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Dallas - The Original Series
The Letter & other plots that kept us waiting.
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<blockquote data-quote="Kenny Coyote" data-source="post: 225999" data-attributes="member: 102"><p>Sue Ellen's marketing model of "trash with class" was always met with laughter whenever I've watched it with women. Somehow "trash with class" didn't appeal to them.</p><p></p><p>A woman in Sue Ellen's position, with a man who had cheated on her so many times for so many years, should have been thankful to Mandy Winger for helping to expedite a way out of her marriage. Mandy was initiating what could have been a new start for Sue Ellen if she had had the strength to leave JR and make an attempt at building a good life for herself. </p><p></p><p>The idea of a woman who for the first time in JR's life made him not desire "the chase" any longer was something they brought up but didn't commit to. I'd have liked to have seen them go with that idea and have them get married. Seeing JR go through some type of character development along those lines could have injected some new vitality into the character. If the characters never go through any type of growing process, I don't know that they can sustain success for any longer than they did. Having the characters transform into wiser, more mature versions of those characters gives a show a shot at remaining at a high level of success for longer. If the characters don't learn from their mistakes, eventually the audience has to wonder "what are we watching this for"? </p><p></p><p>Sue Ellen "saved" her dead marriage. They had JR go on to marry Cally instead of Mandy. That was a questionable decision. Maybe if they'd been a comedy show that could have worked, but for a drama, JR and Cally as a couple weren't going to work for any substantial length of time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kenny Coyote, post: 225999, member: 102"] Sue Ellen's marketing model of "trash with class" was always met with laughter whenever I've watched it with women. Somehow "trash with class" didn't appeal to them. A woman in Sue Ellen's position, with a man who had cheated on her so many times for so many years, should have been thankful to Mandy Winger for helping to expedite a way out of her marriage. Mandy was initiating what could have been a new start for Sue Ellen if she had had the strength to leave JR and make an attempt at building a good life for herself. The idea of a woman who for the first time in JR's life made him not desire "the chase" any longer was something they brought up but didn't commit to. I'd have liked to have seen them go with that idea and have them get married. Seeing JR go through some type of character development along those lines could have injected some new vitality into the character. If the characters never go through any type of growing process, I don't know that they can sustain success for any longer than they did. Having the characters transform into wiser, more mature versions of those characters gives a show a shot at remaining at a high level of success for longer. If the characters don't learn from their mistakes, eventually the audience has to wonder "what are we watching this for"? Sue Ellen "saved" her dead marriage. They had JR go on to marry Cally instead of Mandy. That was a questionable decision. Maybe if they'd been a comedy show that could have worked, but for a drama, JR and Cally as a couple weren't going to work for any substantial length of time. [/QUOTE]
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