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<blockquote data-quote="the-lost-son" data-source="post: 350488" data-attributes="member: 672">Larry threatened to leave the series during the dream season quite frequently. If Larry had given the word, the series would have been wrapped up (Barbara Curran).Linda threatened to leave/quit until she got the opportunity to direct an episode.It&#039;s all part of the game and politics.VP liked the first 5 years of Dallas best but she still stayed another 4. The agent of BBG (according to LH someone who helped BBG out of her job) tried for more money and a lighter workload (the producers chose to move on with Donna Reed). As we all know, BBG returned 1 year later (with another agent).Patrick Duffy announced his departure way before. But I doubt that this announcement changed the course of the series not before the last few episodes. Such announcements were/are made all the time.With Duffy on board I assume the following storylines:- Jenna pregnant forcing moral Bobby to stay with her- Mark Graison returning for Pam, she feels forced to stay with him- the rest more/or less the same like Wes Parmalee etc.I don&#039;t think the mentioning of Jack early is any indication. With PD on board Jack wouldn&#039;t have made it to Dallas. They hardly knew what to do with him without Bobby and nothing with Bobby back.Both BBG&#039;s and PD&#039;s&nbsp; departures/returns were more than welcomed but hurt the shows&#039; credibility in the end. Without them I think the producers wouldn&#039;t have been so reluctant to kill off another major character. Prime candidates: Clayton who has been a bystander in his last 3-4 years and Cliff who felt isolated since Pam&#039;s departure.But as the show lost all gravitas in its last years it might not have made a difference at all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the-lost-son, post: 350488, member: 672"] Larry threatened to leave the series during the dream season quite frequently. If Larry had given the word, the series would have been wrapped up (Barbara Curran). Linda threatened to leave/quit until she got the opportunity to direct an episode. It's all part of the game and politics. VP liked the first 5 years of Dallas best but she still stayed another 4. The agent of BBG (according to LH someone who helped BBG out of her job) tried for more money and a lighter workload (the producers chose to move on with Donna Reed). As we all know, BBG returned 1 year later (with another agent). Patrick Duffy announced his departure way before. But I doubt that this announcement changed the course of the series not before the last few episodes. Such announcements were/are made all the time. With Duffy on board I assume the following storylines: - Jenna pregnant forcing moral Bobby to stay with her - Mark Graison returning for Pam, she feels forced to stay with him - the rest more/or less the same like Wes Parmalee etc. I don't think the mentioning of Jack early is any indication. With PD on board Jack wouldn't have made it to Dallas. They hardly knew what to do with him without Bobby and nothing with Bobby back. Both BBG's and PD's departures/returns were more than welcomed but hurt the shows' credibility in the end. Without them I think the producers wouldn't have been so reluctant to kill off another major character. Prime candidates: Clayton who has been a bystander in his last 3-4 years and Cliff who felt isolated since Pam's departure. But as the show lost all gravitas in its last years it might not have made a difference at all. [/QUOTE]

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