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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sarah" data-source="post: 76567" data-attributes="member: 6">[USER=21]@Barbara Fan[/USER] was speaking about Howard Lakin in another thread and  found this really good article (thanks to Dallas Decoder) where he is asked this specific question:Getting back to “Dallas:” The series has now spanned several decades. What do you think is the secret of its enduring appeal?"Live long enough and you can end up literally watching hundreds and hundreds of television series, many absolutely brilliant, most the usual re-mix or formula. “Dallas” is much more saga than series. Its narrative is expansive, and larger than life and convoluted in a good way. From my point of view, what makes it endure is also what makes it iconic. I mean, despite its oversized Texas storytelling, anti-heroic bluster and Dickensian cast of characters, there is still so much to care about on a human level and a whole lot of universality in how it deals with complex family love, family business and family conflict. That’s my take on it anyway."</blockquote>