SPOILER I couldn't believe the remarks from the Australian guy, unless he was being ironic. The adaptation includes characters that never existed in the book, Patrick Duffy's character getting killed off (in the book he survives and stays married to Celia throughout), the subsequent second marriage to Ben Cross's character (which was a one night stand in the book), and worst of all, the relationship between the characters Celia and Senator Donohue. In the book, Donohue is out to get Celia, because she humiliated him in front of a congressional hearing, and the start and end of the book (which is mostly in flashback) suggests that Donohue has won. The TV version ends with Donohue seeing Celia as a heroic figure, who then becomes President of the company.
I hope this rubbish never infects our TV screens again.
I hope this rubbish never infects our TV screens again.