Fantasy Knots Landing

[Knots Man]

Now that the mini series has been screened here in the UK, our thoughts will probably be focusing on if and when there will be a second mini series in the pipeline. Although some sources from this forum suggest that this is indeed the case, I thought it would be fun for us to share our thoughts on what would make the ideal reunion mini series! So, here are my ideas on what the next mini series ought to contain. David Jacobs take note...

It would star (in alphabetical order):

Lorenzo Caccialanza
William Devane
Kevin Dobson
Stacy Galina
Brian Austin Green
Julie Harris
Michele Lee
Donna Mills
Michelle Phillips
Ted Shackelford
Joan Van Ark

With Special Guest Appearances by:
Tonya Crowe, Pat Petersen and ... Constance McCashin!!!

The above fantasy Cast would give some indication of the storyline. Nick would return for some more blackmail and intrigue with Anne, They could use Laura in some capacity - even if it's just to see another unseen Last Will & Testament Videotape. Old age could force Lilimae to return home and stay with Val & Gary - providing us with some more great comedy scenes and heart to heart scenes with Val! I thought the main storyline ought to involve the whole cast in the same way that Wolfbridge and Treadwell did - this was Knots Landing at it's best for me, and just to stir things up a little, Gary could embark on another affair with Kate causing more misery for Val. Joan Van Ark was at her best playing a troubled, tormented Val and this would be the ideal story to cause that misery. Think of the friction this would also cause between Brian, Abby and Gary. Greg could even get involved too! There would also need to be lots of Karen/Val scenes, Greg/Abby scenes and of course Anne/Nick scenes (without Nick, Anne was lost in the first mini series).

In addition to all the above stories, I think they should use another Lotus Point style business location where Gary, Abby and Karen could be partners again. Greg should also return to his womanising ways - he was too tame in the first mini series!

Also, they could introduce a Star Guest in the same mould of Michael York to stir things up a little more and the most important (off screen) development of all would be to bring back Lynn Marie Latham and Bernard Lechowick as the chief writers! They were the best scriptwriters that Knots ever had...

Anyway that's me for now - I'm sure I'll be back with more ideas later...

[Karen]

Good ideas, there Knots Man.

Maybe Constance McCashin would return as a ghost and would haunt Abby - she hated her. I'm sure she'd turn in her grave if she knew he married Abby albeit just for business.

Greg would have to return to his former self - he was too tame in the reunion. Perhaps another Linda Fairgate character type would come along and side track him from his shady dealings.

Gary would no doubt stray from the fold again, being quite weak one way or another.

Karen and Val would still be bosom buddies.

Perhaps the kids (Betsy, Bobby and Meg) would have their own little storylines depending on what age they would be.

I'll keep thinking...

[joshua rush]

great subject knotsman

i would like to see alec baldwin return as joshua.maybe joshua could have survived the fall from the roof of that biulding in the fall of 85 andreturn to the show in a wheelchair to terrorise lisa hartman. that would be cool.

[Knots Man]

Love the idea Joshua! Just think, Alec Baldwin could be the Star Guest I spoke about - he was the perfect villain and that would save the producers from having to bring in an 'outside' name. This should give the producers Food for Thought!!!

[Cathy]

I would love to see Lisa Hartman involved in the next mini series. Cathy was my all time favourite character and I think it would be good if she could return with Ben. It could turn out that Ben never went to South America but instead went to be reunited with Cathy a year after she headed off on her 'tour'. Think of the mayhem that would cause!

[Richard Brown]

I too think that bringing back Alec Baldwin as Joshua would be a real coup for the show however I think bringing him back in a wheelchair would be a little far fetched. Instead they should bring him back as a Ghost to haunt Cathy if she returned like the above reader suggested.

[Mort]

I agree that bringing back Latham and Lechowick would be a good move for the show.They could write lots of Sumner Group stories and scenes. They could also bring back Mort and Bob - the finest double act that Knots ever had!

Bob: A bunch of us are going for some Thai food tonight if you wanna come?

Mort: I'll pass - forgot to set my VCR. Gotta see what Corbin Bernsen's wearing tonught...

[Richard Brown]

They should definetely bring back Mort and Bob - the 12th Series would have been nothing without the Sumner Group scenes and Mort and Bob were at the centre of all the scenes. It was like a soap within a soap.

[Karen]

Maybe Karen would have a drunken rendevous with Greg Sumner, she would end up pregnant by him and would be terrified to tell Mack after all the things she said about him being untrustworthy, a liar, etc

Wow that would be some storyline....

[Bobby_Ewing]

Yes Karen...
Anytime
Didn't you know I used to be BigSumner (aka Greg Sumner)
Well, i suppose I still am!!!

So woo hooo!

Matt



A great man once said, "Winter never fails to turn into Spring, and though we're so different, you and I, when we're together, even the cold of December feels like the middle or May"

[Karen]

Well make sure you're in the Chat Room, then..


I'll have to tell Mack I'm off shopping with Val.

[Bobby_Ewing]

you tell Mack straight!

You here?!!!

lol

Matt



A great man once said, "Winter never fails to turn into Spring, and though we're so different, you and I, when we're together, even the cold of December feels like the middle or May"

I'd like to see Tonya Crowe have a bigger role in the second mini series as she had a powerful chemistry with Donna Mills during their scenes together on the first Knots run.

[Richard Brown]

My head is buzzing with ideas for a future mini series. Perhaps we can all discuss these ideas in the chatroom!

[Karen]

You may or may not have already noticed that there is a forum for the "Get Dallas Back" campaign.

I wonder if there is anything that we could do to get something going for another KL reunion...

[Knots Man]

I would love to meet up with the rest of you for a chat as my head is full of weird and wonderful ideas. Why don't we arrange a time?

[Knots Man]

Ooops! I've just noticed that a time has been arranged for tomorrow (Sunday) at 3pm GMT.

[Knots Man]

While driving up to Scotland from the Metro Centre in Newcastle today, I had another brainwave which I thought I'd share with you all just in the off chance I don't get to join you all in the chatroom tomorrow afternoon.

How about this for a storyline...

It's November 2002 - and both Bobby & Betsy Ewing are celebrating their 18th Birthday. Then, an investigation into illegal child adoption (taking place on the other side of town) reveals that Bobby and Betsy are not actually Val's kids!!! It turns out that the babies adopted by the Fisher's (whose home half the cast descended upon during the Season 6 finale), were not the Ewing babies atall and on top of all this, the actual real life son and daughter belonging to Gary & Val turn up at the 18th Birthday Party to confront their real parents for the first time!

What are Val & Gary to do???

Bet you that would have us all tuning into Part Two...

[Richard Brown]

Great idea Knotsman - it's a wonder you didn't crash your car with all those stories spinning around in your head.

[Knots Man]

Don't worry - I really am a safe driver. Besides after listening to all those depressing 'Foot And Mouth' headlines on the Car Radio for 2 hours, I had to cheer myself up somehow!