mrpitkin
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Another thing that bloody annoyed me was nearly every scene Casey Denault featured in seem to start with him hanging around the front of some building waiting for someone
Casey was legitimately once of the worst characters in the history of Dallas. Always around, never interesting.Another thing that bloody annoyed me was nearly every scene Casey Denault featured in seem to start with him hanging around the front of some building waiting for someone
Casey was legitimately once of the worst characters in the history of Dallas. Always around, never interesting.
If Warner Bros would hurry up and release Dallas on Blu-Ray I'll let you know.which is worse?
Season 12, Season 13, Season 14, the dream season, WAR OF THE EWINGS, or nuDALLAS Season 2-A ... ??
Casey Jr....Childhood memories from Dumbo...They seemed to want Casey to be JR junior. It couldn't have worked -- he had JR's slime but not his charisma.
I’ve said it before but I think more than any other season 12 is a transitional year.
Season 11 in my opinion is the worst of the lot. It’s awful.
Season 12 - the writers knew they had to start injecting a bit of new life and that’s what they did and this peaked in season 13 when we had a much younger cast and new flashy opening titles. Had Baywatch or 90210 started at this point? Season 13 seemed to try and emulate those shows
Which I sorta get,but also think it was a bad idea. Younger viewers weren't interested in shows like Dallas at that point. All the producers ended up doing was alienating loyal fans that still watched.The network pushed for younger characters.
Which I sorta get,but also think it was a bad idea. Younger viewers weren't interested in shows like Dallas at that point. All the producers ended up doing was alienating loyal fans that still watched.
It's funny how the BBC never showed that episode in the UK.Ellie had a really bad habit of not calling the cops. Started way back in the miniseries when she didn't want to report those men that held the Ewing women hostage and subjected us all to Linda's singing.
It's funny how the BBC never showed that episode in the UK.
I wish I knew the reason. I suspect the whole hostage situation was a bit too much for them.Seriously? Too off-key?
I remember reading somewhere that the writing goal for season 12 was to place JR in situations where his wealth and power couldn't help him.
Maybe with better writing or better storylines it could have been better.
However, I thought that over time, Jr became less capable in this series, made mistakes that he never would have made earlier in the
show's history, and it was ultimately, a badly flawed directions.
Such a good idea with such poor execution.I remember reading somewhere that the writing goal for season 12 was to place JR in situations where his wealth and power couldn't help him.
Maybe with better writing or better storylines it could have been better.
An interesting point because I began watching Dallas as a teenager and it wasn't because of Lucy. Perhaps it was my own mature personality - back then - but I found it was the characters of Bobby and Pam which drew me in, followed quickly by that wicked JR. I liked Jock because he was a mans man. Miss Ellie reminded me a little of my own grandmothers; the backbone of any family.Younger viewers weren't interested in shows like Dallas at that point
An interesting point because I began watching Dallas as a teenager and it wasn't because of Lucy. Perhaps it was my own mature personality - back then - but I found it was the characters of Bobby and Pam which drew me in, followed quickly by that wicked JR. I liked Jock because he was a mans man. Miss Ellie reminded me a little of my own grandmothers; the backbone of any family.
Yet, when the Dallas brass decided to introduce those youthful characters I found them boring, un-interesting and offered little to the story...and I was still in my 20's. Perhaps the writers didn't know how to write for youth as evident with Lucy. She went from naughty school girl to pigtails to...well...whatever the writers could muster to keep her interesting. The harder they tried the more it was evident Lucy had over-stayed her welcome.
The introduction of James was another failure. The concept JR had an illegitimate son out there had merit but this story should have been introduced earlier and with an actor with depth, skill and a killer body. Imagine if instead of Jamie walking down that Southfork driveway it was some young shirtless guy, wearing ripped jeans and displaying a six pack dripping in sweat.
If it was youth the producers and writers were chasing then offer something tangible. Oh, wait they did...
Of course this was nothing but stunt casting and eye candy. Did it work? I don't recall at the time teenagers clamouring to Dallas because of Christopher Atkins. Another example of a good story but the execution of casting was off. Too many viewers found the relationship between Sue Ellen and Peter icky but then and now I still find this story refreshing until Lucy has a hissy fit.
So, I think the writers had great ideas in introducing more youthful characters but casting has to be spot on.
Haleyville was an unincorporated community in the deep south though. Normal "law and order" doesn't apply there.Such a good idea with such poor execution.
JR's wealth was useless to him in Haleyville, but to think he wouldn't have used it to get even after he got back to Dallas is preposterous.