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<blockquote data-quote="Jock Ewing Fan" data-source="post: 310696" data-attributes="member: 40536">I think that these observations are quite accurate.I think to some extent, Katzman lacked a strong production team in later years, and the void was filled by Hagman and Duffy.&nbsp; While both were superb in their roles, actors are not necessarily the best judges of the production/scripting side of the process.Or Katzman may have been an example of the &quot;Peter Principle&quot; - rise to the level of one&#039;s incompetence.I still think series 10 was quite good, series 11 was more good than not, Season 12 has a good story arc with the Range war, but the rest of the season was middling.I didn&#039;t like the small town fiasco at all.&nbsp; The pre dream season JR would have unleashed a furious revenge.I sometimes wonder if Susan Howard, whose politics are conservative, was let go because of her beliefs and values.It would be a shame if that was the case.I don&#039;t know what to think about VP.&nbsp; I always suspected that she resented JR and Bobby&#039;s status in the show.She did return to network TV in the short- lived (11 episodes aired) forgettable &quot;Titans&quot;Then Miss Ellie became Jessica Fletcher in her last season?Seasons 13 and 14 were substandard, sometimes uninspired,and maybe Katzman or not, the show had run its course,</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jock Ewing Fan, post: 310696, member: 40536"] I think that these observations are quite accurate. I think to some extent, Katzman lacked a strong production team in later years, and the void was filled by Hagman and Duffy. While both were superb in their roles, actors are not necessarily the best judges of the production/scripting side of the process. Or Katzman may have been an example of the "Peter Principle" - rise to the level of one's incompetence. I still think series 10 was quite good, series 11 was more good than not, Season 12 has a good story arc with the Range war, but the rest of the season was middling. I didn't like the small town fiasco at all. The pre dream season JR would have unleashed a furious revenge. I sometimes wonder if Susan Howard, whose politics are conservative, was let go because of her beliefs and values. It would be a shame if that was the case. I don't know what to think about VP. I always suspected that she resented JR and Bobby's status in the show. She did return to network TV in the short- lived (11 episodes aired) forgettable "Titans" Then Miss Ellie became Jessica Fletcher in her last season? Seasons 13 and 14 were substandard, sometimes uninspired,and maybe Katzman or not, the show had run its course, [/QUOTE]

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