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<blockquote data-quote="Kenny Coyote" data-source="post: 179901" data-attributes="member: 102">JR was human, after all.&nbsp; Back when Dallas was at its peak, 1980, and I was in junior high school, I didn&#039;t know any guys in my school who didn&#039;t &quot;fancy&quot; Pam and her &quot;buoys.&quot; Every guy in my school thought Victoria Principal was hot. The other actress who we all thought was hot was &quot;The 10&quot; Bo Derek. Anyone here remember liking her?&nbsp; There&#039;s even a reference to Bo Derek&#039;s &quot;buoys&quot; in the classic &quot;Fast Times At Ridgemont High&quot; which made Phoebe Cates, Jennifer Jason-Leigh and Sean Penn stars.&nbsp; Does anyone here remember watching that movie a bunch of times?You know, if they had cast a different actress to play Pam, even an Academy award winning actress, but the actress had been just average looking, Pam would never have reached nearly the level of fame and popularity she did.&nbsp; She was just the perfect combination of an actress who was very good at playing her role as Pam, and who looked the way she looked.What would I do if I were such a soap character? Just about the same thing Mark did.&nbsp; The reason being necessity.&nbsp; If I acted like a nice guy and waited for her to divorce her husband and be single again, it would be too late. Some other guy will have gotten there first. Any woman who looks like she did is gonna have a lot of guys asking her out, hitting on her, etc. They won&#039;t wait until she&#039;s divorced. Life doesn&#039;t work that way. Maybe that&#039;s where the saying &quot;nice guys finish last&quot;comes from.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [USER=82]@Toni[/USER] I think &quot;nothing special&quot; is the nicest way you&#039;ve ever described April or Jenna!&nbsp; I remember, even watching Dallas in its original run, that when April made her debut, she caught my attention. She was playing the part of a bad girl though. She had conned her husband by telling the judge they owed a lot of debts (which she racked up on her credit card after jack left her) and the judge awarded April 50% of Jack&#039;s future earnings for the next five years.&nbsp; So she was there to get half of his shares in Ewing Oil.&nbsp; So, I didn&#039;t like her.&nbsp; Then April changed and became a much better lady.&nbsp;&nbsp; I started liking her more. Sheree J. Wilson had something special - a playful quality and an enthusiasm for life that really showed through. April became my favorite lady on Dallas at that time, from then onwards.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Of course Mark had more time for her.. The man never worked!&nbsp; When he and JR met at the restaurant and JR said the two of them ought to see what they had in common, Mark said the only thing they had in common was they were eating at that restaurant. And the oil business, right?&nbsp; Later I saw how Mark overlooked that minor detail. He spent all his time playing.&nbsp; I guess he really owned an oil company according to the story, but we never saw Mark working there! In fact, we never even saw the building where his oil business was located, did we?&nbsp; Bobby actually worked, so no, he didn&#039;t have as much time for Pam as Mark did.&nbsp; &nbsp; It&#039;s interesting how society uses the word &quot;stalk.&quot;&nbsp; It used to have a very clear meaning and there was no confusion over it. To stalk something was to hunt it down with the purpose of eventually killing it i.e. &quot;The lion stalks its prey.&quot;&nbsp; Everyone knew what that meant. The lion didn&#039;t just follow an animal around the jungle for a while and then walk away and do something else. It stalked it to kill it. Now, everyone uses stalk to mean &quot;follow&quot;. Well, why not just use the word &quot;follow&quot; then?&nbsp; People overcomplicate things so much.&nbsp; Did Bobby feel as if he were in danger when April &quot;stalked him&quot;?&nbsp; I would hope not!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kenny Coyote, post: 179901, member: 102"] JR was human, after all. Back when Dallas was at its peak, 1980, and I was in junior high school, I didn't know any guys in my school who didn't "fancy" Pam and her "buoys." Every guy in my school thought Victoria Principal was hot. The other actress who we all thought was hot was "The 10" Bo Derek. Anyone here remember liking her? There's even a reference to Bo Derek's "buoys" in the classic "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" which made Phoebe Cates, Jennifer Jason-Leigh and Sean Penn stars. Does anyone here remember watching that movie a bunch of times? You know, if they had cast a different actress to play Pam, even an Academy award winning actress, but the actress had been just average looking, Pam would never have reached nearly the level of fame and popularity she did. She was just the perfect combination of an actress who was very good at playing her role as Pam, and who looked the way she looked. What would I do if I were such a soap character? Just about the same thing Mark did. The reason being necessity. If I acted like a nice guy and waited for her to divorce her husband and be single again, it would be too late. Some other guy will have gotten there first. Any woman who looks like she did is gonna have a lot of guys asking her out, hitting on her, etc. They won't wait until she's divorced. Life doesn't work that way. Maybe that's where the saying "nice guys finish last"comes from. [USER=82]@Toni[/USER] I think "nothing special" is the nicest way you've ever described April or Jenna! I remember, even watching Dallas in its original run, that when April made her debut, she caught my attention. She was playing the part of a bad girl though. She had conned her husband by telling the judge they owed a lot of debts (which she racked up on her credit card after jack left her) and the judge awarded April 50% of Jack's future earnings for the next five years. So she was there to get half of his shares in Ewing Oil. So, I didn't like her. Then April changed and became a much better lady. I started liking her more. Sheree J. Wilson had something special - a playful quality and an enthusiasm for life that really showed through. April became my favorite lady on Dallas at that time, from then onwards. Of course Mark had more time for her.. The man never worked! When he and JR met at the restaurant and JR said the two of them ought to see what they had in common, Mark said the only thing they had in common was they were eating at that restaurant. And the oil business, right? Later I saw how Mark overlooked that minor detail. He spent all his time playing. I guess he really owned an oil company according to the story, but we never saw Mark working there! In fact, we never even saw the building where his oil business was located, did we? Bobby actually worked, so no, he didn't have as much time for Pam as Mark did. It's interesting how society uses the word "stalk." It used to have a very clear meaning and there was no confusion over it. To stalk something was to hunt it down with the purpose of eventually killing it i.e. "The lion stalks its prey." Everyone knew what that meant. The lion didn't just follow an animal around the jungle for a while and then walk away and do something else. It stalked it to kill it. Now, everyone uses stalk to mean "follow". Well, why not just use the word "follow" then? People overcomplicate things so much. Did Bobby feel as if he were in danger when April "stalked him"? I would hope not! [/QUOTE]

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