Melrose Place

Nineties apartment intrigue

Melrose Place is an American television drama that aired from 1992 to 1999, a spinoff of Beverly Hills, 90210 set in a Los Angeles apartment complex.

The show became known for its melodramatic storylines involving attractive young adults navigating careers, relationships, and betrayals.

The name evokes glossy, soap-opera-style intrigue: Their office drama is pure Melrose Place.

show

television

Broadcast viewing device

  • seriesOrdered set of related items
  • primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
  • episodeSerialized content unit

season · cast · Fox · pilot · finale · script · network · ratings · syndication · spin-off

drama

betrayal

Breaking of trust

manipulation · backstabbing · secrets · scheming · jealousy · deception · love triangles · catfights · intrigue · confrontation

nineties

nostalgia

Longing for the past

TV Guide · appointment viewing · shoulder pads · power suits · big hair · tabloid · Entertainment Tonight · pop culture · zeitgeist · iconic

setting

apartment complex

Group of residential buildings

West Hollywood · neighbors · landlord · tenants · young professionals · singles · roommates · urban · upscale · palm trees

Opposites
television prestige and artistic ambition

Melrose PlaceThe Wire

Covert listening device

The Sopranos · Breaking Bad · Mad Men · The West Wing · Deadwood

television tone and sensibility

Melrose PlaceThe Wire

Covert listening device

NYPD Blue · cinema verité · social realism · documentary drama · gritty realism

setting and milieu

Melrose PlaceRoseanne

Justified · Deadwood · rural America · small-town America · The Waltons

Family

Mel, rose, place, roses, rosy, rosier, rosiest, placed, places

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13