Who has not heard of Santa Barbara? This American TV series became known to Russian television viewers as an exemplary soap opera. The whole country watched the ups and downs of the lives of the heroes of the series, newspapers and magazines even wrote about this.
How many episodes in "Santa Barbara"
The series "Santa Barbara" was broadcast in the United States for several years, it began on June 30, 1984 and ended on January 15, 1993, broadcast on NBC. In total, "Santa Barbara" has 2137 episodes. The show was shown in full in America.
In Russia, the broadcast of the series began in 1992 on January 2, and it ended in 2002 on April 17. Despite the fact that the show lasted longer than in the United States, the series was not shown in full. It began with episode 217 and ended in 2040. It turns out that in Russia for more than 10 years only 1824 episodes out of 2137 were shown.
The plot of "Santa Barbara"
The series is set in a small town named Santa Barbara. The main characters are a very wealthy family named Capwell, as well as other families who either cooperate with the Capwells or feud with them. Among the rivals of the Capwells, who constantly obstructed them, Lockridge stands out.
The plot of "Santa Barbara" begins with the murder of Channing Capwell Jr. a few years before the main action in the series. Joe Perkins was accused of this murder, who was released early for good behavior. Later, many other characters in the series were also charged with murder. Those who were not charged with this crime still turned out to be somehow connected with it. Channing's situation provided the series with a plot development for quite some time.
After the first episodes, critics smashed Santa Barbara to smithereens, then the writers “staged” an earthquake in the city and introduced a serial killer, as a result they managed to get rid of the characters unwanted by the audience.
Over time, new characters were introduced, for example, Eden Capwell, Cruz Castillo, CC Capwell, Mason Capwell, Gina Blake Demott Cavpell Timmons, and many others. Many of them became successful finds for many years, thanks to which the rating of the series began to steadily climb up. It was the heroes introduced at this time that helped Santa Barbara last so long. Until the very end, the plot of the series was built on the basis of their interaction.
The success of Santa Barbara was largely due to the comedic elements, which at the time were not inherent in other "soap operas".
After 1988, conflicts broke out on the set in the studio. This caused some personnel reshuffles, some of which the producers and screenwriters considered unfair, so the case had to be resolved through the courts. This badly affected the ratings of Santa Barbara.
To rectify the situation, additional characters were reintroduced, and some rather strange storylines were developed as well. But it didn't work. Ultimately, the decision was made to close the series. At the end of "Santa Barbara" there was a reconciliation between CC Capwell and Sofia.
