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August 8, 2022 8:26 PM Subscribe
Remember this thing you totally don't remember? Dynasty, one of the biggest prime time soaps that debuted in 1980, featured the Carrington family, and in the pilot episode, Stephen comes out to his father Blake as gay. In 1980. Debuting right after Reagan was elected. This fascinating story of show creators and show runners fighting against prevailing public opinion and ABC network executives is told very well in Dynasty's Gay Journey - Killer Dads, Shoulderpads, and the Kiss that Rocked Hollywood [33m25s], from YouTube's Matt Baume.
You'll be surprised at how hard the team fought across the 9 years of Dynasty's run. I had no idea about any of this, but I was a bit young to understand much of what was on Dynasty at the time, even if my parents would have let me watch it.
My original title for this post was "The Stephen Carrington Institute For The Treatment And Study Of Fa**otry", but I thought that to be a bit much.
You'll be surprised at how hard the team fought across the 9 years of Dynasty's run. I had no idea about any of this, but I was a bit young to understand much of what was on Dynasty at the time, even if my parents would have let me watch it.
My original title for this post was "The Stephen Carrington Institute For The Treatment And Study Of Fa**otry", but I thought that to be a bit much.
clavdivs, Matt Baume's video on Soap is likewise brilliant.
posted by lumensimus at 8:56 PM on August 8, 2022 [5 favorites]
posted by lumensimus at 8:56 PM on August 8, 2022 [5 favorites]
I grew up watching Dynasty and I don't remember much about the early Stephen years, but awhile back I rented the old Dynasty DVD's to see this stuff.
I also watched the new Dynasty show for a few seasons--their Steven was the nicest character on the show, but then management wrote him off and I got mad. That said, they treated Steven's husband pretty decently, at least.
posted by jenfullmoon at 10:27 PM on August 8, 2022
I also watched the new Dynasty show for a few seasons--their Steven was the nicest character on the show, but then management wrote him off and I got mad. That said, they treated Steven's husband pretty decently, at least.
posted by jenfullmoon at 10:27 PM on August 8, 2022
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