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<blockquote data-quote="Luke_Krebbs_Ewing" data-source="post: 158943" data-attributes="member: 64">Well the fickle finger of blame get&#039;s pointed directly at Leonard Katzman.&nbsp; He was the one that sanctioned off that plot twist without properly considering what irreparable damage it could do to the show.&nbsp; And it did do a helluva lot of damage to the programme once a lot of viewers realised the previous season was a dream.&nbsp; Fan&#039;s felt insulted &amp; deserted it.&nbsp; The show began it&#039;s slow downward spiral to oblivion!&nbsp; Exacerbated by the departures of both Susan Howard &amp; Victoria Principal. Principal made the right decision to leave and by deserting the sinking ship, Dallas just collapsed even more.&nbsp; It was like the Titanic sinking, Dallas couldn&#039;t stay afloat &amp; it sunk big time. Yeah it stayed on another four years after Victoria left but nothing could save the show short of a miracle.Perhaps if the show had gambled in season ten &amp; actually made the Wes Parmalee character Jock Ewing, Dallas may have ran for a lot longer.&nbsp; The dream explanation did the show no favours, I&#039;ve always suspected that it was one of the main reason&#039;s why Victoria Principal left.&nbsp; And we all know how much Victoria&#039;s departure damaged Dallas too.&nbsp; The dream resolution was the catalyst for the beginning of the end for a once great series.&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: 158943, member: 64"] Well the fickle finger of blame get's pointed directly at Leonard Katzman. He was the one that sanctioned off that plot twist without properly considering what irreparable damage it could do to the show. And it did do a helluva lot of damage to the programme once a lot of viewers realised the previous season was a dream. Fan's felt insulted & deserted it. The show began it's slow downward spiral to oblivion! Exacerbated by the departures of both Susan Howard & Victoria Principal. Principal made the right decision to leave and by deserting the sinking ship, Dallas just collapsed even more. It was like the Titanic sinking, Dallas couldn't stay afloat & it sunk big time. Yeah it stayed on another four years after Victoria left but nothing could save the show short of a miracle. Perhaps if the show had gambled in season ten & actually made the Wes Parmalee character Jock Ewing, Dallas may have ran for a lot longer. The dream explanation did the show no favours, I've always suspected that it was one of the main reason's why Victoria Principal left. And we all know how much Victoria's departure damaged Dallas too. The dream resolution was the catalyst for the beginning of the end for a once great series. :( [/QUOTE]

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