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<blockquote data-quote="the-lost-son" data-source="post: 336516" data-attributes="member: 672">Yes, the resemblance is there for sure.Any kind of writing probably wouldn&#039;t have changed VP&#039;s decision to leave the show. According to her, she just was done with the show and ready to move on. According to David Paulsen it was a financial decision not to meet her terms. That&#039;s a debate which pops up every now and then without any definitive ending.The Hutch McKinney storyline was interesting for two episodes including Jock&#039;s arrest. With the two additional episodes after Digger&#039;s death (Who shot JR) it was quite meaningless to give Pam another father. I didn&#039;t like it, it felt like a cheap stunt.&nbsp; The pilot got it&#039;s name for a reason.I can see that the producers wanted to get Pam looking for her mother, but that would have been possible with Digger&#039;s death only. I assume the producers realized that they weakened the Barnes family and ignored it for the rest of the show. Neurofibromatosis and Pam&#039;s inability to gave children was convoluted somehow.I agree with your aporoach to strengthen the Barnes family somehow. I don&#039;t have a really better idea. In the end it was just Cliff and Pam and latter only Cliff. That&#039;s very little to base a feud on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the-lost-son, post: 336516, member: 672"] Yes, the resemblance is there for sure. Any kind of writing probably wouldn't have changed VP's decision to leave the show. According to her, she just was done with the show and ready to move on. According to David Paulsen it was a financial decision not to meet her terms. That's a debate which pops up every now and then without any definitive ending. The Hutch McKinney storyline was interesting for two episodes including Jock's arrest. With the two additional episodes after Digger's death (Who shot JR) it was quite meaningless to give Pam another father. I didn't like it, it felt like a cheap stunt. The pilot got it's name for a reason. I can see that the producers wanted to get Pam looking for her mother, but that would have been possible with Digger's death only. I assume the producers realized that they weakened the Barnes family and ignored it for the rest of the show. Neurofibromatosis and Pam's inability to gave children was convoluted somehow. I agree with your aporoach to strengthen the Barnes family somehow. I don't have a really better idea. In the end it was just Cliff and Pam and latter only Cliff. That's very little to base a feud on. [/QUOTE]

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