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So I'm watching the revival of Dallas and I have the same problem with it now that I had back in the 1980s... the only interesting characters are Sue Ellen and JR. Everyone else is grating and can't act. It is the acting...Larry Hagman loved playing JR, and he was fun to watch and Linda Gray loved it too. Patrick Duffy's Bobby was so self-righteous.
And the actor just...is boring. I've tried to watch him in other things...and ugh.
This revival has similar issues. John Ross is sort of interesting but everyone else but maybe Annie, Bobbie's new wife...is dull as toast.
Soaps only work with good and complex characters that pull you in. They aren't like procedurals or mysteries, where you can hang in there for the puzzle. You have to get into the characters and actors, or its dull. The writing is also so Danielle Steele...by that I mean cliche and boilerplate. (I've read Danielle Steele...god, boring.)
ETA: Now that I've watched all of it, its not bad - multiple level double-crosses. And lots of mysteries. We have Marta double-crossing John Ross, John Ross double-crossing JR, JR double-crossing John Ross, and someone else involved. Plus Bobby and his son manipulating each other. It's sort of fun. Also not one but three strong female characters.
And god, Linda Gray, Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy look old. Time it flies.
And the actor just...is boring. I've tried to watch him in other things...and ugh.
This revival has similar issues. John Ross is sort of interesting but everyone else but maybe Annie, Bobbie's new wife...is dull as toast.
Soaps only work with good and complex characters that pull you in. They aren't like procedurals or mysteries, where you can hang in there for the puzzle. You have to get into the characters and actors, or its dull. The writing is also so Danielle Steele...by that I mean cliche and boilerplate. (I've read Danielle Steele...god, boring.)
ETA: Now that I've watched all of it, its not bad - multiple level double-crosses. And lots of mysteries. We have Marta double-crossing John Ross, John Ross double-crossing JR, JR double-crossing John Ross, and someone else involved. Plus Bobby and his son manipulating each other. It's sort of fun. Also not one but three strong female characters.
And god, Linda Gray, Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy look old. Time it flies.