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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LMLDallas78" data-source="post: 382262" data-attributes="member: 55682">That's a great write up using the comparisons of parenting and who's the daddy featuring in the politics behind the cameras as well as the stories infront.Dallas for me was always about what happened infront of the camera. I didn't comprehend or really want to know about any of the behind the scenes business. It's only in recent years I've become more interested in writers, directors and producers.Dallas is often referred to as chauvinistic with weak women. Katzman of course had a sexist reputation. I think Miss Ellie was the exception in being portrayed as a strong willed women. When others were strong it was usually short lived.With Dallas having that reputation I was surprised to learn that some of my favourite episodes were actually written by women especially in the early seasons. That's not the reason they're my favourite though.Far from being an expert and having zero knowledge about producing I'm curious to know how influential producers were over writers. Was it only Katzman who gave Dallas the chauvinist reputation, is that how David Jacobs intended it to be? Or more just a sign of those times?</blockquote>