"Knots Landing" Cast Together Again

(CBS) In 1983, if you were searching for housewives that were anything but desperate, the place to look was the long-running CBS Thursday night hit "Knots Landing."

In "The Early Show"'s "Time Machine" series, Cold Case comlete series cast members Michelle Lee, who played "Karen MacKenzie," Joan Van Ark, who played "Valene Ewing," and Kevin Dobson, who played "Mack Mackenzie," Gilmore Girls complete series
reunited on the show to reminisce about their record run.
Originally started as a spinoff, House series dvd "Knots Landing" followed Gary and Valene Ewing, relatives to the popular Ewing clan from "Dallas," as made the big move to a small California cul-de-sac where passion and heartbreak ruled.

Although the street had it shares of bad girls, Scrubs dvd at the show's heart was the loyal friendship between Val and her next door neighbor Karen.

Lee said the relationship between her character and her husband were the moral center of the show. However, Desperate Housewives dvdshe added, that Valene's character wasn't amoral, just had problems.

The show also tackled many social issues, including alcoholism, rape, and illegal prescription drug abuse. However, it was the scheming, cheating and backstabbing that helped "Knots Landing" become TV's second longest running drama before leaving the air in 1993. Criminal Minds dvd box set At the time, the show tied with "Bonanza" as the longest running drama series on television. It has since been passed by " Law & Order " and "ER." "Knots Landing" is now tied for 4th place.

"Early Show" co-anchor Harry Smith remarked that the show was widely considered a primetime soap opera, so they didn't get credit for their long run.
Dobson agreed, saying, one tree hill dvd box set"They got the ink, we got the ratings."
Several actors appeared on "Knots Landing," including Alec Baldwin, who played Joshua Rush, a televangelist who becomes mentally ill and violent. bones dvdBaldwin's character died when he tried to kill another character and accidentally fell off a roof. Nicollette Sheridan also appeared on "Knots Landing" as Paige Matheson, Mack's daughter. Other guest stars included Helen Hunt, Star Trek dvdsGary Sinise, Halle Berry, Marcia Cross and Billy Bob Thornton.

Van Ark said, Disney dvd collection"It's six degrees of 'Knots Landing' that everybody in the business and superstars to boot have all filed through the make-up room at 'Knots Landing.'"