Melrose Place (1992–1999)

The lives and loves of a group of young adults living in "Melrose Place" in California. Each with their own dreams and drives, the inevitable conflicts, conquests, and consummations ensue.

Creator:

Darren Star

Stars:

Thomas Calabro, Heather Locklear, Andrew Shue

Nominated for 5 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Thomas Calabro	...	Dr. Michael Mancini (219 episodes, 1992-1999)
Heather Locklear	...	Amanda Woodward (199 episodes, 1993-1999)
Andrew Shue	...	Billy Campbell (191 episodes, 1992-1998)
Josie Bissett	...	Jane Andrews Mancini (172 episodes, 1992-1999)
Doug Savant	...	Matt Fielding (159 episodes, 1992-1997)
Grant Show	...	Jake Hanson (158 episodes, 1992-1997)
Courtney Thorne-Smith	...	Allison Parker (158 episodes, 1992-1997)
Jack Wagner	...	Dr. Peter Burns (139 episodes, 1994-1999)
Laura Leighton	...	Sydney Andrews (126 episodes, 1993-1997)
Marcia Cross	...	Dr. Kimberly Shaw (113 episodes, 1992-1997)
Daphne Zuniga	...	Jo Reynolds (110 episodes, 1992-1996)
Rob Estes	...	Kyle McBride (96 episodes, 1993-1999)
Kelly Rutherford	...	Megan Lewis Mancini (90 episodes, 1996-1999)

Storyline

The lives and loves of a group of young adults living in "Melrose Place" in California. Each with their own dreams and drives, the inevitable conflicts, conquests, and consummations ensue.

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Plot Keywords:

apartment | hospital | manipulation | advertising | gay friend | 

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Taglines:

At Melrose Place, no one is innocent.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 July 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Melrouz Plejs

Filming Locations:

1125 Capri Way, Oxnard, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Darren Star Productions, Fox Television Network, Spelling Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (227 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The third season was originally going to end with Kimberly blowing up the apartment complex, but that was scrapped since the Oklahoma City bombing occurred a month earlier. Not wanting to be insensitive to the national tragedy of the Oklahoma City bombing, the producers had the final shot of the season being Kimberly hitting the detonator, then showed the explosion in the season premiere in the fall of 1995.

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Quotes

[about Michael and Kimberly]
Bruce Teller: Attractive, intelligent-looking, upscale... who are they?
Amanda Woodward: The Doctors Frankenstein.

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Connections

Referenced in Entourage: Pilot (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Theme"
by Tim Truman

User Reviews

Dynasty on Steroids

Melrose was, without a doubt, THE show of the 90's. Spawn from the popular 90210, Melrose developed into a show of backstabbing, bitterness, and bitchiness, a quality no other show since has mastered. For three seasons, the show brought grade A camp and sleaziness to television. Backstabbing, betrayl, lies, weddings, murder, affairs, setups, and shocking twists all lead up to the explosive third season finale in which crazy Kimberly caused the entire Melrose complex to explode. After the fiery (and much hyped) forth season premiere, the show went too far with ridiculous storylines and complicated twists. Instead of being a pleasure to watch, it became a puzzle to figure out. By the end of the season, Jane was burying Richard alive, Kimberly was calling herself Betsy and giving lobotomies to Peter, and Billy was the top dog at D&D. The show did MAJOR changes behind the scenes and returned with an intriging fifth season, full of twists and turns that kept you on the edge of your seat. However, by season's end, Melrose had lost a lot of key players. Though the fifth season finale pulled the steamy cliffhanger of Sydney hit by a car on her wedding day, Melrose was facing a large gap to fill in the sixth season. With no Jake, Alison, Kimberly, Jo, Sydney, or Jane, MP was in BIG trouble. They tried to fill in the absence with Lexi, Coop, Craig, Jennifer, and Megan, but it didn't take. Rotten storylines and the neverending Christine's death saga dragged the show to the pits. After nearly facing cancellation, MP retooled once again and returned the summer of 1998 (only to lose Billy, Samantha, Jennifer, Coop, and Taylor). But it was too late to save the sinking ship. Though the seventh season showed promise with sexy Lexi going up against Amanda and Kyle's sterility problem, 4616 Melrose Place got it's eviction notice and aired the "unforgettable" final episodes. The series finale lacked that Melrose kick only supplied by the true unforgettable characters, Kimberly and Sydney.