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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 440493" data-attributes="member: 8">Oh yes, it all looks very contrived and all the characters take the bait to make those schemes feasible.But the reason it looks that way - and why&nbsp; it usually doesn&#039;t in Dynasty - is that Dallas always completed those schemes and storylines, sometimes with satisfying results, sometimes not.Perhaps that explains a part of the Great Leslie Stewart Mystery - it didn&#039;t work out fabulously but they didn&#039;t realise that until that story arc was completed.Everything else in that storyline was fine, just not for her. But that&#039;s still preferable to nipping story developments in the bud because the outcome might be uncertain.If Dallas was the lesser soap then it was because the writers were more committed than the Dynasty writers.Knots Landing, often touted as the most &quot;grounded&quot; soap, actually had the most outlandish storylines and often with very surprising results. Falcon Crest was a little too spectacular for its own good and they thought they could defy all the soap rules.No matter how ridiculous it looks, it is a rule that all the Ewings live at Southfork. It&#039;s always more effective to be dramatic when you have an audience aka the precious family.Dallas and Dynasty always looked their very worst-best when it looked awkward, those characters who were supposed to be above reproach. Sammy Jo knew it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 440493, member: 8"] Oh yes, it all looks very contrived and all the characters take the bait to make those schemes feasible. But the reason it looks that way - and why it usually [I]doesn't[/I] in Dynasty - is that Dallas always completed those schemes and storylines, sometimes with satisfying results, sometimes not. Perhaps that explains a part of the Great Leslie Stewart Mystery - it didn't work out fabulously but they didn't realise that until that story arc was completed. Everything else in that storyline was fine, just not for her. But that's still preferable to nipping story developments in the bud because the outcome might be uncertain. If Dallas was the lesser soap then it was because the writers were more committed than the Dynasty writers. Knots Landing, often touted as the most "grounded" soap, actually had the most outlandish storylines and often with very surprising results. Falcon Crest was a little too spectacular for its own good and they thought they could defy all the soap rules. No matter how ridiculous it looks, it is a rule that all the Ewings live at Southfork. It's always more effective to be dramatic when you have an audience aka the precious family. Dallas and Dynasty always looked their very worst-best when it looked awkward, those characters who were supposed to be above reproach. Sammy Jo knew it. [/QUOTE]

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