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<blockquote data-quote="Rove" data-source="post: 36952" data-attributes="member: 100">In this case I didn&#039;t share David Jacobs enthusiasm for a Dallas reboot. This also concerns me regarding the Dynasty reboot, I just don&#039;t see it working. Both shows are so iconic regarding their ever-lasting characters, Jock, Miss Ellie, JR, Sue Ellen, Bobby, Pam, Ray, Lucy, Blake, Krystal, Fallon, Steven and Alexis. The characters and the actors portraying them are inseparable in my view, any attempt by others will simply draw comparisons. How on Earth do you select an actor to portray JR Ewing other than Larry Hagman and the same is said of Joan Collins and Alexis Carrington? The problem I foresee is there are far too many of us that hold dear to our hearts the originals, therefore the reboots will simply give us the option to compare one actor/actress to another and instantly decide to switch off. I think this is why it is clever for the guys rebooting &quot;Charmed&quot; they&#039;ve decided to set it in the 1970&#039;s, thus avoiding any conflict with 1998-2006 series.For Dynasty I would have went with a continuation but then look how Dallas TNT fared.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rove, post: 36952, member: 100"] In this case I didn't share David Jacobs enthusiasm for a Dallas reboot. This also concerns me regarding the Dynasty reboot, I just don't see it working. Both shows are so iconic regarding their ever-lasting characters, Jock, Miss Ellie, JR, Sue Ellen, Bobby, Pam, Ray, Lucy, Blake, Krystal, Fallon, Steven and Alexis. The characters and the actors portraying them are inseparable in my view, any attempt by others will simply draw comparisons. How on Earth do you select an actor to portray JR Ewing other than Larry Hagman and the same is said of Joan Collins and Alexis Carrington? The problem I foresee is there are far too many of us that hold dear to our hearts the originals, therefore the reboots will simply give us the option to compare one actor/actress to another and instantly decide to switch off. I think this is why it is clever for the guys rebooting "Charmed" they've decided to set it in the 1970's, thus avoiding any conflict with 1998-2006 series. For Dynasty I would have went with a continuation but then look how Dallas TNT fared. [/QUOTE]

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