"The Bold and the Beautiful" (1987) TV series 1987-????

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Creators:

Lee Phillip Bell
William J. Bell

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

23 March 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Designed as a sister soap to "The Young and the Restless", this is a high-rated, glossy, campy soap with fast-paced storylines about beautiful people behaving badly.

Plot Keywords:

Soap Opera | Lie | Love | Male Female Relationship | Fashion

Awards:

44 wins & 180 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Oct. 13	1:30 PM	CBS
Tue. Oct. 14	1:30 PM	CBS

Cast

Katherine Kelly Lang	...	Brooke Logan / ... (1,755 episodes, 1987-2008)
Ronn Moss	...	Ridge Forrester / ... (1,581 episodes, 1987-2008)
Susan Flannery	...	Stephanie Forrester / ... (1,436 episodes, 1987-2008)
John McCook	...	Eric Forrester / ... (1,140 episodes, 1987-2008)
Jack Wagner	...	Dominick Marone / ... (1,003 episodes, 2003-2008)
Hunter Tylo	...	Dr. Taylor Hayes Forrester / ... (864 episodes, 1990-2008)
Winsor Harmon	...	Thorne Forrester (802 episodes, 1996-2008)

Also Known As:

Belleza y poder (USA: Spanish title)
Rags (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (1999-) | Stereo (1987-1998)

Certification:

Australia:G | Canada:PG | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Bridgetown, Barbados

Company:

Bell-Phillip Television Productions

Trivia:

Lauren Koslow and Zachariah Koslow, who played mother and son on the show, are also mother and son in real life.

Quotes:

Lauren Fenmore: [handing a box of cookies] These are "Lauren Fenmore's-Thank You For Saving My Life"-Cookies...
Eric Forrester: [hesitant] Did you bake them yourself?
Lauren Fenmore: No...
Eric Forrester: So I can eat them without any fear...

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Even Stevens: Louis in the Middle (#1.6)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

High Upon This Love

Glamorous, glitzy and cheesy

Two things tickle me in relation to this never-ending saga: the illogicality of many situations, and the blatant inconsistencies, hypocrisies, contradictions and double standards displayed by most characters. These two ingredients combine to make up an insidiously alluring cocktail, which may explain why B & B, in spite of its cheesiness, has the potential for becoming addictive, as exemplified by so many testimonials, both within my own social circle and elsewhere (for example, on this website). The principal characters, who are rarely seen engaged in normal activities (such as work), are prone to proclaim their undying loyalty to one another, backed by strong moral principles, family values, marriage etc., then break their promises and behave like alley cats, just a few weeks down the track. One example amongst hundreds: when Brooke is confronted by Taylor with the question: 'How could you sleep with Nick the night you thought your husband had died?', she contrives to look dutifully repentant and says something like 'I don't know how to explain it'. Not very convincing. The endless proclamations of belief in the sanctity and permanence of marriage are contradicted with monotonous regularity by the behavior of most characters. In spite of this, all second, third etc. weddings take place in a chapel in the presence of an (ostensibly Christian) celebrant. Christianity of course, or at least the traditional view of it, is frequently set aside when characters indulge in bitching about one other, undermining the reputation of others, cheating in various ways, etc. The most common method of rumbling the frequent conspiracies is by eavesdropping behind a half-closed door, then charging into the conspiratorial environment and confronting the conspirators with dramatic remarks. Again, not very convincing. There seems to be a tendency, on the part of the scriptwriters, to demonize female characters to a greater extent than male ones. There are no male counterparts to Sheila, Stephanie or Sally Spectra, just to name a few. The glitzy ambiance and would-be glamorous surroundings are an obvious smokescreen, designed to hide the basically vacuous lives of the majority of characters, deprived as they are of any authentic ideals. The mirage works quite well. And one could continue ... in spite of all the above (and more), B & B remains an entertaining soapie which will be missed when, inevitably, the final curtain falls. PS. Incidentally, have any of the characters ever heard of contraception?