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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rove" data-source="post: 30518" data-attributes="member: 100">I wouldn't be so harsh. I accept those early years looked down-scaled however I also accept the limitations and era of the time. Lorimar certainly were not yet fully aware of the mega-hit they had - Dallas was still building - but by the time "Who Shot JR" rolled around the money would have been flooding in, especially from those overseas sales. But what I really noticed in those early years is how they used actual locations. I loved the fact JR is conducting business from his office and you really see movement in the city, not some giant poster propped up in the background.What I didn't excuse was when the producers scaled back their filming commitments in Dallas and used that replica Southfork on some Hollywood Sound Studio. The background scenery was a dead giveaway, the clouds never moved. I hated this period as it lacked soul.  Watching early episodes when filming was conducted at THE ranch I could often hear a thunderstorm in the background - it added to the drama.</blockquote>