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<blockquote data-quote="Luke_Krebbs_Ewing" data-source="post: 168080" data-attributes="member: 64">A recast was probably highly preferable, unfortunately the Producer&#039;s learnt their lesson with the debacle over Donna Reed as Miss Ellie.&nbsp; As well as the Wes Parmalee is Jock Ewing storyline too. The problem with re-casts is they seldom work unless the character has been off screen for a while, but with Dallas they replaced such a high profile character like Barbara Bel Geddes with Donna Reed.&nbsp; The Wes Parmalee storyline could&#039;ve worked if it had been handled a bit more sensitively.&nbsp; Yes Jim Davis had passed away &amp; whilst some fans probably felt it was wrong to re-cast the character, I certainly think it could&#039;ve worked to the show&#039;s benefit by bringing Jock back. If there had been a scene of Steve Forrest in tears at the picture of Jim Davis at Ewing Oil &amp; then touching his own face, I would&#039;ve been in tears too but I think even if it did happen it probably wouldn&#039;t have been enough to satisfy the fans of the show who remembered Jim as the character.&nbsp; A shame.Recasting Pam straight way certainly wouldn&#039;t have worked.&nbsp; However&nbsp; I think Margaret Michaels fleeting glimpse as Pam in season eleven was in my opinion enough to bring her character&#039;s arc to an abrupt end. I&#039;m not sure of her playing that look alike though, I think that was a step too far borne out by the lacklustre ratings for the show&#039;s final seasons.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Luke_Krebbs_Ewing, post: 168080, member: 64"] A recast was probably highly preferable, unfortunately the Producer's learnt their lesson with the debacle over Donna Reed as Miss Ellie. As well as the Wes Parmalee is Jock Ewing storyline too. The problem with re-casts is they seldom work unless the character has been off screen for a while, but with Dallas they replaced such a high profile character like Barbara Bel Geddes with Donna Reed. The Wes Parmalee storyline could've worked if it had been handled a bit more sensitively. Yes Jim Davis had passed away & whilst some fans probably felt it was wrong to re-cast the character, I certainly think it could've worked to the show's benefit by bringing Jock back. If there had been a scene of Steve Forrest in tears at the picture of Jim Davis at Ewing Oil & then touching his own face, I would've been in tears too but I think even if it did happen it probably wouldn't have been enough to satisfy the fans of the show who remembered Jim as the character. A shame. Recasting Pam straight way certainly wouldn't have worked. However I think Margaret Michaels fleeting glimpse as Pam in season eleven was in my opinion enough to bring her character's arc to an abrupt end. I'm not sure of her playing that look alike though, I think that was a step too far borne out by the lacklustre ratings for the show's final seasons. :) [/QUOTE]

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