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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 344609" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Who shot JR? Well, I think they all did. I truly believe that the most obvious suspects wanted him dead in the last episode of season 3.</p><p>These last 7 episodes have been unstopwatchable soap heaven but when you take a moment to think about it then it's hard to ignore the contrivances contributed to the overall storyline.</p><p>It just happened to be Jock's gun, there just happened to be an old and forgotten legal document about Ewing 23, there just happened to be an Asian revolution without any details as to why, it just happened to be Digger who shot Hutch McKinney - and with <em>just</em> enough time to confess it - because it just so happened that Hutch was having an affair with Digger's wife.</p><p>The only seriously legitimate soaptastic moment is when Bobby tells his parents that he's leaving Southfork. Because that's<em> his</em> decision.</p><p>However, we wouldn't have reached this point without everything building up to it.</p><p></p><p>All soaps are terribly contrived, the challenge is to make sure that it doesn't feel that way. To make all that nonsense look perfectly believable - and hugely entertaining.</p><p>This is DALLAS on top form, everything is in place and everything clicks, all the characters are charismatic for various reasons.</p><p></p><p>Pam is all over the place looking for her mother and it's fascinating to know that one day <em>she</em> is going to be "that mother". And that's just another reason to love TNT DALLAS.</p><p>Probably the best soapy storyline is Miss Ellie coming to terms with her mastectomy, that problem that just wouldn't go away.</p><p>Not because it's the most exciting part of these episodes but because it was happening right in front of my very nose and I didn't realize it until she explained it to Jock.</p><p>Mimosa Park is melting in the dark...etc.</p><p></p><p>This first fully serialized and very successful DALLAS series is going to be a tough act to follow and with the benefit of hindsight I think it's safe to say that it's become sort of a template for future, equally successful Texas-size soap plots.</p><p>Apart from Mark Jennings I don't see an awful lot of future DYNASTY in it. Obviously they wanted to copy the success of DALLAS, but the characters and storylines are so different and I'm sure that's why the Scorpio Peak Saga became a TV smash in its own right.</p><p></p><p>I also want to mention (again) one of my all-time favourite gut-punching DALLAS scenes: Dusty Farlow's death on SoapLand TV.</p><p>I think what makes it so strong is that most of the emotional impact is dumped on the viewer. The fact that Sue Ellen pours herself a drink at <em>this</em> particular stage of the narrative is telling enough, but the real meltdown happens off-screen. And after that, Dusty is mentioned only once in Dr. Elby's office.</p><p>This allows her secret drama to fester and it's quite frustrating because we expect these soap characters to make a song and dance about everything.</p><p></p><p>It's nice that people still remember the Who Shot JR phenomenon but it couldn't have been without all that soap greatness preceding it. The fact that many people watched the same thing because there wasn't much to choose from doesn't change the other fact that this was highly entertaining and addictive TV in a way that only soap opera can be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 344609, member: 8"] Who shot JR? Well, I think they all did. I truly believe that the most obvious suspects wanted him dead in the last episode of season 3. These last 7 episodes have been unstopwatchable soap heaven but when you take a moment to think about it then it's hard to ignore the contrivances contributed to the overall storyline. It just happened to be Jock's gun, there just happened to be an old and forgotten legal document about Ewing 23, there just happened to be an Asian revolution without any details as to why, it just happened to be Digger who shot Hutch McKinney - and with [I]just[/I] enough time to confess it - because it just so happened that Hutch was having an affair with Digger's wife. The only seriously legitimate soaptastic moment is when Bobby tells his parents that he's leaving Southfork. Because that's[I] his[/I] decision. However, we wouldn't have reached this point without everything building up to it. All soaps are terribly contrived, the challenge is to make sure that it doesn't feel that way. To make all that nonsense look perfectly believable - and hugely entertaining. This is DALLAS on top form, everything is in place and everything clicks, all the characters are charismatic for various reasons. Pam is all over the place looking for her mother and it's fascinating to know that one day [I]she[/I] is going to be "that mother". And that's just another reason to love TNT DALLAS. Probably the best soapy storyline is Miss Ellie coming to terms with her mastectomy, that problem that just wouldn't go away. Not because it's the most exciting part of these episodes but because it was happening right in front of my very nose and I didn't realize it until she explained it to Jock. Mimosa Park is melting in the dark...etc. This first fully serialized and very successful DALLAS series is going to be a tough act to follow and with the benefit of hindsight I think it's safe to say that it's become sort of a template for future, equally successful Texas-size soap plots. Apart from Mark Jennings I don't see an awful lot of future DYNASTY in it. Obviously they wanted to copy the success of DALLAS, but the characters and storylines are so different and I'm sure that's why the Scorpio Peak Saga became a TV smash in its own right. I also want to mention (again) one of my all-time favourite gut-punching DALLAS scenes: Dusty Farlow's death on SoapLand TV. I think what makes it so strong is that most of the emotional impact is dumped on the viewer. The fact that Sue Ellen pours herself a drink at [I]this[/I] particular stage of the narrative is telling enough, but the real meltdown happens off-screen. And after that, Dusty is mentioned only once in Dr. Elby's office. This allows her secret drama to fester and it's quite frustrating because we expect these soap characters to make a song and dance about everything. It's nice that people still remember the Who Shot JR phenomenon but it couldn't have been without all that soap greatness preceding it. The fact that many people watched the same thing because there wasn't much to choose from doesn't change the other fact that this was highly entertaining and addictive TV in a way that only soap opera can be. [/QUOTE]
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