Message to the fans from Cathy Podewell! :)

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Ray_Krebbs

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I wish they kept Cally and Mandy for more appearances on the new Dallas. Vanessa Beaumont was missing in that funeral scene. Those were perhaps the four most important loves in J.R.'s life. It'd have been nice to also know what became of James and Debra Lynn, Jimmy and Cally's son. J.R. could have been grooming Jimmy in his image, causing competition with John Ross. Sue Ellen initially could have seen James and Jimmy as her enemies, trying to rob her son of his birthright, but then she could have grown closer to them over time and circumstances. Perhaps J.R.'s "daughter" could have been Cally's son, who is transgender
 
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DallasFanForever

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I always liked Cally. I wasn’t a fan of the whole Haileyville storyline but I had nothing against her. I thought her character evolved a lot after she ended up in Dallas. In the end she got her happy life away from JR and the Ewings.
 
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I loved Cally. Maybe it's because I watched the last four seasons of the show first and found it easier to relate to the young women and children on the show.

It's funny when I was 12 I never thought of the age difference between JR and Cally. Then by the time I was 28 I noticed it and realized that they were really mismatched.

Anyway I am glad Cathy was a part of Dallas. Also the actress is so nice to her fans. :)
 
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DallasFanForever

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Karin Schill said:
I loved Cally. Maybe it's because I watched the last four seasons of the show first and found it easier to relate to the young women and children on the show.

It's funny when I was 12 I never thought of the age difference between JR and Cally. Then by the time I was 28 I noticed it and realized that they were really mismatched.

Anyway I am glad Cathy was a part of Dallas. Also the actress is so nice to her fans. :)
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Watching back then I felt as you did. I really didn’t notice the age difference either. It’s much more noticeable now as I get older. They really didn’t have much in common at all.
 
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Snowcat

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DallasFanForever said:
Watching back then I felt as you did. I really didn’t notice the age difference either. It’s much more noticeable now as I get older. They really didn’t have much in common at all.
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I was the same age as you. The age difference didn’t bother me that much either. But I never liked the Cally-JR pairing. my family had been watching for years. I always wanted him with Sue Ellen
 
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DallasFanForever

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Snowcat said:
I was the same age as you. The age difference didn’t bother me that much either. But I never liked the Cally-JR pairing. my family had been watching for years. I always wanted him with Sue Ellen
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I can understand that. I guess no matter who J.R. married post Sue Ellen it was never going to be the same. They had spent too many years together and we loved them whether they were happy or at each others throats. I liked Cally, and in some ways I thought she was really good for J.R. but there was only one Sue Ellen. After her it was hard to picture him with anyone else.
 
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Lastkidpicked

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During the original run I didn't really care for the Cally character. On each rewatch, I enjoy her more and more.

Cathy Podewell did a great job of protraying Cally as a naïve country girl who was willing to stand up for herself.
 
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DallasFanForever

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Lastkidpicked said:
During the original run I didn't really care for the Cally character. On each rewatch, I enjoy her more and more.

Cathy Podewell did a great job of protraying Cally as a naïve country girl who was willing to stand up for herself.
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The character grew on me a lot once she arrived in Dallas. I wasn’t a fan of the whole Haleyville mess but once she arrives she becomes much more likable in my opinion.
 
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