Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (TV series) the hyphen used in the movie's title. In turn, the film was based on the autobiographical novel "A Many-Splendoured Thing" by Han Suyin. "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" focused on lives and loves in San Francisco, California. The title sequence of the show, in fact, was the title of the show superimposed over a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge, with a slightly reworked rendition of the movie's signature hit theme. In a rare move for daytime serials of that era, live shots of junk boats from Hong Kong were interspersed with pictures of the real San Francisco, set
A Many Splendored Thing (Homicide: Life on the Street) the duration of the show, NBC executives asked for several refinements – including fewer episode subplots and less camera movements and jump cuts – before approving a second season. "A Many Splendored Thing" was the second season finale. The season premiere, "", was originally meant to serve as the finale, but NBC decided to instead open the season with it, with the hopes of getting increased ratings from a guest appearance by actor Robin Williams. The title "A Many Splendored Thing" is a reference to the 1952 historical romance novel "A Many-Splendoured Thing" and the subsequent film "Love Is a