Short-lived drama that aired on
FOX in the summer of
1997. It was done by
Aaron Spelling in the same model as
Melrose Place and
Beverly Hills, 90210. Finola Hughes from
All My Children played a main role, as did Lucky Vanous of
Diet Pepsi commercial fame and Greg Evigan of the
Canadian show "
Big Sound".
The show chronicled the scandalous lives of residents of Pacific Palisades,
California. Most of the characters worked at an
architect firm. The show kicked off with a
motorcycle accident which killed off one of the architects. From there, the show went way
over the top, with plots like "I'm not your sister, I'm your mother!" (which ended up as "I'm in love with my brother-in-law... I mean father-in-law!") and "I want a baby, I think I'll take this one". Not to forget the compelling "I met a guy who claims he's my dad on the
Internet. I think I'll go meet him alone in a secluded place."
All the elements of a great evening
soap were there:
catfights
mistaken identity,
murder, and lots of
sex.
Joan Collins was eventually introduced as the
slutty real estate agent's mom to boost the show's bad ratings, but it didn't work, and the show was cancelled after thirteen episodes.