15 Things Fans Were Never Supposed to Know About ‘Dynasty’

10. The iconic lily pad scene was hard to shoot

There was an iconic scene in the show where Krystle and Alexis get into a catfight in the deep lily pond…but in real life it was very shallow and hard to work in. Said Linda Evans: “It looked like we were in six feet of water but in reality we were in only two and a half feet, and fighting on our knees! It felt absurd and we struggled all day to make it look authentic. When at the end of the day the director yelled ‘cut and print,’ we stood up looking like a couple of drowned rats. The crew spontaneously broke out in applause and laughter … Joan loved the verbal fights—I hated them. I loved the physical confrontations—she loathed them. We did them all—for nine years!”

11. The character Alexis was a lot like Dallas‘ J.R. Ewing

“A lot of what [Alexis] was like was from [Dallas’] J.R. And when I first came into the show, they compared me to J.R. I think it was the first time that audiences saw on television a woman who could be evil and manipulating and downright nasty, and have a lot of charm and sexuality.”

12. Angie Dickinson was first offered the role of Krystle

Angie Dickinson was first offered the role of Krystle when the show was still called Oil. She turned the part down and then later asked producer Aaron Spelling what had happened to the show without realizing that it was currently airing as Dynasty.