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This one wasnвЂ™t even so bad it was good it was just bad. And unlike many short-lived television shows-especially those that were unintentionally campy and over-the-top- The Hamptons has eluded any kind of cult following or recognition. Unsurprisingly, The Hamptons never did get that second season. Everyone drives BMWs or Mercedes.вЂќ Ultimately, the Washington Post called The Hamptons вЂњhalf-wittedвЂќ and вЂњtotally, irredeemably, amateurishly and idiotically worthless.вЂќ Michael Goodwin and Leigh Taylor-Young in вЂњThe Hamptons,вЂќ Image: Courtesy Soap Opera Digest had something to say: вЂњIвЂ™ve never seen anyone drive a Ferrari or a Porsche up to a party here. There isnвЂ™t a token artist or a rich, suntanned liberal,вЂќ television critic Marvin Kitman said in the piece.

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The Washington Post (which was run by East Enders Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn, who purchased the infamous Grey Gardens estate in 1979) delivered a scathing review of the series and interviewed actual Hamptons denizens who said the characters didnвЂ™t represent them in any way. The show starred Michael Goodwin, Leigh Taylor-Young, Craig Sheffer, Holly Roberts, Kathleen Dezina, Philip Casnoff and John Reilly, most of whom were known for their daytime work.Дespite shooting on the East End, the series was immediately lambasted for its inaccurate portrayal of Hamptons lifestyle and culture. Shot on videotape in the vein of a daytime drama, The Hamptons was filmed partially on the East End, with some segments taped in other parts of Long Island and Westchester.

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The Hamptons was given a five-episode order, with the hope that it would be enough of a hit to warrant a full second season (a similar formula had worked for seminal primetime soap Dallas). Monty and her husband, Robert OвЂ™Byrne, had previously produced summer stock productions on Long Island, so she knew the area. So, naturally, there were high hopes when ABC hired Monty to produce William Bast and Paul HusonвЂ™s new show about two warring families that summer in the Hamptons. During MontyвЂ™s tenure, younger characters were brought to the forefront, the plodding storytelling was given a hefty dose of adrenaline and the show became the top-rated soap for years. Monty, who personally disliked the soap genre, transformed the slow-moving, old-fashioned show into a cultural phenomenon.

In 1978, ailing ABC soap opera General Hospital hired Gloria Monty as its new executive producer. Kathleen Dezina and Philip Casnoff in вЂњThe Hamptons,вЂќ Image: Courtesy Soap Opera Digest