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"The Wonder Years"
An adult Kevin Arnold reminisces on his teenage years spent growing up during the 60's. As he goes from adolescence to adulthood, he experiences, along with his best friend Paul and sometimes-girlfriend Winnie, the full range of trials and traumas that come in just about everyone's life.

This 1988-1993 period dramedy takes place during the turbulent times of the late 1960s and 1970s. The show focuses on Kevin Arnold (Fred Savage), a young teenager living in a quiet middle-class suburb, and his family and friends. Throughout the series' 5-year run, Kevin deals with middle and high school, encounters puberty, has ups and downs with childhood sweetheart Winnie Cooper (Danica McKellar), deals with annoying older brother Wayne, and hangs out with geeky-but-lovable Paul (Josh Saviano). The series is told from Kevin's point-of-view through the narration of Daniel Stern. The Wonder Years DVD

"Ed"
The TV series focuses on Ed Stevens a contract lawyer at a high-profile New York City firm. Ed was fired for committing a single error on a contract that he made, making the firm suffer financially. Because of what happened on his career, Ed heads back to the small town of Stuckeyville where he used to live. He then realized that a lot of his friends from Stukeyville missed him. After seeing Carol, the girl he adored way back in high school, he decided to win Carol’s heart. Ed bought a local bowling alley on Stuckeyville to impress Carol, but later his bowling alley became his law office and the town’s main hub of activity. Ed DVD

"Columbo"
Lt. Columbo(Peter Falk) a polite, incompetent pretender and a bumbler genius who always solves murder cases with his untypical methods on searching for truth. The show was different from the other mystery type TV series; because Columbo TV series shows the murderer and how the crime was done before Lt. Columbo appears. Lt. Columbo solves cases using his good analyzing skill to get all the important evidence from the crime scene and by using his good interrogative skill that gives a sense of security to the suspect not knowing Lt. Columbo is digging all the information in their minds. Lt. Columbo always talks about his wife especially when interrogating a suspect. Columbo DVD

"Murder She Wrote"
Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) a former English teacher discovers her gift on solving mysteries and crimes. Everywhere Jessica goes a murder always happens that it seems that she is destined to solve and help those victims. She was sometime assisted by her friend Dr, Seth Hazelet(William Windom) or the local sheriff, Amos Tupper.
Murder She Wrote DVD

"Dragnet"
Dragnet TV series focuses on Sgt. Joe Friday (Jack Webb) and Officer Bill Gannon (Harry Morgan) a Los Angeles police officer. They were assigned to crack cases of strange robberies like stealing of a 30 feet long snake, the mane of a lion from a zoo and some chemicals that if mixed together can produce a deadly gas. The stories behind the hit series Dragnet was said to have been pulled from actual cases from the Los Angeles Police Files. Dragnet DVD

"Airwolf"
Airwolf is a secret weapon made by a top secret C.I.A. division “The Firm”. Dr. Moffet created Airwolf as a attack helicopter that is faster than any jets and armed with massive firepower. Airwolf is also dubbed as “The Lady” for its slender grace and its maneuverability. Upon the test of Airwolf, the twisted Dr. Moffet uses Airwolf’s hi-tech weapon against the flight tower causing deaths to The Firm’s agents. After the crazy move Dr. Moffet took the Airwolf and leave to Libya.
The Firm’s head Officer Michael Coldsmith-Brigs III also known as “Archangel”, calls the ace combat pilot Stringfellow Hawke to retrieve the secret weapon. Hawke lives in a scenaric cabin in the mountains with his dog Tet, ever since his brother Saint John went missing in action in the Vietnam War. Hawke was aided by his friend and mentor Dominic Santini.

After recovering the airwolf from the twisted genius Dr. Moffet, Hawke and Dominic hides the Airwolf in a hollow mountain in the middle of the desert. Hawke held the airwolf in exchange for solid information about his M.I.A. brother Saint John. Because of Hawke and Dominic’s action they were the only two that has the access to the Airwolf.

Archangel often calls Hawke to fly the Airwolf for a mission of national concern. Airwolf DVD

"The Adventures of Superman"
Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound! Voices: "Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman! "Announcer: "Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands. Disguised as Clark Kent, a mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper. He fights a never ending battle for truth, justice and the American way." The Adventures of Superman DVD (George Reeves Superman)

"The Incredible Hulk"
David Banner a research scientist, researching a way to find the hidden strength that all human’s posses was exposed to a deadly amount of gamma radiation, transforming him into a 7 foot monstrous, uncontrollable creature known as “The Incredible Hulk”. Fueled by rage and fury Hulk destroys everything that threatens him. Guided by David’s personality that every time David feels distress he transforms to his monstrous form and destroy everything. After Hulk transforms back to normal form, David does not remember anything that the Hulk did, making him as a dangerous man.
David Banner travels around the country searching for a cure. He takes odd jobs with different names to avoid Jack McGee, a reporter continually following the Hulk’s appearance in search for his true identity.
The Incredible Hulk DVD

"My So-Called Life"
A realistic mid-nineties teen drama series that takes a look at a 15 year-old girl and her trials and tribulations with being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents and school. My So Called Life DVD

"Judging Amy"
A family drama focused on three generations of women living together in Hartford, Connecticut. Amy Brenneman plays Amy Gray, who left New York City behind and now works as a family court judge. Karle Warren plays Lauren, Amy's daughter; Tyne Daly is Maxine, Amy's tough, opinionated mother. Judging Amy DVD

"Perry Mason"
Perry Mason is an attorney who specializes in defending seemingly indefensible cases. With the aid of his secretary Della Street and investigator Paul Drake, he often finds that by digging deeply into the facts, startling facts can be revealed. Often relying on his outstanding courtroom skills, he often tricks or traps people into unwittingly admitting their guilt. Perry Mason

"Becker"
Becker, a dedicated and talented physician who's extremely devoted to his medical practice in Bronx, N.Y. However, because Dr. Becker looks at the world around him and sees a society gone mad, he has no qualms about saying anything that comes to mind. Becker often unleashes his views on his friends – Jake, the blind proprietor of the local newsstand; Hector, the unemployed, entrepreneurial spirit; his head nurse, Margaret; Linda, his slightly ditzy nurse's aide; and Chris, his neighbor on whom he has a crush. Becker DVD

"The Nanny"
Fran Fine, a whiny, nasal-voiced Jewish woman from Flushing, New York, has just been fired from her job and abandoned by her boyfriend. She ends up selling cosmetics in Manhattan. This takes her to the home of Maxwell Sheffield, a rich, widowed English Broadway producer. She is mistaken to be applying for the job of nanny to Maxwell's three children and is hired for that purpose. She becomes quite attached to the children, Maggie, Brighton, and Grace, and becomes great friends with the butler, Niles. There is sexual tension between her and Mr. Sheffield, which is complicated by the fact that his partner, C.C. Babcock, likes him. "The Nanny DVD"

"Gunsmoke"
Marshal Matt Dillon is in charge of Dodge City, a town in the wild west where people often have no respect for the law. He deals on a daily basis with the problems associated with frontier life: cattle rustling, gunfights, brawls, stand over tactics, and land fraud. Such situations call for sound judgment and brave actions: of which Marshal Dillon has plenty. "Gunsmoke DVD"

"Thundercats"
The inhabitants of the planet Thundera evacuate just before it is destroyed. They were pursued by a band of mutants. All but one of their escape ships was destroyed. Only a small group of Thunderans (Thundercats) remained. With only half engine power, the group, which was led by Jaga, had to set a course for the nearest planet. Jaga commanded their ship while the other 7 were in their stasis tubes. Jaga died on their journey to Third Earth and their ship crashed there. Soon they made friends with various groups in the area and they designed a fortress. Mumm-Ra the centuries-old embodiment of evil, along with the mutants that destroyed the rest of the Thunderans is a constant threat. But Lion-O, the new leader of the Thundercats, with his weapon the "Sword of Omens" will help the Thundercats to have a standing chance. Thundercats DVD

"Mad About You"
Light television comedy featuring Paul and Jaime Buchman as a recently married couple in New York City. They point out the gentle humor of domesticity and in the everyday situations of life. Mad About You DVD

"Seinfeld"
Jerry Seinfeld stars in this television comedy series as himself, a comedian. The premise of this sitcom is Jerry and his friends going through everyday life, discussing various quirky situations that we can all relate to (especially if we live in New York). The eccentric personalities of the offbeat characters who make up Jerry's social circle contribute to the fun.

One of the most watched television shows of the 1990s, "Seinfeld" is a true-to-life comedy series that follows the events of a group of friends. The group consists of Jerry Seinfeld, a stand-up comedian who questions every bizarre tidbit about life; George Costanza, a hard-luck member of the New York Yankees organization; Elaine Benes, a flashy woman and book editor who is not afraid to speak her mind; and Cosmo Kramer, an extremely eccentric, lanky goofball. Another very notable member of the show is Newman, a chubby mailman, friend of Kramer, and, almost always, nemesis of Jerry. Other sources of comedy appear in the form of the parents of both Jerry and George.

Jerry Seinfeld is a very succesful stand-up comedian, mainly because the people around him offer an endless supply of great material. His best friend is George, a bald, whiny loser who craves the kind of success Jerry has but is never willing to do what it takes to get it. Jerry's neighbor Kramer often barges into his apartment and imposes onto his life. In the second episode Jerry's former girlfriend Elaine comes back into his life and the four of them are able to form a friendship together. The episodes were rarely very plot-heavy, focusing more on mundane conversations and
situations that could be found during everyday life in New York.
Seinfeld DVD

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The Nanny

When the show premiered on November 3, 1993, the plot was a little simpler: Fran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her boyfriend's shop, first appeared on the doorstep of Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield (Charles Shaughnessy) peddling cosmetics, and quickly stumbled upon the opportunity to become the nanny for his three children. But soon Fran, with her off-beat nurturing and no-nonsense honesty, touched Maxwell as well as the kids.

It was a situation of blue collar meets blue blood, as Fran gave the prim-and-proper Maxwell and his children a dose of 'Queens’s logic,' helping them become a healthy, happy family.

Fran's influence over the three Sheffield children, though sometimes not what their father expected, was just what they needed. Maggie (Nicholle Tom), 18, has blossomed since Fran came on the scene, as have brilliant, devious Brighton (Benjamin Salisbury), 16, and Grace (Madeline Zima), 11, who no longer has to confide in a therapist.

Proudly running the Sheffield household is the butler, Niles (Daniel Davis), who watches all events with a bemused eye and levels problems with his quick wit. Niles quickly recognizes Fran's gift at bringing warmth back to the family and does his best to undermine Maxwell's socialite business partner, C.C. Babcock (Lauren Lane), in their ongoing game of one-upmanship. C.C. views Fran with a mixture of skepticism and jealousy, as she had designs on the very available Sheffield. But, Mr. Sheffield was clearly smitten with Fran, even if he was too shy to admit it, and Fran was equally taken with Mr. Sheffield. As the years have gone by, the show has teased us with their closeness and "near misses", and finally - an engagement. Then - quite recently, they've made the leap - they're married!

Viewers for Quality Television calls "The Nanny" the 90's version of 'I Love Lucy'... it is well written and entertaining." The Nanny DVD

Seinfeld

The show has been famously described as "the show about nothing" (a self-referential phrase from an episode describing Jerry and George's attempt to create a sitcom idea), as most of the comedy was based around the largely inconsequential minutiae of everyday life, and often involved petty rivalries and elaborate schemes to gain the smallest advantage over other individuals. The characters have also been described as utterly selfish and amoral; the show stood out by depicting these traits in a comedic fashion. (However, it should be noted that a common motif concerns characters' attempts to do nice things for people, only to have them backfire exponentially.) In contrast to many other sitcoms, the allowing of scenes to lapse into sentimentality was generally avoided, and Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David's dictum of "no hugging, no learning" gave the show its distinctively cold and cynical tone. However, themes of illogical social graces and customs, neurotic and obsessive behavior, and the mysterious workings of relationships ran in numerous episodes, making it possible to categorize the show as a comedy of manners. The show's creators made a conscious effort to reflect the activities of real people, rather than the idealized escapist characters often seen on television, although many of the show's plots involve intricate, and often cyclical strings of events that converge in the end to form a grand irony.

Previous shows on television were almost always family or co-worker driven, but Seinfeld holds itself up as being a then-rare example of a sitcom wherein none of the characters were related by blood or employed in the same building or business. In fact, many characters were not employed at all.

According to Bruce Fretts' 1993 The "Entertainment Weekly" "Seinfeld" Companion, Seinfeld's audience was, "TV-literate, demographically desirable urbanites, for the most part-who look forward to each weekly episode in the Life of Jerry with a baby-boomer generation's self-involved eagerness." Likewise, in episodes adhering to the original concept, the show featured clips of Seinfeld himself delivering a standup routine at the beginning and end of each episode, the theme of which relates to the events depicted in the plot. By this device the distinction between the actor Jerry Seinfeld and the character who is portrayed by him is deliberately blurred. In later seasons, these standup clips became less frequent. All of the main characters were modeled after Seinfeld's or Larry David's real-life acquaintances. In fact, many of the plot devices are based on real-life counterparts - such as the Soup Nazi (based on Al Yeganeh) and J. Peterman of the J. Peterman catalogue.

Another violation of the fiction convention of isolating characters from the actors playing them, and separating the characters' world from the actors' and audience's world was a story arc that concerned the characters' roles in promoting a television sitcom series named Jerry. Jerry was much like Seinfeld in that Seinfeld played himself, and that the show was "about nothing". Jerry was launched in the 1993 season finale of Seinfeld, in an episode titled "The Pilot". These story arcs, along with other examples of self-reference, have led many critics to point out the postmodern nature of the show.

According to Katherine Gantz, this entanglement of character and actor relationships "seems to be a part of the show's complex appeal. Whereas situation comedies often dilute their cast, adding and removing characters in search of new plot possibilities, Seinfeld instead interiorize; the narrative creates new configurations of the same limited cast to keep the viewer and the characters intimately linked. In fact, it is precisely this concentration on the nuclear set of four personalities that creates the Seinfeld community".

Another attribute that makes Seinfeld exceptional is that in almost every episode, several story threads are presented at the beginning, generally involving the various characters in separate and unrelated situations, which then converge and are interwoven towards the end of the episode in an ironic fashion. Due to the densely-plotted construction of the storylines, attempts to summarize the action in a given script are generally more verbose than one would expect for a sitcom. Despite any separate plot strands, the narratives show "consistent efforts to maintain [the] intimacy" between the small cast of characters. "Much of Seinfeld's plot and humor hinge on outside personalities threatening—and ultimately failing—to invade the foursome, ... especially where Jerry and George are concerned." (Gantz 2000)
Gantz maintains that another factor in, or further proof of, spectators' and characters' participation in a Seinfeld community is the large amount of in-slang, "a lexicon of Seinfeldian code words and recurring phrases that go unnoticed by the infrequent or 'unknowing' viewer". These include "Bubble Boy", "Master of My Domain", "Shrinkage", "Mulva", "Crazy Joe Davola", "Man Hands", "Yada Yada Yada", "Dr. Van Nostran", "Spongeworthy", and "Art Vandelay".

The show premiered as The Seinfeld Chronicles on Thursday, May 31, 1990 on NBC. Seinfeld was not an immediate success. After the pilot was shown, on July 5, 1989, a pickup by NBC did not seem likely and the show was actually offered to Fox, which declined to pick up the show. It was only thanks to Rick Ludwin, head of late night and special events for NBC, for diverting money from his budget, that the next four episodes were filmed. After nine years on the air and 180 episodes filmed, the series finale of Seinfeld aired on Thursday, May 14, 1998. It was watched by a huge audience, estimated at 76 million viewers. Jerry Seinfeld holds both the record for the "most money refused" according to the Guinness Book of World Records by refusing an offer to continue the show for 5 million dollars per episode, and another record for the Highest Ever Annual Earnings For A TV Actor, while the show itself holds the record for the Highest Television Advertising Rates.

In 2004 a deal was negotiated to make Seinfeld available on DVD for the first time. Due to legal problems with the cast involving episode commentary and other DVD extras, the release was pushed back. The first 3 seasons were released November 23, 2004, and season 4 was released on May 17, 2005. Season 5 and season 6 were released on November 22, 2005. Seinfeld DVD

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The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet was a United States radio program that ran 1936-1952, created by George W. Trendle, who also created The Lone Ranger. It was later made into a television program starring Van Williams as the Green Hornet and with Bruce Lee as Kato. As its theme music, the program used the classical piece, Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov. Green Hornet DVD

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman is a DC Comics super heroine. Co-created by William Moulton Marston with his wife Elizabeth (Sadie) Holloway Marston, Wonder Woman first appeared in All Star Comics #8 (December, 1941). She was one of the first female superheroes and is still arguably the most famous.
In most adaptations, Wonder Woman is Princess Diana of the Amazon warrior tribe of Greek mythology. Diana, however, is the Roman name for the Greek goddess that this character is based off of; Artemis is her Greek name. The Amazon ambassador to the larger world, she possesses several superhuman abilities and gifts from the Greek Gods, including the Lasso of Truth, created from the Golden Girdle of Gaea and indestructible silver bracelets, formed from the Shield of Aegis. She is also a member of the all-star Justice League.
Marston designed Wonder Woman as a distinctly feminist character and many subsequent writers, especially those of the 1980s and afterwards, has written her as such.
Outside the comic book community, she is known for a popular, although often campy, television adaptation which starred Lynda Carter and aired from 1975 until 1979. She has also been featured on the all-star animated series Super Friends in the 1970s and 80s and Justice League in the 2000s. Wonder Woman DVD

Miami Vice

Miami Vice was a popular, innovative television series (five seasons on NBC from 1984-1989) starring Don Johnson (James "Sonny" Crockett) and Philip Michael Thomas (Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs) as two Miami police detectives working undercover. A motion picture based on the series is currently planned for release in 2006. Miami Vice DVD

Dawson's Creek

Dawson's Creek is an American serial television drama aimed at teenagers, which aired in hour-long episodes from 1998 to 2003. The show is semi-autobiographical, being based on the small-town childhood of its creator Kevin Williamson, who also wrote the slasher film Scream. The lead character, Dawson Leery, shares Williamson's interests and background. Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, the show was set in a small Massachusetts seaside town and focused on four friends who began their sophomore year of high school as the show began. The program, part of a craze for teen-themed movies and television shows in America in the late 1990s, made stars of its leads and was a defining show for its network, The WB. Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times declared in 2005 that "The WB is turning out to be the television equivalent of the United Nations" and that "Dawson's Creek was its Dag Hammarskjöld: It was the first series bold enough to pick up the mantle of Beverly Hills, 90210 and an inspiration for many variations on the teenage angst theme, including The O.C. on Fox". Dawson's Creek DVD

Melrose Place

Melrose Place is a TV series that ran between 1992 and 1999, created by Aaron Spelling and Darren Star.
A spinoff from Beverly Hills 90210 (though not featuring any permanent cast members crossing over), Melrose Place is an apartment block in the West Hollywood district of Los Angeles with young adults living in it. In the story, teenage Kelly (Jennie Garth) left 90210 long enough to pursue hunky, brooding carpenter Jake Hanson (Grant Show), then returned to her zip code when she realized they were from different worlds. During the first season, the show was a relatively earnest serial drama focused on how young people come to Los Angeles to realize their dreams. The ratings were poor, and as time went by, the show took a more sensational and soapish turn as more and more rich and powerful characters appeared and the focus was on their rivalry for power and money. The real turning point in the show was the late first season arrival of former Dynasty vixen Heather Locklear as the conniving Amanda Woodward. Amanda owned the apartment building and quickly took over the company many of the principal characters worked at; her catty one-liners, sexy-but-tough wardrobe and man-stealing helped make Melrose a guilty pleasure for many millions of viewers around the world. Within a few seasons Locklear had slept with or made out with every male cast member except the gay Matt (Doug Savant). The show is remembered fondly for its twist endings, miniskirts, and the many "vixens" who were regulars on the show.
Dr. Michael Mancini, played by Thomas Calabro, was the only original character that appeared during every season. Jane Andrews Mancini, played by Josie Bissett, took a brief hiatus but returned for the final season. Michael and Jane were originally supposed to be the stable couple, with Michael a good guy, but in no time at all Michael was cheating on Jane with unstable Dr. Kimberly Shaw (Marcia Cross), divorced Jane, married Kimberly, then slept around with Jane's sarcastic, trashy prostitute/stripper sister Sydney (Laura Leighton). This established Michael as the goofy, wisecracking slut and con artist he would remain until the end of the show. Kimberly was the love/hate of Michael's life until her death in 1997 and quite an awe-inspiring character in her own right, providing many jolts to the audience, such as Kimberly pulling off her wig to study her shaved, scarred head in the bathroom mirror, having her wig torn off in view of hospital staff by Matt Fielding, blowing up the apartment complex, with multiple personalities, etc.
Michael's only real friend was fellow apartment resident Matt Fielding (Doug Savant). Matt was gay, and fit the widely seen long-suffering homosexual characterization of much of TV, frequently being harassed, fired, or beaten up for his homosexuality. Matt had very few relationships and those relationships always ended with Matt being dumped, being abused, or in one case, being framed for the murder of his lover's wife. Matt had none of the red-hot sex scenes which helped make Melrose famous; when he and then-boyfriend Dan (guest star Greg Evigan) shared a brief kiss, FOX forced producers to edit the scene out. Savant felt that his character was in love with Michael Mancini, but producers turned the story down. Savant exited the canvas in 1997 and Matt was killed off-screen in a car crash a year later.
Other original cast members were the African-American Rhonda (Vanessa A. Williams), who was written out after the first season, chronically depressed photographer Jo (Daphne Zuniga), who pined for Jake and searched for the son she gave up at birth, and star-crossed, pure-hearted lovers Alison (Courtney Thorne-Smith) and Billy (Andrew Shue). Amanda's first major sin upon arriving in Melrose was to seduce Billy, who was generally dim-witted and thought with the wrong head. Alison and Billy reconciled but Alison fled their wedding after flashing back to childhood sexual abuse. Billy later married rich brat Brooke (Kristin Davis) while Alison married Brooke's dad (Perry King), both of whom tried to control Alison and Billy's lives. Brooke and her father drowned in separate incidents and Alison hit the bottle, then took up with Jake, while Billy turned to the dark side before marrying simpering Samantha (Brooke Langton).
In 1995, Jack Wagner, known for his role as Frisco Jones on General Hospital, delighted viewers with his portrayal of the charismatic but very corrupt Dr. Peter Burns. Peter tormented Amanda, nearly killing her on the operating table before he was arrested, but for all his crimes Peter was also the first man to be the equal of ice queen Amanda (her previous lovers had been chosen more for their jeans than their genes). Sensing the chemistry, producers quickly made Wagner a contract player, and Amanda/Peter would remain a popular on-again/off-again couple for the remainer of the series.
By the 1996-1997 season the series seemed to have peaked, with Amanda softening and Kimberly's long-running reign of terror finally running out of steam, and there was a growing consensus that the show could no longer shock or entertain viewers as it once had. After a end-of-season cliffhanger ending where Jo vacilated over leaving LA to join her new lover in Kosovo, the new season quickly explained that the now-absent Jo had indeed left town. A new slate of characters was introduced, such as hooker-with-a-heart-of-gold Megan (Kelly Rutherford), restauranteur Kyle (Rob Estes) and his vengeful, lush-lipped wife Taylor (Lisa Rinna), and Michael's bratty sister Jennifer (Alyssa Milano). Kyle soon took up with Amanda and, as ratings began to falter, Amanda morphed from vixen to victim, being rescued or assaulted or teary-eyed on a frequent basis.
This season also saw many enduring characters leave the series. Allison fooled Jake into thinking she had fallen off the wagon so that he would go be with the mother of his long-lost child, and the two left town separately. After Sam's jailbird father accidentally killed Jane's sister Sydney running her down in a car right after her wedding Craig (David Charvet), Billy and Sam left town in 1998. After dominating storylines for several seasons Kimberly quietly died of cancer. Though the new characters were popular, the series seemed unable to withstand the high number of cast changes in such a short time and its popularity never recovered.
The final seasons featured a revolving door of hirings and firings, with the last year returning Amanda back to her bitchy roots and pairing long-suffering Jane up with Kyle (Estes and Josie Bissett were real-life spouses). By early 1999, FOX decided that the ratings erosion as well as the extremely high production costs -- it was said that they could have filmed an entire pilot just on Heather Locklear's salary -- warranted cancellation.
In the United States, Melrose Place appeared on the Fox network, and ran around the world. In late 2004 the network SOAPnet began repeating the show.
The show generated an unusual amount of publicity before its debut, with several television critics and watchdog groups expressing concerns about its anticipated "racy" plots and dialogue; the controversy even drove one of the original production companies away from the project but numerous critics praised it for its realism and intelligent dialogue that included allusions to American television icons such as The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. By the end of its run, the show, its crew, and its young cast had been nominated for over a dozen awards, winning four of them.
The series was known for the verbosity and complexity of the dialogue between its teen characters. The lead character Dawson often demonstrated vocabulary and cultural awareness to outdo the average graduate student, yet that was combined with an emotional immaturity and self-absorption reflecting actual teenagers. This precociousness has been a staple of a number of teen shows since, notably including Gilmore Girls and The O.C..
The lead production company was Columbia Tri-Star Television. Reruns of the show are currently seen in the US in syndication on TBS. Melrose Place DVD

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