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Dallas - The Original Series
1984-85: A season of decline
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<blockquote data-quote="Jock Ewing Fan" data-source="post: 398319" data-attributes="member: 40536"><p>It has nothing to do with whether the characters are male or female, and you know it.</p><p>C'mon I expect better from you.</p><p>They were ready to cast Robert Culp if Larry Hagman didn't return</p><p>They attempted to recast Jock ( and should have - it would have given BBG and Howard Keel actual storylines)</p><p>They recast Digger</p><p>Pam was not recast (save for one clumsy episode) so it clearly mattered</p><p></p><p>And again, the reality is that no one was watching Dallas to see the week to week adventures of Miss Ellie.</p><p>They watched for JR, Sue Ellen, Bobby, Pam and any challenge to Ewing Oil, which usually included Cliff</p><p>Who cared about Miss Ellie's week to week adventures in season 13 when she was imitating (badly written) Angela Lansbury? No one.</p><p></p><p>This is not to criticize BBG, a fine actress. Yes, it can be argued that she was not treated well, but it is Show<em> Business</em></p><p>No one was taking a salary reduction for BBG to remain.</p><p>Dallas lost its prominence for a variety of reasons - budget cuts, scripts that were mediocre or repeating, viewer fatigue, etc</p><p>but whoever cast as Miss Ellie had no effect on primary or secondary storylines.</p><p>Miss Ellie and Clayton had no real effect on story after the dream season, having been reduced to</p><p>plot devices at best, slightly more than stock characters just as often</p><p></p><p>C'mon you are far more capable of good commentary than misrepresenting my comments based on the gender of the characters</p><p>I expect much better from you</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jock Ewing Fan, post: 398319, member: 40536"] It has nothing to do with whether the characters are male or female, and you know it. C'mon I expect better from you. They were ready to cast Robert Culp if Larry Hagman didn't return They attempted to recast Jock ( and should have - it would have given BBG and Howard Keel actual storylines) They recast Digger Pam was not recast (save for one clumsy episode) so it clearly mattered And again, the reality is that no one was watching Dallas to see the week to week adventures of Miss Ellie. They watched for JR, Sue Ellen, Bobby, Pam and any challenge to Ewing Oil, which usually included Cliff Who cared about Miss Ellie's week to week adventures in season 13 when she was imitating (badly written) Angela Lansbury? No one. This is not to criticize BBG, a fine actress. Yes, it can be argued that she was not treated well, but it is Show[I] Business[/I] No one was taking a salary reduction for BBG to remain. Dallas lost its prominence for a variety of reasons - budget cuts, scripts that were mediocre or repeating, viewer fatigue, etc but whoever cast as Miss Ellie had no effect on primary or secondary storylines. Miss Ellie and Clayton had no real effect on story after the dream season, having been reduced to plot devices at best, slightly more than stock characters just as often C'mon you are far more capable of good commentary than misrepresenting my comments based on the gender of the characters I expect much better from you [/QUOTE]
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