Love the opening surprise, where it sounds like it's about to hit you with Dynasty, and then BAM, a whole new theme tune. I distinctly remember having thoughts about that as a kid when I first saw it.
@AT-sd9qq7 жыл бұрын
The thing about 80's theme songs nighttime soaps it actually made you feel that these characters were insanely rich and powerful.
@ty75045 жыл бұрын
True word, dear Audie !!!
@bloxburgmomcore4 жыл бұрын
Yes the characters are rice
@karuspitts40503 жыл бұрын
Yes
@jeffwilson89073 жыл бұрын
The best part of this theme song is when Barbara Stanwyck throws open those double doors and is standing there in that flawless purple gown by Nolan Miller
@diamonddiamond88532 жыл бұрын
100% I wish though they would of gave her more to do...she had the potential to be a BOSS, in the vein of Angela Channing (Jane Wyman) of "Falcon Crest " ! I read that Stanwyck had very little in the line of good things to say about "The Colbys"....but she's still a BOSS!
@Jetlag003 Жыл бұрын
it was a recreation of a scene when she starred in The Big Country in the 60s
@maestroclassico5801 Жыл бұрын
@@Jetlag003The Big Valley.... Barbara wasn't happy....she thought since The Colbys was a spin off of Dynasty that she'd be able to work with her former TV DAUGHTER Linda Evans.
@rolandbaldwin11 ай бұрын
It just a shame it didn't live up to this incredible title sequence. It was a bland and empty show for the most part.
@maestroclassico580111 ай бұрын
@@rolandbaldwin It sure got that way. It had its moments. But I'm biased....I just loved Chuck Heston, Barbara Stanwyck, and Katherine Ross (The Stepford Wives anyone?), and then became a fan of Stephanie Beacham....who actually almost single handedly SAVED the last season of Dynasty. I would've written season 2 differently and if I were Spelling and the Shapiros, figured out how to merge the 2 shows better. When they cancelled THE COLBYS, they should've made Dynasty an hour and a HALF and had more of them....that last season of Dynasty, Jason Colby's name kept coming up but no Chuck.
@jasonjackson45554 жыл бұрын
I was a little kid when this show aired. I always remembered those vertical lines and thought it looked cool. The moment that intro was over, I knew it was bedtime for me and my sister so my parents could watch the show in peace.
@hutch11976 жыл бұрын
Charlton Heston! Barbara Stanwyck! Ricardo Montalban! Man.....ABC was writing some big checks to get names on that show.
@CraigTulloch4 жыл бұрын
Don’t worry they saved some cash by hiring really cheap and awful script writers. As a result the show flopped. Stanwyck walked after the first season saying the scripts were crap and she was right.
@lisaaugustin54004 жыл бұрын
They didnt give Stanwyck nothing juicy to say, Sable was telling Connie off all the time !
@johnbenjaminmasilamoni32663 жыл бұрын
John Forsythe did better for Dynasty than Chuck Heston did for this spinoff.
@johnbenjaminmasilamoni32663 жыл бұрын
Chuck was not suited to this genre. His stiffness, and pedantic geriatric delivery were at odds with the energy of Dynasty's times. He probably only symbolized the desperation of the show's producers to retrieve their investment.
@hutch11973 жыл бұрын
@@johnbenjaminmasilamoni3266 I agree totally. He was horribly miscast for a show like this. And the fact that such a cast of heavy hitters couldn't save it just goes to show how horrible the concept, writing and plots were. By the time "The Colbys" premiered, the "Dynasty" writing had already gone into the toilet, so basically the spinoff began when things were already terrible.
@pumbaaj9 жыл бұрын
The key to a great 1980s tv drama intro- act surprised when u see the camera and pose.
@DouglasRickard9 жыл бұрын
+pumbaaj and how many of us have imitated that! :D
@laminage6 жыл бұрын
Yes, in Europe a French Comedian made a joke about The Opening Sequence Of The Young & The Restless (With The White Backdrop). They never have Opening Sequences like that on UK Soaps. Eastenders has a Map, while Coronation Street always shows a Cat while Emmerdale has you looking at The Village from an aerial point of view.
@material___5 жыл бұрын
pumbaaj or sitcoms
@abramquinn77262 жыл бұрын
YES
@dominicsca11 жыл бұрын
Hands down the best tv show opening theme ever. The Colbys was even better than Dynasty the problem was these morons at ABC decided to pit it against the number one show on television at the time, Cheers. Not just Cheers but the entire Thursday night NBC line-up that dominated television in the 80s. If these corporate idiots had brains they would have placed The Colbys after Dynasty on Wednesday night and made Wednesday the powerhouse night for television in the 80s.
@brothergrimace38595 жыл бұрын
mahmoud a THIS. ABC made the same mistake on Tuesday nights by trying to kill off The A-Team and Riptide by throwing shows at them and nothing worked... until 'Moonlighting'. As one of the producers of 'Riptide' told my writing class in college, "Well...'Moonlighting' happened to us. It was as if our entire audience defected."
@magkatcar4 жыл бұрын
You know what, that definitely would have been a good idea. The Colby's should have been right after Dynasty, duh. Makes total sense now!
@briantw4 жыл бұрын
That means that people who didn't have 2 hours to spare in one night would have had to miss it. Keep them on separate nights - gives people something to look forward to on both nights, without giving up too much of their weeknight time.
@gameking88093 жыл бұрын
The openung was better but the show not so much. It mostly used plots that we already saw on Dynasty, brouht nothing new to the table.
@filmshadow-ghost36232 жыл бұрын
@@briantw and then tuned to ABC on 2 nights where they might watch ABC shows before and after.
@lupinostar8 жыл бұрын
I love the theme when Claire Yarlett enters the screen 1:02
@TimBoyd20126 жыл бұрын
The theme to the Colbys sounds like it could be a national anthem.
@TheToysThatWrestle5 жыл бұрын
Constance “I don’t give a flying f**k” Colby. What a legend she was.
@eddieg6436 Жыл бұрын
Was there ANYONE more handsome than Maxwell Caulfied in his younger years?!?!?!
@petebondurant58Ай бұрын
Nope.
@TownieGirl197410 жыл бұрын
The Colbys Theme Song has always been one of my all time favorite TV Show Themes. It was EPIC. Absolutely EPIC. The best part is at 0:49 seconds-The part where you see Stephanie Beacham introduced as Sable. Between how amazing she looks & that part of the theme song combined with Sable throwing her fur coat like a boss, it's the absolute best part of the whole opening.
@BlytheWorld197210 жыл бұрын
it was epic
@Youngstown5297 жыл бұрын
And he she was approaching 40, and looking better than some women half her age.
@miamivicepastels837 жыл бұрын
Karen Catizone her little part gave me everything I needed
@dalemcilwain6 жыл бұрын
@ Karen, she toss her fur coat coat like, "Here, you have this this coat. I don't need it or Brown isn't my color. With a closet full of fur coats. 😂😂😂
@BaseballPlayer03 жыл бұрын
So rena mero copied her
@gambi445 жыл бұрын
The most majestic Opening in TV history. On par with Dallas !!
@TheLastOfTheFinest807 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I use to stay up late at night to wait for The Colbys to come on TV on only to dance to this theme. My goodness I miss the 80s.
@johnothy7 жыл бұрын
I liked how the beginning of it was like the Dynasty intro.
@gimmemic12636 жыл бұрын
you cant beat a tv show that has Ricardo Montalban and Charlton Heston in the same series..............
@maestroclassico580111 ай бұрын
After loving Ricardo as Mr Roark, it was kind of fun to see him play a smooth, articulate, but still handsome villain.
@agushll748 жыл бұрын
Touch by the hand of Bill Conti, as many other soap operas of the 80s, Falcon Crest, North & South, Dynasty...
@laminage8 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Henry Mancini. The Young & The Restless as well and The Thorn Birds.
@maryexstroughtonaire42442 жыл бұрын
Sounds like John Williams' Superman.
@pacetti0710 жыл бұрын
Watching Tracey Scoggins in this it's hard to believe that about just ten years later she would take the role of Captain Elizabeth Lockley, the no-nonsense commander of space station Babylon 5 in it's finale season. A role which quickly made her a massive fan favorite at science fiction conventions. Even twenty years after B5 aired she still draws major crowds.
@maestroclassico580111 ай бұрын
Tracey was in one of the Dallas movies after it's original Run ended. She is the only "opening show credits" actor (there were 2 other "post show credits" actors) to be on both Dynasty and Dallas.
@michaelbonaiuto69683 жыл бұрын
The Grandest of all 80s nightime soap themes!!!!
@laminage5 жыл бұрын
Also Maxwell Caulfield & Stephanie Beacham did well on UK Soaps. Maxwell on Emmerdale and Stephanie on Coronation Street. She also played Phylida Oswyn who specialized in Real Estate Ponzi Schemes on Bad Girls. Michael Praed (Ex-Prince Michael On Dynasty) acts on Emmerdale as a Character named Frank who has Two Daughters, Vanessa A Town Vet who is suspended and Tracy whose Sister Kimberley Walsh was in Girls Aloud the most successful Group in The UK to come out of Reality TV.
@jasonhaliwell31363 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved Stephanie Beacham as Sable. She was the vixen such as her cousin Alexis on “Dynasty” was… however a different vixen.
@petebondurant58Ай бұрын
Ms. Beacham was the first MILF crush of my life!
@memoir4you3 жыл бұрын
Loved watching the Colbys growing up . It was very popular in school I remember, , many of us watched it & hardly anyone watched Dynasty . It was pure escapism & fun.
@diamonddiamond88532 жыл бұрын
You're so Right! Maxwell Caulfield (Miles), was all THAT and a bag of Doritos!...& Claire Yarlett's (Bliss) boyfriend, Sean McCallister (Charles Van Eman) !
@Youngstown5298 жыл бұрын
Best opening credits of any TV show in the last 50 years. Bill Conti - where are you today?
@laminage8 жыл бұрын
In the 1987 Documentary Paris Is Burning about African American Gay & Trans Folks, they mentioned The Colbys, Dynasty, Another World & All My Children who the "Children" loved watching.
@lavishgetin7 жыл бұрын
Youngstown529 he died i think.
@Youngstown5297 жыл бұрын
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Conti
@arthurbunsch30677 жыл бұрын
Bill Conti is a legend,loved his great hits and the cheesy ones too.
@laminage6 жыл бұрын
Arthur Bunsch Yes but let's not forget Henry Mancini (Y & R, Dragnet, as well as The Thorn Birds) as well as Michel Legrand (Lady Sings The Bliues and Summer of 42).
@ChiroVideosTVlondon5 жыл бұрын
I always loved the high drama of these titles, they threw everything at it. I think they dropped the Dynasty II heading in the second season. Love the continuity with the graphics and the shared opening bars.
@WhitneyHouston4eva13 жыл бұрын
It was only used 4 about episodes in the first season than it was dropped from the title.
@shepardwilde47012 жыл бұрын
The theme is very good at Tracy scoggins appears and love the moment of Claire yarlet …
@lycangold6 жыл бұрын
Kinda sounds a bit like the 1978 Superman theme
@jrcarter91754 жыл бұрын
It's like the Superman theme and the Dynasty theme had a baby.
@tatavega221711 жыл бұрын
God I miss TV like this.
@TownieGirl197411 жыл бұрын
This show had so much potential, and I feel did start strong, but sadly faded fast. The theme however, my God, what a theme song! Maybe even more epic than Dynasty itself!
@44excalibur4 жыл бұрын
Well, I think that when you compare Dynasty II: The Colbys to the Dallas spin-off, Knots Landing, you can see why the Dallas spin-off succeeded and the Dynasty spin-off failed.
@johnothy6 жыл бұрын
I liked how the show had it's own theme but closely followed Dynasty's intro with the graphics. I watched this as a kid but wished it had lasted a couple more seasons.
@jasonhaliwell31363 жыл бұрын
Agreed. They looked like they had some good cliffhangers when it was cancelled.
@jinky0u8122 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. I was bummed about how short it lasted. It was very underrated, and during the first season, was actually better than the series it spawned from.
@axltyler3 жыл бұрын
The theme song sounds like Dynasty, then Superman the Movie, then Back to the Future.
@evagabor511 жыл бұрын
Stephanie Beacham is awesome.
@ty75045 жыл бұрын
Dear Addicted ... let's stop saying things like that out loud before the whole world ends up being polarised ... but, yeah, we love Sable Colby too !!! And let's also keep it a secret that we love Constance Colby too !!! WE NEED TO DO THIS FOR THE HEALTH OF THE WORLD !!!
@LovemyLeo15 жыл бұрын
This show along with Hotel were my favorites!
@renaissanceinblack Жыл бұрын
Eighties music and theme songs were so intentional. It changed the tone of the whole show.
@trentlong17966 жыл бұрын
Loved the Colby’s...
@dannycarrington16013 жыл бұрын
The epic scale of the theme makes even more sense when you learn they originally were going to name the series "The Titans".
@radrobd1232 жыл бұрын
The Titans was the name of the two-hour episode of Dynasty that spun off The Colbys. The original title was much longer. It was going to be "Dynasty II: The Colbys of California"
@DarthSasquatch11 жыл бұрын
God I miss good television. Remember when TV shows had great and memorable opening and closing theme music and credits? We didn't have networks showing commercials during squished closing credits. We didn't have channels full of fake, scripted, "reality" shows. We didn't have lame excuses for sitcoms that were so lacking in creativity that every other line had to be a raunchy sex joke. We didn't have in-depth character studies full of ultra-realistic disturbing violence masquerading as dramas.
@briantw4 жыл бұрын
There is still great television today. With streaming, TV has become a powerhouse again. Maybe not network television with all the ads and such, but there is still good television.
@SaxonC8 жыл бұрын
They all look shocked then pose lol you got to love the camp of the colbys lol
@ramazaneastwood16052 жыл бұрын
i love charlton heston After taming the planet of the apes, he goes straight into dealing with other apes and villains in the series. RIP
@jad81232 жыл бұрын
This show was pretty much a copy of Dynasty rather than a spin off. Granted it had some great actors and characters mostly notably Stefanie Beecham it wasn’t very original. At least, Knots Landing was different than Dallas. That said, it had a awesome theme song which I always liked. Very powerful.
@martianboy9 жыл бұрын
Tracy Scoggins is only a few years younger than Stephanie Beacham who played her mum!
@Ama-hi5kn3 жыл бұрын
That intro music was always so... Superman-esque. lol.
@ivorytower996 жыл бұрын
I mentioned in a reply (below) how and when I started watching Dynasty, yet missed out on watching The Colbys; yet most people on different sites slagg off The Colbys: no clue why; I think it's pretty amazing!
@graphiquejack Жыл бұрын
With all due respect to Hollywood legends Chuck and Babs, and established Dynasty stars James and Emma… this show was all about Stephanie. She stole this show right from under everyone’s noses. Her weird placement in the credits prove even the show runners had no idea what they had in her.
@bonghunezhou50513 ай бұрын
Neither John James nor Emma Samms was an established "star". As for Stephanie B, her status reminds me of Larry Hagman; when Dallas first began, his character started out as a side role, namely to Pam (Victoria Principal) and Bobby (Patrick Duffy).
@usandthem790611 жыл бұрын
I love(d) this show so much, I taped every show except ep 20 (because I forgot to program the VCR) but found it here on You Tube. Yay!....still have all the VHS tapes. Stephanie Beacham was totally cool. I loved the 80's.....TV, Music, Clothes...what a fun decade after all the crap that happened in the 70's. Aside from FM music (ok, disco, too), the 70's were a downer (the war, watergate, movies etc)...the '80's felt like a weight had been lifted and was all about fun!
@verenaguerrini77059 жыл бұрын
splendida melodia quella dei colby grandissimi attori eccellente serial!!!
@dramaticguy14 жыл бұрын
Shame Barbara Stanwyck only did one season,she as excellent
@ivorytower996 жыл бұрын
Right next to her real life best friend Joan Crawford, Barbara Stanwyck is a Hollywood Goddess!
@billnavarro71452 жыл бұрын
I read that Barbara Stanwyck was not happy working with Charleton Heston, and was kind of upset that she had no screen time with Linda Evans. Also that her character wasn't strong enough.
@TitanicTubiАй бұрын
Stanwyck was a legend from the 1930s Heston and her didn't get along? I wonder how they were both very professional just wish they had given her more strength even though to me she was strong. @@billnavarro7145
@scottlowman.10442 жыл бұрын
Beginning reminds me of Super Man.
@ryangreen24693 жыл бұрын
Fantastic opening and the music is brilliant for the very rich, loved the background of each cast member to somewhat match there personality 3 favorites.... Charlton Heston - Powerful
@ryangreen24693 жыл бұрын
Ooops ! Charlton Heston - Powerful Pacific Ocean wave. Barbara Stanwyck- Beautiful Rose Garden And Clare Yarnett - Very popular 80's trendy Dance Club. Too bad it did not quite reach an audience like Dynasty, probably because of the bad choice of casting Emma Samms as Fallon, Lol !! (nothing against Emma) but, dont insult the audience, Pamela Sue Martin had Blue eyes and a sexy raspy voice not a British accent. Maxwell Caulfield was delicious eye candy though... Thank you for uploading this timeless piece.
@pedanticradiator14912 жыл бұрын
To me the theme music seems more suited to a superhero movie or series
@TownieGirl197410 жыл бұрын
Such a shame that this show wasn't written as well as it was when it first started. I mean, seriously, look at this cast-Charlton Heston, Barbara Stanwyck, Ricardo Montablan, Joseph Campanella, Stephanie Beachman, John James, Ken Howard, Emma Samms, Maxwell Caufield, as well as Tracy Scoggins and Claire Yarlett. What an incredible cast this was. Really. Between the EPICNESS of the Theme Song combined with the cast and the writers of Dynasty itself-this show should've been so much better than it was. So much better. Such a shame.
@rolandbaldwin9 жыл бұрын
The show was lacking in storyline after a few episodes. The best part was the opening credits unfortunately and I do prefer this theme Dynasty.
@badcasey99438 жыл бұрын
+Karen Catizone The producers forgot to hire good writers, so that there would be some interesting plotlines. Such a waste of incredible stars. Great actors with nothing interesting to say.
@TimBoyd20126 жыл бұрын
Barbara Stanwyck and Linda Evans starred together in Big Valley in the 60s
@davidrosenthal388311 жыл бұрын
This show was great television! I loved the music, and the cast.. Hard to figure that the show only lasted 2 seasons.
@emerybayblues3 жыл бұрын
Not that hard. The writing sucked. That's why Barbara Stanwyck left after 1 season. Also the prime time soaps declining as a genre.
@kpowers4 жыл бұрын
Wow great cast
@markashmann76627 жыл бұрын
Loved the 80s!
@dwood3714 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT!!!!!! This has got to be the BEST opening, with Falcon Crest's 5th season opening coming in a close second.
@TheOceanMonarch13 жыл бұрын
A soundtrack fit for Majesties....
@aiberlane33905 жыл бұрын
Love how they just come out and call it Dynasty 2, in case there's any viewers scared to take a chance on a Dynasty type show with unfamiliar characters.
@radrobd1232 жыл бұрын
Yeah but they dropped the Dynasty II after 4 episodes and it just became The Colbys
@Chopperwocky3 жыл бұрын
So Dynasty had an expanded universe like the MCU.Interesting.
@jasminepeters25834 жыл бұрын
Wish I could find full episodes of the entire two seasons. I just finished Dynasty including the reunion and I'm currently experiencing separation anxiety. Missing the camp glamour!
@damianlatimer57534 жыл бұрын
it might be on Amazon or Video Dailymotion or Vimeo
@emadinah4 жыл бұрын
You can always purchase the entire series on amazon.com or walmart.com!!
@WhitneyHouston4eva13 жыл бұрын
If you're looking for the dvds try Amazon or eBay.
@TheDiegodeargentina11 жыл бұрын
I love Tracey and Claire, Mr. Spellins allways had great and beautiful actresses! Claire only take part as guest in several t.v. series, you found her in IMDB
@Davey74Boy11 жыл бұрын
The Colby's still an amazing opening theme...bombastic and over the top...Falcon Crest theme was lovely but more subtle...not as forte as TC.
@vincentmccauley40993 жыл бұрын
This show unfortunately had no identity of it's own. It was a second Dynasty in the sense that Charlton was Blake, Stephanie was Alexis and Katherine was Krystle. They should have made it like Knots Landing which had a strong loyal following who loved the show for what it wasn't..a Dallas copy.
@radrobd1232 жыл бұрын
Yeah but ABC/Spelling tried to create a franchise. Kind similar to how Law & Order, CSI, NCIS all spun off similar shows in their respective franchises
@richardcleveland69495 жыл бұрын
I heard that Joan Collins was really bothered by this show and asked her Dynasty co stars to not have anything to do with it
@radrobd1232 жыл бұрын
True she felt the spin-off was cheapening the Dynasty brand and refused to appear on it.
@Mr.EmeraldTheGreen13 жыл бұрын
@HnHBlkM Yes,Garret went back and forth between shows, as did Dominique
@juliedaw91844 жыл бұрын
Superb 😇
@charlotteguy712 жыл бұрын
The opening really is spectacular, but the show itself never came together, despite the big names in the cast.
@ty75045 жыл бұрын
Dear Colbys ... dear Colbys ... Uncle loveth thee beyond even the ensnaring opening theme music. Uncle hath transported thee from his childhood and adolescence into adulthood. UNCLE LOVETH THEE !!! Dear publisher 'JoanCollins2009' of the Alexis kind ... Loveth we thee still !!!
@MarcusLeepapi9 жыл бұрын
I like this show as well....Yes, power and money being seen all the time..Heheehe
@filmshadow-ghost36232 жыл бұрын
It was cool that we thought for a few seconds that it was the same Dynasty theme!
@BaileySEA11 жыл бұрын
Why is it so amazing? The music?
@SoulStylistJukeBox Жыл бұрын
Wow!
@daltonbelflower733110 жыл бұрын
I love all all the nighttime soaps from the eighties, but I have come to recognize and respect Dallas for being the King of the Hill. Knots Landing is a definite second, Dynasty third, and the rest fall thereafter. Knots Landing probably had the best and most believable stories. Knots Landing also ran the longest, fourteen years; Dallas ran thirteen; Falcon Crest nine; Dynasty eight; The Colbys two; Flamingo Road two; The Yellow Rose one. I love them all! But the Big Four: Dallas, Knots Landing, Dynasty, and Falcon Crest were the best, no doubt.
@peterpatzig906810 жыл бұрын
Dynasty has nine seasons.
@daltonbelflower733110 жыл бұрын
True Peter, but it ran for only eight years, from 1981 to 1989. Its first season began as a mid-season replacement in January 1981 and had only 13 episodes. So, yes, it did have nine seasons, but was only on the air for eight years.
@peterpatzig906810 жыл бұрын
Knots Landing starts in December 1979, Falcon Crest in December 1981. Are these "full" years??? Two mid-season shows more for you...
@TheEwing698 жыл бұрын
+Peter Patzig Still counts as a season, many classics shows fall under this category as a mid season replacement, including perhaps the greatest sitcom of all time, All in the Family, which premiered in Jan 1971, but was still classified as a 1970-71 show. DALLAS will always be king of the hill, which ALSO started as a 5 episode miniseries, Warner Bros mistakenly named it as season 1 when they released the DVD's.
@damianlatimer57534 жыл бұрын
@@TheEwing69 well thats because its still part of Dallas
@HnHBlkM14 жыл бұрын
I dont remember Ken Howard being on The Colbys. I know he was on Dynasty as Dominique Deveraux lover and the father of her daughter, Jackie. Was his character spinned-off to The Colbys??
@damianlatimer57534 жыл бұрын
yeah
@emerybayblues3 жыл бұрын
He was Jason Colby's lawyer, but he did some crossing over to Dynasty b/c of Garret and Dominique's relationship.
@daltonbelflower733111 жыл бұрын
I'd have to say Dynasty is my favorite, then Knots Landing and Dallas in second, with Falcon Crest in third. I think The Colbys would've done better had it came two years earlier when Dynasty was rising to the top. They both could have went to the top 5 together, just like Dallas and Knots Landing. Its just a shame that waited such a while to have a Dynasty II.
@suzieqtruth637711 ай бұрын
Amazing Indeed!!!! ❤
@larkpraise4 жыл бұрын
Barbara Stanwyck was the best part of this show!
@lisaaugustin54004 жыл бұрын
When Stanwyck left, that was it, finished like the thornbirds !
@allknowingoracle32774 жыл бұрын
@@lisaaugustin5400 I don't agree Season 2 was still very entertaining without Connie. Stephanie carried this show as Sable.
@LMays-cu2hp3 жыл бұрын
Very nice.
@ih8beingamonkey6546 жыл бұрын
why do i get the feeling that this theme kinda sounds like "Dynasty" meets "Indiana Jones" or "Superman"??
@mgthestrange90983 жыл бұрын
A radio show I like has a lost tv themes item and this was this week’s. I couldn’t believe this a theme tune for a soap, sounds more like Superman! Did John Williams compose it? It also has a hint of Star Trek: the Next Generation, I know it was earlier though.
@diamonddiamond88532 жыл бұрын
Bill Conti composed this, Dynasty, & Falcon Crest. Fantastic composer!
@crees144511 жыл бұрын
The Colbys had potential but it tried to hard to imitate Dynasty. They should have taken a few more risks with the characters and introduced more Hollywood-based storylines. Jackie Collins Hollywood Wives miniseries would have been a better show to copy. I loved Stephanie Beacham, Emma Samms and Max Caulfield. All it needed was Sammy Jo Carrington in LA trying to sleep her way to stardom.
@WIZZINGSHIRE10 жыл бұрын
BARBARA STANWYK!!!!
@BlytheWorld197210 жыл бұрын
amazing
@playsbass19699 жыл бұрын
+wizz wizzingshire you left out a c
@BlytheWorld19729 жыл бұрын
wit
@playsbass19699 жыл бұрын
stanwyck aka victoria Barkley
@QueenCityHistory5 жыл бұрын
Like Dynasty theme meets superman theme
@ericsamuelson565611 ай бұрын
In the opening, there's a Hawaii Five-O style background credit Charleton Heston and a Secret Storm background credit Emma Samms. Besides Emma, Tracy Scoggins & Claire Yarlett were two of the hottest looking ladies on the show. It's ashame it lasted only 2 years. Should've kept it on for another year.
@gordonpiercey942610 жыл бұрын
anyone else think that Emma Samms should have been cast as Monica and Tracy Scoggins should have been Fallon!!
@BlytheWorld197210 жыл бұрын
in a word no
@gordonpiercey942610 жыл бұрын
BlytheWorld1972 Don't get me wrong... I loved Emma Samms in the role.... It just seemed like Tracy was a much closer physical resemblance to Pamela Sue Martin... height, voice, cheek bones.... and Emma and Stephanie could have done an awesome mother/ daughter combo... I would have liked to seen the two of them plot and scheme together.... might have helped the show last longer.
@gordonpiercey942610 жыл бұрын
Gordon Piercey ... and even though Emma's chemistry with John James was OK.... when she ended up back on Dynasty in '87, Emma didn't seem to blend in and gel with any of the other characters. A bit sad considering the intense dynamics PSM had with Alexis, Krystal, Adam and her dear father... and that frienemy thing she had with Sammy Jo was just lame!
@MrCraigblaze9 жыл бұрын
Gordon Piercey Sooo on the money!
@oliviatocali8 жыл бұрын
+Gordon Piercey Great idea. I think Emma Samms as Monica would have been good except I'm not quite sure if she could pull off the whole lawyer thing. Hmmm. But Tracy as Fallon - no way. Fallon is tough to cast though.
@colbs2375 жыл бұрын
This is so awesome. I post this on my wife's facebook once a week, reminding her that I have my own show :) My name is Colby :)
@AlphanPeter3 жыл бұрын
classic tv theme when tv shows had themes
@gavinjarvis2860 Жыл бұрын
Wow. Saturday night revisited …
@cidweinberg7 ай бұрын
ABC programming totally wasted the show by scheduling The Colby’s opposite the powerful NBC Thursday night lineup. The smart thing would have been right after Dynasty the first season on Wednesdays, then move the show to its own night the second year.
@cloverfield911 Жыл бұрын
Which episode did they drop the "DYNASTY 2" title?
@mikeinkc9 жыл бұрын
Stanwyck jumps out of the helicopter and some bozo guards take her hand an leads her away...WHAT???!!!! Barbara Stanwyck needs help, after jumping out of a helicopter....epic fail!
@lisaaugustin54004 жыл бұрын
Well, she was old, you have to help the old ladies to get safely away from helecopters and help old ladies to cross the street !
@danielesteve83594 жыл бұрын
If you pay attention, in every scene she walks from furniture to furniture. She couldn't stand up at the era
@joemurphy21773 жыл бұрын
Dynasty was the no.1 show in the US at this time so introducing this spin off series might have seemed a good idea but in reality it hastened it's demise. The schedule became over saturated with soaps about rich people and the formula ran out of steam.
@jad81233 ай бұрын
I always thought The Colby’s theme sounded like it had been lifted from Superman. At least, the beginning part. Awesome theme but the show was DOA. They had all movie stars & beautiful young actors but nothing to show for it. I don’t even think Claire Yarlett had a storyline (Did she?). Her character should have been a Lucy Ewing type. Spoiled & Rich. I was too big of a Pamela Sue Martin fan to ever become interested in her as Fallon. She was all wrong for the part on both shows. I did like John James though. Good looking guy & he could act.
@BaseballPlayer03 жыл бұрын
Bring back Soap with Billy Crystal
@Brandon-lw1wx2 жыл бұрын
California was wonderful in the 80s.
@haranoe3 жыл бұрын
There are only two exceptions in that cast: Charlton Heston had gained quite a lot of experience in waddling through sht, and Barbara Stanwyck had learned to walk over sht decades before the Colbys ever got in her way.
@edwardbozant97614 жыл бұрын
They should have put the Colby on a different day n time it would have last.longer
@paulnelson75253 жыл бұрын
Why Dynasty 2? This was at the end of when night time soaps reigned.
@jane19753 жыл бұрын
Because The Colby’s were connected to the Carrington’s, what with Jeff ( loved John James ) being married on and off to Fallon. So essentially it was a sequel but showing Jeff’s family and I believe Alexis married a Colby too. So they called it Dynasty 2 initially.
@radrobd1232 жыл бұрын
Because Dynasty ended the 1984-1985 season as the #1 show on network television. ABC wanted to capitalize on that with a spin-off (even though discussions about Dynasty II were in the works a few years prior).
@suzieqtruth637711 ай бұрын
Do you know who composed the theme song?
@GeneKing-lz8xg9 күн бұрын
Billconti works majestic wonders inall his musical themes,. Starting wirh rocky dynasty and now the colbys.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉