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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 293037" data-attributes="member: 23">A case could be made for Knots doing the friendship thing more than the others. The difference is that we saw these friendships - whether it&#039;s Val/Laura; Richard/Karen or Mack/Ben -&nbsp; from the inside out, rather than the other way round.The others did this too, of course, but in storytelling terms Knots was a lot less dependent on outside confidantes because the setup was community based rather than familial. For every character&#039;s storyline, there were usually always several other characters who could either look at another character&#039;s storyline with some degree of objectivity or, alternatively, were kept outside of that storyline altogether.In Dallas, Muriel was almost an avatar of the audience, on the outside gasping at each new revelation she discovered, while always remaining removed from it and somewhat passive. This was important because it added a relatability to a series where main characters were so involved in the soapy stuff it was the norm.&nbsp; Over on Knots, main characters could step back from it once in a while and react to the soap norms as we would: and so you have Mack monologuing to himself about everyone on the cul-de-sac being a basket case, Olivia quipping about Abby&#039;s penchant for eyeshadow or returning Richard observing the increased wardrobe budget with his &quot;no more polyester knits&quot; line.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 293037, member: 23"] A case could be made for [I]Knots[/I] doing the friendship thing more than the others. The difference is that we saw these friendships - whether it's Val/Laura; Richard/Karen or Mack/Ben - from the inside out, rather than the other way round. The others did this too, of course, but in storytelling terms [I]Knots[/I] was a lot less dependent on outside confidantes because the setup was community based rather than familial. For every character's storyline, there were usually always several other characters who could either look at another character's storyline with some degree of objectivity or, alternatively, were kept outside of that storyline altogether. In [I]Dallas[/I], Muriel was almost an avatar of the audience, on the outside gasping at each new revelation she discovered, while always remaining removed from it and somewhat passive. This was important because it added a relatability to a series where main characters were so involved in the soapy stuff it was the norm. Over on [I]Knots,[/I] main characters could step back from it once in a while and react to the soap norms as we would: and so you have Mack monologuing to himself about everyone on the cul-de-sac being a basket case, Olivia quipping about Abby's penchant for eyeshadow or returning Richard observing the increased wardrobe budget with his "no more polyester knits" line. [/QUOTE]

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