While it was started by Loving creator Agnes Nixon, The City was
different from other soaps of its day, as the city wasn't the main
setting on this show: the loft and its surroundings took precedence,
and the city was secondary. Also, the show was shot on videotape
using the Film-Look process for its entire run.

One of the most daring storylines on this show was one involving
a transsexual. Photographer Bernardo had a one night stand with
model Azure C. He went to the corner to get some orange juice when
he saw a picture of Azure C. before the sex change operation.
The modeling agency which they both worked had to do a lot of damage
control. The storyline began to take off but was soon dropped, in
part due to the subject matter and in part due to lackluster reaction
to Chang's performance. Azure and Bernardo reconciled and left town.

Like its predecessor, the show did not catch on (even though the
cast had many famous faces, such as Morgan Fairchild and Debbi
Morgan). In an attempt to remind viewers of the well-received
"Corinth Killer" plot, in mid-1996 the show had most of the
characters stalked (and some murdered by) a killer who left notes
saying "Happy Now". The killer was revealed to be Danny's girlfriend
Molly Malone, whose sweet, perky behavior belied her true nature.

Several months later, Lorraine, who had dazzled critics and fans in
the final months of Loving, joined the show. She had left her long-
lost love Charles (Angie's ex-husband) and took up with fellow middle-
aged alcoholic Nick Rivers. Rivers shared a past with Sydney Chase and
there were plans to team the two up (they had palpable chemistry
a decade earlier in ABC's short-lived prime time soap Paper Dolls) but
the plans never materialized.

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