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<blockquote data-quote="Jock Ewing Fan" data-source="post: 367834" data-attributes="member: 40536">I don&#039;t understand all te negativity toward Donna Reed.Yes the fans preferred BBG, OKDonna Reed was an accomplished actress.She won an Oscar for &quot;From Here to Eternity&quot;She was the lead in her own sitcom for 8 years, and her character was a much more assertive, layered, intelligent womanthan many others in that time.She played the iconic role of Mary Bailey in &quot;It&#039;s a Wonderful Life&quot;She appeared in over 40 feature films.Donna Reed&#039;s Miss Ellie was a more gracious, sophisticated Miss Ellie, who certainly dressed better.I always felt that a woman from any background who became so wealthy would have acquired more upscale taste.Donna Reed modeled her Miss Ellie after wealthy oli baron wives that she encountered,She did have some good scenesi.e. talking to Sue Ellen about how her marriage to JR was always difficult, but SE had more ability to heal it, becauseJR was always trying to please Jock, even after Jock was gone.This was more compassion for JR than BBG showed, except for rare occasions.Writer&#039;s fault maybe, but still...To many, maybe most, Dallas fans, no one would have been accepted other than BBGI understand that, but Donna Reed should receive some respect.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jock Ewing Fan, post: 367834, member: 40536"] I don't understand all te negativity toward Donna Reed. Yes the fans preferred BBG, OK Donna Reed was an accomplished actress. She won an Oscar for "From Here to Eternity" She was the lead in her own sitcom for 8 years, and her character was a much more assertive, layered, intelligent woman than many others in that time. She played the iconic role of Mary Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life" She appeared in over 40 feature films. Donna Reed's Miss Ellie was a more gracious, sophisticated Miss Ellie, who certainly dressed better. I always felt that a woman from any background who became so wealthy would have acquired more upscale taste. Donna Reed modeled her Miss Ellie after wealthy oli baron wives that she encountered, She did have some good scenes i.e. talking to Sue Ellen about how her marriage to JR was always difficult, but SE had more ability to heal it, because JR was always trying to please Jock, even after Jock was gone. This was more compassion for JR than BBG showed, except for rare occasions. Writer's fault maybe, but still... To many, maybe most, Dallas fans, no one would have been accepted other than BBG I understand that, but Donna Reed should receive some respect. [/QUOTE]

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