Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
EAN: 0097361328041
Format: Box set, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 01, 2008
Running Time: 540 minutes
Sales Rank: 11193
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: January 12, 1981
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Product Description:
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.System Requirements:Running Time: 571 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 097361328041 Manufacturer No: 132804
Amazon.com:
Say what you will about Alexis Carrington (the inimitable Joan Collins in her signature role), but not even she at her greedy, manipulative, and scheming worst would have sanctioned the splitting of Dynasty's third season into two volumes. And this, mind you, is the woman hell bent on ruining the lives of ex-husband Blake Carrington (John Forsythe) and his 'sweet' wife of two years, Krystle (Linda Evans), whom Alexis disdainfully calls, 'the once and future secretary.' To attain the money and power she needs to put her best laid plans into action, she compels a hospital bed wedding to her barely conscious fiancé, Cecil Colby (Lloyd Bochner), who has suffered a massive coronary ('We have to get back at Blake,' she pleads). Later, she will uproot the life of Mark Jennings (Geoffrey Scott), Krystle's former husband, from whom—surprise, surprise—she is not legally divorced. Alexis is the straw that stirs this intoxicating cocktail, but Season Three of this era-defining prime time soap is its most intoxicating yet (and marked the show's emergence for the first time in the Nielsen ratings' Top Five). Dynasty distinguished itself from Dallas by putting business on the back burner, and turning up the heat on its characters' outrageous private lives. As the season begins, Jeff (John James) and Fallon's (Pamela Sue Martin) baby is still missing, leading to one of the series' all-time great OMG moments, as the undone Claudia (Pamela Bellwood) clutching what is apparently the baby, accidentally sends it plummeting off a rooftop. The biggest development this season is the introduction of Michael Torrence (Gordon Thomson), a Billings, Montana lawyer, who learns on his grandmother's deathbed that he is actually Blake and Alexis's first-born son, Adam Carrington, who was kidnapped as an infant. Turns out that as the tree is bent, so are the twigs. No sooner does Alexis set Adam up at ColbyCo then he pits himself against the good and decent Jeff and has his office redone with toxic paint. On the homefront, Fallon wants a divorce and, in a bid for self-actualization, takes over the 'white elephant' La Miranda Hotel, where she meets and flirts with 'Michael,' not realizing he is her long lost sibling. Her discovery of his identity when Alexis introduces them is just another priceless moment that makes this season, and this set, essential for Dynasty fans. Too bad it tops out at 12 episodes, right about the time that Heather Locklear re-appears as Sammy Jo (that's Samantha to you), with the missing and presumed dead Steven's baby. Damn you, Paramount; just when things are really getting good. --Donald Liebenson
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - You Can Blame Yourself...
When They Cancel The Rest Of The Releases On DVD Because Of Poor Sales, You Can Only Blame Yourself. Stop Your Whining.
Rating:  - Stop All the Whining and Think
Clearly the rights owners felt if people were willing to pay $25 or so for the first season of 13 episodes then they were willing to pay twice that for twice as many episodes.
Yes, the studios and production companies made their money back on Dynasty long ago, but for a new DVD release there are often production costs (converting to DVD, cleaning up, duplicating the DVDs and designing and producing packaging for them and so on) and also marketing costs that have to be covered.
It's probably also easier for a lot of people to buy a half-season for $25 and the other half later rather than $50 all at once (and you sell a lot more at $25 than $50.
I'm not a fan of splitting the seasons either, but at least you have them, and the products so far have been of pretty good quality, which isn't always the case on old TV shows put on DVD.
Rating:  - THIS IS A RIPOFF
I AM SO ANGRY THAT I SPENT THE MONEY ON THIS DVD ITS ONLY 1/2 THE SEASON FOR THE SAME PRICE I PAID FOR THE FIRST 2 SEASONS I WILL REALLY CONSIDER NOT BUYING THIS SERIES IF THIS CONTINUES THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS DVD COLLECTION SHOULD REALLY RECONSIDER THE WAY THEY DO THE NEXT EDITION
Rating: - Great first half season
This was a great first half season, sucks it was split up like that, but not shocking... seems everyone is trying to make a buck nowawdays with our crappy economy huh! As for the actual first half, I loved it as I knew I would.
The basis of this first half is all about Adam coming into the picture. I was shocked how poorly his arrival was written in. There was NO suspense whatsoever, it was like he found out he was a Carrington and in an episode or two he was working with Alexis at Colby Co. I was hoping for a more dramatic entrance, and whatever happened to the DNA test, I know those existed back then and its not like Blake couldn't afford it! Not really realistically written if you ask me. Still Adam is a chilling character, he definitely would play the perfect "Cain" to any "Abel" with those evil looking glares. Him raping Kirby was so cold but what made it odd was her reactiom after it was done. Kind of similar to when Blake raped Crystal in season 1.
Alexis manages to find Crystal's husband who Crystal thinks is her ex husband. Nothing really turns out like Alexis would have hoped and the way the first half ended looks like Alexis and Crystal's ex will be getting it on, that is of course after Falon already had a taste! I guess a foreshadow of what would come with Alexis' other daughter Amanda!
The first half ends with Steven's supposed death which we all know isn't a fact but still great drama as Blake becomes a madman to find his boy. Falon actually ... Read More
Rating:  - If you have to choose, just buy Dallas instead.
I originally started buying shows like Dallas and Dynasty because my parents watched them when I was a kid, so I am seeing them for the first time. From the price point, paying $30 for twelve episodes of a show that is almost as old as I am, I am conflicted about buying Dynasty at all. It has its fun moments, but its essentially a brand-x Dallas.
THE BAD: Blake Carrington, who can never decide whether he's the benevolent patriarch or a J.R. Ewing-esque plotter, gets caught by surprise too often to be believable. Jeff is bland, Fallon is whiny and spoiled, Claudia is superfluous, and the writers never seemed to decide whether Steven was gay or straight. As for the storylines, Adam's introduction was abrupt and strained credulity and the abduction of little Blake eachoed little John's abduction on Dallas too closely.
THE GOOD: Alexis Carrington Colby is perfect as the unapologetically nasty diva, and I'm sure more great moments would have been ahead. Adam's slowly driving Jeff crazy with psychoactive paint in his office was classic.
Now, I enjoyed season two as it wound on and the storylines got more involved, so perhaps if the entire season had been released at once I would have enjoyed it more. Dallas, too, often took most of a season to really get addictive. If Dynasty cost less, I would recommend it for a lark. All I can say is that the studios have to realize that these older shows are not in that much demand and are becoming more and more dated, so maybe they should ... Read More
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