Show series "Santa Barbara" in Russia began January 2, 1992, two weeks after "all of us ordered the" Soviet Union. It was like this: in response to the launch of the "Ostankino" Mexican melodrama "The Rich Also Cry", RTR has announced the beginning of the show American television series, which at the time was considered more prestigious. These were still the days when the mind of the audience just did not fit the film can consist of 100-200 series. The funny thing is that at that time no one imagined how much is actually in the series "Santa Barbara" (at the time of the shooting continued and then delayed for another year).

"Santa Barbara", US years 1984-1993, 2123 series

Scriptwriters : Bridget and Jerome Dobson, Christopher Dunn, Robert Strip, Charles Pratt

Directed Rick Bennewitz, Gary Bowen, Peter Brinkerhoff, Ellen Falcon, Michael Glion, Stephen Messer, Karl Messerschmidt, John Sedwick, Nicholas Stamos

Scandal after scandal

Initially, it was purchased by a total of 30 episodes - in the sample, which were shown to the people for two months. For some unknown reason, the show did not begin with the first of the series - on different data has been overlooked either 216, or 217 series. However, the audience enjoyed the show. Seeing that gathered unprecedented viewership, channel management gave the "Santa Barbara" green light. After a month's break for technical reasons, in April 1992 supermarathon began to gain momentum. He gave the best time - just after the evening "lead" in the 20-30, and the most expensive advertising RTR was then in "Santa Barbara."

In mid-1998 the opponents of "Santa Barbara" on RTR succeeded: an evening show was canceled, there was only the morning. At the end of October 1998 around the series broke new scandal - St. Petersburg actors from the TV company "Russian Video", voiced by the show for seven years, were out of work. Dubbing instructed the Moscow studio "Mixed Media". But with their light arms such characters talking "squeaky cartoon 'voices, and the audience did not accept the new voiceovers.

Another scandal erupted in April: RTR declared a complete cessation of the show "Santa Barbara" in Russia. He explains that channel is simply no money to buy the next series, and nasty, they say, Americans do not want to reduce the price. NBC requested for each of all 15 thousand dollars, while high prices for advertising in Russia is not so much. This figure is incomparable with prices of new Brazilian-Argentine soap operas, where the series could cost more than 100 thousand dollars. But the audience did not come to terms with the loss: RTR showered thousands of emails and phone calls.

Together with the newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda" channel management conducted a survey of viewers (although the result of this survey could have been foreseen). As a result, the newspaper has received thousands of letters, and the fate of the series was decided. RTR went on almost all concessions to the audience, except for one - the most important - the channel refused to restore the evening show. For dubbing of the series have been hired audience favorite actors - Helen Stavrogin, Tatyana Ivanova, Galina Chiginsky, Alexander Kozhevnikov Oleg Kulikovich Stanislav Kontsevich, Valery Zakharov, Igor and Boris Teterin Dobryakov. February 21, 2000 "Santa Barbara" returned to the screen. Until the final scene was a series of 622 ...

Barbaristy everybody knows

"Santa Barbara" finished shooting in December 1992, the latest series of American TV viewers saw on January 30, 1993. Since 1984, there was not a single year that this series has not received the most prestigious television award "Emmy" in any category. During the last "TV Life", "Security" is changing the ministers, the governments, the dollar, the average wage, and the family lived Capwell his stormy life. And we with him.

In the US, the greatest success and recognition of the "Santa Barbara" acquired in 1989-1991, that is in the later period. According to the laws that govern the life of any "soap opera", if the creators do not make mistakes, as it was in the ninth year of his life, "SB" (or third year "Sunset Beach"), this series will go on forever. It is believed that the creators of "SB" overdoing with the replacement of the cast. For example, the series "All My Children" is already three times longer than the "Santa Barbara", but there is practically no substitution. Heroes remember the past in black and white format. For there the actors filming in "Kids" became a permanent job. For example, Erica Kane, the main character, is already 27 years old, and she came to a little girl. Now Eric is called "legendary character of America."

It is interesting that Eden Capwell, that is, the actress Mercy Walker played in this series Liza Colby in 1981-84., Then moved to the "SAT", the "lived" like Eden before '91. In 1993-1994 she acted in the most gigantic soap opera world - "Guiding Light" (it goes from 1954 - is removed "only" 12 000 series), and in the 95th again in the same role back in the series "All My Children "(until about 8000 series), which is removed so far.

Another example - "The Bold and the Beautiful." This American superserial launched the 1987 (3500 series is filmed), and at the moment it is the second most watchable.

The appearance at the helm of "SB" new producer Paul Rauch has changed the balance of power. Dobson arbitrarily deprived of the opportunity to dispose of the fate of their heroes. At this time, from the TV series went the old-timers such as Luis Sorel, Mercy Walker, Frank Runyon, Lee Maklovski. On the sunny coast of California settled new Telesem - Walker, Raymond Castillo. Acquired new faces and figures Ted Kelly, Mason, Warren and Minx Lockridge. Young and old pushed slightly unfamiliar and long-loved characters. Inhabitants of the resort town expects many more events - a few weddings, mysterious murders, a split personality, finding lost children, and, of course, love. And we will be with them for a long time to experience the extraordinary and sometimes incredibly funny adventure paradise coast of Santa Barbara.

Historical reference

The plot of "Santa Barbara" revolves around four families from different layers of the California town of Santa Barbara: the rich and the wealthy Capwell, their less successful competitors Lockridge, many have lost their fight with the leader, employees Perkins and Hispanic Andrade.

Ci Ci Capwell (Jed Allen last six years before - three actors) - a multimillionaire, a typical capitalist, brutal and powerful, whose money and power in the first place. Sofia, beloved wife of CC (Judith McConnell, quickly replaced Rosemary Forsyth), in the first part of the series wandering near Santa Barbara in the image of a bearded Dominic, while all rest assured that she drowned.

The story began in the 79th year, when during a party at the house Capwell was killed the eldest son of Xi Xi - Channing (Lindsay Dzhankima). His death was unjustly accused beloved youngest daughter - Kelly (Robin Wright - at the time). Joe Perkins (Uayterspun Dane, who was replaced by Mark Arnold). Joe imprisoned. Mistress Channing - the daughter of the cook Roses (Margarita Cordova) and gardener Ruben (Ishmael "East" Carlo) - Santana Andrade (Ava Lazar, Margaret Michaels, Gina Gallo, Wanda de Dzhezus) gave birth to a dead baby - Brandon (Brandon Call and five boys ), which the CC with his usual ferocity made him pay. Adopted boy brought another tycoon's wife - Gina Blake DeMott (Robin Mattson, has replaced Linda Gibbons that long to forget viewers).

Five years later, Perkins finally justify and release to freedom ... to the great displeasure of the CC. Kelly at this time going to marry Peter Flint (Stephen Meadows), Samantha was supported by his brother Channing - Mason (Lane Davies, Terry Lester, Gordon Thompson), who has never been a favorite at the daddy, and therefore sought solace in novels and drinking. His sister Eden (Marcy Walker), who recently returned from a trip to Europe, absorbing novel with "Spanish" policeman Cruz Castillo (Hey Martinez), to which her father had initially reacted with disapproval.

For all events in the Capwell family with great attention watching old Minx Lockridge (Judith Anderson, Janis Paige). The feud between the clans has its roots in the past, but the hatred only increased over the years. The son Minx - Lionel (Nicolas Coster) is very strange, almost comical and insulting in the eyes of the mother's relationship with his wife Augusta (Louise Sorel).

Tensions increased when falling in love with each other descendants "Montague" and "Capulet" - Laken Lockridge (Julie Ronnie Susan Marie Snyder, Shell Danielson) and Ted Capwell (Todd McKee, Michael Brainard).

Among the other members of the younger generation, we see a novice journalist Warren Lockridge (John Allen Nelson, Scott Jenkins, Jack Wagner), the younger sister of Joe Perkins - Actress Jed (Melissa Reeves), attracting the attention of producers is not so much talent as his body, his brother Santana - Danny Andrade (Rupert Revens), and his sister Gina - Summe Blake (John Leigh Stack).
In the end, Kelly believed in the innocence of Joe, and became his wife, why ex-boyfriend, Peter, crazy and become a maniac, killing all tucked blondes, reminding him unfaithful lover. Shortly after the wedding, he kills Joe, and then himself.

Another madman - Steve Bassett (Ashby Adams) rapes his half-sister Christy Duvall (Tricia Cast), and then makes it accused of raping Ted Capwell, which she liked. At the last moment Christy Ted saves on penalty, and later, defending, killing Steve. The went to see her sister, Mary Duvall McCormick (Harley Jane Kozak), falls in love with Mason.

That does not prevent him to settle scores with his father, have an affair with his young wife Gina, and when he finds them in bed, according to the Pope, that his beloved Channing was, first, gay, and secondly, does not it son, and Lionel, who was at that time lover Lover: the real situation   Sofia.

Shocked CC loses consciousness, and then several months in a coma. This hurry to take advantage of Gina, which rightly believes that, waking up, horned husband would divorce her immediately and leave penniless. Gina almost manages to turn off the life support system, while it adjusts so that the whole blame Eden. Including the victim of intrigues stepmother. Tormented by remorse, Eden, being unable to face Cruz, seeking solace in working at his father Kirk Cranston (Robert Newman), for which the foolish and then marries. Cruz grief offers itself as a school friend of her husband Santana, which escape the burden CC, drove Gina promised to give Brandon if she would marry and acquire stability.

Insidious Gina, Santana replacing medication, making it a drug addict. Even more insidious spouse Eden learn that Eden and Cruz ready to rejoin, trying to kill them as before killing Jin. "Risen" saves lovers offender is arrested, but now their happiness prevents arrived with serious intentions Cruise back old girlfriend Victoria Lane (Christine Meadows). Not to mention that the assistant prosecutor Kate Timmons (Justin Diaz, Robin Strand, John Novak) accuses Cruz (with Victoria) that they have drowned on the beach of his sister Katie (Wendy McKenna). Gina Timmons begins with the novel on which the audience had a good laugh ...

That was the beginning. But the "Santa Barbara" is good because it can be viewed from any point - a day or two, and you're aware of all the events. The heroes of the same, a new adventure, even worse villains, and Mason still trying to win Julia (Nancy Gran). It is a pity that there is no Eden and CC run into an affair with Santana.

Irina Grushin

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