Dynasty was getting a lot of hype -Joan Collins, over the top stories, name guest stars, glamorous sets and costumes and Dallas felt like they had to compete with that to keep on top.

But Dallas had never been that type of show and didn't wear those aspects well.

Re Lucy. As I posted before Charlene had good snarky chemistry with Larry. She should have married a businessman. Either he was ambitious and using Lucy to further his own agenda or an innocent who got caught up in JR's web. It would have kept her connected to the goings on at Ewing Oil rather than being islanded in stories that had little to do with the rest of the show.

1 hour ago, Paul Raven said:

Re Lucy. As I posted before Charlene had good snarky chemistry with Larry. She should have married a businessman. Either he was ambitious and using Lucy to further his own agenda or an innocent who got caught up in JR's web. It would have kept her connected to the goings on at Ewing Oil rather than being islanded in stories that had little to do with the rest of the show.

I always wanted Lucy paired with someone you'd never expect her to be paired with: someone who was nerdy-looking, for lack of a better word. That's why, when we were talking about what to do for CT/Lucy if she had joined KL full-time, I suggested her going to work at the Sumner Group as Paige's new assistant (as a favor to Gary and Val) and being the object of both Mort and Bob's affections, with Zane Lasky's schlubby Bob winning out in the end.