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Dallas - The Original Series
The early sets --- I mean, really..??
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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 366460" data-attributes="member: 27"><p>The producers likely never imagined the show would become the huge success it became. As the show took off, they probably realized they were saddled with a less-than-grand Southfork setting and there was little they could do about it, since the ranch had become almost a character of its own. So much had been written/played onscreen about how devoted Miss Ellie and the family were to the ranch, and by extension the ranch house, so they were basically stuck with it. Sure, they could have written a larger Southfork fire story that allowed them to build a new, larger, more ornate house, but would it have alienated some viewers to ditch the familiar Southfork? Had they known the show would be so successful as a depiction of the super-rich, they might have started off with a much larger mansion with better decor choices the way ABC did with <em>Dynasty</em> and the Carrington mansion, and the even more impressive Colby mansion on <em>The Colbys. </em></p><p></p><p>On daytime soaps, rich families are said to be living in huge mansions, but we only see them interact in two or three rooms. When needed, they could just "invent" new rooms that they can claim had been there all along or claim there are numerous extra areas we just never see. This is possible partly because daytime viewers rarely see an exterior shot of said mansion, much less exterior scenes. We saw tons of exterior/location work at Southfork, so the viewer knew what size the house was and would not buy into the idea of a never-seen ballroom or extravagant guest suite. The homes of rich daytime characters could effectively be TARDISes with a never-ending supply of rooms and spaces since their homes were just places to live. Those homes didn't have the linkages to the family legacy the way Southfork had to the Ewings. The house may have seemed unsuitable for a family that rich, but its continued existence (as it was) added a lot to the "family saga" feel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 366460, member: 27"] The producers likely never imagined the show would become the huge success it became. As the show took off, they probably realized they were saddled with a less-than-grand Southfork setting and there was little they could do about it, since the ranch had become almost a character of its own. So much had been written/played onscreen about how devoted Miss Ellie and the family were to the ranch, and by extension the ranch house, so they were basically stuck with it. Sure, they could have written a larger Southfork fire story that allowed them to build a new, larger, more ornate house, but would it have alienated some viewers to ditch the familiar Southfork? Had they known the show would be so successful as a depiction of the super-rich, they might have started off with a much larger mansion with better decor choices the way ABC did with [I]Dynasty[/I] and the Carrington mansion, and the even more impressive Colby mansion on [I]The Colbys. [/I] On daytime soaps, rich families are said to be living in huge mansions, but we only see them interact in two or three rooms. When needed, they could just "invent" new rooms that they can claim had been there all along or claim there are numerous extra areas we just never see. This is possible partly because daytime viewers rarely see an exterior shot of said mansion, much less exterior scenes. We saw tons of exterior/location work at Southfork, so the viewer knew what size the house was and would not buy into the idea of a never-seen ballroom or extravagant guest suite. The homes of rich daytime characters could effectively be TARDISes with a never-ending supply of rooms and spaces since their homes were just places to live. Those homes didn't have the linkages to the family legacy the way Southfork had to the Ewings. The house may have seemed unsuitable for a family that rich, but its continued existence (as it was) added a lot to the "family saga" feel. [/QUOTE]
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