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<blockquote data-quote="Ked" data-source="post: 439655" data-attributes="member: 54"><p>So what? I still want Blake and Alexis to be closer in age. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's fair, since this is your original creation.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ehhh, I can't really see Blake dating while still technically married to Alexis. I mean, there are many things to consider: Blake loves having the moral high ground and/or being "respectable", so he'd be sure to wait at least a year after the divorce before getting back into the dating game. Plus, Blake was genuinely hurt by Alexis' affair, so there's a good chance he'd be too vulnerable (though he'd never admit to it). </p><p></p><p>So how about October 1965, instead? That's still mid-60s, after all. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's easier to imagine if you replace Forsythe with Grant Show. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> <img src="http://yoursmiles.org/ssmile/fun/s0208.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="lol :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> I definitely prefer Blake being 50 at the start, it's easier to imagine him as a macho-action-type that way. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Because I just can't take the name "Frankie" seriously when it's attached to the character Katharine Ross played. The character is a lost, dreamy-eyed, tragic and silly waif of a woman being blown every which way, desired by a plethora of men, put on a pedestal by her son and the source of her own sister's insecurity. Thus, the name "Frankie" just doesn't suit her. </p><p></p><p>Heck, if I were to name a female character "Frankie," I'd have her be a Sammy Jo type, for (hopefully) obvious reasons. </p><p></p><p>Why I chose "Helen" is to match her with Jason's Greek tragedy theme: in the original mythos, Jason was a mortal hero favored by Hera, but he wound up being famous for just how utterly he destroyed his own potential by betraying his own wife and losing EVERYTHING, including his own bloodline. Meanwhile, Helen of Troy is famous for being the world's most beautiful woman, to the point that a whole war was fought over her, resulting in the complete and total destruction of the City of Troy. </p><p></p><p>Considering how the Colbys turned out, with their business empire divided and their family scattered to the winds (especially thanks to how the family patriarch ran off with his ex-wife's young er sister), doesn't it seem more fitting now for "Frankie" to be "Helen" instead?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I... believe we've discussed this before? Many, many times before. <img src="http://yoursmiles.org/ssmile/fun/s0208.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="lol :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No, but I liked the idea of Alexis and Sable not only being the same age (thus able to attend school together at the exact same time), but also being pregnant at the same time, too. I mean, they were supposed to be "close" during those days, weren't they? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> But on a more serious note, Sable confided in Alexis that she had been raped, and that's not something one confides in just ANYONE. If Sable and Alexis have known each other their whole lives, it makes the most sense that the latter would be the one Sable told. Especially since Alexis actually held onto that secret for 30+ years. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have her at 13 in Season 1. I was trying to make Claudia a little younger because she gets involved with Steven, Jeff and Adam (while I understand people's general dislike of the latter pairing, I still liked their scenes together in Season 6B, when they became a sort of scheming evil pair that turn on each other). Thus, Claudia is 30 in Season 1, with Jeff (and the not-yet-appeared Adam) being 25, and Steven 22. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Cool. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oooh, that actually sounds pretty interesting! Plus it goes to show just how petty Cecil Colby really is, and it goes beyond him just be a jilted ex-lover of Alexis. Heh, although I never liked that whole "pastor" thing for Blake's father; yes, I realize it's in the show's bible but I think, since it was never mentioned on the actual show, it should be ignored. But that's just my deal. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> I do approve of Blake's father being named "Zeke" instead, very much approve! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Looks pretty good so far! Plus it's pretty similar to what I've got. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Only I have the fire that kills Blake's mother (oh, you named her "Lucy" instead of "Ellen"? Meh, not a bad choice. I would have just kept her first name being "Fallon" and have it be ambiguous what her maiden name was, but I digress) happen *after* Steven is born, but that's because I always liked the implication that Ben *might* be the father of Clay Fallmont, and I wanted Clay to be closer in age to Amanda. That's also why I had it so that Fox Fallmont is the elder son, and the same age as Steven.</p><p></p><p>*LOVE* "Cathedral Springs" and "Cedar Abbey." Very Downton Abbey-ish. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Oh yeah, I was going to include "Geoff" in my own timeline, but forgot! Whoops! <img src="http://yoursmiles.org/ssmile/fun/s0208.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="lol :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oooooooh, LOVE this! Nice little family drama, not to mention properly mysterious and sinister! Very fitting for Cecil's character. Heh, now I want there to be a scene in either Season 2 or Season 3 where Cecil takes Alexis to that very same Opera House! </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I mean, Kirby got those cheekbones from somewhere. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I realize I made Steven 5 and Fallon 6 during the whole Roger Grimes fiasco, and that may have been a mistake on my part. For a long time now, I've had it cemented in my brain that, at the start of the series in 1981, Fallon is 23 and Steven is 22. Since Alexis returns that same year, and is supposed to have been gone for 16 years, Fallon and Steven would have been 7 and 6, respectively. Heh, though maybe I was following your idea of having it be a *17* year exile (what with the locust cycle and everything). </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>O_O </p><p></p><p>...No comment. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yup, this all sounds pretty good and close to what I had in mind. x3 The only thing I don't really care for is Ruby Colby's involvement in the Massacre and the other Moldavia stuff; that all just seems outside of the Colby family interest, which was always her obsession. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ked, post: 439655, member: 54"] So what? I still want Blake and Alexis to be closer in age. :) That's fair, since this is your original creation. Ehhh, I can't really see Blake dating while still technically married to Alexis. I mean, there are many things to consider: Blake loves having the moral high ground and/or being "respectable", so he'd be sure to wait at least a year after the divorce before getting back into the dating game. Plus, Blake was genuinely hurt by Alexis' affair, so there's a good chance he'd be too vulnerable (though he'd never admit to it). So how about October 1965, instead? That's still mid-60s, after all. ;) It's easier to imagine if you replace Forsythe with Grant Show. ;) :lol: I definitely prefer Blake being 50 at the start, it's easier to imagine him as a macho-action-type that way. Because I just can't take the name "Frankie" seriously when it's attached to the character Katharine Ross played. The character is a lost, dreamy-eyed, tragic and silly waif of a woman being blown every which way, desired by a plethora of men, put on a pedestal by her son and the source of her own sister's insecurity. Thus, the name "Frankie" just doesn't suit her. Heck, if I were to name a female character "Frankie," I'd have her be a Sammy Jo type, for (hopefully) obvious reasons. Why I chose "Helen" is to match her with Jason's Greek tragedy theme: in the original mythos, Jason was a mortal hero favored by Hera, but he wound up being famous for just how utterly he destroyed his own potential by betraying his own wife and losing EVERYTHING, including his own bloodline. Meanwhile, Helen of Troy is famous for being the world's most beautiful woman, to the point that a whole war was fought over her, resulting in the complete and total destruction of the City of Troy. Considering how the Colbys turned out, with their business empire divided and their family scattered to the winds (especially thanks to how the family patriarch ran off with his ex-wife's young er sister), doesn't it seem more fitting now for "Frankie" to be "Helen" instead? I... believe we've discussed this before? Many, many times before. :lol: No, but I liked the idea of Alexis and Sable not only being the same age (thus able to attend school together at the exact same time), but also being pregnant at the same time, too. I mean, they were supposed to be "close" during those days, weren't they? ;) But on a more serious note, Sable confided in Alexis that she had been raped, and that's not something one confides in just ANYONE. If Sable and Alexis have known each other their whole lives, it makes the most sense that the latter would be the one Sable told. Especially since Alexis actually held onto that secret for 30+ years. I have her at 13 in Season 1. I was trying to make Claudia a little younger because she gets involved with Steven, Jeff and Adam (while I understand people's general dislike of the latter pairing, I still liked their scenes together in Season 6B, when they became a sort of scheming evil pair that turn on each other). Thus, Claudia is 30 in Season 1, with Jeff (and the not-yet-appeared Adam) being 25, and Steven 22. Cool. :) Oooh, that actually sounds pretty interesting! Plus it goes to show just how petty Cecil Colby really is, and it goes beyond him just be a jilted ex-lover of Alexis. Heh, although I never liked that whole "pastor" thing for Blake's father; yes, I realize it's in the show's bible but I think, since it was never mentioned on the actual show, it should be ignored. But that's just my deal. ;) I do approve of Blake's father being named "Zeke" instead, very much approve! :D Looks pretty good so far! Plus it's pretty similar to what I've got. ;) Only I have the fire that kills Blake's mother (oh, you named her "Lucy" instead of "Ellen"? Meh, not a bad choice. I would have just kept her first name being "Fallon" and have it be ambiguous what her maiden name was, but I digress) happen *after* Steven is born, but that's because I always liked the implication that Ben *might* be the father of Clay Fallmont, and I wanted Clay to be closer in age to Amanda. That's also why I had it so that Fox Fallmont is the elder son, and the same age as Steven. *LOVE* "Cathedral Springs" and "Cedar Abbey." Very Downton Abbey-ish. ;) Oh yeah, I was going to include "Geoff" in my own timeline, but forgot! Whoops! :lol: Oooooooh, LOVE this! Nice little family drama, not to mention properly mysterious and sinister! Very fitting for Cecil's character. Heh, now I want there to be a scene in either Season 2 or Season 3 where Cecil takes Alexis to that very same Opera House! I mean, Kirby got those cheekbones from somewhere. ;) I realize I made Steven 5 and Fallon 6 during the whole Roger Grimes fiasco, and that may have been a mistake on my part. For a long time now, I've had it cemented in my brain that, at the start of the series in 1981, Fallon is 23 and Steven is 22. Since Alexis returns that same year, and is supposed to have been gone for 16 years, Fallon and Steven would have been 7 and 6, respectively. Heh, though maybe I was following your idea of having it be a *17* year exile (what with the locust cycle and everything). O_O ...No comment. Yup, this all sounds pretty good and close to what I had in mind. x3 The only thing I don't really care for is Ruby Colby's involvement in the Massacre and the other Moldavia stuff; that all just seems outside of the Colby family interest, which was always her obsession. ;) [/QUOTE]
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