During his more than 40-year career in the entertainment industry, chief executive Aaron Spelling has produced and executed hundreds of film and television projects. Many of those films have been wildly successful, including series that spanned multiple seasons and had a lasting impact on popular culture, as well as films that spawned sequels and spinoffs and hit sales. Huge box office. He managed hit shows for nearly every decade he worked on, until his death. With his own production company, Spelling Television, he remains the most successful television producer in US history with 218 recorded producer and executive producer titles.
But which show is his best? since 1959 johnny ringtones until 2006 divisive decision, here are Spelling’s 10 most notable shows, ranked by IMDb ratings. The overall ratings are low and the top rated shows may surprise you.
Melrose Place – 5.8
That’s right Beverly Hills, 90210although the show didn’t achieve the same success, it ran for seven seasons.
Featuring an all-new cast of characters, this primetime drama follows the lives of young people living in an apartment complex in West Hollywood. Of course, there’s a lot of lies, deception, infidelity and drama — the perfect recipe for a primetime soap opera.
Love Boat – 6.1
Interesting and new, it is. The series, whose theme song is almost as famous as the show itself, takes place on a luxury cruise ship and chronicles the lives of the captain, crew, and wealthy passengers.
70s and 80s fans must watch Saturday night, which aired for nine seasons and returned with five specials.
Dynasty – 6.2
Thanks to a reboot of The CW, which airs on Netflix, this late-night soap opera, filled with all the typical dramas, incredible plotlines, backstabs, is today again. famous for a new generation (and old generation). Knives, betrayal and what you expect too much from this genre.
While the reboots are also hugely popular, the original cast of characters, including Joan Collins, Daehan Carroll, Heather Locklear, and John Forsyth, and the incredible twists and turns that make it so memorable. Covering themes of wealth, adultery, greed, and murder, it’s a must-see for fans of the ’80s drama, running for nine seasons. The reboot is currently in its third season.
Beverly Hills, 90210 – 6.3
Anyone who grew up in the ’90s can watch this series, even if they don’t want to admit it. It was billed as a teen drama and was groundbreaking in its handling of sensitive and controversial topics at the time such as drugs, rape, alcoholism, and abuse. The beautiful cast doesn’t hurt either.
The series introduced the world to his daughter Tori Spelling, who plays Donna, proving that Spelling has been in the industry for decades, but he still hasn’t lost touch and still knows how to collect attract the audience at the first age.
Neverland – 6.5
Actor Herve Villechaize, known for popularizing the phrase “Boss, plane, plane!”, said the fantasy film is about a mysterious man and his companion, who grants people wishes on a small island…… but at a cost.
Starring Villechaize and Ricardo Montalban, the show ran for seven seasons in the late 1970s and early 1980s and was revived for one season in 1998. A horror film has also been adapted from play, will be released in February 2020. So decades later, its concept is still alive.
Charlie’s Angels – 6.5
This concept has been embodied in a number of movies and reboot series. But it was the original series that really left its mark on Spelling. Starring Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith, this is a TV show about three top female agents. In the seasons that followed after Fawcett and Jackson left, Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Harker, and Tanya Roberts joined the cast.
Opinions have been mixed, so it’s no surprise that the series isn’t the Hollywood mogul’s highest-rated series. However, it was one of the most memorable.
Sunset Beach – 6.8
Spellings continued its success in the genre with another ’90s TV series about people living in coastal Orange County.
Typical spell show, everyone is beautiful and the story is dramatic. It aired for three seasons, oddly short for a spell project. But it is credited with helping attract younger audiences to watch daytime television at a time when older audiences often predominate.
Mod Squad – 6.9
The series, one of Spelling’s original projects, aired for 5 seasons from 1968 to 1973 and is a crime drama about a young hipster undercover cop. The cast is male, female, and black and white to portray the “hipster” and rebellious nature of the golden age of hippie culture.
Known as the counterculture cop series, the series earned six Emmy Award nominations during its run.
Starry & Blooming – 7.0
Another remake and film adaptation, this action series ran for four seasons in the late ’70s and followed two California police detectives. One of the first police shows to create a pair of eccentric cops, David Michael Starkey was smart and fierce on the streets, while Kenneth Richard “Hatch” Hutchinson was more humble and reasonable.
But the show’s supporting cast is said to be equally famous, most notably Hugging Bear, the chat informant.
charm – 7.1
Following on from his success in the ’90s, Spelling made his name with the supernatural fantasy film starring Shannon Dougherty, with whom he previously worked. 90210with Holly Marie Combs and Alyssa Milano.
Adding elements of the supernatural and sci-fi to their résumé, the trio plays a witch with special powers. When you think about it, it’s like a modern version of Charlie’s Angels, So it’s no surprise that Spelling sees potential charming, eight seasons in a row. It spawned a reboot of The CW, which is gearing up for a third season.