Chris B

I've loved the chance to watch a soap from the beginning and see how a sprawling saga is started off. Unlike Ryan's Hope, I don't have years of story to look forward to, but Texas had a super strong, albeit short run. Many people say that the show began poorly, but I thought the opening storylines were mostly good. The Corrington's created a strong enough set of characters that future writers kept many of them on as the series progressed. It was a tad bit slow, but within a month or two things were firing on all cylinders. Allowing Iris to show her bitchy side was another helpful development. Her interference with Dennis and Paige after using Paige to get Dawn away from him was fun. A good case of "be careful what you wish for." My favorite character is probably Reena Decker who should've been shipped back to Another World when the series was canceled. I absolutely cannot stand Elena Decker, Ryan Connor or Jenny Marshall. They all annoy me and bore me to tears. Any other fans of this series?

Charlene Tilton is a horrible actress and wouldn't have fit on Knots which was more character driven. Lucy was far too lightweight to hold her own with Diana (as she got older) or Paige or Linda Fairgate. I do think she could've been useful in the later years after Dallas was cancelled once she matured a bit. But the casting handicapped that character on both shows.