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<blockquote data-quote="Luke_Krebbs_Ewing" data-source="post: 348238" data-attributes="member: 64">What ultimately ruined the show was the break up of the family.&nbsp; So I would&#039;ve made a better offer to both Barbara Bel Geddes and Howard Keel for the final season.As regards choosing between Larry and Patrick or Linda and Victoria this is a difficult question.&nbsp; They&#039;re all core cast members however some of them are more core than others.&nbsp; Both Larry and Victoria were more central to the shows success which is why Dallas survived to a certain extent after Pam&#039;s exit.&nbsp; However if Victoria Principal had stayed Dallas could&#039;ve lasted beyond 1991.I believe it was a mistake to let Linda Gray go inasmuch as it was a mistake to renege on making Steve Forrest a Jock Ewing recast.The latter half of Dallas is littered with quite a few creative mistakes which damaged the integrity and popularity of the show. Chiefly among them was the resurrection of Patrick Duffy as Bobby.&nbsp; He really shouldn&#039;t have come back but if he had they really should not have used the dream explanation to account for it!&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Luke_Krebbs_Ewing, post: 348238, member: 64"] What ultimately ruined the show was the break up of the family. So I would've made a better offer to both Barbara Bel Geddes and Howard Keel for the final season. As regards choosing between Larry and Patrick or Linda and Victoria this is a difficult question. They're all core cast members however some of them are more core than others. Both Larry and Victoria were more central to the shows success which is why Dallas survived to a certain extent after Pam's exit. However if Victoria Principal had stayed Dallas could've lasted beyond 1991. I believe it was a mistake to let Linda Gray go inasmuch as it was a mistake to renege on making Steve Forrest a Jock Ewing recast. The latter half of Dallas is littered with quite a few creative mistakes which damaged the integrity and popularity of the show. Chiefly among them was the resurrection of Patrick Duffy as Bobby. He really shouldn't have come back but if he had they really should not have used the dream explanation to account for it! :( [/QUOTE]

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