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<blockquote data-quote="Toni" data-source="post: 319806" data-attributes="member: 82">I really want to think (maybe I´m in denial like Miss Ellie?) that not everything is as it seems to us.At the same time that Katzman returned, happened the merger between Lorimar and Telepictures, and I´m sure that, despite what we fear/suspect/guess/whatever, big decisions were not one-sided from The Katz only. There were very high stakes money-wise. &quot;Dallas&quot; was the only continuing drama still &quot;working&quot; at CBS. They also were producing big-screen movies, some of them really successful. And they also were co-producing other shows (they came to Spain to produce with Catalonia something called &quot;Dark Justice&quot;, starring none other than... Johnny Dancer/Danzig!!). There were obviously a lot of millions coming and going, and they thought that &quot;Dallas&quot; was a safe bet with Pat back. But also obviously, the big bosses at CBS didn´t watch &quot;Dallas&quot; by then. Otherwise they would have changed even more things. So yes, the Katzmen made a few mistakes, but I don´t wanna think they jumped the shark (post-Dream) only because of their greed or the stars´ greed. Come on, it was and still is a dirty business, and they were not HBO at all. They had to make viewers see all the commercials in between the show. Of course, at some point, people got tired of it. I say, Soap Gods thank you for the first 8 seasons!Just my two cents.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Toni, post: 319806, member: 82"] I really want to think (maybe I´m in denial like Miss Ellie?) that not everything is as it seems to us. At the same time that Katzman returned, happened the merger between Lorimar and Telepictures, and I´m sure that, despite what we fear/suspect/guess/whatever, big decisions were not one-sided from The Katz only. There were very high stakes money-wise. "Dallas" was the only continuing drama still "working" at CBS. They also were producing big-screen movies, some of them really successful. And they also were co-producing other shows (they came to Spain to produce with Catalonia something called "Dark Justice", starring none other than... Johnny Dancer/Danzig!!). There were obviously a lot of millions coming and going, and they thought that "Dallas" was a safe bet with Pat back. But also obviously, the big bosses at CBS didn´t watch "Dallas" by then. Otherwise they would have changed even more things. So yes, the Katzmen made a few mistakes, but I don´t wanna think they jumped the shark (post-Dream) only because of their greed or the stars´ greed. Come on, it was and still is a dirty business, and they were not HBO at all. They had to make viewers see all the commercials in between the show. Of course, at some point, people got tired of it. I say, Soap Gods thank you for the first 8 seasons! Just my two cents. [/QUOTE]

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