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<blockquote data-quote="Luke_Krebbs_Ewing" data-source="post: 324246" data-attributes="member: 64">Nice to see some love for the acting abilities of the late Steve Forrest.He truly was a lovely actor and his tenure on Dallas as the Ewing patriarch returned from the dead was one of the more personal storylines which rocked the Ewing family to it&#039;s core. For some of my colleagues on here who have pointed out why did they do this storyline and not take it anywhere to a satisfying conclusion there is of course a reason for that which is lost in the midst of time.&nbsp; Quite simply although the intentions for Ben/Wes was for him to actually be the Ewing patriarch, I think ultimately the storyline was teasing it&#039;s audience to gouge the reaction to having the Ewing patriarch back.&nbsp; As we now know reaction to the storyline was mixed but was mostly in the negative.&nbsp; Viewers didn&#039;t want another actor playing the role other than the late Jim Davis.&nbsp; So although both Ben and Wes were really intended to be Jock after all, the Producers ultimately reneged on making him the Ewing patriarch because of a backlash from some of the show&#039;s fans.I&#039;ve always thought it was a shame the way the storyline was abruptly brought to a close.&nbsp; Steve could&#039;ve certainly given the role of Jock Ewing just as much gravitas as Jim Davis did but sadly it wasn&#039;t to be.&nbsp;&nbsp; Kudos to both actors for their roles on Dallas. I&#039;m really looking forward to see Dallas Season Ten all remastered and looking beautiful so I can see the late Steve Forrest giving his all as the Ewing patriarch returned from the dead.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />[ATTACH=full]37574[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Luke_Krebbs_Ewing, post: 324246, member: 64"] Nice to see some love for the acting abilities of the late Steve Forrest. He truly was a lovely actor and his tenure on Dallas as the Ewing patriarch returned from the dead was one of the more personal storylines which rocked the Ewing family to it's core. For some of my colleagues on here who have pointed out why did they do this storyline and not take it anywhere to a satisfying conclusion there is of course a reason for that which is lost in the midst of time. Quite simply although the intentions for Ben/Wes was for him to actually be the Ewing patriarch, I think ultimately the storyline was teasing it's audience to gouge the reaction to having the Ewing patriarch back. As we now know reaction to the storyline was mixed but was mostly in the negative. Viewers didn't want another actor playing the role other than the late Jim Davis. So although both Ben and Wes were really intended to be Jock after all, the Producers ultimately reneged on making him the Ewing patriarch because of a backlash from some of the show's fans. I've always thought it was a shame the way the storyline was abruptly brought to a close. Steve could've certainly given the role of Jock Ewing just as much gravitas as Jim Davis did but sadly it wasn't to be. Kudos to both actors for their roles on Dallas. I'm really looking forward to see Dallas Season Ten all remastered and looking beautiful so I can see the late Steve Forrest giving his all as the Ewing patriarch returned from the dead. :) [ATTACH type="full"]37574[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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Who played JR Ewing?