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<blockquote data-quote="Karin" data-source="post: 73468" data-attributes="member: 57167">Hi Everyone,Thank you so much for all the feedback it&#039;s always appreciated. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I&#039;m sorry to have left you all hanging for so long but first I had computer trouble and then I&#039;ve been away on a camper vacation with my family. We travelled through south of Norway and I haven&#039;t had Internet access while I was away. So therefore the lack of updates. My computer problems are not completely solved but if I have to hand in my computer I can still update the story through my laptop so there should be no more interruptions in posting until the episode is completed.Honkytonkangel, true enough that John Ross is too old for the kiddie park now. But yeah some family time is coming up after his date with Melissa... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />I&#039;m glad you enjoyed JR teaching Rebecca how to swim.Sanda, I don&#039;t think anyone was a fan of the Peter Richards and Sue Ellen storyline. I don&#039;t think the casting did their story any favors either as it really looked like she was robbing the craddle! <img src="https://smileyshack.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/smileyslaughing_lol_hehe_100-102.gif?w=145&amp;h=150"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":giggle:" title="Giggle&nbsp; &nbsp; :giggle:" data-shortname=":giggle:" />Great idea about Sue Ellen giving JR a massage for his bad back, but at this point in the story I just don&#039;t see it happening... Ms Southworth, I&#039;m fine thanks. Just some muscles in my legs that are still a little achy after my 5 hour trek (back and forth) to Pulpit Rock one day on my trip!Anyway I love all the detailed feedback that you&#039;ve been leaving me. It&#039;s always fun to read your comments.You make a good point that John Ross has nobody but himself to blame for his grounding. Neglecting his school work is what got him into this mess.Considering that Christopher has grown up as an only child for most of his childhood and have been abandoned by his mom once I think his jealousy of Rebecca and feelings of abandonment is understandable despite that he is a young teen. Also 13 year old boys are not very mature in general. In fact at that age girls tends to be more mature than boys who catch up with the girls like maybe two years later. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Yes JR likes Rebecca by now. Also no matter what the TNT version tried to make us believe, both JR and Sue Ellen were good parents to John Ross (for the most part anyway)on the original show and I just love all the cute family moments that we got to see on it.I think the scene where JR lifted up baby John Ross from his crib for the first time was a pivotal turning point of the show as having a son softened JR&#039;s character and made him more likable.Silvie, I&#039;m glad you enjoyed the Chris and John Ross update. They were close as brothers at some points while growing up and that&#039;s what we&#039;ve tried to capture in this story.Shan, thanks for the emoticons I am glad you still enjoy the story. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Enough said, update to follow:On Saturday morning, Cliff Barnes was in a great mood when he arrived at the TV studio where they were going to tape the TV interview to promote Sue Ellen’s movie. The people who worked at the TV channel were nice to him and began with taking him to make up. When he entered the room he found that Don Lockwood was already there getting his makeup put on. Cliff’s face split up in a grin when he saw Don. “Don Lockwood! It sure is good to see you.”&nbsp;“Cliff Barnes,” Don grinned back as the two men shook hands, “under the circumstances it’s good to see you too. So are you ready to shoot the TV interview now?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I sure am,” Cliff grinned, as he took a seat in the chair next to Don’s and another makeup artist started to put some brown powder on his face.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Good,” Don said. “They will start shooting in approx. 10 minutes.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “That soon?” Cliff asked. “But I thought we were going to have more time to prepare what we were going to talk about.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Relax Barnes, all you need to do is tell them how JR’s screwed you over in business.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well I could do that,” Cliff nodded. “I mean badmouthing JR is easy.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “That’s what I was hoping you would say,” Don said.The two of them sat there in silence for a minute or so before a young blonde reporter popped into the room. “Hi, I’m Emma McLain,” she introduced herself, as they shook hands.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well hi there,” Cliff grinned, as the girl was lovely to look at.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I am going to interview you both in a couple of minutes. I know Don has been on TV before, but what about you Mr. Barnes?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Oh don’t worry I’ve been on TV several times before,” Cliff smiled.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well good, then you know the drill,” Emma smiled. “Whenever you are ready just follow me and we’ll walk over towards the stage.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well I think we’ve done all we can now,” the makeup artist said with a sigh.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Good, let’s get going then,” Emma said. “Follow me!”“Okay,” Cliff and Don then followed the pretty young woman to a soundstage where they were seated in a sofa. Then the TV team started to count down from five with their fingers. Then the red light went on and they were taping.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Good morning. This is Emma McLain at KT41 with a very special interview for the Dallas morning news,” Emma made a dramatic pause before she went on. “Here with me in the studio today I have Mr. Don Lockwood who is the writer and director of the new hit movie A Family Affair that finally opened in Dallas yesterday afternoon and local oil magnet Mr. Cliff Barnes of Barnes Oil...”&nbsp;“Yesterday afternoon?” Cliff quipped in, “but I thought the movie opened today?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “It is, this show is pre-taped for tomorrow’s morning breakfast news show,” Don informed Cliff.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Exactly, make sure to cut that out in post.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Got it Mrs. McLain, you can go on now.”Emma nodded before she said, “They are here to give us the low down on the new movie and will also reveal if it’s really true that art imitates life.” Emma then made another pause before she turned to Don and said, “So Don, how did you come up with the idea for this movie?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well the initial idea for it wasn’t mine,” Don explained. “It all started when a Sue Ellen Ewing approached me with a pitch for a movie. The idea was that she wanted to make a movie that was based on her life together with her ex-husband JR Ewing…”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Just to make it clear we are talking about local oil magnet JR Ewing of Ewing Oil here, aren’t we?” Emma asked.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yes that’s the one and only JR Ewing I know of,” Don replied. “Anyway Sue Ellen started to tell me some stories about their lives together and I was intrigued. So I accepted the offer to write the script and began gathering material on people in her life. I did some interviews with countless people who knew JR. Then I also met him at his second wedding. But the best part was that Sue Ellen also gave me access to her diaries, which was invaluable for getting an idea of what kind of character we were trying to recreate for the movie.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “And what kind of man are we talking about here Don?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well I think I leave that question to Mr. Cliff Barnes to answer. He’s a business associate of JR’s who knows him better than I do.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well Mr. Barnes, what can you tell us about JR Ewing?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “He’s a real bastard, who stops at nothing to get what he wants. He blackmails people, he does crooked business deals, he is obsessed with running his father’s company and he doesn’t care who he is hurting in the process. His marital vows meant nothing to him as he was constantly treating Sue Ellen like crap,” Cliff paused, before he went on. “He is manipulating too. Like I remember one time when I was offered a new chief executive job in Tulsa. Turns out JR was behind the offer, as all he wanted was to get me out of town, as I was dating Sue Ellen after she had divorced the bastard and he was jealous as hell. Not because he loved Sue Ellen but because he saw her as his possession, a trophy wife that he needed to reclaim. He had the bad sense in inviting me to their second wedding too, which was a debacle of epic proportions. I remember that…”&nbsp; Cliff went on talking, as the TV reporter smiled politely and Don grinned, as there was nothing like a little free publicity…</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Karin, post: 73468, member: 57167"] Hi Everyone, Thank you so much for all the feedback it's always appreciated. :) I'm sorry to have left you all hanging for so long but first I had computer trouble and then I've been away on a camper vacation with my family. We travelled through south of Norway and I haven't had Internet access while I was away. So therefore the lack of updates. My computer problems are not completely solved but if I have to hand in my computer I can still update the story through my laptop so there should be no more interruptions in posting until the episode is completed. [B]Honkytonkangel, [/B]true enough that John Ross is too old for the kiddie park now. But yeah some family time is coming up after his date with Melissa... ;) I'm glad you enjoyed JR teaching Rebecca how to swim. [B]Sanda, [/B]I don't think anyone was a fan of the Peter Richards and Sue Ellen storyline. I don't think the casting did their story any favors either as it really looked like she was robbing the craddle! :giggle: Great idea about Sue Ellen giving JR a massage for his bad back, but at this point in the story I just don't see it happening... [B] Ms Southworth, [/B]I'm fine thanks. Just some muscles in my legs that are still a little achy after my 5 hour trek (back and forth) to Pulpit Rock one day on my trip! Anyway I love all the detailed feedback that you've been leaving me. It's always fun to read your comments. You make a good point that John Ross has nobody but himself to blame for his grounding. Neglecting his school work is what got him into this mess. Considering that Christopher has grown up as an only child for most of his childhood and have been abandoned by his mom once I think his jealousy of Rebecca and feelings of abandonment is understandable despite that he is a young teen. Also 13 year old boys are not very mature in general. In fact at that age girls tends to be more mature than boys who catch up with the girls like maybe two years later. ;) Yes JR likes Rebecca by now. Also no matter what the TNT version tried to make us believe, both JR and Sue Ellen were good parents to John Ross (for the most part anyway)on the original show and I just love all the cute family moments that we got to see on it. I think the scene where JR lifted up baby John Ross from his crib for the first time was a pivotal turning point of the show as having a son softened JR's character and made him more likable. [B] Silvie, [/B]I'm glad you enjoyed the Chris and John Ross update. They were close as brothers at some points while growing up and that's what we've tried to capture in this story. [B] Shan, [/B]thanks for the emoticons I am glad you still enjoy the story. :) Enough said, [B]update[/B] to follow: On Saturday morning, Cliff Barnes was in a great mood when he arrived at the TV studio where they were going to tape the TV interview to promote Sue Ellen’s movie. The people who worked at the TV channel were nice to him and began with taking him to make up. When he entered the room he found that Don Lockwood was already there getting his makeup put on. Cliff’s face split up in a grin when he saw Don. “Don Lockwood! It sure is good to see you.” “Cliff Barnes,” Don grinned back as the two men shook hands, “under the circumstances it’s good to see you too. So are you ready to shoot the TV interview now?” “I sure am,” Cliff grinned, as he took a seat in the chair next to Don’s and another makeup artist started to put some brown powder on his face. “Good,” Don said. “They will start shooting in approx. 10 minutes.” “That soon?” Cliff asked. “But I thought we were going to have more time to prepare what we were going to talk about.” “Relax Barnes, all you need to do is tell them how JR’s screwed you over in business.” “Well I could do that,” Cliff nodded. “I mean badmouthing JR is easy.” “That’s what I was hoping you would say,” Don said. The two of them sat there in silence for a minute or so before a young blonde reporter popped into the room. “Hi, I’m Emma McLain,” she introduced herself, as they shook hands. “Well hi there,” Cliff grinned, as the girl was lovely to look at. “I am going to interview you both in a couple of minutes. I know Don has been on TV before, but what about you Mr. Barnes?” “Oh don’t worry I’ve been on TV several times before,” Cliff smiled. “Well good, then you know the drill,” Emma smiled. “Whenever you are ready just follow me and we’ll walk over towards the stage.” “Well I think we’ve done all we can now,” the makeup artist said with a sigh. “Good, let’s get going then,” Emma said. “Follow me!” “Okay,” Cliff and Don then followed the pretty young woman to a soundstage where they were seated in a sofa. Then the TV team started to count down from five with their fingers. Then the red light went on and they were taping. “Good morning. This is Emma McLain at KT41 with a very special interview for the Dallas morning news,” Emma made a dramatic pause before she went on. “Here with me in the studio today I have Mr. Don Lockwood who is the writer and director of the new hit movie [I]A Family Affair[/I] that finally opened in Dallas yesterday afternoon and local oil magnet Mr. Cliff Barnes of Barnes Oil...” “Yesterday afternoon?” Cliff quipped in, “but I thought the movie opened today?” “It is, this show is pre-taped for tomorrow’s morning breakfast news show,” Don informed Cliff. “Exactly, make sure to cut that out in post.” “Got it Mrs. McLain, you can go on now.” Emma nodded before she said, “They are here to give us the low down on the new movie and will also reveal if it’s really true that art imitates life.” Emma then made another pause before she turned to Don and said, “So Don, how did you come up with the idea for this movie?” “Well the initial idea for it wasn’t mine,” Don explained. “It all started when a Sue Ellen Ewing approached me with a pitch for a movie. The idea was that she wanted to make a movie that was based on her life together with her ex-husband JR Ewing…” “Just to make it clear we are talking about local oil magnet JR Ewing of Ewing Oil here, aren’t we?” Emma asked. “Yes that’s the one and [I]only [/I]JR Ewing I know of,” Don replied. “Anyway Sue Ellen started to tell me some stories about their lives together and I was intrigued. So I accepted the offer to write the script and began gathering material on people in her life. I did some interviews with countless people who knew JR. Then I also met him at his second wedding. But the best part was that Sue Ellen also gave me access to her diaries, which was invaluable for getting an idea of what kind of character we were trying to recreate for the movie.” “And what kind of man are we talking about here Don?” “Well I think I leave that question to Mr. Cliff Barnes to answer. He’s a business associate of JR’s who knows him better than I do.” “Well Mr. Barnes, what can you tell us about JR Ewing?” “He’s a real bastard, who stops at nothing to get what he wants. He blackmails people, he does crooked business deals, he is obsessed with running his father’s company and he doesn’t care who he is hurting in the process. His marital vows meant nothing to him as he was constantly treating Sue Ellen like crap,” Cliff paused, before he went on. “He is manipulating too. Like I remember one time when I was offered a new chief executive job in Tulsa. Turns out JR was behind the offer, as all he wanted was to get me out of town, as I was dating Sue Ellen after she had divorced [I]the bastard[/I] and he was jealous as hell. Not because he loved Sue Ellen but because he saw her as his possession, a trophy wife that he needed to reclaim. He had the bad sense in inviting me to their second wedding too, which was a debacle of epic proportions. I remember that…” Cliff went on talking, as the TV reporter smiled politely and Don grinned, as there was nothing like a little free publicity… [/QUOTE]

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