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<blockquote data-quote="Luke_Krebbs_Ewing" data-source="post: 330271" data-attributes="member: 64">You&#039;re right it didn&#039;t.First they introduce the McKay&#039;s, with Tracy McKay supposed to be a blond version of Pam.With all due respect to Beth Toussant she was no Victoria Principal.Of course the audience were going to miss Pam.&nbsp; The show had to be taken in another direction.So what did they do? Well, they abandoned the Tracy character but kept her Father as the new head of Weststar now that Jeremy Wendell was gone.They altered the personality of April Stevens to be the new love interest, even though Bobby had a few affairs with both Tammy &amp; Kay Lloyd.But the biggest mistake &amp; what did the most damage to the show was diluting down the character of JR.&nbsp; He became a buffoon who constantly lost.&nbsp; His villainy although still present just wasn&#039;t as watchable any more.But what could&#039;ve saved the show post Pam?&nbsp; Well for a start, JR&#039;s character should never have been diluted.&nbsp; He should&#039;ve became more hard &amp; no good.Let&#039;s not forget that Susan Howard was dropped at the same time Victoria left.&nbsp; Pairing Ray off with Jenna Wade was also a big mistake.&nbsp; Their relationship was a joke, they were both bland with absolutely no chemistry.&nbsp; Priscilla Presley should&#039;ve been dropped at this point.&nbsp; Ray with Jenna was painful viewing.Dallas really needed a big shake up after losing both Susan Howard &amp; Victoria Principal.&nbsp; The Producers had the opportunity to alter the show&#039;s dynamic by keeping Steve Forrest as a recast Jock Ewing but did they have the guts &amp; the vision to do this?&nbsp; Of course not!&nbsp; They squandered the opportunity of bringing back the Ewing patriarch with another actor.&nbsp; I can understand why they felt they had to renege on the original outcome of making either Ben Stivers or Wes Parmalee Jock but bringing back Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing only really worked in the short term.&nbsp; Bobby&#039;s resurrection from the dead ultimately is what ruined Dallas. The show then stumbled in the ratings once Victoria &amp; Susan were gone.&nbsp; When Linda Gray was let go a couple of seasons later that was truly the end of the show.&nbsp; It was sad to see such a brilliant show conceptually become a shadow of it&#039;s former self.&nbsp; With many of it&#039;s iconic stars gone, new younger characters brought in &amp; a shift of making it the JR &amp; Bobby show the series was on it&#039;s last legs.&nbsp; The problem was Leonard Katzman. He was burnt out creatively.&nbsp; Larry Hagman did the show no favours by bringing both Patrick Duffy &amp; Leonard Katzman back for the tenth season.&nbsp; Katzman became complacent, thinking he could do anything &amp; the show would be just fine!&nbsp; That was certainly not the case.&nbsp; Dallas became painful viewing from season eleven onwards.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Luke_Krebbs_Ewing, post: 330271, member: 64"] You're right it didn't. First they introduce the McKay's, with Tracy McKay supposed to be a blond version of Pam. With all due respect to Beth Toussant she was no Victoria Principal. Of course the audience were going to miss Pam. The show had to be taken in another direction. So what did they do? Well, they abandoned the Tracy character but kept her Father as the new head of Weststar now that Jeremy Wendell was gone. They altered the personality of April Stevens to be the new love interest, even though Bobby had a few affairs with both Tammy & Kay Lloyd. But the biggest mistake & what did the most damage to the show was diluting down the character of JR. He became a buffoon who constantly lost. His villainy although still present just wasn't as watchable any more. But what could've saved the show post Pam? Well for a start, JR's character should never have been diluted. He should've became more hard & no good. Let's not forget that Susan Howard was dropped at the same time Victoria left. Pairing Ray off with Jenna Wade was also a big mistake. Their relationship was a joke, they were both bland with absolutely no chemistry. Priscilla Presley should've been dropped at this point. Ray with Jenna was painful viewing. Dallas really needed a big shake up after losing both Susan Howard & Victoria Principal. The Producers had the opportunity to alter the show's dynamic by keeping Steve Forrest as a recast Jock Ewing but did they have the guts & the vision to do this? Of course not! They squandered the opportunity of bringing back the Ewing patriarch with another actor. I can understand why they felt they had to renege on the original outcome of making either Ben Stivers or Wes Parmalee Jock but bringing back Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing only really worked in the short term. Bobby's resurrection from the dead ultimately is what ruined Dallas. The show then stumbled in the ratings once Victoria & Susan were gone. When Linda Gray was let go a couple of seasons later that was truly the end of the show. It was sad to see such a brilliant show conceptually become a shadow of it's former self. With many of it's iconic stars gone, new younger characters brought in & a shift of making it the JR & Bobby show the series was on it's last legs. The problem was Leonard Katzman. He was burnt out creatively. Larry Hagman did the show no favours by bringing both Patrick Duffy & Leonard Katzman back for the tenth season. Katzman became complacent, thinking he could do anything & the show would be just fine! That was certainly not the case. Dallas became painful viewing from season eleven onwards. :( [/QUOTE]

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