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# 015 <1.15> Heir Apparent   This episode marks the first appearance of uncredited extra ROBIN BLAKE. She is an American background actress, active between the 1960's and 2020's.She plays a middle-aged blonde Tuscany Valley socialite in a number of episodes. In this episode, she is a guest at Chase's party in the Gioberti House. Compare # 222 for biographical details about this minor rôle and a list of appearances throughout the series. Season time frame: According to Carl, Chase has been in the valley for six months (since # 001). The actor playing Bill Reed was replaced on short notice. Before MICHAEL BOWEN was selected, another actor had been chosen. That artist, however, was so nervous that he needed more than 15 takes just to properly say hi when Chase welcomed him, Ann and Carl to the party. Nobody on the set wanted to take the chance of letting him recite the long poem (scene with Cole and Melissa, Vickie and Mario as well as Ann and Bill near the fireplace). After replacing the actor, the party scene at the Gioberti House had to be reshot with MICHAEL BOWEN exactly as before, which included rehiring all the extras.
  This episode marks the first appearance of uncredited extra BETTY JEANNE GLENNIE, an American background actress, who was active primarily between the 1960's and 1990's, early in her career under contract at UNIVERSAL TELEVISION.She portrays a curly haired blonde in many episodes. She is a guest at Chase's party in this episode. For another appearance in this episode, see below. She will be seen on various occasions in the future. Compare # 175 for biographical details about this minor rôle and a list of appearances throughout the series.
 Interesting prop: The label on the Gioberti Private Reserve features a simplified design of the falcon from the Falcon Crest logo, crossed out with an "X". It was adapted by Jason.This original of this specific prop wine label is missing in the DFCF archives unfortunately. If you have access to this prop wine label and would like to sell it to the fan club or at least scan it for documentation, please contact the Production Office. Detailed information about most other wine labels used in the series is available in the Show – Production Office – Wine Label Gallery section. Previews are available for the general public; for DFCF members, the wine labels are available in high resolution.
 Interesting prop: The wine cases in the Falcon Crest Winery read:"Falcon Crest - Wine - Tuscany Valley — since 1824" 1824 must be the founding year of the Tuscany Valley, not the Falcon Crest property. This can be derived from the fact that Giuseppe Gioberti, who founded Falcon Crest, was not even born around 1824. Falcon Crest, in contrast, was founded somewhere around 1875. An exact date is not mentioned on the series. The original idea of 1849 as the year when Falcon Crest was founded is merely a concept in the bibles of "The Vintage Years" and season 1; it never made it to the final production. Detailed information about the wine labels on the prop bottles in this episode and many other wine labels is available in the Show – Production Office – Wine Label Gallery section. Previews are available for the general public; for DFCF members, the wine labels are available in high resolution. All interior shots of the Falcon Crest Winery Building in this episode are from the former Brookside Winery (previously Italian Vineyard Company / Guasti Winery) in Ontario, CA (compare # 001).
 After her earlier appearance in this episode (see above), uncredited extra BETTY JEANNE GLENNIE appears again — now as an attendee at Bill Reed and Ann Hilton's funeral service.Compare # 175 for biographical details about this minor rôle and a list of appearances throughout the series. For details about the extra, see above. The filming location for the Tuscany Valley Protestant Church is the Church of the Angels in Pasadena, CA again, just like in # 013, but now with interior shots also.
 Mistake: When Phillip arrives at the Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion to see Angela after Bill Reed and Ann Hilton's funeral, you can see LORENZO LAMAS standing still for a very short moment before beginning to run down the stairs. The actor was obviously waiting there for his stage direction. But apparently he either waited a split second too long to start down, or the camera panned to soon.  Mistake in the scene in the Gioberti House dining room: As seen in the long shot, Chase is sitting at the table with the dining room window known from previous episodes (e.g. # 003 and 004) behind him. In his close-ups, however, the window seems to be missing in the interior set since only a wall is visible behind him. This is not a set inconsistency though. For unknown reasons, Chase's close-ups were filmed in a different part of the dining room.
  Mistake: In the scene with Chase and Vickie in the vineyard, the workers are constantly in different places in the background in subsequent frames whenever there is a cut from the wide angle shot to a close-up and vice versa.Again, this is the typical mistake caused by the particular close-up filming technique — check # 001 (Chase and Maggie at the Gioberti Family Cemetery) for details. Real-life allusion: Douglas mentions MARK TWAIN.
Season time frame: Melissa is in the sixth week of her pregnancy. In season 2, it will be revealed the baby is Cole's; as they slept together in # 014 for the first time, six weeks must have passed since then.   An art print of "Day and Night", a 1938 surrealist lithograph by Dutch artist M.C. ESCHER (1898 – 1972), hangs in Dr. Monroe's office.
  Mistake: In Carl Reed's farewell scene, the shots of Cole are from various takes that were combined in the editing process. This becomes apparent because Chase's hand is on the jeep in one moment), but on Cole's shoulder in the next moment. Also, if you look closely, the side angle on Cole and Chase shows Cole looking composed and free of tears while, in the very next frame, his cheeks and nose are filled with tears and mucus.In the usual process of making a movie or a TV show, scenes are often shot several times, e.g. several close-ups from different angles, which bears the risk of inconsistencies. Compare # 001 (Chase and Maggie at the Gioberti Family Cemetery) for the advantages and disadvantages of this shooting procedure. ← Previous episode... → Next episode... |
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