Dynasty feels redundant when TV is packed with shows about the rich and famous

Los Angeles Times

“The nighttime soap was made for the ('80s) era, and it should stay there,” says Lorraine Ali. The reboot, she says, “reenters a TV landscape in which the outlandish behavior of moneyed kin is the norm: the Lannisters, the Kardashians, the Real Housewives and of course, the Trumps, a real-time show that runs 24/7 on every other network. Cersei had to bring a dead man to life to compete in this crowded field. Donald Trump had to win an election. Hobbled by history and a dated story line, the new Dynasty doesn’t stand a chance among such extremes.”

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