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Post by si on Jun 17, 2004 13:36:44 GMT
I would've put this in the Rose Tinted Culture section, then I realised how un-rubbish it was. This was one of my all-time favourite shows. I think maybe it was all to do with feeling rebellious and missing French lectures a few times a week so I could stay home and watch it. Favourite Plots: - Meg/Ben/Maria/Tess/Derrick/Benjy. I missed out on Terror Island, Derrick's first outing as serial killing evil twin extraordinaire, but this was my favourite plot in the whole show. It took forever to get going though -- Meg befriending 'Dana' at the hospital, encouraging the beautiful amnesiac to sketch her memories (she ended up drawing a shit portrait of Ben).
'Dana': If I tell you a few words in English, would tell me what they mean in Spanish? Dr Estrada: Sure, Dana. 'Dana': What's 'I love you?' Dr Estrada: That's an easy one, it's 'Ti Amo'. *'Dana' hyperventilates*
During Shockwave. when Dana got stuck in her hospital room, Ben and Meg happened to be at the hospital, but 'Dana' wouldn't take Ben's arm through her door -- she knew it was him, her husband! 'Dana' turns up at Meg and Ben's wedding: her shoe breaks, she gets locked in the toilets, she slips and bumps her head (bringing back her memories as Maria!) as she tries to climb out of the window. Meg leaves, under duress from best friend Annie, Maria moves back in with Ben.
Evil Nanny Tess turns up with Benjy, Ben's long lost son (and worst childstar ever)! When Maria was in the shipping accent which caused her disappearance, she turned up upstate as 'Dana' -- and was pregnant. Tess took her in, mopped her brow (Maria kept having flashback to her Tess saying everything would be 'right as rain'). Skeptical, Ben orders paternity tests for Benjy, only to discover that, yes! He is Benjy's father. Except... his evil twin Derrick is Benjy's dad and Tess is actually Benjy's mother. So that's why Maria doesn't feel any special connection with him, even after giving him a crayon in her favourite colour (azure blue).
- Francesca's Murder. Everyone has a motive: Gobby Gabby and Father 'Fit' Antonio knew that Francesca had a video tape of them making love during the Shockwave earthquake, and was blackmailing them or she'd give the tape to Gabby's husband and Antonio's brother, Ricardo (he later found out, thanks to his mother Madame Carmen, faked his own disability and stalked the two of them); Caitlin hated Francesca because she believed, as Fran was her husband Cole's former paramour, that they were sleeping together on their jewel heists; every member of the Richards family (Annie, Olivia, Gregory) knew that Francesca had enough dirt on all of them to bring them down -- in previous weeks, all of them had drawn a gun on her and threatened her life (Olivia, put the gun down! Gregory, you don't want to do this! Annie, you couldn't go through with it!). When she was shot from a POV perspective (Oh it's you... wait! What are you doing?!), she staggered around for a few episodes, before bursting out of a giant birthday cake, like a stripper, pointing at every single suspect in one fabulous movement, screamed Yoooooou! and collapsed (she later died in hospital, joining Annie's Dad Del Douglas and Tim Truman in Sunset Beach Hell).
OK, crazy, long, obsessive post. Other favourites: Virginia making Vanessa think she has Martin's Syndrome, the uglifying disease that claimed her mother's sanity (actually a potion brewed by Voodoo witchdoctoress Mrs Moreau -- the only voodoo witchdoctoress in Sunset Beach, as Annie and Amy also visited her). When that didn't split Vanessa and Michael up, Virginia drugged Dr Tyus Robinson and Vanessa, knowing Tyus had a crush on her, raped Van with a turkey baster and Tyus' sperm (stolen from the sperm donor bank in the hospital) and got her pregnant. I'm not too sure how this ended, but I've got vivid recollections of Virginia being carted off in a straight jacket. So many more great plots: The Rosario Jewels (Amy: I wish Emily would stop seeing Shaun. Nil. Sine. Numine. Emily: Oh my God, I've gone blind!); Annie's baby stealing antics and the incredibly complicated issue of Trey's paternity (Trey was stolen off Olivia for Caitlin. Caitlin is Olivia's daughter but both women were sleeping with Cole, Caitlin's husband. When it all came out that Annie stole Trey off Olivia, Gregory thought he was the dad, except it could've been Cole. And how stupid was Caitlin? I mean, Durrrr!); Annie versus Olivia (Annie's Mrs Moreau brew was to make Livvy start drinking again, the crazy lush!). I'm going to stop now. Please, someone who was more obsessed than me take over?
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Post by klee on Jun 17, 2004 13:43:53 GMT
The whole show was summed up for me by a scene in the hospital in the Titanic: 2 espisode.
Coll wandering round the corridors arguing / wondering about who was the father of his baby. This is directly after being plucked unconscious from the sea by someone on the end of a rope dangling from a helicopter in a fuck-off storm. And after needing mouth to mouth recussitation to get his breathing going again.
Other character comes up to Coll in the hospital and says: -
"Coll, I thought you were in a coma."
Genuis.
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Post by Robbing the Dead on Jun 17, 2004 14:26:38 GMT
I fucking loved the show! But I only got into it about half way thru so I only got to see it for 1.5 years. Cole was fucking hot, he's on a L'Oreal shampoo advert now. I remember how Maria/Dana used to do those stares when she was trying to reember something then put her hand on her head. Classic. And when what woman gave Gregory "Niagra". Fuck yeh, this site has smileys!!
Smileys are not allowed on the site, sorry.
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Post by Robbing the Dead on Jun 17, 2004 14:30:52 GMT
Another genius bit was when one day Ben walks into the shop and says "Hi Meg." and Meg has suddenly changed into a different actress, and this voice just comes out of nowhere saying, "The part of Meg Cummings will now be played by........". I think it was so the dumb americans wouldn't get confused
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Post by si on Jun 17, 2004 14:42:35 GMT
But!
(And my God, I think it was ...Sydney Penning. My mind is like a trap for useless info).
Susan Ward, the original Meg, came back after a few weeks. That was really strange.
They did this a lot. Caitlin was initially played by Vanessa Dorman, but they changed her to Kim Heskin after VD pissed everyone off. Or so it was claimed. The original Sister Sara was also changed because she was prettier than Susan Ward.
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Post by jamie on Jun 17, 2004 15:43:36 GMT
I think the person that I connected the most with in Sunset Beach was Annie. I so wanted her to succeed in her schemes. What has that actress done since then?
Olivier was ace as well. But in a different way.
Cole was lovely and that cow Caitlin didn't deserve him.
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Post by Mike on Jun 17, 2004 22:18:06 GMT
Brilliantly, Meg's parents went broke in Kansas and lost their farm, yet somehow could afford to buy Elaine's waffle shop in Sunset Beach. But of course.
Best characters were Mrs Moreau (obviously) and Madame Carmen 'That lying scheming bruja will never marry my Rrrrrrricarrrrdo! Gobby is a whore!' Gobby: 'Carmen, estas loca! Fuera mi casa! I love Ricardo' etc etc.
Even more brilliant was the frantic tying up of loose ends when it became clear the show was to be axed. I remember AJ (Cole's dad) making mysterious phone calls about 'beginning a process' which were never explained....
How on Earth did the security tape of Gobby and Antonio shagging survive an earthquake? And why were people not overheard talking to themselves about their evil schemes? 'Well Vuh-ness-uh, I'ma see to it that you and Michael don't make love tonight. Uh-huh'.
Brilliance. Kept me away from so many lectures at uni.
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Post by si on Jun 18, 2004 11:14:10 GMT
Even more brilliant was the frantic tying up of loose ends when it became clear the show was to be axed. I remember AJ (Cole's dad) making mysterious phone calls about 'beginning a process' which were never explained.... That was something to do with the pretty new boy's blood? Whispering AJ's other son?
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Post by trollte on Jun 18, 2004 13:00:43 GMT
I absolutely adored this show. The Saturday omnibus was great for lying on the sofa still in your dressing gown with your brain dribbling out of your ears.
I too loved Francesca's death. The whole Olivia's baby being taken away from her and given to Caitlin, only for Olivia to find out her daughter was looking after her other baby, and want it back was great. The videotape of Gabby and Antonio that was being passed around for at least 8 months before anyone watched it.
My favourite thing was the woman (I can't remember her name, but she was some evil reporter) that was "killed" in a shark attack. Only to return several months later with a wooden leg. I laughed and laughed. Also really enjoyed the pseudo-Poseidon Adventure upside down ship.
And who was the one person who died during Shockwave? The maid that Annie fell on. Oh Annie was a fab bitch! Do you remember Annie on the Jerry Springer show with Olivia dressed as Cruella De Vil?
I also loved the fact that the dog talked. And the babies. And when they all used to dress up in "fantasy" costumes. Ah... and Cole the International Diamond Thief
I wish it had continued so much.
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Post by si on Jun 18, 2004 13:05:56 GMT
My favourite thing was the woman (I can't remember her name, but she was some evil reporter) that was "killed" in a shark attack. Only to return several months later with a wooden leg. I laughed and laughed. Also really enjoyed the pseudo-Poseidon Adventure upside down ship. Yes, oh my fucking God Yes!Her name was Melinda Fall -- based on Linda Tripp, the journo who broke the Monica Lewinsky story. Sister Sara was involved in a Monica/Bill scandal with a senator in Washington, hence the reason she moved to Sunset Beach. Until Sara came along, he used to say I was his right hand gal!Rosario The Maid, RIP. Her body was on top of Annie after the tremors stopped. Annie: Rosario, get the hell off me!
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Post by Robbing the Dead on Jun 18, 2004 15:33:04 GMT
I found the last episodes in video! I saved them. It was so stupid how they all made up. even Gobby and Carmen." And the time when there was some curse or something and it started snowing..... or was that Days Of Our Lives........
Where are they now? Meg was in Friends. When Joey thinks he's had sex with her before but it was really her room-mate.
Eddie Cibrian (Coll) is in the L'Oreal advert and was in that 3rd Watch show.
I saw the Black lifeguard guy (can't remember his name) in other stuff too.
Coll was my favourite hot guy, and Anotnio was my second favourite.
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Post by si on Jun 18, 2004 15:41:07 GMT
Michael was the lifeguard.
Meg turns up in a lot. She was in Hercules: TLJ and is one of the wild things in the appropriately titled Wild Things 2.
Lesley Anne Downe doesn't do enough either.
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Post by Robbing the Dead on Jun 18, 2004 15:47:16 GMT
Michael was the lifeguard. Meg turns up in a lot. She was in Hercules: TLJ and is one of the wild things in the appropriately titled Wild Things 2.Lesley Anne Downe doesn't do enough either. Was Ben really English? The way he looked like Pierce Brosnan makes me think not. Meg's mum reminds me of Laura Bush....
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Post by trollte on Jun 18, 2004 15:54:23 GMT
I also remember Virginia reaching into a pot of liquid nitrogen with her bare hands to pull out a vial of Tyus's sperm. One for the scientists to laugh at there. Who did shoot Francesca? Si... you have a remarkable memory for this. I watched it avidly, but it's still just sketchy in my mind. Is it on telly somewhere now? SHould I be buying satellite? The ugliest man in soap?
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Post by trollte on Jun 18, 2004 15:56:52 GMT
Oh I've found a site with Sunset Beach Quotes now: ANNIE: Yes, Olivia, I´m alive! I bet you wished you´d turned that crematorium oven on by yourself. OLIVIA: Well, at least I would´ve made sure you´d stayed there! ANNIE: Well, how lucky for me that you were probably at the local bar instead! BETTE: Oh, yes, this is one big happy GROWING family. OLIVIA: Please, will you be quiet! Loose lips sink ships! BETTE: Honey, the S.S Olivia is going down, without my help! ANNIE: See you in another lifetime, Rose. ROSE: That soon? ANNIE: What am I going to do with all this food? JOAN: Oh, you could always freeze it, you know. ANNIE: Thank you, Joan, you're so sensible. OLIVIA: You´ve got to get up those stairs to help Trey! ANNIE: Well, sorry, but I left my catsuit at the cleaners! More here: www.geocities.com/diadem8/quoteind.html
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Post by si on Jun 18, 2004 16:06:32 GMT
Who did shoot Francesca? Si... you have a remarkable memory for this. I watched it avidly, but it's still just sketchy in my mind. I know, isn't it sick? Gregory shot Francesca -- remember him and Cole falling off the lifeguard tower into the sea when it all came out? Then he returned in disguise as 'Uncle Tobias', false nose, false belly, everything. I'm not sure why he shot Francesca (She was going to reveal that Cole was Trey's real father? Why was he called Trey? Because he was Armando DesChanel III but now I'm just showing off...) but I do remember that when he was dead, he found out all his families secrets -- well, Livvy's and Annie's blackmail plot -- and came back to destroy them. Edit: Those quotes are great, they're jogging my memory. Leo was the name of AJ's pretty son and Bruce was Melinda's sidekick, her cameraman. Edit: Yes, Shaun is very unfortunate looking. But! Check out the actor's surname. Friends in high places indeed. Remember his rap? I'm only using ten percent of my brain!
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Post by trollte on Jun 18, 2004 16:12:32 GMT
Haha. Uncle Tobias! Who looked like Inspector Clouseau when he was " disguised" as a dentist in Return of the Pink Panther.
There was a gay pub in London (well it's still there) called The Retro Bar. On Saturday it used to open in the afternoon only for members of the Sunset Beach club and you could go and watch with lots of other fans and drink beer. We had membership cards and everything. I felt special then...
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Post by si on Jun 18, 2004 16:13:40 GMT
go and watch with lots of other fans and drink beer.. No wonder your memory of it is sketchy!
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Post by si on Jun 18, 2004 16:18:41 GMT
Psycho Morgue Assistant Diane who kidnapped Ben!
She fucking ruled!
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Post by Robbing the Dead on Jun 19, 2004 17:29:09 GMT
I also remember Virginia reaching into a pot of liquid nitrogen with her bare hands to pull out a vial of Tyus's sperm. One for the scientists to laugh at there. Who did shoot Francesca? Si... you have a remarkable memory for this. I watched it avidly, but it's still just sketchy in my mind. Is it on telly somewhere now? SHould I be buying satellite? The ugliest man in soap? Sean was played by the son of Aaron Spelling the big tv guy.
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Post by monsta on Jun 20, 2004 16:28:58 GMT
Francesa's limp becatsuited body falling out of the cake. Best. Soap. Scene. Ever.
Remember everyone thought she'd came back from the dead because Annie donned a catsuit?
I fucking ADORED when Meg was up in the log cabin with Derek while Ben was trapped in that room for 14 years. He had covered up his knife wound from Terror Island with some comedy fake skin. When they were in the shower it fell off and Meg clicked. Along the lines of 'That knife wound! This means Ben has an evil twin brother called Derek who killed everyone on Terror Island! And Ben's emprisoned in some warehouse!'. I am unsure how she came to this conclusion. She then tried to jump out of the window naked. Genius.
Also loved the zombies, Aunt Bette (whos Aunt was she?), all of Virginia's disguises, Annie's dream orgy sequence and Gobby and Father Fit getting all hot and bothered in the jacuzzi.
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Post by Mimternet on Jun 21, 2004 11:49:57 GMT
This was the greatest soap of all time. It was so good that I used to miss lectures (strangely also French) to watch it during the week and often ended up sitting through the entire marathon omnibus that puts Eastenders to absolute shame.
Does anyone remember the scene when Annie was imagining stealing the baby like an american football? Never laughed so much.
Francessca was one of my favourite characters, as was, of course, Susan Ward's character Meg. "Ben? [10 second pause with bland stare]".
I also loved the conclusion to the Rosario Jewels storyline on Christmas day when everyone gathered in the church being surrounded by Sunset Beach zombies. Not one of the actors could contain their laughter at the ridiculous nature of the scene. Amazing.
It always amazed me that Gregory starred in the film Alive. He really did go up in the world, such a strong cast of characters.
My best friend joined the Sunset Beach fanclub and is the owner of a peach and yellow Sunset Beach rucksack. He also received a cast photo, membership card and newsletter shortly before the show was cancelled along with his membership.
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Post by Mimternet on Jun 21, 2004 11:51:33 GMT
Sean was played by the son of Aaron Spelling the big tv guy. And more importantly brother of equally unfortunate looking but somehow much better Tori Spelling.
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Post by si on Jun 21, 2004 13:24:10 GMT
I also loved the conclusion to the Rosario Jewels storyline on Christmas day when everyone gathered in the church being surrounded by Sunset Beach zombies. Not one of the actors could contain their laughter at the ridiculous nature of the scene. Amazing. When Angel Gabi told Father Antonio how to stop the curse -- but then the jewels possessed Caitlin, her eyes went red and she tried to stab him!
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Post by dirtypop on Jun 24, 2004 12:39:26 GMT
Reading this has made me laugh an unnatural amount. Sunset beach was fucking amazing!!
Favourite storyline was definately the cursed jewels, Meg/Dereck/Ben - evil twins were always ace. Oh and that psycho trying to give Vanessa?? a crazy skin disease so she'd break up with Michael.
Gregory had a massive bed, I remember when him and Annie were "making love" they only took up like a fifth of it. I loved Gregory coming back as Uncle Tobias, when it was clearly obvious who he really was.
The ending was shit though. Meg waking up and it was all a dream. Why oh why did they cancel it? It shits all over any show on TV now.
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