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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 318503" data-attributes="member: 8">It looks so much more interesting in print I&#039;d almost fall for it again (not accusing you, Carrie Fairchild).It&#039;s a very plot-driven story from the very beginning and the characters never really come to live despite all the actors seeming very well cast.And even that wouldn&#039;t be such a problem if it was actually an interesting story.From the DVD:Yes, they were excited, of course.Yes, they bought a new house and presents for the family. But where was that fast-pace world?I guess that could refer to Eddie&#039;s blackmail scheme but all the other characters stay exactly in the same place. Sometimes I forgot they lived in a new house and sister Connie was living in their old house.I believe Dan bought some jewelry for Barbara and - again - there was Eddie&#039;s blackmail scheme that got him killed. And I feel a big part of the show died with him.&quot;Murder mystery&quot; well, IF you can call it that.This show reeks of desperation, just trying little bits of everything but without the patience to see if it&#039;s going to work or not.There have a few moments here and there that showed its potential (whenever they allowed the actors to do what they do best) and I think we could have seen more of that in the standard 25 minutes episodes.Because of the two hours or one hour weekly prime time format they&#039;ve got to do mostly short scenes to keep the story going, or at least remind the viewer of what is going on.There isn&#039;t an oil company or cul-de-sac&nbsp; or something else that keeps it all together regardless of how much or little information is fed to the audience on a weekly basis.The nudity never looks sexy and brings nothing to the story, it&#039;s all mindless filler. John Palmer in his speedo was sexy and that happened in&nbsp; the story rather than being an exhibition for the sake of it (not saying that it didn&#039;t serve a purpose but at least the soap never stopped).That said, I look forward to watching the man eating plants!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 318503, member: 8"] It looks so much more interesting in print I'd almost fall for it [I]again[/I] (not accusing you, Carrie Fairchild). It's a very plot-driven story from the very beginning and the characters never really come to live despite all the actors seeming very well cast. And even that wouldn't be such a problem if it was actually an interesting story. From the DVD: Yes, they were excited, of course. Yes, they bought a new house and presents for the family. But where was that fast-pace world? I guess that could refer to Eddie's blackmail scheme but all the other characters stay exactly in the same place. Sometimes I forgot they lived in a new house and sister Connie was living in their old house. I believe Dan bought some jewelry for Barbara and - again - there was Eddie's blackmail scheme that got him killed. And I feel a big part of the show died with him. "Murder mystery" well, IF you can call it that. This show reeks of desperation, just trying little bits of everything but without the patience to see if it's going to work or not. There have a few moments here and there that showed its potential (whenever they allowed the actors to do what they do best) and I think we could have seen more of that in the standard 25 minutes episodes. Because of the two hours or one hour weekly prime time format they've got to do mostly short scenes to keep the story going, or at least remind the viewer of what is going on. There isn't an oil company or cul-de-sac or something else that keeps it all together regardless of how much or little information is fed to the audience on a weekly basis. The nudity never looks sexy and brings nothing to the story, it's all mindless filler. John Palmer in his speedo was sexy and that happened [I]in[/I] the story rather than being an exhibition for the sake of it (not saying that it didn't serve a purpose but at least the soap never stopped). That said, I look forward to watching the man eating plants! [/QUOTE]

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