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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rove" data-source="post: 265288" data-attributes="member: 100">Yet this was the premise for TNT Dallas. It was about that next generation and exploring the characters of John Ross and Christopher. What Cynthia failed to appreciate was the immense affection viewers had for JR, Bobby and Sue Ellen. Most of us wished to see what that bastard had been up to all these years. Were JR and Bobby still residing on Southfork? How did Sue Ellen fit into the scheme of things? How did John Ross, Christopher and to a lesser extent Lucas turn out?I think what should have driven the series from the outset was a solid story pitting the Ewing's against the world or each other. This is what made Lorimar Dallas so captivating. The action was centered around Ewing Oil and Southfork.Instead Cynthia decided to retcon characters into Lorimar Dallas. While new viewers couldn't care less it upset us old timers. I still bet the majority of those 8 million plus viewers in the United States tuning in to TNT Dallas were the same people that didn't return the following week.I also liked David Jacobs idea of flipping the characters of John Ross and Christopher. I suspect most would have expected John Ross to be a mini version of JR and Christopher a clone of Bobby. How boring. By having John Ross and Christopher doing the opposite would have made for better viewing in watching the dynamics between fathers and sons.</blockquote>