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<blockquote data-quote="stevew" data-source="post: 295846" data-attributes="member: 130">I do see your point.&nbsp; I think I&#039;d be ok if it were truly different.&nbsp; If it were just too close to the original I would feel the same way, even if done well.&nbsp; For me the location would never need to change like they did with Dynasty (which I couldn&#039;t get into the reboot) - but then they&#039;d also need to keep enough to make it serious (like in the first years of Dallas in the original run).&nbsp; But I so get what you&#039;re saying.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]30987[/ATTACH]Gerald McRaney as John Ross &quot;Jock&quot; Ewing, Sr.&nbsp; Northern oil man turned dairy farmer, father owned a bar in Detroit as the auto industry collapsed, Jewish family, put himself through school, partnered with his brother Jason and friend Willard &quot;Digger&quot; Barnes, the son of a small Michigan oil family.&nbsp; Jock created Ewing Oil and built Ewing Enterprises (which I was surprised to hear JR say in an early season when Jock and Bobby were talking about some issue with the ranch).&nbsp; Based on Jock with a bit of Max Fisher. [ATTACH=full]30989[/ATTACH]Sissy Spacek as Miss Ellie.&nbsp; Raised on a fifth generation dairy farm, a kind and sweet woman, devoted Catholic.&nbsp; She married Jock to save her farm from bankruptcy, falling in love with him along the way, a strong woman who keeps her husband in line her family together.&nbsp; Family legion says once when a bishop was over for dinner he stated her son&#039;s were bound for hell because Jock never converted, she got up, all 5&#039; 2&quot; of her, threw up the pocket doors making the sound of a shot gun and turned around telling him to &quot;get the hell&quot; out of her house.&nbsp; The next the Cardinal sent him over to apologize.&nbsp; Based on Miss Ellie with a bit of my Aunt Betty.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]30990[/ATTACH]Jensen Ackles as John Ross &quot;JR&quot; Ewing, Jr. (mid 40&#039;s).&nbsp; The ruthless oldest son of Jock and Ellie Ewing who has taken over the reins of the Ewing family businesses.&nbsp; His wife is the most beautiful woman anyone has ever seen, his son is the crown prince, and he is as feared by his friends as he is his enemies.&nbsp;&nbsp; Based on JR with a bit of Frank Underwood (House of Cards).&nbsp; Different enough that it&#039;s not our Dallas but alike enough it is.&nbsp; But for me, I&#039;d rather a continuation.&nbsp; What I don&#039;t like the most is this void of nothing new (though I realize some prefer it.).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="stevew, post: 295846, member: 130"] I do see your point. I think I'd be ok if it were truly different. If it were just too close to the original I would feel the same way, even if done well. For me the location would never need to change like they did with Dynasty (which I couldn't get into the reboot) - but then they'd also need to keep enough to make it serious (like in the first years of Dallas in the original run). But I so get what you're saying. [ATTACH type="full" width="447px"]30987[/ATTACH] Gerald McRaney as John Ross "Jock" Ewing, Sr. Northern oil man turned dairy farmer, father owned a bar in Detroit as the auto industry collapsed, Jewish family, put himself through school, partnered with his brother Jason and friend Willard "Digger" Barnes, the son of a small Michigan oil family. Jock created Ewing Oil and built Ewing Enterprises (which I was surprised to hear JR say in an early season when Jock and Bobby were talking about some issue with the ranch). Based on Jock with a bit of Max Fisher. [ATTACH type="full"]30989[/ATTACH] Sissy Spacek as Miss Ellie. Raised on a fifth generation dairy farm, a kind and sweet woman, devoted Catholic. She married Jock to save her farm from bankruptcy, falling in love with him along the way, a strong woman who keeps her husband in line her family together. Family legion says once when a bishop was over for dinner he stated her son's were bound for hell because Jock never converted, she got up, all 5' 2" of her, threw up the pocket doors making the sound of a shot gun and turned around telling him to "get the hell" out of her house. The next the Cardinal sent him over to apologize. Based on Miss Ellie with a bit of my Aunt Betty. [ATTACH type="full"]30990[/ATTACH] Jensen Ackles as John Ross "JR" Ewing, Jr. (mid 40's). The ruthless oldest son of Jock and Ellie Ewing who has taken over the reins of the Ewing family businesses. His wife is the most beautiful woman anyone has ever seen, his son is the crown prince, and he is as feared by his friends as he is his enemies. Based on JR with a bit of Frank Underwood (House of Cards). Different enough that it's not our Dallas but alike enough it is. But for me, I'd rather a continuation. What I don't like the most is this void of nothing new (though I realize some prefer it.). [/QUOTE]

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