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<blockquote data-quote="Snarky Oracle!" data-source="post: 442472" data-attributes="member: 57984">The person who was allowed to destroy DYNASTY.[ATTACH=full]59366[/ATTACH]I&#039;m convinced she set up Ed Ledding to be fired at the end of Season 1 not because he was a bad line producer but because he was a good one, and she didn&#039;t want him around. (Ledding was the only key staffer there for Season 2 who was not there for Season 3, and the tonal shift downward was instantaneous). I&#039;m also convinced that the static acting directive was implemented by her. She also had nothing but contempt for Krystle and for the actress who played her.Rita Lakin, a good writer who worked unhappily on Season 7, said the Pollocks &quot;weren&#039;t really proper writers&quot; and yet Eileen Pollock was made the showrunner because the Pollocks were the Shapiros&#039; camping buddies. (The Pollocks left for ten seconds at the beginning of Season 5 but were called back by Esther). On the &#039;70s daytime soap THE DOCTORS, the Pollocks were known for good casting and promising story concepts, but also for a terrible sense of pacing and detail (leading Esther to refer to them as &quot;brilliant constructionists&quot; while nasty queen Doug Cramer credited DYNASTY&#039;s success to Joan, Nolan, and the Pollocks, Cramer sneering that &quot;nobody probably remembers Pamela Sue Martin and Al Corley&quot; which is ridiculous).Like Richard Shapiro, apparently Bob Pollock was a passive husband who wrote in the corners. And she probably demanded those uber-blurry close-ups in Season 8.How could DYNASTY, and its original uniqueness, possibly survive?Everyone on earth -- the fans, the press, etc.-- seemed to know what DYNASTY should and could be. Except for the woman running it.Aaron Spelling just had his manservant serve him lunch in his office.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Snarky Oracle!, post: 442472, member: 57984"] The person who was allowed to destroy DYNASTY. [ATTACH type="full" width="506px" alt="pollock.jpg"]59366[/ATTACH] I'm convinced she set up Ed Ledding to be fired at the end of Season 1 not because he was a bad line producer but because he [I][B]was [/B][/I]a good one, and she didn't want him around. (Ledding was the only key staffer there for Season 2 who was [I][B]not [/B][/I]there for Season 3, and the tonal shift downward was instantaneous). I'm also convinced that the static acting directive was implemented by her. She also had nothing but contempt for Krystle and for the actress who played her. Rita Lakin, a good writer who worked unhappily on Season 7, said the Pollocks "weren't really proper writers" and yet Eileen Pollock was made the showrunner because the Pollocks were the Shapiros' camping buddies. (The Pollocks left for ten seconds at the beginning of Season 5 but were called back by Esther). On the '70s daytime soap THE DOCTORS, the Pollocks were known for good casting and promising story concepts, but also for a terrible sense of pacing and detail (leading Esther to refer to them as "brilliant constructionists" while nasty queen Doug Cramer credited DYNASTY's success to Joan, Nolan, and the Pollocks, Cramer sneering that "nobody probably remembers Pamela Sue Martin and Al Corley" which is ridiculous). Like Richard Shapiro, apparently Bob Pollock was a passive husband who wrote in the corners. And she probably demanded those uber-blurry close-ups in Season 8. How could DYNASTY, and its original uniqueness, possibly survive? Everyone on earth -- the fans, the press, etc.-- seemed to know what DYNASTY should and could be. Except for the woman running it. Aaron Spelling just had his manservant serve him lunch in his office. [/QUOTE]

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