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<blockquote data-quote="Piggyrella Sanderson" data-source="post: 161011" data-attributes="member: 82"><p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">I disagree with the latter. Knots had a bigger reputation and CBS didn´t pay attention to them, but its writers teams didn´t seem to want to write original stories. Not that they really checked out continuity either: psychopaths living in the cul-de-sac every year became worn out, and some characters lost the producers´ respect after the first half of the show (once Jacobs was gone temporarily), like Val, Ben, the Williamses, Anne or the youngsters.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">So I think it was a lack of logic and pragmatism re the longevity of a prime time soap opera. None of them should have lasted more than 7 years. I also disagree with that popular theory that the viewers who watched the soaps turned to sitcoms. I watch soaps but I´ve hardly watched sitcoms (with Susan Harris' shows being the exception). I know that the numbers speak differently but I also have doubts about the way the ratings were measured back then.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">Imagining that Lorimar still existed as a relatively small producing company, let´s say, like J.J. Abrams´ Bad Robot, then they could have managed to do a Dallas reboot with dignity. But Lorimar was devoured by the sharks they jumped when Bobby appeared in the shower and Maggie was drowned in Richard´s pool (water can be deadly for the shows, can´t it?). They had delusions of grandeur and wanted to be a BIG producing company that could make big-screen movies (as they did for a while) and the merger with Telepictures only brought a lack of balance and a cheap look with the video editing.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">Sometimes I have the feeling that people forget what a horrid show looks like, especially when it tries to recapture magic that has been gone for 30 years. I knew that Victoria wasn´t coming back so my expectations were low. And I didn´t expect to see Larry, Linda and Patrick to reprise their roles either, so that was a plus, as was the hi-def camera work. Of course, you can´t let an expert in turkeys take care of a herd of cattle, and you-know-who was an expert in "turkeys", just look at her resumé...</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNTRjNzEwZjQtZTY4Ny00MjIxLTk4MWMtYWRmNjFmNjQ4ZTk1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTEwODg2MDY@._V1_UY268_CR16,0,182,268_AL_.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTIwMjAxMzE2M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDUxMTYyMQ@@._V1_UX182_CR0,0,182,268_AL_.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZGE1MDZhMGItOWEwZi00ODA1LWI4NjYtNTMwMmM1NDRkNzUwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzMzMjU5NDY@._V1_UY268_CR9,0,182,268_AL_.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Come you all, come to the fair and get into the freaking Cider House...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Piggyrella Sanderson, post: 161011, member: 82"] [LEFT] I disagree with the latter. Knots had a bigger reputation and CBS didn´t pay attention to them, but its writers teams didn´t seem to want to write original stories. Not that they really checked out continuity either: psychopaths living in the cul-de-sac every year became worn out, and some characters lost the producers´ respect after the first half of the show (once Jacobs was gone temporarily), like Val, Ben, the Williamses, Anne or the youngsters. So I think it was a lack of logic and pragmatism re the longevity of a prime time soap opera. None of them should have lasted more than 7 years. I also disagree with that popular theory that the viewers who watched the soaps turned to sitcoms. I watch soaps but I´ve hardly watched sitcoms (with Susan Harris' shows being the exception). I know that the numbers speak differently but I also have doubts about the way the ratings were measured back then. Imagining that Lorimar still existed as a relatively small producing company, let´s say, like J.J. Abrams´ Bad Robot, then they could have managed to do a Dallas reboot with dignity. But Lorimar was devoured by the sharks they jumped when Bobby appeared in the shower and Maggie was drowned in Richard´s pool (water can be deadly for the shows, can´t it?). They had delusions of grandeur and wanted to be a BIG producing company that could make big-screen movies (as they did for a while) and the merger with Telepictures only brought a lack of balance and a cheap look with the video editing. Sometimes I have the feeling that people forget what a horrid show looks like, especially when it tries to recapture magic that has been gone for 30 years. I knew that Victoria wasn´t coming back so my expectations were low. And I didn´t expect to see Larry, Linda and Patrick to reprise their roles either, so that was a plus, as was the hi-def camera work. Of course, you can´t let an expert in turkeys take care of a herd of cattle, and you-know-who was an expert in "turkeys", just look at her resumé...[/LEFT] [CENTER] [IMG]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNTRjNzEwZjQtZTY4Ny00MjIxLTk4MWMtYWRmNjFmNjQ4ZTk1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTEwODg2MDY@._V1_UY268_CR16,0,182,268_AL_.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTIwMjAxMzE2M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDUxMTYyMQ@@._V1_UX182_CR0,0,182,268_AL_.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZGE1MDZhMGItOWEwZi00ODA1LWI4NjYtNTMwMmM1NDRkNzUwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzMzMjU5NDY@._V1_UY268_CR9,0,182,268_AL_.jpg[/IMG] Come you all, come to the fair and get into the freaking Cider House...[/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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