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<blockquote data-quote="pete lashmar" data-source="post: 319797" data-attributes="member: 606">For the first 7 seasons Dallas was such a well crafted show. Moments that seemed insignificant became major plot points.Ideas and storylines flowed effortlessly and then the dream season happened and the rest of the run was marred by some terrible decisions.It&#039;s like the writers just gave up.They knew that Pam was leaving but botched it, they knew that Wes was Jock but botched it, they knew that April was leaving, so why have the whole winning her back in a season before they killed her off so early in the following season?Major characters were sidelined, new characters just walked in and took over the show but were all 2 dimensional with very thin plots.Does anyone know why Lorimar didn&#039;t step in and do something? Did they just accept it because Larry and Lenny were riding rough shot over everyone? Did they not see the ratings plummeting and the success of the show evaporating? Did anyone care at all?During those first 7 season there were some incredible ideas, some jaw dropping surprises and that&#039;s why it became a global phenomenon - and not forgetting some incredible performances by the regular cast. I know that it&#039;s tough to keep the quality up on a long running show, but some of the decisions made on plots and characters in the later years were truly shocking.And Lenny&#039;s biggest regret...killing off April apparently (a character that I absolutely loved) - which begs the question, why build her up so much and marry her off to Bobby when you know she&#039;s leaving???</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pete lashmar, post: 319797, member: 606"] For the first 7 seasons Dallas was such a well crafted show. Moments that seemed insignificant became major plot points. Ideas and storylines flowed effortlessly and then the dream season happened and the rest of the run was marred by some terrible decisions. It's like the writers just gave up. They knew that Pam was leaving but botched it, they knew that Wes was Jock but botched it, they knew that April was leaving, so why have the whole winning her back in a season before they killed her off so early in the following season? Major characters were sidelined, new characters just walked in and took over the show but were all 2 dimensional with very thin plots. Does anyone know why Lorimar didn't step in and do something? Did they just accept it because Larry and Lenny were riding rough shot over everyone? Did they not see the ratings plummeting and the success of the show evaporating? Did anyone care at all? During those first 7 season there were some incredible ideas, some jaw dropping surprises and that's why it became a global phenomenon - and not forgetting some incredible performances by the regular cast. I know that it's tough to keep the quality up on a long running show, but some of the decisions made on plots and characters in the later years were truly shocking. And Lenny's biggest regret...killing off April apparently (a character that I absolutely loved) - which begs the question, why build her up so much and marry her off to Bobby when you know she's leaving??? [/QUOTE]

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