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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 355296" data-attributes="member: 27"><p>On a case-by-case basis, obviously (every situation is different), but if a writer can &quot;finesse&quot; the details sufficiently, then it might eventually be overlooked.&nbsp; It always helps if the change creates a better story, or if the change &#039;corrects&#039; a detail that the fans never liked in the first place.&nbsp; Some later writer may &quot;undo&quot; a plotline using questionable means just because they know the fans will be pleased (especially rewriting paternity findings of a &quot;Who&#039;s the Daddy?&quot; plot).&nbsp; The glut of &quot;back from the dead&quot; plots on soaps showcases how writers will tie the show&#039;s plots in pretzels and defy all logic in order to bring back a fan-favorite actor despite an onscreen death.&nbsp; Sometimes the mean does not justify the end; the plotline written to explain where this character has been hiding is so farfetched that viewers actually tune out over the ridiculous nature of the story.&nbsp; But if the writer can get those viewers to &quot;buy in,&quot; they can write incredibly bad explanations that are easily glossed over and laughed at in hindsight.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 355296, member: 27"] On a case-by-case basis, obviously (every situation is different), but if a writer can "finesse" the details sufficiently, then it might eventually be overlooked. It always helps if the change creates a better story, or if the change 'corrects' a detail that the fans never liked in the first place. Some later writer may "undo" a plotline using questionable means just because they know the fans will be pleased (especially rewriting paternity findings of a "Who's the Daddy?" plot). The glut of "back from the dead" plots on soaps showcases how writers will tie the show's plots in pretzels and defy all logic in order to bring back a fan-favorite actor despite an onscreen death. Sometimes the mean does not justify the end; the plotline written to explain where this character has been hiding is so farfetched that viewers actually tune out over the ridiculous nature of the story. But if the writer can get those viewers to "buy in," they can write incredibly bad explanations that are easily glossed over and laughed at in hindsight. [/QUOTE]

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Who played JR Ewing?