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Post by Dallas on Mar 8, 2019 19:50:26 GMT -5
Chasing Diamonds first ever mini series "The Gold Diggers" will be released 04/04/19. There will be three episodes in this arch, each one will be released on their own (vs. the traditional full season release). Are you excited to see what happens in Kelsey Lake this go around? Sound off below!
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Post by Dallas on Apr 4, 2019 7:12:43 GMT -5
Chasing Diamonds is back with a three part mini-series called "The Gold Diggers". Part 1 is out now ... in this episode ... Lydia finds the most unlikely of allies in her quest to prove Carmen is a gold digger ... Carmen's brother arrives and creates a stir ... Celeste realizes she has to move on from Cole ... Houston and Lex clash at Blackmore Ltd ... Kent tries to put his life back together and MUCH more!
Part two will be released next week!
Enjoy!
Dallas
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Post by Michael on Apr 10, 2019 13:17:15 GMT -5
Welcome back, Rockwells and Blackmores!
I like how you're doing these "event" returns for CD. It fits a series that has a more primetime feel and a more limited canvas. And I think it's fun how you sort of have an "antagonist of the moment" in each one that presumably gets wrapped up by the time each special/miniseries ends.
There were two dynamics in this one that I thought felt fresh and intrigued me. One was Lucinda and Lydia teaming up. These two women have had so few moments of getting along, let alone connection, through the run of the series, so for them to find this unsteady common ground and have to join forces is interesting to me. I cackled when Lucinda made that crack about her basement, too -- though if I were Lydia, I would've conked her over the damn head for that! The other one that got my attention was playing up the Houston/Lex rivalry. Them being siblings didn't get played TOO much during the original run -- somewhat because of the timing of Lex's paternity reveal and Houston being "dead" for a chunk of time -- so it feels like a natural thing to play out now.
Speaking of that rivalry, sort of, I was dying at Mateo running out of the house screaming about being gay and Houston deciding to hire him to do his dirty work as a result. "Oh, a crazy stranger! Definitely should trust this person!" It was a little weird that Mateo wouldn't say he's Carmen's brother. Family coming to see her wouldn't be especially suspicious and would seem a lot less weird than some random unidentified gay! I liked how Mac nonchalantly got Carmen to sign a prenup, though. He should be beyond used to this, given his marital history, and I can see how he'd just see it as a practical matter of course while Carmen is shocked by it. Of course, now she's going to damage the marriage by trying to plan for the eventuality of it ending, rather than just being a good wife and the prenup never being an issue.
I also like the potential of this whole other family unit you're using Vivian to spin off, and Chase Cooper showing up has promise.
Interested to see what comes next!
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Post by Dallas on Apr 10, 2019 19:54:14 GMT -5
Welcome back, Rockwells and Blackmores! I like how you're doing these "event" returns for CD. It fits a series that has a more primetime feel and a more limited canvas. And I think it's fun how you sort of have an "antagonist of the moment" in each one that presumably gets wrapped up by the time each special/miniseries ends. I'm glad you're enjoying these various "special's", Michael. I knew when I ended the regular seasons that I would still want to dig into these character's lives. They are so over the top that it is fun to still write for them but in small doses, and it's a nice escape from ODaaT. There were two dynamics in this one that I thought felt fresh and intrigued me. One was Lucinda and Lydia teaming up. These two women have had so few moments of getting along, let alone connection, through the run of the series, so for them to find this unsteady common ground and have to join forces is interesting to me. I cackled when Lucinda made that crack about her basement, too -- though if I were Lydia, I would've conked her over the damn head for that! The other one that got my attention was playing up the Houston/Lex rivalry. Them being siblings didn't get played TOO much during the original run -- somewhat because of the timing of Lex's paternity reveal and Houston being "dead" for a chunk of time -- so it feels like a natural thing to play out now. YES to both of these! The Lucinda/Lydia thing actually just happened when I was writing it, I never pre-planned it but once I had that first scene of them together, I thought it was gold because they do have such a sorted history so it's fun to have them actually be on the same page for once. They have so much history to play off as well, mostly, that damn basement. The Houston/Lex thing really came from the fact that I wanted Lex to have a much bigger role in this series compared to the Christmas special, as I felt like he was sort of left to the back burner with the Carmen/Mac and Vivian/Kent/Sabine storylines taking the bulk of the time. This feud seemed very organic to play out, and in some ways, are the new Mac vs. Kent. Of course, Houston being in love with Stacey will, eventually, add another wrinkle into this. Speaking of that rivalry, sort of, I was dying at Mateo running out of the house screaming about being gay and Houston deciding to hire him to do his dirty work as a result. "Oh, a crazy stranger! Definitely should trust this person!" It was a little weird that Mateo wouldn't say he's Carmen's brother. Family coming to see her wouldn't be especially suspicious and would seem a lot less weird than some random unidentified gay! I liked how Mac nonchalantly got Carmen to sign a prenup, though. He should be beyond used to this, given his marital history, and I can see how he'd just see it as a practical matter of course while Carmen is shocked by it. Of course, now she's going to damage the marriage by trying to plan for the eventuality of it ending, rather than just being a good wife and the prenup never being an issue. I also like the potential of this whole other family unit you're using Vivian to spin off, and Chase Cooper showing up has promise. Interested to see what comes next! HA! I wrote in the sense that Mateo didn't want to tip anyone off to the fact that he had literally just given Carmen an idea on how to scam the Rockwell's, but yes, he could have just said he was her brother. In typical CD fashion too, the canvas is so small and they all just interact with one another. Like, what actually are the odds that Houston just happens to run into a random homo that is desperate for money when he's plotting to hurt his gay brother? Small world that Kelsey Lake  lol I'm glad you like the Cooper's; I thought it was time to have a new family incorporated, mostly like the above statement said, we just need some more people for the regulars to interact with (and sleep with ect). Thanks for catching up, I hope you like the next two episodes! D |
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Post by Dallas on Apr 11, 2019 8:04:34 GMT -5
Chasing Diamonds - The Mini Series: The Gold Diggers, Part II has officially been released!
In this episode: Celeste & Mac discuss their kiss ... Houston and Mateo's plan goes better than expected ... Grant learns some information about Stacey and Marat ... Madi learns the truth about Cole & Vivian's past relationship ... Someone ends up dead! ... and MUCH more!
Enjoy!
Dallas
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Post by Dallas on Apr 18, 2019 7:54:07 GMT -5
Chasing Diamonds - The Mini Series: The Gold Diggers, Part III has been released as this part of the series comes to a close.
In this episode ... News of Celeste's death rocks the Rockwell family ... Lex catches Grant and Mateo in a compromising position ... Stacey & Houston's wedding day arrives ... Sabine learns the truth about Kent ... Carmen may get the upper hand on Lydia ... and MUCH more!
I hope you enjoy the mini series!
Dallas
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Post by Michael on Apr 29, 2019 21:34:01 GMT -5
Finished this miniseries! I've had an insane few weeks in terms of work, personal life, and travel... but now I have bronchitis, so lots of reading time. Ugh. Chasing Diamonds helped me pass the time! I was very eager to see what had gone down in the installments I hadn't gotten to yet.
And you pulled off a TWIST!!! OMFG. I sort of thought it would be a fake-out, and then it wasn't. Whoa! And then to end on a cliffhanger. Ahhhhh!!! I do think you're onto something as far as the more primetime feel of CD working as a miniseries type of thing, but I also want to know what happens. Grr. Although I'm sure you have plans for another miniseries or something similar, so we'll find out. I continued to enjoy Lydia and Lucinda conspiring, though every time Lucinda voices an objection to literally anything, I want someone to tell her to shut her trap or they'll toss her in prison for what she did to Lydia and Houston! It was incredibly soapy how Grant burst into the wedding to expose Houston and then expose Stacey (I almost typed Katy, hahaha) just to hurt Houston -- loved how that played out. I've never really felt like Lex/Grant have had a deep connection, more just a thing of convenience for companionship, so them falling apart seemed kind of inevitable and I can't be too sad. It does seem like there's a ton yet to come out (Carmen killing Celeste, Mateo being her brother, etc.) so I'm looking forward to all that whenever CD returns.
Stacey and Houston are both idiots, btw! You both have what you want -- leave well enough alone. I get how it all happened, but yikes. Learn a lesson! I'm sure they will reunite in time, but you'd think after what they have been through (literal death!), they'd chill out and keep things in perspective. Cripes. Just hard to feel bad for them both being so dumb. Though I get Houston being pissy about Lex taking on the Blackmore heir role after Houston grew up as an only child.
All the Vivian/Madi/Chase backstory is a little muddy to me, but like I said before, having a new family unit grow out of established stuff is fun. And Madi being falsely accused of the murder is so classic. Never say you could kill someone if they've pissed you off and you're a soap character! It will always be used against you! Hahaha. I did enjoy Sabine throwing shade at Vivian -- good of someone in Kelsey Lake to have a memory about past wrongs! It seemed very dumb of Deacon to not tell Sabine what he was actually looking for, but it seems she found it anyway. I suspect she'll figure out a way to pull a switcheroo (or, like, give Deacon the documents but make copies first?!), so that should be interesting to see.
Definitely doesn't feel like an ending, so I hope we'll see more CD soonish! My one criticism of the miniseries format is that it feels like we race through a LOT of stuff so fast -- like, I don't think we really saw Marat reacting to Celeste's death, and there was no mention of their child, which felt significant. But a fun miniseries overall, and I hope there will be more, since these people can't stay out of trouble!
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Post by Dallas on May 2, 2019 9:04:14 GMT -5
Finished this miniseries! I've had an insane few weeks in terms of work, personal life, and travel... but now I have bronchitis, so lots of reading time. Ugh. Chasing Diamonds helped me pass the time! I was very eager to see what had gone down in the installments I hadn't gotten to yet. I'm so glad that you took time out of your busy schedule to read the mini-series! I really appreciate it, since I know that you have a lot going on. And you pulled off a TWIST!!! OMFG. I sort of thought it would be a fake-out, and then it wasn't. Whoa! And then to end on a cliffhanger. Ahhhhh!!! I do think you're onto something as far as the more primetime feel of CD working as a miniseries type of thing, but I also want to know what happens. Grr. Although I'm sure you have plans for another miniseries or something similar, so we'll find out. I continued to enjoy Lydia and Lucinda conspiring, though every time Lucinda voices an objection to literally anything, I want someone to tell her to shut her trap or they'll toss her in prison for what she did to Lydia and Houston! It was incredibly soapy how Grant burst into the wedding to expose Houston and then expose Stacey (I almost typed Katy, hahaha) just to hurt Houston -- loved how that played out. I've never really felt like Lex/Grant have had a deep connection, more just a thing of convenience for companionship, so them falling apart seemed kind of inevitable and I can't be too sad. It does seem like there's a ton yet to come out (Carmen killing Celeste, Mateo being her brother, etc.) so I'm looking forward to all that whenever CD returns. You know what's funny, every special or season that I've done, I've always ended it on with a cliff hanger ... it just feels soapy that way. I really thought going into this mini-series that it would be the last for a while ... then I write this and I immediately get more ideas of where to go next. I've started to outline the next arch. I'm not sure when it will come out but it is in the works! I'm glad you liked the major twist in episode two. To be honest, I really felt like the character of Celeste had run it's course and I thought this was a great way to see her off. Of course, it wouldn't be fun to end the series with that, so there had to be another cliff hanger. I loved the wedding stuff too because it was so over the top. Every wedding on this series has had huge drama, why end that now? One of the main reasons I left Grant on the series was because Armie Hammer is a babe haha. We'll see where Grant and Lex go from here. Stacey and Houston are both idiots, btw! You both have what you want -- leave well enough alone. I get how it all happened, but yikes. Learn a lesson! I'm sure they will reunite in time, but you'd think after what they have been through (literal death!), they'd chill out and keep things in perspective. Cripes. Just hard to feel bad for them both being so dumb. Though I get Houston being pissy about Lex taking on the Blackmore heir role after Houston grew up as an only child. You're right, they do have to learn of to get a perspective. I think the main aspect of the primetime series vs. ODaaT is that things happen so quickly that people never really seem to learn or grow from what has happened cause the story moves so fast. My main goal with this series was to focus a lot on Lex vs. Houston cause I feel like this was really an aspect that hadn't been touched on yet in the series. All the Vivian/Madi/Chase backstory is a little muddy to me, but like I said before, having a new family unit grow out of established stuff is fun. And Madi being falsely accused of the murder is so classic. Never say you could kill someone if they've pissed you off and you're a soap character! It will always be used against you! Hahaha. I did enjoy Sabine throwing shade at Vivian -- good of someone in Kelsey Lake to have a memory about past wrongs! It seemed very dumb of Deacon to not tell Sabine what he was actually looking for, but it seems she found it anyway. I suspect she'll figure out a way to pull a switcheroo (or, like, give Deacon the documents but make copies first?!), so that should be interesting to see. So, in my mind the way it all went down was that Kent and Viv were married; she slept with Chase and ended up preggers with Madi, which is how the Kent/Viv marriage ended and Kent moved on with Lydia. But I did think that Madi getting arrested for the murder was also a classic soap. The Deacon story (at least so far) is fleshed out more in the next arch! Definitely doesn't feel like an ending, so I hope we'll see more CD soonish! My one criticism of the miniseries format is that it feels like we race through a LOT of stuff so fast -- like, I don't think we really saw Marat reacting to Celeste's death, and there was no mention of their child, which felt significant. But a fun miniseries overall, and I hope there will be more, since these people can't stay out of trouble! It's interesting because one of the first scenes that I have in my outline for the next arch is Marat with the child, because I too didn't like that it was left out of this arch. Like I said, I don't know when it will be out but there is definitely another arch coming soon (and likely another one after that since I have a great idea for the future)! Thanks so much for reading! I really appreciate it! D |
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