Karen MacKenzie record for an actress on American primetime television. Karen's storylines focus on family troubles, addiction and kidnapping. In her early years on the serial, the character had much more of an "edge" in order to test the audience on who would be the most like J. R. Ewing (Larry Hagman), the primary character of its parent series "Dallas". (The bad girl role would later be taken on by Abby Cunningham, Karen's sister-in-law.) Over time, she became much more of a wholesome character. Series creator David Jacobs said "Karen is the tent pole. She says the things I want to say.
Toni Graphia character Judge Luther Charbonnet, played by Larry Hagman, modeled after her father. Hagman was the first actor that Graphia thought about after creating the role of Charbonnet. Subsequent projects saw her produce and/or write for "Roswell", "Carnivàle", "Battlestar Galactica", "", "Mercy", "Alcatraz", "Grey's Anatomy", and "Outlander". Graphia's work as screenwriter and producer was cited when R&D TV, in association with NBC Universal Television Studios, won the 2005 Peabody Award for the 2005 season of "Battlestar Galactica", noting "...plotlines that are deeply personal and relatable, while never compromising their affinity and passion for science fiction." Graphia is based out of Los