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<blockquote data-quote="Lastkidpicked" data-source="post: 77608" data-attributes="member: 237">I remember that as well, Seaviewer.&nbsp; And it wasn&#039;t that odd when you think about it like this:When Wendell said that Westar was the eighth biggest company, he was saying that Westar was the biggest oil company outside the Seven Sisters.&nbsp;&nbsp; Why was he so specific about this?&nbsp; Because the writers needed to point out that Westar was an independent oil company and that is why Jeremy had so much control and could make decisions on his own-- something only an independent oil company can do.So then why do I refer to Westar as being one of the Seven Sisters?&nbsp; Because in J.R. Returns , Carter Mckay makes it clear that Westar has grown to become one of the Seven Sisters.&nbsp; When J.R. meets with Mckay to talk him out of buying Ewing Oil we get to watch a great bit of dialoge, with two great actors.If you watch this scene, notice how both Larry Hagman and George Kennedy each down play the scene-- just two powerful figures having a quiet conversation.&nbsp; Very well acted.J.R.-- I think we should talk.&nbsp; About Westar buying Ewing Oil. I&#039;m curious... Why?Mac--&nbsp; It&#039;s a good company.&nbsp; It still has some undeveloped fields and we have the money to develop them.J.R.--&nbsp; Well assuming this acquisition does go through, what happens to Ewing Oil?&nbsp; Does Ewing Oil cease to exist?Mac--&nbsp; Like Jonah and the whale, we would swallow it whole.J.R.-- You still trying to pick off the independents one at a time aren&#039;t you?Mac-- Something along those lines.J.R.-- Say you did buy Ewing Oil and then turned around and sold it (to me) for a substantial profit.&nbsp; That would be quite a feather in your cap.Mac-- That&#039;s never going to happen.&nbsp; Ewing oil is simply a small part of a long range program I promised my board.J.R.&nbsp; Never say never, Mac.&nbsp; One thing I&#039;ve always admired about you is you never put promises ahead of profit....After this conversation, J.R. is able to get the upper hand on Carter Mckay.&nbsp; J.R. lays out how well his master plan has worked.&nbsp; His final insult is so funny, and Larry Hagman delivers it with the perfect understated delivery:&quot;Don&#039;t kid yourself, Mac.&nbsp; Your long range program just fell on it&#039;s ass.&quot;Perfect J.R. line!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lastkidpicked, post: 77608, member: 237"] I remember that as well, [B]Seaviewer[/B]. And it wasn't that odd when you think about it like this: When Wendell said that Westar was the eighth biggest company, he was saying that Westar was the biggest oil company outside the Seven Sisters. Why was he so specific about this? Because the writers needed to point out that Westar was an independent oil company and that is why Jeremy had so much control and could make decisions on his own-- something only an independent oil company can do. So then why do I refer to Westar as being one of the Seven Sisters? Because in [I]J.R. Returns[/I] , Carter Mckay makes it clear that Westar has grown to become one of the Seven Sisters. When J.R. meets with Mckay to talk him out of buying Ewing Oil we get to watch a great bit of dialoge, with two great actors. If you watch this scene, notice how both Larry Hagman and George Kennedy each down play the scene-- just two powerful figures having a quiet conversation. Very well acted. J.R.-- I think we should talk. About Westar buying Ewing Oil. I'm curious... Why? Mac-- It's a good company. It still has some undeveloped fields and we have the money to develop them. J.R.-- Well assuming this acquisition does go through, what happens to Ewing Oil? Does Ewing Oil cease to exist? Mac-- Like Jonah and the whale, we would swallow it whole. J.R.-- You still trying to pick off the independents one at a time aren't you? Mac-- Something along those lines. J.R.-- Say you did buy Ewing Oil and then turned around and sold it (to me) for a substantial profit. That would be quite a feather in your cap. Mac-- That's never going to happen. Ewing oil is simply a small part of a long range program I promised my board. J.R. Never say never, Mac. One thing I've always admired about you is you never put promises ahead of profit. ... After this conversation, J.R. is able to get the upper hand on Carter Mckay. J.R. lays out how well his master plan has worked. His final insult is so funny, and Larry Hagman delivers it with the perfect understated delivery: "Don't kid yourself, Mac. Your long range program just fell on it's ass." Perfect J.R. line! [/QUOTE]

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