Thats Hong Kong!
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Intresting! I thought her initial appearence in 1984 was awful, crazy over the top and terrible acting. But weirdly Im glad other people like it, makes it easier to stand.
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Worst Dallas storyline in the show's run
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Spooky Owl!
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All these shows need to tap into that grande dame guignol well on occasion. Over-the-top is not always the wrong choice. Alexis Smith was correctly cast and did a good job -- in 1984.
The problem with her 1989 return was that the show had lost its mojo, didn't know how to write it anymore, and so it became a campy, stuck-on redux thing which should never have happened. (Unless they'd gone whole hog and turned it into a STRAIT-JACKET axe-murder played completely straight).
Trick-or-Treat Stevens
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Spooky Owl!
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Many years later, Larry admitted that "the last couple of seasons weren't up to par," and Patrick said they'd "lost objectivity about what qualified as a good story."
So they knew, at least in retrospect, what had happened.
bspooky9
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That's true, but IMO, that abortive TNT Dallas makes those last years on CBS (1989-91) come out smelling like a rose.
Spooky Owl!
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Oh, I wouldn't go that far. At least TNT's nuDALLAS, despite its numerous flaws, attempted to play it straight. Same for Peter Dunne's wrongheaded Dream Season.
Sea - Boo! - Er
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I agree. A lot of what TNT did was good, at least in concept if not execution. It's hard to see how some of the last two original seasons went beyond the writers' room.
Spooky Owl!
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Although I might argue the execution was better than the concept, in terms of the narrative.
For the last two or three years of oldDALLAS, neither the concept nor the execution worked.
Jock Ewing Fan
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Interesting idea!... Michelle is her name .... go ahead ... say it. Michelle.
BTW, welcome to the forum.
Jock Ewing Fan
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I am no fan of Cidre's era, but I do think that a different concept was needed, one that would retain the basic narrative while also updating it.
To some extent it worked, but over time, it began to lose its new energy. Did we really need to see Sue Ellen lapse?
Cliff sunk to new lows that disrespected his character - he could be selfish, but not to this extent
I liked Judith Light as an adversary, but Ryland never quite resonated IMHO.
Sea - Boo! - Er
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In some cases, yes.
Jock Ewing Fan
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Not the worst storyline, but season 4 was disappointing, in large part because Susan Flannery just didn't work as Leslie Stewart.
Sometimes, the casting decisions on the show were baffling
Sometimes, the casting decisions on the show were baffling
I did not care for that storyline either. It reminds me of that scene where Bobby asks JR why he always resorts to strong arm tactics. The question was never answered which is a shame. I would have loved to have seen or JR tell us what it was like for him when he first started at Ewing Oil.
Yes Katherine had every right to be angry at being co owner of a company that should be completely hers. I would have preferred that they had explored Katherine challenging Rebecca's will instead of her lusting after Bobby and bedding JR. There were possibilities with Katherine never explored.