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<blockquote data-quote="Rove" data-source="post: 13563" data-attributes="member: 100">I will politely disagree with you on this one. I thought introducing another blood Ewing into the mix was a good idea on paper (since we knew little about Jock Ewing&#039;s origins) however the actress playing her was mis-cast. Her introduction to Dallas and Donna Reed replacing Barbara Bel Geddes was the beginning of the end with my love affair with Dallas - and we haven&#039;t even said goodbye to Bobby or Pam yet. But, returning to the subject matter.I thought it brave on Patrick&#039;s part to leave Dallas at a time when its popularity with the public was still high. Looking back though (and I do mention this in another post) I think Dallas producers should have banded together with the cast and crew and said we&#039;re giving Dallas two more seasons. Killing off a popular character like Bobby was brave and I firmly believe the circumstances were ripe for sending Dallas off in a blaze of glory.At the reading of Bobby&#039;s Will, Pam is left controlling Christopher&#039;s stake in Ewing Oil. Youtube (Bobby Ewings Will) if you wish to see how the last few seasons could have played out. After Harv&#039;s final announcement of Pam controlling that interest just witness J.R.&#039;s reaction, his glance at Pam, and her response as well. It was like the planets had aligned.We knew Pam had it in her to take the fight to J.R. Her storming of his office after she discovers J.R. had her island hopping looking for Mark was priceless. She may not have had the business acumen of J.R. however she certainly had the wealth and inner knowledge how he operates to bring him crashing down. All our beloved characters, Miss Ellie, Clayton, Sue Ellen, Ray, Donna, Jenna could have been woven into this ultimate fight between the Ewing and Barnes family. It&#039;s how Dallas began...it&#039;s how it could have ended.But what did we end up with? A train-wreck. A whole season written off as a bad dream. So polarizing was this even die-hard Dallas fans began to leave in droves. Awful stories, actors fresh out of high school, a J.R. that was unrecognizable. If only the producers had taken a different path we could have been left wanting more.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rove, post: 13563, member: 100"] I will politely disagree with you on this one. I thought introducing another blood Ewing into the mix was a good idea on paper (since we knew little about Jock Ewing's origins) however the actress playing her was mis-cast. Her introduction to Dallas and Donna Reed replacing Barbara Bel Geddes was the beginning of the end with my love affair with Dallas - and we haven't even said goodbye to Bobby or Pam yet. But, returning to the subject matter. I thought it brave on Patrick's part to leave Dallas at a time when its popularity with the public was still high. Looking back though (and I do mention this in another post) I think Dallas producers should have banded together with the cast and crew and said we're giving Dallas two more seasons. Killing off a popular character like Bobby was brave and I firmly believe the circumstances were ripe for sending Dallas off in a blaze of glory. At the reading of Bobby's Will, Pam is left controlling Christopher's stake in Ewing Oil. Youtube (Bobby Ewings Will) if you wish to see how the last few seasons could have played out. After Harv's final announcement of Pam controlling that interest just witness J.R.'s reaction, his glance at Pam, and her response as well. It was like the planets had aligned. We knew Pam had it in her to take the fight to J.R. Her storming of his office after she discovers J.R. had her island hopping looking for Mark was priceless. She may not have had the business acumen of J.R. however she certainly had the wealth and inner knowledge how he operates to bring him crashing down. All our beloved characters, Miss Ellie, Clayton, Sue Ellen, Ray, Donna, Jenna could have been woven into this ultimate fight between the Ewing and Barnes family. It's how Dallas began...it's how it could have ended. But what did we end up with? A train-wreck. A whole season written off as a bad dream. So polarizing was this even die-hard Dallas fans began to leave in droves. Awful stories, actors fresh out of high school, a J.R. that was unrecognizable. If only the producers had taken a different path we could have been left wanting more. [/QUOTE]

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