Amanda - special guest star
The Whistler
When did they stop calling Heather Locklear 'special guest star'? I just
noticed it last episode.
--
Jim Fenton
jfe...@ic.sunysb.edu
http://www.ug.cs.sunysb.edu/~fentonj/
UIN: 828113
I whistle along on the seventh day...
Walsh
The Whistler wrote:
>
> When did they stop calling Heather Locklear 'special guest star'? I just
> noticed it last episode.
>
Thay stopped????? They could not have possibly stopped calling her that.
It goes against everything this newsgroup has ever said! I didn't notice
that................
Alison
MELROSEMAN
The Whistler wrote:
>
> When did they stop calling Heather Locklear 'special guest star'? I just
> noticed it last episode.
>
> Jim Fenton
> jfe...@ic.sunysb.edu
> http://www.ug.cs.sunysb.edu/~fentonj/
> UIN: 828113
> I whistle along on the seventh day...
They didn't stop! You must have missed it!
--
MELROSEMAN
Creator of MELROSE PLACE 1998: D&D: DEATH & DEPARTURE
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/4616/
The Whistler
Alright! I'll check again tonight.
--
Jim Fenton
jfe...@ic.sunysb.edu
http://www.ug.cs.sunysb.edu/~fentonj/
UIN: 828113
I whistle along on the seventh day...
MELROSEMAN wrote in message <34C2FE...@geocities.com>...
Sabine Ollram
The Whistler wrote:
>
> When did they stop calling Heather Locklear 'special guest star'? I just
> noticed it last episode.
>
>
Heather to make sure she won't sue them.
Merule4evr
They haven't stopped it?? Have they? Last week I saw that it said that.
MELROSEMAN
Wanamaker wrote:
>
> On Sun, 18 Jan 1998 18:44:32 -0500, "The Whistler" <jfe...@ic.sunysb.edu>
> wrote:
>
> >When did they stop calling Heather Locklear 'special guest star'? I just
> >noticed it last episode.
>
> a special guest star. :)
>
> Btw, is there a FAQ for MP?
I thought noone would ever ask!
> Cheers,
> Dave
Wanamaker
>When did they stop calling Heather Locklear 'special guest star'? I just
>noticed it last episode.
Speaking of which, why does she have that in the opening credits? She's ALWAYS
a special guest star. :)
Btw, is there a FAQ for MP?
Cheers,
Dave
Highfemme1
Dave asks:
<<Btw, is there a FAQ for MP?>>
Yup. But it's maintained by a very lazy poster:
alt.tv.melrose-place FAQ
A hypertext version of this FAQ (to be updated later this evening, I promise)
may be found at
http://members.aol.com/SaveSydney/melrosefaq.html
Section 001: Characters
Section 002: Actors
Section 003: Melrose Resources On The Web
Section 004: Newsgroup In General
Section 005: Miscellaneous
Section 006: Who Lives Where
Section 007: Contributors
Section 001: Characters
001.1: Who has slept with whom?
Jake: Colleen, Sandy Harling, Kelly Taylor (I'm not absolutely positive that
these two ever did the deed), Perry, Jo, Amanda, Brittany, Sydney, Shelly,
Jane, Claire, Alison
Kimberly: Michael, Peter, Pool Boy, Radio Show Engineer, Vic
Matt: Jeffrey, Paul, Alan, David, Dan
Michael: Jane, Kimberly, Sydney, Amanda, Brandi, Megan
Billy: Donna, Marcy, Alison, Amanda, Elizabeth, Susan, Brooke, Evie, Samantha
Alison: Keith, Billy, Mitch, Zach, Terry, Hayley, Jake
Sydney: Numerous tricks, Michael, Jake, Chris, Kyle, Carter, Craig
Amanda: Jack, Billy, Jake, Michael, Peter, Bobby, Craig, Kyle
Jo: Charles, Jake, Reed, Steve, Richard, Jess, Dominick
Jane: Michael, Robert, Chris, Jake, Richard
Kyle: Jennifer, Taylor, Sydney, Amanda
Taylor: Kyle, Peter, Michael
Samantha: Kenny, Billy
Megan: Numerous tricks, Josh, Michael, Coop
Craig: Amanda, Sydney, Jennifer
Peter: Beth, Amanda, Caitlin, Kimberly, Alycia, Taylor, Lexi
Lexi: Coop, Peter
Jennifer: Kyle, Craig
Coop: Lexi, Megan
001.2: On-Screen Marriages
Kimberly: Michael
Jake: Alison
Matt: Katya Petrova
Michael: Jane, Sydney, Kimberly, Megan
Billy: Brooke, Samantha
Alison: Hayley, Jake
Sydney: Michael, Craig
Amanda: Jack Parezi, Peter
Jo: Charles Reynolds
Jane: Michael
Taylor: Kyle
Kyle: Taylor
Samantha: Billy
Megan: Michael
Peter: Beth, Amanda
Craig: Sydney
Rhonda: Terrence Haggart
Sandy: None (?)
Brooke: Billy
001.3: Original cast members
The original cast members were Jake, Matt, Michael, Billy, Alison, Jane, Sandy,
and Rhonda.
001.2.1: Debut episodes for added cast members (Note: Sydney and Peter both
left the show shortly after their debut to return the next season as regular
cast members). A more complete list, including minor characters, is located in
Section 006.2.
Kimberly: A Promise Broken, Episode 12, September 23, 1992
Jo: House of God, Episode 16, November 11, 1992
Sydney: Single White Sister, Episode 20, January 6, 1993
Amanda: Picture Imperfect, Episode 22, January 27, 1993
Peter: No Strings Attached, Episode 71, October 17, 1994
Brooke: And The Winner Is..., Episode 87, February 27, 1995
Samantha: Full Metal Betsy, Episode 129, May 15, 1996
Kyle: Living With Disaster, Episode 132, September 9, 1996
Taylor: Living With Disaster, Episode 132, September 9, 1996
Megan: UnJaned Melody, Episode 136, October 28, 1996
Craig: UnJaned Melody, Episode 136, October 28, 1996
Jennifer: Déją vu All Over Again, Episode 159, April 14, 1997
Coop: A Brand New Day, Episode 167, September 8, 1997
Lexi: No Time For Sperm Banks, Episode 169, September 22, 1997
001.4: Who lives where?
Please see Section 006.
001.5: alt.tv.melrose-place nicknames for characters
Our Lady of Too Far Apart Eyes = Kimberly
Psycho/Psycho Bitch = Kim
DoorMatt = Matt
TMT (Too Much Testosterone) = Michael
Bilveeta = Billy
Alithun = Alison
Gidget = Sydney
KFK (Kung Fu Kyle) = Kyle
BLC (Big Lips Chick) = Taylor
Freak Girl = Taylor
Boy King = Craig
Monkey Boy = Craig
Unibrow = Craig
Pool Boy = Pool Boy
Other nicknames can be found at
Ken Hart's Glossary of Melrosian Terms:
http://www.xensei.com/users/khart/mpgloss.htm
Section 002: Actors
002.1: Plastic surgery
Only the stars know for sure, but speculations include Josie Bissett (widely
reported to have had breast implants between the fourth and fifth seasons),
Heather Locklear and Alyssa Milano (also breast implants), and Lisa Rinna
(collagen injected into lips).
002.2: Real life marriages/relationships
Laura Leighton and Grant Show had a very public engagement at one time, but
they are now "officially" seeing other people. However, Show's relationship
with Leighton may have been a cover-up for his personal life; according to a
Lexus/Nexus search, Show shares his house with a man.
Josie Bissett and Rob Estes are married.
Doug Savant is reportedly in the process of divorcing his wife and is said to
be seeing Laura Leighton. The latest rumors hold that the two are engaged
(married)?
Thomas Calabro is married to writer Elisabeth Pryor.
Andrew Shue is married to Jennifer Hageney.
Heather Locklear is married to Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi (and formerly married
to Tommy Lee of Motley Crue). She and Richie are expecting a girl in October,
but according to Soap Opera Digest, the pregnancy will not be written into the
show.
Jack Wagner is married to Kristina Malandro of General Hospital.
002.3: Is Doug Savant gay?
Only Doug knows for sure, but he has two children and is now in the process of
divorcing his wife (who reportedly left him for his personal trainer). He is
now said to be dating Laura Leighton.
002.4: Why is Heather Locklear still billed as a "Special Guest Star"?
Heather earned this distinction when she joined the show midway through the
first season. As it was widely recognized that she saved the show from an
untimely Nielsen death, this courtesy has been a part of her contract ever
since.
002.5: Didn't Rob Estes play Michael's college buddy Sam Trowler in the first
and second seasons?
Yes.
002.6: Why did Josie Bissett leave the show and is she coming back?
Early in the fifth season it was announced that Josie was pregnant; it was
subsequently reported by several tabloids that she had a miscarriage.
Nevertheless, she left the show to start a family, and according to Thomas
Calabro, interviewed by AOL Live in March, she is not planning to come back to
the show.
002.7: Birthdates of Cast Members
Thomas Calabro (Michael) born 2/3/59 38 yrs. old
Jack Wagner (Peter) 10/3/59 37
Marcia Cross (Kimberly) 1/1/61 36
Heather Locklear (Amanda) 9/25/61 35
Grant Show (Jake) 2/27/62 35
Rob Estes (Kyle) 7/22/63 33
Daphne Zuniga (Jo) 10/28/63 33
Doug Savant (Matt) 6/21/64 32
Andrew Shue (Billy) 2/20/67 30
Laura Leighton (Sydney) 7/24/68 28
Courtney Thorne-Smith (Alison) 11/8/68 28
Josie Bissett (Jane) 10/5/69 27
Alyssa Milano (Jennifer) 12/19/73 23
Section 002.8: BH 90210/Melrose Cast
The following 90210 actors appeared in the first few episodes of Melrose:
Brian Austin Green (David)
Tori Spelling (Donna)
Jennie Garth (Kelly)
Ian Ziering (Steve)
Shannen Doherty, Jason Priestly, and Luke Perry have *not* appeared on Melrose.
Of the MP regular cast members, only Grant Show appeared on BH 90210.
Section 003: Melrose resources on the web
003.1: MP theme song
The theme song is *not* on the Melrose soundtrack, but it can be found on the
Melrose Place CD-Rom from Byron Press Multimedia or can be downloaded in .wav
or Real Audio format from the Melrose Place TV website at:
http://members.aol.com/MelroseTV/index.html
003.2: Weekly updates
Peter Goldmacher: http://www.wwebsvs.com/melrose.html
Ken Hart: http://www.xensei.com/users/khart/mpmenu.htm
(temporarily off-line due to a nasty battle with Lord Spelling)
Melrose Place TV: http://members.aol.com/MelroseTV/index.html
003.3: Pictures of cast
Courtney Thorne-Smith: http://members.aol.com/rw19037/cts.htm
Alyssa Milano: http://www.alyssa.com/
Laura Leighton: http://www.angelfire.com/pages0/groove/sydney.html
Heather Locklear: http://www.thezone.pair.com/celeb/hl.htm
Josie Bissett: http://www.swcp.com/~knight/Josie/
Jack Wagner: http://www.melroseplacetv.com/htm/peter.htm and
http://theoutback.net/fnf.html
Doug Savant: http://www.melroseplacetv.com/htm/matt.htm
Grant Show: http://www.melroseplacetv.com/htm/jake.htm
Rob Estes: http://www.melroseplacetv.com/htm/kyle.htm
Thomas Calabro: http://www.melroseplacetv.com/htm/michael.htm
Andrew Shue: http://www.melroseplacetv.com/htm/billy.htm and
http://www.webstock96.com/
districta/visitors/events/bios/bio-ashue.html
David Charvet: http://www.melroseplacetv.com/htm/craig.htm
003.4: Spoilers
Melrose Place TV: http://members.aol.com/MelroseTV/index.html
Hartford, CT's Fox 61 Site: http://www.fox61.com/progfram.html
Section 004: Newsgroup in general
004.1: Netiquette
Technically, everyone has complete freedom in what they post and how they
post it. However, as Usenet has evolved and grown over time, something
called "netiquette" developed. What netiquette is, is a collection of
guidelines which provide some sort of law and order to internet
environments such as alt.tv.melrose-place. However, these are entirely
voluntary, there are no Internet police who will track you down should you
decide to lambaste Andrew Shue's acting ability IN ALL CAPS. But, if you
want to be considered an intelligent and polite contributor to a.t.m-p, it
would be wise to read through a guide to netiquette. We'll address some
basic points below, but for more information, check one of the guides to
netiquette. You'll be glad you did, and so will the other folks on
a.t.m-p.
004.1.1: Typing in all caps/all lower-case
Netizens call typing in all capital letters "shouting," and typing in all
lower-case letters "whispering." Both are considered to be rude. At
best, newsgroup readers will take such posters less seriously than posters
who appear to pay some attention to the rudiments of grammar; at worst,
these posters are likely to be flamed - i.e. sent hostile messages.
004.1.2: Spelling (no, not Aaron!)
We all make spelling mistakes from time to time, probably even more then
usual when doing email and posting to newsgroups. A few minor spelling
mistakes can be overlooked quite easily; no harm done. But, absolutely
atrocious spelling and punctuation diverts your readers attention away
from the content to your style. Do you want someone to flame you for your
lousy spelling, or would you rather he or she answered your question or
commented on your opinion? So use a spell-checker, or take a little bit
longer next time you're typing.
004.1.3: New here? Before you post...
It's considered fine form to observe a newsgroup for a bit of time before
you dive in. This will give you the opportunity to get a feel for the
environment; what's acceptable, who's who, who to avoid, etc. This will
make your introduction to the group quick and easy, no one will even know
you're new at this.
And when you do decide to jump into the fray, an introduction is a
good way to start. This can be as simple as your name, age, and where you
live. This demonstrates two things: that you read this FAQ or some other
netiquette guide. And that you read it, understood it, and are willing to
put it into practice.
004.1.4: Guides to Netiquette:
http://marketing.tenagra.com/rfc1855.html
http://www.unl.edu/websat/use.html#net
http://rs6000.adm.fau.edu/rinaldi/netiquette.html
Section 005: Miscellaneous
005.1: Collector cards
The very latest rumor (from Sports Time itself, no less) indicates that the
Melrose Trading Cards are back on schedule, and should be released this fall.
See
http://www.sportstimeinc.com/melrose.html
for more information.
005.2: Addresses for stars
You can write to the actors:
c/o "Melrose Place"
Fox-TV
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
005.3: Location shots
The Melrose Place set is located in Santa Clarita; the beachhouse is located
in Oxnard; the exterior of Shooters is a bar called "Fellini's" on Melrose
Ave.; the exterior of D&D is Spelling Productions on Wilshire; the exterior
of Wilshire Memorial is Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital.
005.4: When is the season premiere?
ET originally reported that the show would return on September 15th, but
happily, the latest press releases announce a September 8th debut.
Section 006: Melrosian apartment assignments
Melrose: The Place to Be has a terrific graphical map of the building. The
homepage URL is:
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/5639/melrose.html
SECTION 006.1 -- THE COURTYARD
The endless procession of people moving in and out of apartments can be
quite confusing! Here's a handy guide to who lives where, and when. Note
that there's a picture showing the layout of the courtyard at
http://www.melroseplacetv.com/htm/court.htm Note though, that it's
frozen in a peculiar moment in time -- midway through the 5th season with
a few references to the past.
Briefly, if you're standing at the far side of the pool facing the
entryhall with the mailboxes, on the first floor from left to right, the
apartments go 5, 1, 2, 3. On the second floor from left to right, they go
6, 7, 8, 4.
This section of the FAQ will take you through in three ways: by apartment
number, by person, and chronologically. The focus is on courtyard first,
and not so much on other locales.
As of now, this covers the pilot <1.1> to midway through season 3 <3.30>.
Each month it will be updated, as I'm meticulously taking notes during the
E!peats. Questions on this section may be directed to Steve at
srkl...@midway.uchicago.edu
SECTION 006.1.1 -- By person, through episode <3.30>
Jane: #5 <1.1>-
Michael: #5 <1.1>-<1.31>; #5 <2.13>--<2.18>
Syd: #5 <1.19>-<1.20>; #5 <2.2>-<2.7>; #7 <2.7>-<2.21/22>;
#7 <2.28>-<3.2>; #7 <3.7>-
Sandy: #6 <1.1>-<1.13>
Matt: #3 <1.1>-
Jake: #1 <1.1>-<2.1>; #6 <2.1>-<2.5>; #1 <2.5>-<3.5>; #1 <3.6>-
Billy: #3 <1.1>-<1.24>; #3 <1.25>-<2.12>; #1 <2.12>-<2.15>;
#3 <2.15>-<2.19>; #3 <2.21>-<3.4>; #8 <3.4>-
Alison: #3 <1.1>-<1.25>; [Seattle, <1.24>-<1.25>]; #3 <1.26>-<3.28>; #3 <3.30>-
Rhonda: #6 <1.1>-<1.15>; #4 <1.15>-<1.32>
Jo: #6 <1.15>-
Special Guest Star Amanda: #4 <1.32>-
Minor characters who've lived at 4616 MP
Natalie (?): #3 <1.1>
Carrie (Rae Dawn Chong): #6 <1.14>
Ted the peeper: <2.26>
Katya (Beata Pozniak): #2 <2.9>
Nikki (Mara Wilson): #2 <2.9>, <2.13>-<2.15>
Reed: #6 <2.17>-<2.18>
Celia: #3 <2.18> (during her apt. fumigation)
Sarah: #6 <2.29>-<2.30>
Susan (Cheryl Pollak): #3 <3.7>-<3.9>; #8 <3.9>-<3.14>
Austin: #6 <3.15>-<3.16>
Rikki (Traci Lords): #7 <3.17>-<3.18>
Jesse (Dan Cortese): #1 <3.24>-<3.28>; #6 <3.28>-<3.30>
SECTION 006.1.2 -- By Room Number, through episode <3.30>
#1 Jake <1.1>-<2.1>, <2.5>-
Billy <2.12>-<2.15>
#2 Matt <1.1>-
[Katya <2.9>]
[Nikki <2.9>, <2.13>-<2.15>]
#3 [Natalie <1.1>]
Alison <1.1>-<1.25>, <1.26>-<3.28>, <3.30>-
Billy <1.1>-<1.24>, <1.25>-<2.12>, <2.15>-<2.19>,
<2.21>-<3.4>
[Celia] <2.18>
[Susan] <3.7>-<3.9>
#4 Rhonda <1.15>-<1.32>
Amanda <1.32>-
#5 Jane <1.1>-
Michael <1.1>-<1.31>, <2.13>-<2.18>
Syd <1.19>-<1.20>, <2.2>-<2.7>, <3.3>-<3.7>
#6 Sandy <1.1>-<1.13>
Rhonda <1.1>-<1.15>
[Carrie <1.14]
Jo <1.15>-
Jake <2.1>-<2.5>
[Reed] <2.17>-<2.18>
[Sarah] <2.29>-<2.30>
[Austin] <3.15>-<3.16>
[Jesse] <3.28>-<3.30>
#7 Syd <2.7>-<2.21/22>, <2.28>-<3.2>, <3.7>-
[Rikki] <3.17>-<3.18>
#8 Ted the Peeper <1.26>
Billy <3.4>-
Susan <3.9>-<3.14>
SECTION 006.1.3 -- Chronological, through episode <3.30>
<1.1> At the first microsecond of the pilot, this is the arrangement:
Jake, #1; Matt, #2; Alison/Natalie, #3; Jane/Michael #5; Rhonda/Sandy #6.
Ostensibly there are others living in the building, because early on at
one point we see a couple picking up their mail and heading into the
courtyard (going past #3, so they probably live in #4.) They never speak,
and soon into the run, they're never seen again. Anyhow, at the top of
<1.1> Natalie is leaving while Alison is still sleeping. Later, Billy
moves in.
<1.13> Sandy moves out of #6 to New York City to be on a soap opera.
<1.14> Carrie (Rae Dawn Chong) moves in with Rhonda in #6, and moves out
in the same episode.
<1.15> Rhonda moves from #6 into #4; Jo moves from New York to #6.
<1.19> Syd comes to stay with Jane/Michael in #5.
<1.20> Syd moves out of #5, leaving Jane/Michael.
<1.24> Billy moves out of #3, leaving Alison, to go to Amanda's marina
apartment.
<1.25> Billy moves out of Amanda's marina apartment and goes back to #3.
However, Alison has moved out of #3 and has gone to Seattle to live with
psycho Keith.
<1.26> Alison leaves psycho Keith in Seattle and goes back to #3 with
Billy.
<1.31> Jane kicks Michael out of #5. He crashes at the hospital a bit and
then goes to Kimberly's apartment.
<1.32> Rhonda leaves #4 to move in with Terrence. Amanda buys the whole
building and moves into #4.
<2.1> Jake moves from #1 into Jo's #6 apartment.
<2.2> Sydney moves in with Jane in #5.
<2.5> Jake moves from #6, leaving Jo, moves back into #1.
<2.7> Jane kicks out Syd from #5; Syd moves into #7.
<2.9> Katya (Beata Pozniak) and Nikki (Mara Wilson) temporarily move in
with Matt #2, so they can fool the INS, just for this episode.
<2.12> Billy moves from #3, leaving Alison, into #1 with Jake.
<2.13> Nikki moves in with Matt in #2 while her mother goes to Russia.
Michael, paralyzed, is allowed to temporarily stay with Jane back in #5.
(He'd moved into the beachhouse with Kimberly earlier this season.
Kimberly, meanwhile, is shipped to Ohio dead.)
<2.15> Nikki moves from #2, leaving Matt, and goes to Russia. Billy moves
from #1, leaving Jake, and back into #3 with Alison.
<2.17> Reed moves into #6 with Jo.
<2.18> Reed moves out of #6, leaving Jo.
<2.18> Celia moves in to #3 with Alison and Billy while her apartment is
being fumigated, just for this episode. Jane kicks Michael out of #5
again,
and he goes to the beachhouse.
<2.19> Billy moves from #3 to New York, leaving Alison.
<2.21> Syd starts moving out of #7 to go to the beachhouse, but isn't
completely moved out untilt he next episode Billy moves back from
New York to #3, rejoining Alison.
<2.26> Ted the peeper moves into #8. Amanda throws him out, but he doesn't
actually leave.
<2.27> Ted the peeper finally leaves after Amanda threatens to cut his
eyes
out.
<2.28> Syd returns to #7, being kicked out of the beachhouse by Michael
following Kimberly's return.
<2.29> Sarah, the Models Inc. model, moves in with Jo at #6 to escape an
abusive boyfriend.
<2.30> Sarah moves out of #6, leaving Jo.
<3.2> Syd leaves #7 for the loony bin.
<3.3> Syd moves to #5 with Jane who brings her home from the asylum.
<3.4> Billy moves from #3, leaving Alison, to #8.
<3.5> Jake moves out of #1, hits the road.
<3.6> Jake returns to #1.
<3.7> Jane kicks Syd out of #5; Syd returns to #7. Susan moves in
with Alison in #3.
<3.9> Susan leaves #3, leaving Alison, and moves into #8 with Billy.
<3.14> Susan leaves #8, leaving Billy.
<3.17> Rikki moves in with Syd in #7.
<3.18> Rikki and Syd leave for a retreat, from which Rikki does not
return to MP.
<3.24> Jesse moves in with Jake in #1.
(<3.25> Amanda temporarily stays at the beachhouse, recovering from
chemo.)
<3.28> Jesse moves out of #1, leaving Jake; moves in with Jo in #6. Alison
leave #3, moving to Hong Kong.
<3.30> Jesse goes to work and never returns, being killed on the job site
(although we don't find this out for sure until 4.1). Alison returns to
#3 from Hong Kong.
<4.1> Melrose Place is blown to smithereens.
Section 007: Contributors
Corrections and suggestions are welcome. Please direct them to ALi...@aol.com
or click on "Reply to sender."
Brian Ridge
physgrad
smugrad
Eric Newman
Steve Kleinedler
Kelroy
Stan Young
The Whistler
You're right, they haven't stopped! I saw it on Monday.
--
Jim Fenton
jfe...@ic.sunysb.edu
http://www.ug.cs.sunysb.edu/~fentonj/
UIN: 828113
I whistle along on the seventh day...
Merule4evr wrote in message
<19980119220...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
Cindy
The Whistler wrote in message <34c29...@news.ic.sunysb.edu>...
When did they stop calling Heather Locklear 'special guest star'? I just
noticed it last episode.