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<blockquote data-quote="pete lashmar" data-source="post: 172787" data-attributes="member: 606">I really can&#039;t understand why anyone would want a continuation because surely anyone who loves Dallas knows that it can never be what it once was, especially with so many of the big characters &amp; actors are no longer with us.A series featuring Bobby, Sue Ellen, Ray &amp; Lucy isn&#039;t going at attract new viewers who have no idea of who these characters are - and the last time they tried it, it ended in life long fans of the show deserting it &amp; new viewers too - plus it will be bogged down with so much history that it will turn any potential new viewers off if it has to keep referring to the past to explain everything.I very much doubt we&#039;ll ever see a new or continued series, but at least if they start from scratch again it can be updated and rebooted to suit today&#039;s audience. Alas TV execs won&#039;t allow it to breathe like the original, they won&#039;t allow any kind of filler episodes to solidify characters and plots, it will be fast and furious and contain foul language and lots of sex to appeal to today&#039;s audiences. I would love to be proved wrong, but that&#039;s what sells these days.In the TV world Dallas is a dinosaur, no matter how much we adore it - sometimes you&#039;re just better off with what you have - incredible memories and the DVDs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pete lashmar, post: 172787, member: 606"] I really can't understand why anyone would want a continuation because surely anyone who loves Dallas knows that it can never be what it once was, especially with so many of the big characters & actors are no longer with us. A series featuring Bobby, Sue Ellen, Ray & Lucy isn't going at attract new viewers who have no idea of who these characters are - and the last time they tried it, it ended in life long fans of the show deserting it & new viewers too - plus it will be bogged down with so much history that it will turn any potential new viewers off if it has to keep referring to the past to explain everything. I very much doubt we'll ever see a new or continued series, but at least if they start from scratch again it can be updated and rebooted to suit today's audience. Alas TV execs won't allow it to breathe like the original, they won't allow any kind of filler episodes to solidify characters and plots, it will be fast and furious and contain foul language and lots of sex to appeal to today's audiences. I would love to be proved wrong, but that's what sells these days. In the TV world Dallas is a dinosaur, no matter how much we adore it - sometimes you're just better off with what you have - incredible memories and the DVDs. [/QUOTE]

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