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<blockquote data-quote="Mustard" data-source="post: 135890" data-attributes="member: 46">With the dream revelation, not only did they have viewers on a string for 31 episodes and then annul those storylines, but they jettisoned the serious chances to give Dallas new life to grow on into the future, and instead returned to a nostalgic past, all because the the ratings dropped a bit.Starting with Barbara Bel Geddes&#039; heart surgery in March 1983, there was at least one mishap every year afterwards. Prior to this, the only political controversy behind the scenes was Larry Hagman successfully renegotiating his contract after &quot;Who Shot J.R.?&quot;.Barbara Bel Geddes&#039; heart surgery meant no Miss Ellie for the first 11 episodes of Season 7 DVD.Barbara Bel Geddes then left Dallas entirely at the end of Season 7 DVD, after her agent failed to renegotiate contractual terms.Donna Reed then plays Miss Ellie in Season 8 DVDBarbara Bel Geddes back as Miss Ellie in Season 9 DVD, and ligitation between Donna Reed and LorimarNo Patrick Duffy in Season 9 DVDThe dream revelation at the start of Season 10 DVD, ending the increasingly ugly war between Philip Capice and Leonard KatzmanVictoria Principal and Susan Howard gone after Season 10 DVDPriscilla Presley and Steve Kanaly gone after Season 11 DVD, although Kanaly returned for 5 episodes in Season 12 DVDLinda Gray gone after Season 12 DVDThe list of stuff in the last 2 seasons requires a shopping list length.Pam was much more vital to Dallas&#039; dynamic than Bobby was. She and J.R. were the most important in that regard.Pam was far more passive and out of character in her last season. The bits that stand out most are Pam asking Jenna if Pam and Bobby can bring up Jenna&#039;s unborn baby, Pam being way too soft on Cliff despite his worst behaviour ever in Dallas (she was previously harsher on Cliff for more reasonable behaviour by comparison), and the bit when Pam said &quot;Perhaps I&#039;m being all female and sentimental&quot;. That&#039;s the macho scriptwriters or showrunners there, not Pam.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mustard, post: 135890, member: 46"] With the dream revelation, not only did they have viewers on a string for 31 episodes and then annul those storylines, but they jettisoned the serious chances to give Dallas new life to grow on into the future, and instead returned to a nostalgic past, all because the the ratings dropped a bit. Starting with Barbara Bel Geddes' heart surgery in March 1983, there was at least one mishap every year afterwards. Prior to this, the only political controversy behind the scenes was Larry Hagman successfully renegotiating his contract after "Who Shot J.R.?". Barbara Bel Geddes' heart surgery meant no Miss Ellie for the first 11 episodes of Season 7 DVD. Barbara Bel Geddes then left Dallas entirely at the end of Season 7 DVD, after her agent failed to renegotiate contractual terms. Donna Reed then plays Miss Ellie in Season 8 DVD Barbara Bel Geddes back as Miss Ellie in Season 9 DVD, and ligitation between Donna Reed and Lorimar No Patrick Duffy in Season 9 DVD The dream revelation at the start of Season 10 DVD, ending the increasingly ugly war between Philip Capice and Leonard Katzman Victoria Principal and Susan Howard gone after Season 10 DVD Priscilla Presley and Steve Kanaly gone after Season 11 DVD, although Kanaly returned for 5 episodes in Season 12 DVD Linda Gray gone after Season 12 DVD The list of stuff in the last 2 seasons requires a shopping list length. Pam was much more vital to Dallas' dynamic than Bobby was. She and J.R. were the most important in that regard. Pam was far more passive and out of character in her last season. The bits that stand out most are Pam asking Jenna if Pam and Bobby can bring up Jenna's unborn baby, Pam being way too soft on Cliff despite his worst behaviour ever in Dallas (she was previously harsher on Cliff for more reasonable behaviour by comparison), and the bit when Pam said "Perhaps I'm being all female and sentimental". That's the macho scriptwriters or showrunners there, not Pam. [/QUOTE]

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