Last episode of the soap opera Generations from 1991. I apologize for the sound dropping off, but that's the way it aired on TV. Starring Kristoff St. John, Jonelle Allen , and Kelly Rutherford.
Even if they had an all black cast or not, this show was going up against a number #1 show (Y&R) at the time. NBC put Generations in a bad timeslot IMO. On top of that, Y&R had already established a very strong black following. I remember one of the actresses (I think it was Vivca A. Fox) from Generations, commenting in Essence magazine, said that if the had been on CBS or had a lead in show like Y&R did for "The Bold & The Beautiful, the show could have been more successful.
its funny how all the prominant black actors/characters from amc, dool & y&r (nathan not neil I know) left their respective soaps to be a part of this experiment
ballsy move but in a strange way I think blks were more valued in soaps then than they are now
I did not know it aired the same time as Y&R, then your right, even though I hate the direction Y and R is going now, I still watch it...
devmonbar 1 year ago
@devmonbar
Even if they had an all black cast or not, this show was going up against a number #1 show (Y&R) at the time. NBC put Generations in a bad timeslot IMO. On top of that, Y&R had already established a very strong black following. I remember one of the actresses (I think it was Vivca A. Fox) from Generations, commenting in Essence magazine, said that if the had been on CBS or had a lead in show like Y&R did for "The Bold & The Beautiful, the show could have been more successful.
MrJuly1990ish 1 year ago
I honestly believed that if this show had an all black cast with better writing anddid away with the PC BS, it would have stayed around longer...
devmonbar 1 year ago
its funny how all the prominant black actors/characters from amc, dool & y&r (nathan not neil I know) left their respective soaps to be a part of this experiment
ballsy move but in a strange way I think blks were more valued in soaps then than they are now
kreed82 1 year ago
anybody know why the soap was cancelled? I was in the Army at the time and couldn't always watch.
lorimneal 2 years ago
Yes, and I wish the audio was intact so we could hear his lines!!
The late Brandon Tartikoff...
Tre404 2 years ago
Oh Maya, the actress played in Independance Day later, i think :) What a beauty! And the one that played Chantall too.
nattalia79 3 years ago
Of course they knew....I remember reading when the show was canceled.
feliciar4818 3 years ago
did the producers know the show was going to be cancelled? i wish the storylines had been wrapped up
travis082185 3 years ago
Hey, that bellhop is brandon Tartikoff, very successful NBC producer.
WreckCenter 4 years ago