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<blockquote data-quote="the-lost-son" data-source="post: 320086" data-attributes="member: 672">Dallas had a great structure in the first years with rivalling brothers fighting for their daddy&#039;s approval, trying to start their own families and mama in the background stopping everyone it things got too far. But this concept doesn&#039;t work forever.Hagman was nearly 60 at the series&#039; end. He should have taken Jock&#039;s role by then. But changes obviously were not wanted by CBS who hired Katzman to get more of the old. They did not want any changes because it still generated money.I&#039;m no fan of the dream season, but at least Capice changed some things (for the worse, ok) as the season before showed signs of fatigue.Katzman was taken back to return to &quot;the original formula&quot;. I strongly believe his hands were tied due to all financial obligations. Let&#039;s not forget this guy turned Jim Davis&#039; death into television gold or created a phenomenon after CBS demanded two more episodes.If you have a look at Falcon Crest where storylines were scrapped or Dynasty who fired actors due to higher management decisions, one tends to underestimate the influence of the moneygivers. It seemed so strange when the Ewings travelled Europe in the last season. The show has its name for a reason. I assume they wanted to boost international sales. The same applies for Dallas TNT btw. I&#039;m no defender of Cynthia Cidre. But the one time when things needed to be fixed in the writing (after Hagman&#039;s death) we got a glimpse of what could have been possible on a regilar basis. There probably wasn&#039;t enough time to consult higher management or target groups and it was very successful.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the-lost-son, post: 320086, member: 672"] Dallas had a great structure in the first years with rivalling brothers fighting for their daddy's approval, trying to start their own families and mama in the background stopping everyone it things got too far. But this concept doesn't work forever. Hagman was nearly 60 at the series' end. He should have taken Jock's role by then. But changes obviously were not wanted by CBS who hired Katzman to get more of the old. They did not want any changes because it still generated money. I'm no fan of the dream season, but at least Capice changed some things (for the worse, ok) as the season before showed signs of fatigue. Katzman was taken back to return to "the original formula". I strongly believe his hands were tied due to all financial obligations. Let's not forget this guy turned Jim Davis' death into television gold or created a phenomenon after CBS demanded two more episodes. If you have a look at Falcon Crest where storylines were scrapped or Dynasty who fired actors due to higher management decisions, one tends to underestimate the influence of the moneygivers. It seemed so strange when the Ewings travelled Europe in the last season. The show has its name for a reason. I assume they wanted to boost international sales. The same applies for Dallas TNT btw. I'm no defender of Cynthia Cidre. But the one time when things needed to be fixed in the writing (after Hagman's death) we got a glimpse of what could have been possible on a regilar basis. There probably wasn't enough time to consult higher management or target groups and it was very successful. [/QUOTE]

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Who played JR Ewing?