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<blockquote data-quote="Rove" data-source="post: 160603" data-attributes="member: 100">Because you never know if Dallas would one day return. I&#039;ve always said that once Patrick had announced he was leaving and indications were Victoria was looking at her exit then the top brass could have called timeout on Dallas. Let&#039;s allow the show to pause. It&#039;s difficult for any series to remain at the top its game without displaying signs of burnout. Of course this wasn&#039;t going to happen as CBS and Lorimar saw the series for what it was, a cash cow. If I had Adrianna&#039;s abilities (Dynasty) and could see where Dallas was heading I would have been happy if the top brass pulled the pin post Bobby&#039;s death rather than bear witness to what it became. Would the viewers shed a tear televisions first family was leaving us? Of course. But I&#039;ve always had the attitude of protecting your investment. While the argument people were still enjoying series like Dallas and Dynasty there is no escaping the fact the market for the super soaps was diminishing, thanks in part to ever more outlandish plots. There is a fine line the writers and producers have to walk with what viewers will or won&#039;t accept. Dynasty - more than any other soap - was pushing the boundaries. It hurt itself with the Moldavian Massacre resolution. Dallas did it later with the Dream Season resolution.Happy endings can work for some genres - think sitcoms. If...and that is a big if...the top brass were prepared to rest a series like Dallas then who is to say it couldn&#039;t returned as a regular series or perhaps a 25 episode series once every odd year. To continue the story of the Ewing family....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rove, post: 160603, member: 100"] Because you never know if Dallas would one day return. I've always said that once Patrick had announced he was leaving and indications were Victoria was looking at her exit then the top brass could have called timeout on Dallas. Let's allow the show to pause. It's difficult for any series to remain at the top its game without displaying signs of burnout. Of course this wasn't going to happen as CBS and Lorimar saw the series for what it was, a cash cow. If I had Adrianna's abilities (Dynasty) and could see where Dallas was heading I would have been happy if the top brass pulled the pin post Bobby's death rather than bear witness to what it became. Would the viewers shed a tear televisions first family was leaving us? Of course. But I've always had the attitude of protecting your investment. While the argument people were still enjoying series like Dallas and Dynasty there is no escaping the fact the market for the super soaps was diminishing, thanks in part to ever more outlandish plots. There is a fine line the writers and producers have to walk with what viewers will or won't accept. Dynasty - more than any other soap - was pushing the boundaries. It hurt itself with the Moldavian Massacre resolution. Dallas did it later with the Dream Season resolution. Happy endings can work for some genres - think sitcoms. If...and that is a big if...the top brass were prepared to rest a series like Dallas then who is to say it couldn't returned as a regular series or perhaps a 25 episode series once every odd year. To continue the story of the Ewing family.... [/QUOTE]

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