Did you hear what Ray said, that even if he was the real Jock he would've disappeared off the face of the earth before he broke up a family like you have!
Prophetic, as that's what's about to happen.
I won't get into whether or not he was Jock or not, I'm sure that you're all quite aware of my viewpoint. I just find it really very sad that he had to walk away from his own family because they couldn't or wouldn't accept him because he looked so different because of the plastic surgery used to save his life following the chopper crash.
Excellent acting from both Steve Forrest and Steve Kanaly.
I think that a Jock Ewing recast could have created to some compelling storylines,
IE Miss Ellie and Clayton could have had more substantial stories.
If Jock Ewing heads Ewing Oil again, would JR and Bobby form a rival company?
If Jock Ewing doesn't win back Ewing Oil, would he ally with Cliff Barnes or another Ewing rival?
Cast a new character, an undisclosed son/daughter of Digger Barnes out to destroy the Ewings,
allying with Cliff Barnes, and/or one of the Ewings?
Ray is caught in the middle between Jock and Clayton
Does Anderson have an increased role in the show?
Jeremy Wendell tries to manipulate the situation to his advantage
I'm not comparing Jim Davis and Steve Forrest as actors, because both had long, terrific careers
with many, many great performances.
I think that some good(better?) storylines could have emerged.