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Dallas - The Original Series
Out Donna Reed In Barbara Bel Geddes
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<blockquote data-quote="Mustard" data-source="post: 67989" data-attributes="member: 46"><p>Hmm. Your friend can't have been a regular watcher, then. Howard Keel's Clayton Farlow had been with Barbara Bel Geddes' Miss Ellie for a while before Donna Reed came in, including the storyline with Clayton's crazy sister, Jessica, where Miss Ellie was kidnapped.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My biggest criticism of Donna Reed on Dallas is how she seems to be holding back her emotions. I'm not quite sure why she decided to play Miss Ellie this way, but there's not much difference between anger, feistiness, sadness, joy etc. in her portrayal of Miss Ellie. That is such a contrast to Barbara Bel Geddes, who is a force of personality in her own right.</p><p></p><p>I also wonder what the other cast members were thinking of the whole situation, from Barbara's initial dismissal, to suddenly working with Donna, to Donna's dismissal and Barbara's return. In my opinion, Donna Reed had good onscreen chemistry only with Howard Keel and Susan Howard, and okayish chemistry with Victoria Principal. Barbara Bel Geddes had very good onscreen chemistry with everyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mustard, post: 67989, member: 46"] Hmm. Your friend can't have been a regular watcher, then. Howard Keel's Clayton Farlow had been with Barbara Bel Geddes' Miss Ellie for a while before Donna Reed came in, including the storyline with Clayton's crazy sister, Jessica, where Miss Ellie was kidnapped. My biggest criticism of Donna Reed on Dallas is how she seems to be holding back her emotions. I'm not quite sure why she decided to play Miss Ellie this way, but there's not much difference between anger, feistiness, sadness, joy etc. in her portrayal of Miss Ellie. That is such a contrast to Barbara Bel Geddes, who is a force of personality in her own right. I also wonder what the other cast members were thinking of the whole situation, from Barbara's initial dismissal, to suddenly working with Donna, to Donna's dismissal and Barbara's return. In my opinion, Donna Reed had good onscreen chemistry only with Howard Keel and Susan Howard, and okayish chemistry with Victoria Principal. Barbara Bel Geddes had very good onscreen chemistry with everyone. [/QUOTE]
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