Richard and Esther Shapiro
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Richard Shapiro and Esther Shapiro are married American television screenwriters and producers best known as the creators of the long-running 1980s primetime serial Dynasty, its spin-off series The Colbys and the 1991 miniseries Dynasty: The Reunion.
In 1984, Doubleday/Dolphin published the companion book Dynasty: The Authorized Biography of the Carringtons,[1] which included an introduction by Esther Shapiro.
[edit] Dynasty legacy
In January 2004, Esther Shapiro participated in a marathon of the show's episodes on SOAPnet, Serial Bowl: Alexis vs. Krystle, giving behind-the-scenes tidbits and factoids.
On January 2, 2005, ABC aired a television movie, Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure, dramatizing the creation and behind-the-scenes goings-on of Dynasty. Actors Ritchie Singer and Pamela Reed portray the Shapiros in this highly fictionalized account.
The first season of Dynasty was released on Region 1 DVD an April 19, 2005 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. This edition includes audio commentary by Esther Shapiro.
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[edit] External links
- Richard Shapiro at the Internet Movie Database
- Esther Shapiro at the Internet Movie Database
- "Lifestyles of the rich and the ruthless." Boston.com (The Boston Globe) April 17, 2005.
- Halloran, Scott. "Dynasty Heirs Remember the Beginning." BoxOfficeMojo.com April 22, 2005.
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