- To fans of 1980s prime time soap, David Paulsen is known as the guy who tried to make Dynasty more human in the last season (1988-89). Or perhaps "the guy who tried to turn Dynasty into Dallas" in the final season.
For a few seasons Dynasty marched along with its so-bad-it's-good method of acting. In 1988, after just leaving several years of Dallas, Paulsen moved onto Dynasty and attempted to replace the show's melodramatic acting with a more happy and realistic tone.
Now, all of a sudden, the Dynasty cast would be seen making light conversation, smiling and making jokes.
Some viewers welcomed the change while many others single out Paulsen as the guy who killed Dynasty.- IMDb Mini Biography By: StuOz - Born March 3, 1946, David Paulsen worked as a free-lance writer for 'Dallas' and its spin-off, 'Knots Landing' in the early years of these series. He became a story editor/producer for 'Dallas' in its post-'Who Shot JR?" period and worked closely with producer Leonard Katzman to keep 'Dallas' on track and the top TV program around the world.. Paulsen has been credited with having an almost Shakespearean sense of irony and plot structure, eventually taking his narrative sensibilities to the ninth and final season of 'Dynasty' in 1988, a series in creative and ratings freefall for several years prior to Paulsen's arrival --- despite Paulsen's numerous improvements for 'Dynasty,' ABC's moving the show to a dead end timeslot on Thursday, actors' departure, and audience erosion for several season, prevented the show being salvaged. Paulsen also worked, rather unhappily. as supervising producer for "Knots Landing' in its seventh season (1985-86).- IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous
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