kidnapped / The Heiress / Royal Wedding
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Can't wait!
Jan 28 2012
By lovethebrits
- Published on Amazon.com
I purchased seasons 1 and 2 in the value pack because I saw that season 1 was not available brand new unless bought in this bundle. I plan on buying season 3 and 4 in a couple of days, so I am very excited. I am also waiting on my tax check so I can purchase season 5 as well. As for the show itself, I had the 1st season a long time ago, but I decided to sell it because I saw that no other seasons were out to buy or were listed for release anytime soon. I am glad I gave it another chance because season 2 really gave it that much needed kick into overdrive that made this show what it was to become. I am now addicted and it has become a much needed guilty pleasure for me. I am currently only in season 2 by about 7 episodes, but it keeps getting better and better. Even if this show is quite dated and campy most of the time, that may be the main reason I enjoy it so much, after all, camp does make for some of the most entertaining entertainment. So all in all, I am glad it is available on DVD and I am glad I have started watching again. This will be one item I own that I will be watching over and over again for some time to come. Only issue is that seasons are sold in volumes. Not that big of an issue for such a great show. I am more than willing to spend a little extra to own each season or each individual volume. Get off off your high horse people and buy this already!! It never fails to please my guilty pleasure appetite!
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