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<blockquote data-quote="Jock Ewing Fan" data-source="post: 417126" data-attributes="member: 40536">Any number of characters in later seasons were good choices,&nbsp; perhaps in concept, but not in the way they were written and/or developed.Kay Lloyd, Michelle Stevens, Tracey Lawton are examples of this.Carter McKay seemed to be a more masculine version of Jeremy Wendell.In a way, Wendell was more impactful because his adversarial role was more nuanced, more manipulative.George Kennedy is an excellent actor.&nbsp; I think he is underrated in the role, partly because the show was in decline when he joined the cast.Casey Denault was a good character - it was a good idea for JR to have a protege of sorts, and the storyline worked well at times, with insights about how the oil business changes people.James Beaumont and Vanessa was a really good idea.It allowed the show to&nbsp; to explore JR&#039;s past, pre Sue Ellen,and even show some of JR&#039;s better nature.Unfortunately, the show was in decline, and the storyline didn&#039;t quite workSeasons 11-14 were basically a shadow of the show, still good at times, but not consistently.Main characters left or were written out, mostly because of declining ratingsand a lower budget.VP decided to leave, but not Susan Howard.If I could choose one character to have stayed, it would have been Donna</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jock Ewing Fan, post: 417126, member: 40536"] Any number of characters in later seasons were good choices, perhaps in concept, but not in the way they were written and/or developed. Kay Lloyd, Michelle Stevens, Tracey Lawton are examples of this. Carter McKay seemed to be a more masculine version of Jeremy Wendell. In a way, Wendell was more impactful because his adversarial role was more nuanced, more manipulative. George Kennedy is an excellent actor. I think he is underrated in the role, partly because the show was in decline when he joined the cast. Casey Denault was a good character - it was a good idea for JR to have a protege of sorts, and the storyline worked well at times, with insights about how the oil business changes people. James Beaumont and Vanessa was a really good idea. It allowed the show to to explore JR's past, pre Sue Ellen, and even show some of JR's better nature. Unfortunately, the show was in decline, and the storyline didn't quite work Seasons 11-14 were basically a shadow of the show, still good at times, but not consistently. Main characters left or were written out, mostly because of declining ratings and a lower budget. VP decided to leave, but not Susan Howard. If I could choose one character to have stayed, it would have been Donna [/QUOTE]

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