New vs. Old 'Dynasty'

‘Dynasty’ Throwbacks
Question: I keep hearing about the doom of the new Dynasty without Joan Collins. I agree, but if this is a new show, a new cast, a black Jeff Colby, an Hispanic Krystle, how on earth would you bring Alexis to the show??? She can't be Blake's ex-wife. I would love to see Heather Locklear as the Alexis-like character. So I think I would yes, bring Joan Collins back as Alexis Carrington, Grant Show's mother. If you do this, CW, the Shapiros, et al, you owe me money! What do you think?

 

Uvenio: Good luck cashing in on that. But it’s fun to play the Dynasty casting game, right? Takes me back to my earliest days on the TV beat, when I used to chase down weekly rumors about who might be guest-starring on the ’80s show. (Some, like Rock Hudson, were true. Many not so much.) 

 

In your description of how The CW’s revisionist Dynasty update will change from the original, it’s worth noting that Krystle’s name is now spelled Cristal to acknowledge the show’s new racial diversity. And here’s another twist: Sammy Jo is now a gay man, but just as trashy as the Heather Locklear version.
I’m with you that it would be a blast to see original Dynasty cast members show up, not in their original roles—the skew on this version is much younger—but for some meta commentary on how times have changed. 

 

Regarding Joan Collins: There’s no way she’d be cast as Alexis—to my knowledge, it’s still a mystery who’s playing that role (who isn’t even mentioned until more than halfway through the pilot episode), and that’s in keeping with the original series, which didn’t introduce Alexis until the beginning on Season 2. Bringing Joan in as a different sort of matriarch would be delicious for sure.