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<blockquote data-quote="the-lost-son" data-source="post: 260722" data-attributes="member: 672">David Jacobs gave an interview once. The most difficult task for him as a writer was to address the question why don‘t the people/characters just move or stop talking to each other, especially in long-term soaps (+10years). (Knots landing had a more demanding challenge there as neighbors don‘t normally keep interacting when conflicts arise.)The conflict in Dallas was built in the structure of the family. The connection to all multidimensional characters on Dallas was Ewing Oil. At the beginning it was Daddy‘s affection, then leaving a legacy to the next generation. This connection was built by shared ownership. (I loved these votings in the living room.) Characters without any direct/indirect link to Ewing Oil stayed one-dimensional and somehow ran their course. And this brings us to LucyThe producers never had a clear vision for Lucy‘s&nbsp; character. In contrast to the many epic relationship where viewers longed for the couple to stay together/reconcile (JR&amp;SE, Bobby&amp;Pam, Ellie&amp;Jock) her relationships seemed random without any longtime planning (Ray). It was just a multi-episode hit (Mickey Trotter) and miss (Casey Denault...). When she grew older and had no reason to not move out, she should have been linked to Ewing Oil. (As ties to Knots landing were cut after the dream, Gary‘s 10% should have been given to her.) But Ewing Oil was fully owned by JR (late dream season) or got taken by the government (WB10). It was a gigantic mistake to lose the family shared ownership of Ewing (made independently both by Phil Capice and Lenny Katzman).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the-lost-son, post: 260722, member: 672"] David Jacobs gave an interview once. The most difficult task for him as a writer was to address the question why don‘t the people/characters just move or stop talking to each other, especially in long-term soaps (+10years). (Knots landing had a more demanding challenge there as neighbors don‘t normally keep interacting when conflicts arise.) The conflict in Dallas was built in the structure of the family. The connection to all multidimensional characters on Dallas was Ewing Oil. At the beginning it was Daddy‘s affection, then leaving a legacy to the next generation. This connection was built by shared ownership. (I loved these votings in the living room.) Characters without any direct/indirect link to Ewing Oil stayed one-dimensional and somehow ran their course. And this brings us to Lucy The producers never had a clear vision for Lucy‘s character. In contrast to the many epic relationship where viewers longed for the couple to stay together/reconcile (JR&SE, Bobby&Pam, Ellie&Jock) her relationships seemed random without any longtime planning (Ray). It was just a multi-episode hit (Mickey Trotter) and miss (Casey Denault...). When she grew older and had no reason to not move out, she should have been linked to Ewing Oil. (As ties to Knots landing were cut after the dream, Gary‘s 10% should have been given to her.) But Ewing Oil was fully owned by JR (late dream season) or got taken by the government (WB10). It was a gigantic mistake to lose the family shared ownership of Ewing (made independently both by Phil Capice and Lenny Katzman). [/QUOTE]

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