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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Colterton" data-source="post: 439249" data-attributes="member: 2748">Season 8 was meant to be the big re-set. The change of time slot to 10pm on Wednesday in the U.S. was meant to take some of the pressure off the ratings from the previous season, and network execs hoping it would win its time slot more easily.Coupled with new staff - Shelley Hull and Ursula Alexander were brought over as Co Producer and Associate Producer from the The Colbys following its cancellation. There was a concerted focus on younger members of the cast - the famous cast photo without the big three (John, Linda and Joan) was a marker for audiences in how they were hoping the show would evolve.However the pace and tone just didn’t have the same fizz or excitement as Season 2 which they were trying to emulate. Many have commented on how the music score this year was toned down - yes - but I n occasion it sounded like half an orchestra and cheap compared to the swelling scoring of previous years which did add more occasion and tone to the drama portrayed on screen. Concerted efforts were obviously made with location shooting for scenes and in the latter half of the season, visual references to the colder Colorado climate and sense of place firmly noticeable. One scene had Krystle entering the mansion before going to see Dana upstairs and discuss the crib, and mentioning to Janette how cold it was outside as she wore a large fur coat. The stories were more consistent with a clear season arc in place, and on paper had the potential to play out well on screen as a premise.Sadly the detail lacked ambition and looked a bit cheap with the new Encore Video editing system deployed. I still enjoy Season 8 more than 7B, but can’t help feeling cheated that the huge potential of what we were promised, didn’t quite play out in the detail we were presented.But then - we did have the brilliant Season 9 to follow …..</blockquote>

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