The Colbys

The Colbys (originally titled Dynasty II: The Colbys) was a primetime television soap opera which aired from November 1985 to March 1987. This Aaron Spelling-produced series was spun off from the more successful Dynasty.

Storylines

The show's storylines included construction of an oil pipeline, a space station (the "IMOS" project), the return of Jeff's father Philip (like Fallon, believed to be dead), the romance between Jason Colby and his sister-in-law Francesca, the subsequent collapse of Jason's marriage to Sable and the revelation that Jason, not Philip, was in fact Jeff's father.

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The show's most infamous storyline was the abduction by UFO of Fallon, at the end of the series' second year. Although it stimulated media interest in the show, it was not enough to lift lackluster ratings or save the show. Ironically, however, what turned out to be the series final episode was in fact its most-watched.

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The characters of Jeff and Fallon returned to Dynasty (along with, curiously, the UFO storyline - the only Colbys storyline to get a resolution of sorts on Dynasty). Several seasons later, the characters of Sable Colby and Monica Colby were written into Dynasty.

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One confusing Dynasty storyline involving The Colbys involved the discovery that Monica was not Jason Colby's daughter, problematic because as Miles twin, it implied immediately that he was not Jason's son. The storyline was not resolved prior to the cancellation of Dynasty.

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