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<blockquote data-quote="Jock Og" data-source="post: 245501" data-attributes="member: 17">BF, would you have accepted Donna Reed in another role, during season 7 (DVD-8)?Imho Donna was stuck between a rock and a hard place.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think she would have ever tried to copy Barbara&#039;s Ellie and if she did there would undoubtedly have been criticism levelled at her.&nbsp; That being said as the ole saying goes the original is more often than not the best.&nbsp; BBG brought Ellie to the world, with such gusto.Maybe Donna could have portrayed Jason Ewing&#039;s wife.&nbsp; Jamie and her mother Mabel show up in their rags, being from the poor side of the Ewing family.&nbsp; Never heard off but now with an ownership document they are set to battle for a third of the lucrative oil business.&nbsp; Another other alternative could have been DR as Ellie&#039;s Southworth cousin.&nbsp; The new character breeds and farms horses, not cattle.[MEDIA=youtube]1xTC2veVfbY[/MEDIA]Ellie pays a rare visit to Ewing Oil.&nbsp; A showdown is set to happen between the matriarch and her boys, (a scene from season 9; DVD-10, 1986-&#039;87):Ellie: &quot;Hello Phyllis.&quot;Phyllis: &quot;Hello Mrs. Ewing.&quot;Ellie: &quot;Is J.R. in his office?&quot;Phyllis: &quot;Yes he is but ah.&quot;J.R. is on the phone: &quot;Say I&#039;ll get back to ya.&nbsp; Mama what brings you here?&quot;Ellie goes around to J.R.&#039;s chair: &quot;Sit down J.R. where I can see you and get your brother in here.&quot;J.R.: &quot;Something the matter?&quot;Ellie: &quot;Now J.R.!!!!&quot;J.R. buzzes Bobby, on the phone: &quot;Bobby, mama is in my office.&nbsp; She wants to talk to both of us.&nbsp; Can you come in here a minute? Please!&quot;Bobby: &quot;Be right in.&quot;Bobby: &quot;Mama.&nbsp; J.R.&nbsp; What is going on?&quot;Ellie: &quot;Sit down Bobby! I want to talk to you and J.R.&quot;Bobby: &quot;Sure!&quot;Ellie: &quot;I always thought no matter what happened I&#039;d standby my family.&nbsp; It was always that way with the Ewings.&nbsp; It was always family against all outsiders.&nbsp; We always stuck up for each other, even when we knew we were wrong.&nbsp; But no more! It as gone too far and I won&#039;t defend either of you, any longer.&nbsp; I can&#039;t!&quot;Bobby: &quot;Mama what do you mean?&quot;Ellie: &quot;I&#039;ve thought about this a lot and believe me this is one of the hardest things, I&#039;ve ever had to say but as far as I&#039;m concerned you two don&#039;t deserve to own Ewing Oil.&quot;J.R.: &quot;Well mama this is daddy&#039;s company, you&#039;re talking about.&quot;Ellie: &quot;Don&#039;t you ever, ever speak his name in front of me again.&nbsp; You disarm his name and his company and I guess that&#039;s what hurts me the most because your daddy would have been so ashamed of you.&nbsp; I know he would because I sure as hell am!&quot;J.R.: &quot;Well mama I know you&#039;re upset but can we talk this over?&quot;Ellie: &quot;I have nothing more to say.&nbsp; You are both on your own now and as far as Ewing Oil goes it should have died with your daddy.&nbsp; It would have saved us all, a lot of trouble.&quot;Ellie leaves the building, which Jock founded.&nbsp; She has left J.R. and Bobby sitting like two reprimanded children.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jock Og, post: 245501, member: 17"] BF, would you have accepted Donna Reed in another role, during season 7 (DVD-8)? Imho Donna was stuck between a rock and a hard place. I don't think she would have ever tried to copy Barbara's Ellie and if she did there would undoubtedly have been criticism levelled at her. That being said as the ole saying goes the original is more often than not the best. BBG brought Ellie to the world, with such gusto. Maybe Donna could have portrayed Jason Ewing's wife. Jamie and her mother Mabel show up in their rags, being from the poor side of the Ewing family. Never heard off but now with an ownership document they are set to battle for a third of the lucrative oil business. Another other alternative could have been DR as Ellie's Southworth cousin. The new character breeds and farms horses, not cattle. [MEDIA=youtube]1xTC2veVfbY[/MEDIA] [B]Ellie pays a rare visit to Ewing Oil. A showdown is set to happen between the matriarch and her boys, (a scene from season 9; DVD-10, 1986-'87): Ellie: "Hello Phyllis." Phyllis: "Hello Mrs. Ewing." Ellie: "Is J.R. in his office?" Phyllis: "Yes he is but ah." J.R. is on the phone: "Say I'll get back to ya. Mama what brings you here?" Ellie goes around to J.R.'s chair: "Sit down J.R. where I can see you and get your brother in here." J.R.: "Something the matter?" Ellie: "Now J.R.!!!!" J.R. buzzes Bobby, on the phone: "Bobby, mama is in my office. She wants to talk to both of us. Can you come in here a minute? Please!" Bobby: "Be right in." Bobby: "Mama. J.R. What is going on?" Ellie: "Sit down Bobby! I want to talk to you and J.R." Bobby: "Sure!" Ellie: "I always thought no matter what happened I'd standby my family. It was always that way with the Ewings. It was always family against all outsiders. We always stuck up for each other, even when we knew we were wrong. But no more! It as gone too far and I won't defend either of you, any longer. I can't!" Bobby: "Mama what do you mean?" Ellie: "I've thought about this a lot and believe me this is one of the hardest things, I've ever had to say but as far as I'm concerned you two don't deserve to own Ewing Oil." J.R.: "Well mama this is daddy's company, you're talking about." Ellie: "Don't you ever, ever speak his name in front of me again. You disarm his name and his company and I guess that's what hurts me the most because your daddy would have been so ashamed of you. I know he would because I sure as hell am!" J.R.: "Well mama I know you're upset but can we talk this over?" Ellie: "I have nothing more to say. You are both on your own now and as far as Ewing Oil goes it should have died with your daddy. It would have saved us all, a lot of trouble." Ellie leaves the building, which Jock founded. She has left J.R. and Bobby sitting like two reprimanded children.[/B] [/QUOTE]

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