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<blockquote data-quote="Rove" data-source="post: 289351" data-attributes="member: 100">I have no issue with new characters so long as they compliment the story that is the Ewing family, something which Lorimar Dallas did so well. What I took issue with was new characters dropped into the Ewing timeline which was unnecessary. I know we bang on about it but the character of Elena - as an example - didn&#039;t need to have history with the Ewing&#039;s. She could have simply been married to or been the girlfriend of John Ross.But what grates me with this continuation was the recasting of John Ross and Christopher. I understand why producers feel the need to do it. I&#039;m sure the generation of today would much prefer to fawn over Josh Henderson and Jesse Metcalf as [USER=672]@the-lost-son[/USER] rightly points out in his previous post than seeing an aging Omri Katz and Joshua Harris. But this is what makes a continuation work. There is a familiarity about it. We recognize the actors and the characters they portrayed immediately. I don&#039;t need the frustration trying to figure out who is playing who. I just want to get stuck into the action.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rove, post: 289351, member: 100"] I have no issue with new characters so long as they compliment the story that is the Ewing family, something which Lorimar Dallas did so well. What I took issue with was new characters dropped into the Ewing timeline which was unnecessary. I know we bang on about it but the character of Elena - as an example - didn't need to have history with the Ewing's. She could have simply been married to or been the girlfriend of John Ross. But what grates me with this continuation was the recasting of John Ross and Christopher. I understand why producers feel the need to do it. I'm sure the generation of today would much prefer to fawn over Josh Henderson and Jesse Metcalf as [USER=672]@the-lost-son[/USER] rightly points out in his previous post than seeing an aging Omri Katz and Joshua Harris. But this is what makes a continuation work. There is a familiarity about it. We recognize the actors and the characters they portrayed immediately. I don't need the frustration trying to figure out who is playing who. I just want to get stuck into the action. [/QUOTE]

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