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<blockquote data-quote="Richard Channing" data-source="post: 143500" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Usually if someone was to ask me which was my favourite of the two I would opt for Dallas for a number of reasons. But it's certainly a close call because what was good about Dynasty was <em>so</em> good. Dallas has a special place in my heart because of the nostalgia attached to it. The whole family watched it when I was growing up and so I was watching Dallas long before I started watching Dynasty. Dynasty was more of a dirty secret for a young boy who was already showing signs of being gay and didn't want to draw anymore attention to the fact by outwardly admitting he loved Dynasty! So I would watch it when I could but I didn't grow up on it to the same degree I did Dallas. </p><p></p><p>And then there's the writing. Because let's face it, despite all the things Dynasty had going for it, and it had a lot, writing <em>is</em> important, structure <em>is</em> important, storytelling<em> is</em> important. Not saying that Dallas always got it right, but they did it better for longer. But there were elements of Dynasty that were so alluring and entertaining in ways that Dallas wasn't. </p><p></p><p>If I can compare each one to a cake, they each had delicious ingredients, although Dynasty's were more decadent, and one could argue, more delicious. Each one looked fantastic, although Dynasty was more beautifully decorated with icing and sprinkles. However, if it's not cooked at the right temperature for the right amount of time it won't taste as good as it should. And that was the problem, despite having the sweetest, richest ingredients and being the most lavishly decorated, Dynasty, for the most part, just wasn't properly cooked. It was half baked. And Dallas, for most of it's run was pretty well baked, with plenty of care and attention going into it to make sure that it was. So in the end, although maybe it didn't look quite as good, Dallas was more filling, satisfying, and was less likely to give you indigestion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard Channing, post: 143500, member: 10"] Usually if someone was to ask me which was my favourite of the two I would opt for Dallas for a number of reasons. But it's certainly a close call because what was good about Dynasty was [I]so[/I] good. Dallas has a special place in my heart because of the nostalgia attached to it. The whole family watched it when I was growing up and so I was watching Dallas long before I started watching Dynasty. Dynasty was more of a dirty secret for a young boy who was already showing signs of being gay and didn't want to draw anymore attention to the fact by outwardly admitting he loved Dynasty! So I would watch it when I could but I didn't grow up on it to the same degree I did Dallas. And then there's the writing. Because let's face it, despite all the things Dynasty had going for it, and it had a lot, writing [I]is[/I] important, structure [I]is[/I] important, storytelling[I] is[/I] important. Not saying that Dallas always got it right, but they did it better for longer. But there were elements of Dynasty that were so alluring and entertaining in ways that Dallas wasn't. If I can compare each one to a cake, they each had delicious ingredients, although Dynasty's were more decadent, and one could argue, more delicious. Each one looked fantastic, although Dynasty was more beautifully decorated with icing and sprinkles. However, if it's not cooked at the right temperature for the right amount of time it won't taste as good as it should. And that was the problem, despite having the sweetest, richest ingredients and being the most lavishly decorated, Dynasty, for the most part, just wasn't properly cooked. It was half baked. And Dallas, for most of it's run was pretty well baked, with plenty of care and attention going into it to make sure that it was. So in the end, although maybe it didn't look quite as good, Dallas was more filling, satisfying, and was less likely to give you indigestion. [/QUOTE]
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