Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Pamela_E" data-source="post: 281962" data-attributes="member: 315">The fact JR would be with a younger woman was believable but it was perhaps the tone that was jarring.JR Ewing had been the scary monster in the show, suddenly the tone changed. We stepped into comedy and parody perhaps too far. Maybe that was them acknowledging the cast were older and with that came a shift.It would be like turning Michael Myers into a slapstick character for laughs,&nbsp; rather than a scary psychopath. There was always a sense of humour to JR,&nbsp; but it was dark humor.&nbsp; At the start of this storyline it was blatant, plus probably really offensive (a bit like when Eastenders went to Ireland).I&#039;m sure many of us secretly hoped JR would be back to his old ways when Cally revealed she wasn&#039;t pregnant, but instead he laughed it off.&nbsp; This was the man who at one time felt his legacy was really important.But I feel Cally did successfully&nbsp; create a character many cared about.I also liked her relationship with April and Lucy.Of course there were many directions they could have taken the show.But times were changing.&nbsp; I always wondered if the tone was wrong and if becoming more PC and moralistic was right. Such as was it right that JR got his comeuppance at the end of the series or should they have done away with the moral side and have him win over everyone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pamela_E, post: 281962, member: 315"] The fact JR would be with a younger woman was believable but it was perhaps the tone that was jarring. JR Ewing had been the scary monster in the show, suddenly the tone changed. We stepped into comedy and parody perhaps too far. Maybe that was them acknowledging the cast were older and with that came a shift. It would be like turning Michael Myers into a slapstick character for laughs, rather than a scary psychopath. There was always a sense of humour to JR, but it was dark humor. At the start of this storyline it was blatant, plus probably really offensive (a bit like when Eastenders went to Ireland). I'm sure many of us secretly hoped JR would be back to his old ways when Cally revealed she wasn't pregnant, but instead he laughed it off. This was the man who at one time felt his legacy was really important. But I feel Cally did successfully create a character many cared about. I also liked her relationship with April and Lucy. Of course there were many directions they could have taken the show. But times were changing. I always wondered if the tone was wrong and if becoming more PC and moralistic was right. Such as was it right that JR got his comeuppance at the end of the series or should they have done away with the moral side and have him win over everyone. [/QUOTE]

Verification

6 + 4 =