MELROSE PLACE
DRAMA / ROMANTIC DRAMA
USA
1992-1999
MELROSE PLACE is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show was created by Darren Star for Fox and executive produced by Aaron Spelling for his company, Spelling Television. MELROSE PLACE consists of 219 episodes of 1 hour.
STORY: The show is set in a small apartment courtyard complex located at 4616 Melrose Place in West Hollywood, California. Several young individuals reside in the apartments, each with their own dreams and drives.
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Matt Fielding (Doug Savant) meets Jeffrey Lindley (Jason Berghe), a closeted lieutenant in the United States Navy. Matt encourages him to come out, which leads to Jeffrey's being transferred to the East Coast. Jeffrey returns later and he and Matt resume their relationship. A few days later, Jeffrey reveals that he has tested positive for HIV. After initially struggling, Matt decides to commit himself to the relationship. Jeffrey, however, decides they are better off simply being friends.
Matt Fielding (Doug Savant) & Jeffrey Lindley (Jason Berghe)
DOUG SAVANT (1992-1998) June 21, 1964, Burbank, CA, USA
JASON BERGHE (1994) March 12, 1960, New York City, NY, USA
SPECIAL: In December 1994, LGBT-interest magazine The Advocate put Matt Fielding on its cover, asking "Why can't this man get laid?" Inside, Star reiterated the difficulty in developing Matt's sexual and romantic lives. "The nature of television and television advertising is such that we cannot permit Matt to have real physical relationships on-screen like the other characters. We walk on eggshells in terms of telling stories about his character. So we have to find ways of implying things about his love life by creating plots for him”
AWARDS: ‘MELROSE PLACE’ 6 wins and 8 nominations
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