Melodramatic disaster movie scenes...
Yeah, I saw this stuff years ago back when it was new. Looking at it today, I can just see how ludicrous it is. The fiercely strong-willed Pamela reduced to being a psychotic wreck because... because she cannot have a baby (actually, she can, there's the risk of more miscarriages...). Somebody would contemplate jumping off a building because of this...? Yeah, she'd rather splat on the sidewalk than risk a possible miscarriage...! Melodramatic junk which turns the glorious heroine of Season 1 into laughing stock. Who can take the character seriously after this?
Another thing. The wife of a senator dramatically rescued from rooftop. This is, apparently, not newsworthy. The whole of Dallas were the boondocks during the early Eighties of course. Which is why Rebecca and Cliff do not hear about it. Not on TV, not from phone calls. Miss Ellie phones Rebecca long afterwards to inform her. Hell, the newspaper hounds would have been hammering at every door to get the background story.
And Bobby would sit there in his office dictating? Hell, major clue number one: Pamela's car is still there. She's in the building. Go search the bloody building! At the very least, the poor dear's worth it. Looks like a movie star. You know, that girl in VIGILANTE FORCE, the spunky redhead...?
Spunky redhead. Underline that.
What a stupid turn of events.
And don't think the script will ever recover.
Summed up: the good old days, build-up to shooting J.R. Season 4 then is a bit down, still holds promise. Season 5 sees the downward plummet.
Lucy is getting blowsy to the extreme. It's been going that way with "Miss Young Dallas" for a long time already, but that kitchen scene with Miss Ellie is the last straw. Stay out of the kitchen, Charlene!
I haven't watched the whole thing yet. I've forgotten this. All I know is that Victoria Principal HAD SO MUCH MORE POTENTIAL than this stupid stupid corny corny corny turn.
From EARTHQUAKE to... Jumper? N O !!!
Yeah, I saw this stuff years ago back when it was new. Looking at it today, I can just see how ludicrous it is. The fiercely strong-willed Pamela reduced to being a psychotic wreck because... because she cannot have a baby (actually, she can, there's the risk of more miscarriages...). Somebody would contemplate jumping off a building because of this...? Yeah, she'd rather splat on the sidewalk than risk a possible miscarriage...! Melodramatic junk which turns the glorious heroine of Season 1 into laughing stock. Who can take the character seriously after this?
Another thing. The wife of a senator dramatically rescued from rooftop. This is, apparently, not newsworthy. The whole of Dallas were the boondocks during the early Eighties of course. Which is why Rebecca and Cliff do not hear about it. Not on TV, not from phone calls. Miss Ellie phones Rebecca long afterwards to inform her. Hell, the newspaper hounds would have been hammering at every door to get the background story.
And Bobby would sit there in his office dictating? Hell, major clue number one: Pamela's car is still there. She's in the building. Go search the bloody building! At the very least, the poor dear's worth it. Looks like a movie star. You know, that girl in VIGILANTE FORCE, the spunky redhead...?
Spunky redhead. Underline that.
What a stupid turn of events.
And don't think the script will ever recover.
Summed up: the good old days, build-up to shooting J.R. Season 4 then is a bit down, still holds promise. Season 5 sees the downward plummet.
Lucy is getting blowsy to the extreme. It's been going that way with "Miss Young Dallas" for a long time already, but that kitchen scene with Miss Ellie is the last straw. Stay out of the kitchen, Charlene!
I haven't watched the whole thing yet. I've forgotten this. All I know is that Victoria Principal HAD SO MUCH MORE POTENTIAL than this stupid stupid corny corny corny turn.
From EARTHQUAKE to... Jumper? N O !!!
