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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mustard" data-source="post: 287503" data-attributes="member: 46"><p>Then why were the main actors of Season 1 DVD (i.e. the miniseries) signed on for a potential 7 years on Dallas, tying them (in theory) to the show until the end of Season 8 DVD in 1985? Of course, it didn't stop Larry Hagman threatening to go in 1980 after J.R. was shot, and all the actors were behind him against the producers at that time. Jim Davis' departure in 1981 due to his imminent death from cancer couldn't be avoided, and Barbara Bel Geddes' heart surgery in March 1983 set off a catastrophic chain of events behind the scenes in hindsight. And then Victoria Principal stays on for another 2 years after the end of her initial contract in 1985, but then leaves in 1987, seemingly catching the brass off guard. All had impacts on storylines that couldn't really be foreseen.</p></blockquote><p></p>