NEWS CHRONOLOGY
 
 
 
Next regular site update:
 

Oct 16, 2023

Announcement:

"Falcon Crest" seasons 1 through 4 will be available for streaming from Oct 1, 2023 through RTL+ in Germany.
Details will be added for each season in the Media – Streaming section.

Site Update:

• www.falconcrest.org: new hompepage cover picture
• Scripts : # 191 added to the Chao-Li Chi Memorial Library
  
• Behind the Scenes information updated again:
  
  • Season 1:
  • # 002 <1.02> — Paul's conversation with the tower of the Tuscany Valley Airport
  • # 004 <1.04> — Mercedes-Benz 250 E
  • # 005 <1.05> — tissue box; missing credit for CHAO-LI CHI
  • # 006 <1.06> — stunt doubles for LORENZO LAMAS and BILLY MOSES (more details); stunt double for ROBERT FOXWORTH; stunt doubles for LORENZO LAMAS in more scenes
  • # 007 <1.07> — stunt doubles for ROBERT F. LYONS, MARGARET LADD, ROBERT FOXWORTH, LORENZO LAMAS und BILLY MOSES
  • Season 2:
  • # 035 <2.17> — interior sets at the Hollywood Center Studios
  • Season 4:
  • # 073 <4.05> — mistake in the scene with the laborers in the New Globe shipping / receiving area towards the end of the episode
  • Season 7:
  • # 171 <7.16> — Maggie's suit during her wedding
  • Season 9:
  • # 208 <9.03> — wrong credit for first assistant director
  • # 224 <9.19> — interior set of the guest bedroom in Sharpe's house; stunt doubles for LORENZO LAMAS, KRISTIAN ALFONSO, SHAHRAD VOSSOUGHI and JAMES DiSETFANO
  • # 226 <9.21> — cast and crew background: TIANA THORPE; mistake in the opening scene in Sharpe's office; identification number of the second police patrol car arriving at Sharpe Capital Ventures; DEBRA NEWELL replaced by CHERIE FOSTER
  • # 227 <9.22> — deleted scene: Richard's arrival at Angela's at the end of act 3; mistake in the scene with Angela and Richard in the Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion sun room; scene with Richard and Lauren at the park added on short notice; Buick LeSabre; mistake concerning Danny in the wedding scene
• Cast Credits: seasons 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8 updated again
  
• Staff & Crew Credits: "The Vintage Years" and season 1 updated again
  
• Production Data – Episode by Episode : "The Vintage Years" as well as seasons 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8 updated again
  
• Filming Locations – Movie Studios – Interior Sets : blueprints added: Non-Permanent Sets – Stavros Villa, Kallos / Greece (# 142, 143)
  

Site Update:

• www.falconcrest.org: new hompepage cover picture
• Scripts : # 190 added to the Chao-Li Chi Memorial Library
  
• Behind the Scenes information updated again:
  
  • Season 3:
  • # 055 <3.55> — Volvo 242 DL (correction and more details)
  • Season 7:
  • # 165 <7.10> — product placement: Perrier-Jouët (Fleur de Champagne), Coca-Cola; "Take Me out to the Ball Game"
  • Season 8:
  • # 205 <8.22> — cameraman's mistake: boom microphone in the Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion living room
  • Season 9:
  • # 219 <9.14> — early script drafts: Sharpe's condo; Richard's ranch; original name for Joey Walts; Sharpe's coffee set; early script drafts: Danny and Sydney's arrival at Sharpe's house; original name for Micenzo's; interior set for Micenzo's; original name for Joey Walts' fiancée; early script drafts: Richard and Lauren in front of Sharpe's house; Ed Meyers' eye patch
  • # 221 <9.16> — Genele's Mercedes-Benz SL (more details)
  • # 222 <9.17> — original names for Connie Johnson; early script drafts: no Porsche 911 for Lance; lighting mistake in the hospital scene with Richard and Sharpe; mistake in the scene with Richard and Sharpe at the hospital; stunt doubles for SHAHRAD VOSSOUGHI and JAMES DiSTEFANO
  • # 223 <9.18> — LARRY HUMBURGER (first note); photo double for Richard in the slums
• Cast Credits: seasons 1 through 4 and 9 updated again
  
• Staff & Crew Credits: season 1 updated again
  
• Production Data – Episode by Episode : seasons 1 through 4 and 9 updated again
  
• Vehicle Database updated: # 089 through 098 added
  
• Beyond the Show – Props –
  
  • Set Dressing – Miscellaneous: Tea Service (Angela Channing, season 1) on "Dallas"
    
  • Signage: Capitol Cab on "Dallas"
• In Memoriam... (Cast) updated: JOHN H. FIELDS

Current Information:
 

• Now Recruiting!
   
  We are looking for freelancers — preferably knowledgable "Falcon Crest" fans — who are particularly interested in becoming assistants to the fan club's board of directors.
   
  The job is primarily digital assistance, working from home or from anywhere around the world; the job includes in particular the reponsible position as an archivist as well as maintenance of the website (no programing skills required).
   
  Good English skills are mandatory; German language skills are not necessary.
  Microsoft Word skills are required.
   
  This freelancing position is for love, not for money since the fan club is a non-profit organization. However, a free membership will be awarded, of course. Access to neccessary documents will be provided for free; hardware and software will not be provided.
  This job will grant access to production documents that are not part of this website yet, but will need to be prepared for publication; these may include original seasonal bibles, earliest script drafts, shooting schedules, actors' contracts and cost projections, etc.
   
  If you are interested, please drop us a message at production.office@falconcrest.org.

 
 

• Facebook Campaign for a Blu-ray Release
   
  Please support the current campaign for a release of "Falcon Crest" on Blu-ray through the WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION: Warner Archive & Warner Bros Catalogue;
  go straight to the poll to vote for "Falcon Crest"
  (links to external website).
  

Site Update:

• www.falconcrest.org: new hompepage cover picture
• Scripts : # 189 added to the Chao-Li Chi Memorial Library
  
• Behind the Scenes information updated again:
  
  • Season 3:
  • # 052 <3.12> — mistake in the scene with Lance, Melissa and Angela in the Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion foyer
  • Season 6:
  • # 155 <6.28> — score during the teaser trailer
  • Season 7:
  • # 183 <7.28> — mistake in the scene with Lance and Melissa shortly before Angela's eviction; details about the chapel set in the cliffhanger; Angela's lines partly dubbed in the cliffhanger; Angela's wardrobe in the cliffhanger
  • Season 8:
  • # 188 <8.05> — edited scene: Angela and Richard playing backgammon
  • Season 9:
  • # 212 <9.07> — filming location for the driveway to Sharpe's house; filming location for Chalo Mendez's house; product placement: Lego Duplo
  • # 213 <9.08> — early script drafts for the scene with Pilar and Emma in Emma's bedroom; scene order changes (Lance's wrecked car in particular); WILFREDO HERNÁNDEZ misspelled
  • # 214 <9.09> — Charley using Emma's BMW; make and model of the forklift at the Falcon Crest Winery Building
  • # 215 <9.10> — wrong establishing clip of the Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion (Mercedes-Benz 600); Judge Weyborn misspelled in the end credits
  • # 216 <9.11> — "The Officers' Wives"; interior set of the Daniels' home; photo doubles for ROBERT GORMAN and JESSE STOCK
  • # 217 <9.12> — filming location for the Tuscany Valley road (Frank and the patrol car); number of Genele's safe deposit box; USPS logo
• Cast Credits: seasons 1 and 4 through 9 updated again
  
• Production Data – Episode by Episode : seasons 1 and 4 through 9 updated again
  
• Location Database: # 212, 216 and 217 updated
  
• Filming Locations – Movie Studios – Interior Sets : blueprints added: Non-Permanent Sets – Falcon Crest Guest House – Bathroom (# 144)
  

Current Information:

"What Friends Do (#In Your Corner)"
(link to external website):
 
SUSAN SULLIVAN wrote another short play. It is a sequel to "What Friends Do (#Expendables)" and deals with the three friends who share their broken hearts over the loss of their fourth friend.
The première of the virtual play will be at the Smartphone Theatre on June 11, 2023 at 05:00 PM (Pacific Daylight Time); it will be a live performance. Besides SUSAN, the play stars DAVID SELBY and KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT again.

Site Update:

• www.falconcrest.org: new hompepage cover picture
• Scripts : # 188 added to the Chao-Li Chi Memorial Library
  
• Behind the Scenes information updated again:
  
  • Season 2:
  • # 019 <2.01> — picture above the fireplace in Richard's Whitewood Industries office
  • # 038 <2.20> — sofa and armchairs in Henri's Whitewood Industries office
  • Season 3:
  • # 064 <3.23> — improvisation by LORENZO LAMAS and ANA ALICIA in the scene in Phillip's winery
  • # 068 <3.28> — continuity errors in two establishing shots of Richard's jet; mistake concerning the pitcher at the bar in the aircraft cabin
  • Season 9:
  • # 207 <9.02> — mistake in the scene at the Falcon Crest gate; church's real name legible; mistake in the scene with Angela, Frank, Emma and Charley during Maggie's funeral reception; mistake in the scene with Charley singing and playing the piano at the Del Oro; "The Early Greeks" by R.J. HOPPER; mistake in the scene with Angela's book
  • # 209 <9.04> — product placement: Casio monitors; PAUL VAN (second note); desk in Beeker's Tuscany Bank office
  • # 211 <9.06> — mistake in the scene with the photo folio in Richard's study; BARBARA SMITH; PETER PAUL EASTMAN; LENNART JAKELL
• Cast Credits: seasons 6 and 9 updated again
  
• Production Data – Episode by Episode : seasons 6 and 9 updated again
  
• Vehicle Database updated: # 082 through 088 added
  
• Beyond the Show – Props – Picture Cars: Crown Firecoach in "Hart to Hart"

Site Update:

• www.falconcrest.org: new hompepage cover picture
• Family Bibles : Giobertis and Agrettis updated
  
• Character Encyclopedia : A – C (Franco Agretti) and D – K (Paolo Gioberti) updated
  
• Scripts : # 187 added to the Chao-Li Chi Memorial Library
  
• Behind the Scenes information updated again:
  
  • Season 4:
  • # 083 <4.15> — HERACLITUS quote
  • # 091 <4.23> — RON MĀSAK misspelled
  • Season 8:
  • General Information — MARGARET LADD's appearances
  • # 185 <8.02> — RYAN MacDONALD awkwardly written
  • # 187 <8.04> — RYAN MacDONALD misspelled
  • # 192 <8.09> — PETER MacLEAN and Señora Luna misspelled
  • # 198 <8.15> — episode filmed simultaneously with # 199
  • # 199 <8.15> — episode filmed simultaneously with # 198
  • # 200 <8.17> — different footage in the recap: Ben overhears Anna is dying; SAM WANAMAKER; mistake: extra ROCK BEACH at the Tuscany Herald
  • # 201 <8.18> — studio lights visible in the Agretti Residence guest wing
  • # 203 <8.20> — allusion to "Pride and Prejudice"
  • # 204 <8.21> — different footage in the recap: Samantha on her way to Garth's car; product placement: Spalding tennis racket; filming location for the Italian diner; birth and death dates of Franco Agretti; headstone of Elaine Parker; Master Card and Visa
  • # 205 <8.22> — doubting Thomases; prop mistake: release date of the Time magazine
  • Season 9:
  • # 206 <9.01> — SHAHRAD VOSSOUGHI; RICH FELLMANN misspelled
  • # 226 <9.21> — mistake in the scene with Danny, Richard and Sharpe on the roof of Sharpe Capital Ventures
• Cast Credits: seasons 4, 8 and 9 updated again
  
• Production Data – Episode by Episode : seasons 4, 8 and 9 updated again
  
• Location Database: # 204 updated
  
• Filming Locations – Movie Studios – Interior Sets : blueprints added: Permanent Sets – Le Bristol, Paris / France (# 203)
  
• Beyond the Show –
  
  • Props – Set Dressing:
    
    • restructuring with new subsections (Tables & Desks / Seating / Cabinets & Chests / Bedroom Furniture / Decoration / Miscellaneous)
    • Seating: Dining Room Chairs (Gioberti House; Season 1) in "Making Love"
  • Identical Names:
    
    • Mystique in "Moonlighting"
    • Transcon
    • Wade's Wintergreen in "Night Court"

Site Update:

• www.falconcrest.org: new hompepage cover picture
• Scripts : # 186 added to the Chao-Li Chi Memorial Library
  
• Behind the Scenes information updated again:
  
  • Season 1:
  • # 010 <1.10> — mistakes in the scene with Emma and Lance in the Falcon Crest Winery Building; stunt double for MARGARET LADD
  • Season 5:
  • # 117 <5.19> — CÁSTULO GUERRA misspelled
  • Season 7:
  • # 183 <7.28> — mistake in the scene with Frank and Angela in Hobart (second note); mistake in the scene with Fred, Garth and Richard
  • Season 8:
  • # 184 <8.01> — VICTORIA LaFORTUNE and CÁSTULO GUERRA misspelled
  • # 185 <8.02> — new license plate of Richard's Jaguar XJ-SC Targa
  • # 192 <8.09> — product placement: Wurlitzer Nostalgia
  • # 194 <8.11> — reuse of parts of the final scene from # 193 and different footage
  • # 195 <8.12> — props: Zeith (correction); Crumrine Motors (correction)
  • # 196 <8.13> — mistake in the scene with the maid in the Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion; ROBERTA STORM; SHARRI ZAK; early script drafts: Maggie and Penny at the restaurant; product placement: Dynamo
  • # 197 <8.14> — different footage in the recap: Pilar and Malcolm at the restaurant in San Francisco
  • # 198 <8.15> — filming location for the arrival of the rescue vehicles in Tuscany Canyon (more details); cameraman's mistake: microphone visible in the scene with Richard in the Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion foyer; mistake in the scene with César, Pilar, Lance and nurse Novak at the QVH; ROBERTA STORM; MICHÈLE MARSH misspelled
  • # 202 <8.19> — new license plate of the Agrettis' Jeep Wrangler YJ (more details); SHARRI ZAK (second note)
  • Season 9:
  • # 209 <9.04> — props: Zeith (correction)
• Cast Credits: seasons 1, 4, 6 and 8 updated again
  
• Staff & Crew Credits: season 1 updated again
  
• Production Data – Episode by Episode : seasons 1, 4, 6 and 8 updated again
  
• Location Database: # 198 and 202 updated
  
• Beyond the Show – Props – Set Dressing:
  
  • Armchair (Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion Living Room; seasons 2 and 3) on "Berrenger's"
  • Armchairs (Riebmann House – Study; # 069 and 070) on "Berrenger's"
  • Desk (Whitewood Industries – Jacqueline Perrault's Office; # 040 / Riebmann House – Study; # 069 through 071) on "Berrenger's"
  • Shelf Unit (2055 Hilltop Road, Tuscany Valley – Bedroom; season 4) on "Berrenger's"
• Vehicle Database updated: # 074 through 081 added
  
• In Memoriam... (Staff & Crew) updated: MICHAEL KUSLEY

Site Update:

• www.falconcrest.org: new hompepage cover picture
• Scripts : # 185 added to the Chao-Li Chi Memorial Library
  
• Behind the Scenes information updated again:
  
  • Season 1:
  • # 009 <1.09> — GORDON HODGINS (first note)
  • Season 2:
  • # 029 <2.11> — MARTHA MANOR
  • Season 4:
  • # 076 <4.08> — extras' wardrobe in the first scene in Tuscany Downs
  • Season 5:
  • # 105 <5.07> — establishing shot of the department store in San Francisco (more details: source)
  • Season 6:
  • # 130 <6.03> — inside joke: Easy Ernie
  • Season 8:
  • # 184 <8.01> — odd props: photos in Maggie's bedroom at the Channing Ranch; mistake in the scene with Angela and Melissa at the Del Oro Golf Club Restaurant
  • # 185 <8.02> — mistake in the scene with Maggie and Vickie on the Channing Ranch terrace; mistake in the scene with Lance and Pilar at Jeeter's: MARTHA MANOR; identical interior set: den and boys' room at the Channing Ranch; early script drafts: original name for Russ Carlson
  • # 186 <8.03> — filming location for the picture of DAVID BEECROFT in the main title; odd props: photos on the fireplace mantle in Angela's Del Oro suite; mistake in the scene with Ben greeting Frank at the Tuscany Valley Public Cemetery
  • # 187 <8.04> — mistake: extras in front of the Tuscany County Courthouse; LENNART JAKELL; early script drafts: original name for Dome Exterminators; mistakes: Rolodex; DAVID GUST
  • # 188 <8.05> — fictional entity: KSFB 3; LARRY HUMBURGER; mistake in the scene with Lance and Pax in Angela's Del Oro suite; product placement: Wilson tennis racket; product placement: Perrier
  • # 189 <8.06> — product placement: Perrier-Jouët (Fleur de Champagne); BARBARA SMITH; PAUL VAN (first note)
    
  • # 191 <8.08> — filming location for Pilar's bedroom in the Ortega House; prop: "The Random Picture Book of Fairy Tales"; product placeement: Fila (Cookie); MARTHA MANOR; license plate of Pilar's Ford Mustang
  • # 193 <8.10> — product placement: Perrier-Jouët (Fleur de Champagne; first note); ROBERT HITCHCOCK
    
  • # 200 <8.19> — establishing shot of the park in Chicago (more details: source)
• Cast Credits: seasons 1 through 8 updated again
  
• Production Data – Episode by Episode : seasons 1 through 8 updated again
  
• Location Database: # 191 updated
  
• Filming Locations – Movie Studios – Interior Sets : blueprints added: Permanent Sets – Carlson Law Office (# 186)
  
• Beyond the Show – Props –
  
  • Signage: Capitol Cab and Rapid Taxi on "Moonlighting"
  • Documents: newspaper article "City Bond Issue Nears Approval" and "At 91, Another First" on "Moonlighting"
• Interview with DOUGLAS MAIDA added
  
• In Memoriam... (Cast) updated: DAN FERRO, ALVIN ING, NATHAN JUNG and ERNIE LIVELY

Site Update:

• www.falconcrest.org: new hompepage cover picture
• Scripts : # 184 added to the Chao-Li Chi Memorial Library
  
• Behind the Scenes information updated again:
  
  • Season 2:
  • # 040 <2.22> — parts of Vickie and Nick's wedding scene looped
  • Season 3:
  • # 064 <3.24> — inside joke: Lapins
  • Season 6:
  • # 135 <6.08> — score during the teaser trailer
  • # 155 <6.28> — score during the final scene
  • Season 7:
  • # 157 <7.02> — early script drafts: memorial plaque for Richard
  • # 167 <7.12> — allusion to "Cat's Cradle" by KURT VONNEGUT
  • # 173 <7.18> — different footage in the recap: Maggie feeling Curtis' pulse; DAVID GUST; mistake in the scene with Eric and Vickie at the Tuscany Valley Airport; different footage in the sneak preview and Maggie's limbo dance scene; fictional entity: Transcon
  • # 174 <7.19> — different footage in the recap: Rosemont inviting Richard to join The Thirteen; mistake in the scene with Carly and Melissa in the Del Oro lobby (first note); picture in Eric and Vickie's room at the hotel in Geneva / Switzerland; product placement: TDK audio tape; picture in Frank's Del Oro suite
  • # 175 <7.20> — BETTY JEANNE GLENNIE; stunt double for ROD TAYLOR; SHARRI ZAK
  • # 176 <7.21> — ROBERT HITCHCOCK; interior set of Kathryn Anderson's apartment; mistake in the scene at San Francisco International Airport; SHIRLEY ANTHONY (first note); product placement: Wilson tennis racket
  • # 177 <7.22> — different footage in the recap: Lance reaching into Remick's grave; Transcon; LARRY HUMBURGER (first and second note)
  • # 178 <7.23> — establishing shot of the prison in Geneva / Switzerland (source); PAUL VAN; Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion study set; end credit for RICK DEATS
  • # 179 <7.24> — Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion study set
  • # 180 <7.25> — picture in the FBI suite at the Del Oro
  • # 181 <7.26> — different footage in the recap: Dan's return to the Agretti Residence; different footage in the recap and in the scene with Maggie and Peter Ryder at the Coit Café; stunt double for SUSAN SULLIVAN; PAUL VAN (two notes)
  • # 182 <7.27> — different footage in the recap: Angela saying Frank has come out of his coma; mistake in Richard's dialog with Brill; cameraman's mistake: studio lights visible in Frank's guest bedroom in the Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion; picture in the Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion guest bedroom; product placement: Tempo magazine; Wade's Wintergreen; BARBARA SMITH; stunt doubles for LORENZO LAMAS and ANA-ALICIA during the cave-in; score during the sneak preview at the end of the episode
  • # 183 <7.28> — different footage in the sneak preview: gunfire at the limousine; mistake in the scene with Frank and Angela in Hobart; inside joke: JEFF FREILICH and RUSS NORDSTEDT in the scene in Bangkok; photo double for DAVID SELBY in the finale (correction)
• Cast Credits: seasons 6 through 8 updated again
  
• Staff & Crew Credits: season 7 updated again
  
• Production Data – Episode by Episode : seasons 6 through 8 updated again
  
• Beyond the Show – Props – Set Dressing: Office Chair (The New San Francisco Globe – Richard Channing's Executive Office; season 3) in "High Anxiety"
• Vehicle Database updated: # 069 through 073 added
  

Site Update:

• www.falconcrest.org: new hompepage cover picture
• Scripts : # 183 added to the Chao-Li Chi Memorial Library
  
• Behind the Scenes information updated again:
  
  • Season 1:
  • # 018 <1.18> — cameraman's mistake in the scene in Emma's studio in the Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion; mistake in the scene with Emma in court
  • Season 2:
  • # 024 <2.06> — LILLIE RUBIN jacket
  • Season 5:
  • # 119 <5.21> — fictional entity: Transcon
  • Season 7:
  • # 157 <7.02> — additional footage in the recap featuring the scene with Angela talking to Emma on the roof from the preceding episode; different footage in the recap and in the scene with Melissa after being rescued from the bay in the previous episode; different footage in the recap and in the scene with Richard and John's phone conversation in the previous episode; different footage in the recap and in the scene with Emma from the preceding episode's finale; scene at the church with Angela and Father Bob; different footage in the sneak preview and the scene with Richard and Maggie in his New Globe office; inconsistency in John's line about Chase's jacket
  • # 168 <7.13> — different footage in the recap and in the scene with Shannon's locket in the previous episode; additional footage in the recap in contrast to the scene with Eric aiming at Ambrose in the previous episode; SHARRI ZAK; DAVID GUST (second and third note)
  • # 169 <7.14> — BETTY JEANNE GLENNIE (first note); different takes in the sneak preview and the scene with Eric and Dimitrov's security guard; PETER KITCHELL lithographs; product placement: Perrier-Jouët
  • # 170 <7.15> — additional footage in the recap featuring the scene with Chao-Li and Angela from the preceding episode's finale; product placement: Polaroid Spectra; product placement: Pearl; product placement: Wurlitzer Stereophonic
  • # 171 <7.16> — additional footage in the recap featuring the scene with Richard and Maggie reacting to Melissa and Carly's tumultuous action during the wedding ceremony; different footage in the recap in contrast to the scene with Eric bringing Richard Chase's second codicil; MARTHA MANOR; cameraman's mistake: studio lights in Richard's New Globe office; Richard's phone number at the New Globe (more details: area code); fictional entity: Transcon
  • # 172 <7.17> — sandbags in the Falcon Crest Winery Building; different footage in the sneak preview in contrast to the scene with Maggie and Richard's arrival at the Victorian Mansion; different footage in the sneak preview in contrast to the scene with Emma's announcement; stunt double for EDWARD ANHALT
  • # 176 <7.21> — edited scene: Angela and Father Bob
  • # 181 <7.26> — wine label in the scene with Angela in the Falcon Crest Winery Building; deleted scene: flashback to # 157 <7.02>
• Cast Credits: "The Vintage Years" as well as seasons 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 9 updated again
  
• Staff & Crew Credits: seasons 3 and 7 updated again
  
• Production Data – Episode by Episode : "The Vintage Years" as well as seasons 1 through 5, 7 and 9 updated again
  
• Filming Locations – Movie Studios – Interior Sets : blueprints added: Permanent Sets – Hallway of Dark Shadows (# 178)
  
• In Memoriam... (Cast) updated: GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA