"Passions" (1999)TV series 1999-????

Creator:

James E. Reilly

Seasons:

1 | 9 | unknown

Release Date:

5 July 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Secret desires. Forbidden magic. Intriguing mystery. Limitless passion.

Plot:

In the world of power and money, the wealthy and powerful Crane family rule the town of Harmony from their mansion on Raven Hill...

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Soap | Angel | Supernatural Power | Supernatural

Awards:

15 wins & 80 nominations

Cast

Chrystee Pharris	...	Simone Russell / ... (785 episodes, 1999-2006)
Heidi Mueller	...	Kay Bennett Crane / ... (645 episodes, 2003-2008)

Also Known As:

Harmony's Passions (USA)
The Passions Storm (USA) (summer title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Australia:PG | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Outpost Farm Productions

Trivia:

The songs played during scenes with psychotic killer, Norma, were taken from the classic gothic soap opera, "Dark Shadows" (1966).

Quotes:

Tabitha Lenox: Lucy Ricardo caused less havoc when she was smuggling cheese back from Europe!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Something Blue (#4.9)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

The Shining Path

Saved by the Commercials

Passions: 40 minutes of Soap-free commercials!

This new daytime drama by former Days of Our Lives creator can't even be christened with the title of "Soap Opera." Perhaps Soap Dispenser is more apt; the more you watch it, the more you wish you could wash your ears, eyes, and throat out with the stuff. Imagine Saved by the Bell, that inane sitcom inspired by the popularity of the equally inane Beverly Hills 90210 from the late 80s, early 90s, minus any drama, any humor, any decent acting, or any clue.

What's worse is that the daily episodes keep getting worse and worse. It started out bad: national TV reviewers gave it a bomb rating it's first day out. But it's only gone down hill. Witness Sheridan Crane and her flashbacks of her "dear friend," Princess Di. Witness Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald dumping fish guts on 21-year old lawyer, Ethan Crane. Witness pseudo-scary witch Tabatha twirl around in circles to produce, as one character on the show decries, "an insane wind from hell" to drive the entire cast out of a Red Lobster type restaurant.

How is it that I hate this show so much, yet, at the same time, know all of the characters' names? Simply, once you're hooked, you're just like those dead fish that got dumped on Ethan. You can't stop watching this show. You keep watching because you can't understand how it can get worse and worse, every day.

Easily the most insulting, sexist, and horrible shows on TV today (and that, dear friends, is a big, bold statement.) It's all those things and, just incidently, totally entertaining.