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Summary:
In 1985, Producer-director and writer Yolanda Darnell (a.k.a. Denyse De
Shannon) pitched the idea of a teen drama circling the lives of a group of young
people who participate in a dance show to a local cable channel. The programming
manager who ran the cable studio rejected the idea. He suggested that she did
not have the capabilities to attempt such a feat. So she shelved the idea and
worked on other projects.
Three
years later, she proved him wrong. Opportunity beckoned and Darnell was given
the chance to write and produce her first vehicle for the Almost There
series, Ms. Shelley B. The popular R & B Music in the late eighties, New
Jack Swing and the 1987 John Waters' film, Hairspray, both
inspired the first episode. Ms Shelley B. was filmed on a weekend and
aired a month later on local cable channels throughout Southern California.
In
Almost There's four and a half year run on various cable systems, the young
adult soap was geared toward young people between the ages of 16-22 and dealt
solely with social issues. Before the series ended, the show reached
approximately over three million households in Southern California.
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There was set in a fictional multicultural suburb of Los Angeles called, South
Hills, CA. which is located on the Orange County and L.A. borderline. Almost
There accomplished a milestone when Darnell added several storylines which
lasted two or more episodes. Matter Of The Heart (Episodes Ten and
Eleven), The Freedom Of Choice (Episodes 12 and 13) and The American
Way, (Episodes 14 and 15) are sequels of Matter Of The Heart . The
other plotlines in the series are The Voters' Choice, The Breaking
Point, and Working Class People.
Yolanda Darnell was the brains of Almost There. Not only did she directed almost
all of the episodes, but she also produced and wrote all of the scripts for the
show. In the twenty-ninth episode, Darnell became more concerned with the
quality of the show and added editor to her list of job duties. In 1990 and
1991, Almost There won two cable awards. Almost There ceased production in
March, 1993. For
complete cast and crew information, please go to the listing in the Internet
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