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6 March 1989 (USA) more
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Kelly Rutherford ... Sam Whitmore (5 episodes, 1989-1990)
Josef Rainer ... Mitchell Taylor (4 episodes, 1989-1991)
Marla Adams ... Helen Mullin (2 episodes, 1989-1990)

Vivica A. Fox ... Maya Reubens (2 episodes, 1989-1990)

Patrick Gorman ... Claude Montreau (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Douglas Maida ... Bellman (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Antony Ponzini ... Capt. Correlli / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
David Anthony Smith ... Graham (2 episodes, 1989-1990)

Robert Torti ... Lt. Kyle Masters (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Joseph Whipp ... Charles Mullin (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
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USA:30 min (including commercials)
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Generations ahead of its time, 7 July 2009
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Author: Jason Alredge (netlover1982@netzero.net) from United States

"Generations" was a good soap opera which was unique because of the African-American Marshalls being the one of the core families. I thought the premise was very special. The Whitmores were this very old moneyed white family and that wealth was significantly diminished by Rebecca's husband Peter taking it & leaving her & their kids. Rebecca went to law school & became a lawyer. Now the Marshalls were middle-class with Henry Marshall having this small chain of ice cream stores (a bit silly of a premise) & was contented. Ruth, having lived at the Whitmore estate as the daughter of the housekeeper, Vivian, and in a world that she felt didn't accepted her, wanted to buy the estate, which she did. Also Ruth encouraged Henry to take his business on a national level, which he did. I thought Ruth was a very courageous character for doing that & I liked her. I also liked this rising from humble beginnings premise of the show. Too bad the show was canceled before it could be taken further. I didn't much care more for Dorothy Lyman as Rebecca-she looked a bit younger for the role. Pat Crowley was better. She & Lynn Hamilton (Vivian) looked the same age.

Ruth represented that middle generation on the show, along with Laura McCallum, Rebecca's oldest daughter. The two grew up together, but didn't get along. I believe it had something to do with a guy Laura was seeing in school, before she married Trevor. Ruth said something that made him not want to see her or something. Also Laura made Ruth enter the house through the back door. I wonder if there was more to that.

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