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<blockquote data-quote="TJP" data-source="post: 357567" data-attributes="member: 5151">I think the essence of all the rumors about who liked to work with whom, etc. is that showrunners are not the easiest persons to work with because they all (naturally) have their own ways to run a series.&nbsp; As a showrunnner, any producer sometimes has to make unpleasant decisions, whether it be due to demands from tue studio head or the network liaison, just to name an example where politics always play a big rôle.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is only&nbsp; natural that cast, crew and staff members may be offended by one or the other decision.Although Earl was the creator of the show and did a great job to lay the groundwork, &quot;Falcon Crest&quot; (as it was finally retitled) was totally revamped when Bob McCullough became attached — and we got a much more exciting series première than the original pilot (&quot;The Vintage Years&quot;, which was axed).&nbsp; Bob is a great writer and was a perfect de-facto showrunner because he saw Earl&#039;s vision of the show, but had the ability to spice it up as needed to become a hit series.&nbsp; I say that, as a very close friend of Earl&#039;s, and with the knowledge that Earl was more often than not unhappy about certain over-the-top storylines and plot twists Bob created.&nbsp; It&#039;s not my intention to diminish Earl&#039;s rôle in creating the show, but I think it was a wise choice that Bob became attached and turned it into the show we all grew to love because it simply needed that certain push over the edge although Earl&#039;s groundwork was very good.It&#039;s no secret that Mike Filerman was not a really creative person, but more of a businessman, so it&#039;s no surprise that he and Earl never got along.&nbsp; Filerman was a hot-tempered and bossy type of person.We will probably never find out the full truth about the McCullough / Black &amp; Stern incident because all the parties involved have presented their different sides, and none of them seems to be fully convincing.&nbsp; The last person I would trust in that matter is Ann Marcus because she took it personally that her brief stay on &quot;Falcon Crest&quot; did not make her executive or supervising producer in season 4.&nbsp; By the way, I&#039;m friends with both Bob McCullough and Steve Black &amp; Henry Stern — and it may be surprising to many here after reading all about the alleged &quot;hostility&quot; that they&#039;ve been sending each other Christmas greetings for decades after they left &quot;Falcon Crest&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Who would do that if the situation had actually been that bad?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TJP, post: 357567, member: 5151"] I think the essence of all the rumors about who liked to work with whom, etc. is that showrunners are not the easiest persons to work with because they all (naturally) have their own ways to run a series. As a showrunnner, any producer sometimes has to make unpleasant decisions, whether it be due to demands from tue studio head or the network liaison, just to name an example where politics always play a big rôle. It is only natural that cast, crew and staff members may be offended by one or the other decision. Although Earl was the creator of the show and did a great job to lay the groundwork, "Falcon Crest" (as it was finally retitled) was totally revamped when Bob McCullough became attached — and we got a much more exciting series première than the original pilot ("The Vintage Years", which was axed). Bob is a great writer and was a perfect de-facto showrunner because he saw Earl's vision of the show, but had the ability to spice it up as needed to become a hit series. I say that, as a very close friend of Earl's, and with the knowledge that Earl was more often than not unhappy about certain over-the-top storylines and plot twists Bob created. It's not my intention to diminish Earl's rôle in creating the show, but I think it was a wise choice that Bob became attached and turned it into the show we all grew to love because it simply needed that certain push over the edge although Earl's groundwork was very good. It's no secret that Mike Filerman was not a really creative person, but more of a businessman, so it's no surprise that he and Earl never got along. Filerman was a hot-tempered and bossy type of person. We will probably never find out the full truth about the McCullough / Black & Stern incident because all the parties involved have presented their different sides, and none of them seems to be fully convincing. The last person I would trust in that matter is Ann Marcus because she took it personally that her brief stay on "Falcon Crest" did not make her executive or supervising producer in season 4. By the way, I'm friends with both Bob McCullough and Steve Black & Henry Stern — and it may be surprising to many here after reading all about the alleged "hostility" that they've been sending each other Christmas greetings for decades after they left "Falcon Crest". Who would do that if the situation had actually been that bad? [/QUOTE]

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