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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 310984" data-attributes="member: 8">The same could be said for Larry Hagman and other popular soap stars but in Joan&#039;s case there&#039;s this weird sense of destiny. The character kind of wrote itself from the very beginning (and in hindsight, even before that) while JR had to grow into the phenomenon he&#039;d become.Dynasty and Joan Collins was a great marriage but after the honeymoon it all boils down to maintenance and DYNASTY often failed in that regard.Spelling&#039;s DYNASTY branch became bigger and bigger but the soap itself became weaker and that already started in season 4.Based on the idea of a trilogy narrative (Blake/Alexis/Adam) Dynasty&#039;s fourth season was going to be its most challenging one anyway.As for Joan&#039;s talent or lack thereof, it&#039;s the actor&#039;s job to play it the best he/she can but at the same time it&#039;s the writer&#039;s and director&#039;s job to bring out the best (or best-worst) in their cast members.And then there&#039;s the men in the boardroom who tell the writers and directors how to run &quot;their&quot; show. And the men in the boardroom have to listen to their advertisers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 310984, member: 8"] The same could be said for Larry Hagman and other popular soap stars but in Joan's case there's this weird sense of destiny. The character kind of wrote itself from the very beginning (and in hindsight, even before that) while JR had to grow into the phenomenon he'd become. Dynasty and Joan Collins was a great marriage but after the honeymoon it all boils down to maintenance and DYNASTY often failed in that regard. Spelling's DYNASTY branch became bigger and bigger but the soap itself became weaker and that already started in season 4. Based on the idea of a trilogy narrative (Blake/Alexis/Adam) Dynasty's fourth season was going to be its most challenging one anyway. As for Joan's talent or lack thereof, it's the actor's job to play it the best he/she can but at the same time it's the writer's and director's job to bring out the best (or best-worst) in their cast members. And then there's the men in the boardroom who tell the writers and directors how to run "their" show. And the men in the boardroom have to listen to their advertisers. [/QUOTE]

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