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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Torrance" data-source="post: 62295" data-attributes="member: 719">I am guessing those fans who find it slow and boring find season 5 exciting, which is the season when Dynasty completely lost it, investing in dead-end storylines concocted by Camille Marchetta of Moldavia (and Dallas) fame. People keep saying the Moldavia cliffhanger was the letdown, but where was that storyline going to end up other than a break-up or a new core character leaving the show&#039;s center stage?The problem with season 1 (whose average ratings would have been fine for other shows) was that ABC wanted a huge top ten hit, and they wanted it on demand, and believed the Shapiros and Spelling would deliver it as if it were painting by numbers. When Dallas creators put on their show, they just had an interesting story they wanted to tell, not a ratings goal to reach. The Shapiros did have such a story too, but they subscribed to the hype of the Spelling/ABC publicity machine and shot themselves in the foot. CW has no other show it currently has to beat. It is in the ratings dumpster, so it can afford to put on a show which will be good and enticing rather than quick cheap thrills.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Michael Torrance, post: 62295, member: 719"] I am guessing those fans who find it slow and boring find season 5 exciting, which is the season when Dynasty completely lost it, investing in dead-end storylines concocted by Camille Marchetta of Moldavia (and Dallas) fame. People keep saying the Moldavia cliffhanger was the letdown, but where was that storyline going to end up other than a break-up or a new core character leaving the show's center stage? The problem with season 1 (whose average ratings would have been fine for other shows) was that ABC wanted a huge top ten hit, and they wanted it on demand, and believed the Shapiros and Spelling would deliver it as if it were painting by numbers. When Dallas creators put on their show, they just had an interesting story they wanted to tell, not a ratings goal to reach. The Shapiros did have such a story too, but they subscribed to the hype of the Spelling/ABC publicity machine and shot themselves in the foot. CW has no other show it currently has to beat. It is in the ratings dumpster, so it can afford to put on a show which will be good and enticing rather than quick cheap thrills. [/QUOTE]

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