Scott Humphries
@scotth-author.bsky.social
Author of "The Age of Melodramatic Miniseries"
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Forty years this week since the miniseries version of "Kane and Abel" premiered, on November 17, 1985.
This is a very melodramatic miniseries and therefore it's right up my alley!
The story follows a decades-long rivalry between two men born on the same day but into very different circumstances.
This is a very melodramatic miniseries and therefore it's right up my alley!
The story follows a decades-long rivalry between two men born on the same day but into very different circumstances.
November 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Forty years this week since the miniseries version of "Kane and Abel" premiered, on November 17, 1985.
This is a very melodramatic miniseries and therefore it's right up my alley!
The story follows a decades-long rivalry between two men born on the same day but into very different circumstances.
This is a very melodramatic miniseries and therefore it's right up my alley!
The story follows a decades-long rivalry between two men born on the same day but into very different circumstances.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Black Friday came early! We're launching our biggest sale of the year with a special early access period. Through Cyber Monday, December 1, get 35% off our entire catalog with code HOLIDAY25! Take advantage now because after December 1, the discount drops to 20%. Happy holidays!
The world is a duller place without the witty Jilly Cooper, last of the OG bonkbuster queens. So glad she got to bask in the recent success of the excellent TV adaptation of "Rivals".
#jillycooper
#jillycooper
October 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The world is a duller place without the witty Jilly Cooper, last of the OG bonkbuster queens. So glad she got to bask in the recent success of the excellent TV adaptation of "Rivals".
#jillycooper
#jillycooper
This week is the 40th anniversary of the terrific miniseries, "Deceptions". It's a glamorous, fast-paced romantic melodrama, filmed in England and Venice, about identical twins who trade places. Starting Stefanie Powers and Barry Bostwick, it has everything that was wonderful about escapist '80s TV.
May 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This week is the 40th anniversary of the terrific miniseries, "Deceptions". It's a glamorous, fast-paced romantic melodrama, filmed in England and Venice, about identical twins who trade places. Starting Stefanie Powers and Barry Bostwick, it has everything that was wonderful about escapist '80s TV.
There were many juicy roles for the ex-Charlie’s Angels during the 1980s, and one of Cheryl Ladd’s most complex (and unusual) was the true story miniseries A DEATH IN CALIFORNIA, co-starring Sam Elliott. It’s compelling, but not an easy watch. It first aired May 12-13 1985.
May 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
There were many juicy roles for the ex-Charlie’s Angels during the 1980s, and one of Cheryl Ladd’s most complex (and unusual) was the true story miniseries A DEATH IN CALIFORNIA, co-starring Sam Elliott. It’s compelling, but not an easy watch. It first aired May 12-13 1985.
DEADLY INTENTIONS aired May 19-20, 1985. Michael Biehn is a psychopathic doctor who torments and tries to kill his wife Madolyn Smith.
There was a quasi-fictionalized 1991 sequel, with Harry Hamlin playing the doctor. It has a scene of Hamlin watching Biehn play him in the miniseries. Very meta!
There was a quasi-fictionalized 1991 sequel, with Harry Hamlin playing the doctor. It has a scene of Hamlin watching Biehn play him in the miniseries. Very meta!
May 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
DEADLY INTENTIONS aired May 19-20, 1985. Michael Biehn is a psychopathic doctor who torments and tries to kill his wife Madolyn Smith.
There was a quasi-fictionalized 1991 sequel, with Harry Hamlin playing the doctor. It has a scene of Hamlin watching Biehn play him in the miniseries. Very meta!
There was a quasi-fictionalized 1991 sequel, with Harry Hamlin playing the doctor. It has a scene of Hamlin watching Biehn play him in the miniseries. Very meta!
It's 40 years this week since the miniseries LACE II first aired.
Quite an interesting case study in '80s era melodramatic miniseries for several reasons, but mostly because it proved how difficult it is to make lightning strike twice.
Quite an interesting case study in '80s era melodramatic miniseries for several reasons, but mostly because it proved how difficult it is to make lightning strike twice.
May 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
It's 40 years this week since the miniseries LACE II first aired.
Quite an interesting case study in '80s era melodramatic miniseries for several reasons, but mostly because it proved how difficult it is to make lightning strike twice.
Quite an interesting case study in '80s era melodramatic miniseries for several reasons, but mostly because it proved how difficult it is to make lightning strike twice.
My YouTube essay about twins in melodrama and more specifically the 1985 miniseries "Deceptions" is up now.
youtu.be/PCNV0WBl_qM?...
youtu.be/PCNV0WBl_qM?...
Desire, duality, and danger: Remembering the melodramatic miniseries DECEPTIONS (1985)
YouTube video by made4TV_melodrama
youtu.be
April 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
My YouTube essay about twins in melodrama and more specifically the 1985 miniseries "Deceptions" is up now.
youtu.be/PCNV0WBl_qM?...
youtu.be/PCNV0WBl_qM?...
I so enjoyed participating in the commentary for Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of the 1988 miniseries of James Clavell's "Noble House".
Amanda Reyes provides commentary on each of the four episodes, with a different focus in each one. I join her in the final episode with a focus on the 1980s miniseries.
Amanda Reyes provides commentary on each of the four episodes, with a different focus in each one. I join her in the final episode with a focus on the 1980s miniseries.
February 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I so enjoyed participating in the commentary for Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of the 1988 miniseries of James Clavell's "Noble House".
Amanda Reyes provides commentary on each of the four episodes, with a different focus in each one. I join her in the final episode with a focus on the 1980s miniseries.
Amanda Reyes provides commentary on each of the four episodes, with a different focus in each one. I join her in the final episode with a focus on the 1980s miniseries.
Reposted by Scott Humphries
Happy Noble House release day! This amazing miniseries is now available on Blu Ray thru Kino Lorber! I provided the commentary tracks and am joined by Frank Djeng, Mike White and @scotth-author.bsky.social! This was an absolute joy to work on.
February 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Happy Noble House release day! This amazing miniseries is now available on Blu Ray thru Kino Lorber! I provided the commentary tracks and am joined by Frank Djeng, Mike White and @scotth-author.bsky.social! This was an absolute joy to work on.
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the glitzy miniseries "Hollywood Wives", based on Jackie Collins's book. To commemorate the anniversary, I've made my first YouTube video essay :-)
youtu.be/8NQMyDJ9yGY?...
youtu.be/8NQMyDJ9yGY?...
HOLLYWOOD WIVES: Remembering the classic melodramatic miniseries
YouTube video by made4TV_melodrama
youtu.be
February 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the glitzy miniseries "Hollywood Wives", based on Jackie Collins's book. To commemorate the anniversary, I've made my first YouTube video essay :-)
youtu.be/8NQMyDJ9yGY?...
youtu.be/8NQMyDJ9yGY?...
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I'm so excited about this release! I put together the commentaries for all four episodes! I am joined by Mike White (Projection Booth), Frank Djeng and @scotth-author.bsky.social, who wrote THE book on the miniseries, The Age of Melodramatic Miniseries: When Glamour Ruled on Television, 1980-1995!
***RELEASE DETAILS***
Coming on February 25th on Blu-ray from @kinolorber.bsky.social: #NobleHouse (1988)!
James Clavell’s (Shōgun) blockbuster novel of rivalry, extortion and murder comes to life in this mesmerizing miniseries set in the high stakes business world of Hong Kong.
Coming on February 25th on Blu-ray from @kinolorber.bsky.social: #NobleHouse (1988)!
James Clavell’s (Shōgun) blockbuster novel of rivalry, extortion and murder comes to life in this mesmerizing miniseries set in the high stakes business world of Hong Kong.
December 9, 2024 at 2:53 PM
I'm so excited about this release! I put together the commentaries for all four episodes! I am joined by Mike White (Projection Booth), Frank Djeng and @scotth-author.bsky.social, who wrote THE book on the miniseries, The Age of Melodramatic Miniseries: When Glamour Ruled on Television, 1980-1995!
If you looked up "glamorous excess, c.1980s" in a picture dictionary
December 6, 2024 at 3:49 AM
If you looked up "glamorous excess, c.1980s" in a picture dictionary
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Our holiday sale is here! Through Cyber Monday, December 2, customers will get a full 35% off ALL of our titles with coupon code HOLIDAY24. Once the early access period ends, the discount will drop to 20%. Happy reading from your friends at McFarland!
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November 15, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Our holiday sale is here! Through Cyber Monday, December 2, customers will get a full 35% off ALL of our titles with coupon code HOLIDAY24. Once the early access period ends, the discount will drop to 20%. Happy reading from your friends at McFarland!
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