Vote for why you think it jumped
The Dream
Exit...Stage Left (Victoria Principal)
J.R. stops being the hero
Exit...Stage Left (Linda Gray)
Sasha Mitchell joins the cast
Shark Bytes
Dallas started off as a great show...but not everyone in Texas owns a ranch, in into oil, and is wealthy. A few problems:
01. In one episode, someone comes to the door at 3am, the maid is still in her uniform (huh?)
02. How is it that every lady in that cursed family has been kidnapped at least twice (what bad luck) and the main men were shot as least once (could happen)?
03. Did Bobby ever do anything wrong? He was too perfect! He was good looking, honest, rich, a star quarterback, state rep., rodeo star, builder, oilman, and (probably) a neurosurgeon in his spare time.
01. In one episode, someone comes to the door at 3am, the maid is still in her uniform (huh?)
02. How is it that every lady in that cursed family has been kidnapped at least twice (what bad luck) and the main men were shot as least once (could happen)?
03. Did Bobby ever do anything wrong? He was too perfect! He was good looking, honest, rich, a star quarterback, state rep., rodeo star, builder, oilman, and (probably) a neurosurgeon in his spare time.
I'm bummed! I was enjoying the reruns on SOAPnet and wonder when (or if) we'll see this series again.
I thought I might find it super-kitschy after all these years, but guess again. Although it took well into the second season for the show to gather its bearings and hit its stride, Dallas evolved into the ultimate guilty pleasure. As many have said, Larry Hagmann was brilliant, and the chemistry between JR and Sue Ellen was priceless. I think the exit of Linda Gray was the true death knell for the series. Prior to that, I thought the most painful thing to watch -- by a long shot -- was Donna Reed as Miss Ellie. Ugh!
Long live JR!
I thought I might find it super-kitschy after all these years, but guess again. Although it took well into the second season for the show to gather its bearings and hit its stride, Dallas evolved into the ultimate guilty pleasure. As many have said, Larry Hagmann was brilliant, and the chemistry between JR and Sue Ellen was priceless. I think the exit of Linda Gray was the true death knell for the series. Prior to that, I thought the most painful thing to watch -- by a long shot -- was Donna Reed as Miss Ellie. Ugh!
Long live JR!
Sad News! SOAPnet has canceled (Dallas)!, damn you Brian Frons, you bastard! now there's nothing left except (Ryan's Hope)!
Dallas started off guns a-blazin'. But it hung around WAY too long.
It became a completely different show as original cast members dropped out year after year. Jock, Bobby, Pam, Donna, Sue Ellen...it was like watching a leper slowly lose his limbs. Painful. Just painful.
It became a completely different show as original cast members dropped out year after year. Jock, Bobby, Pam, Donna, Sue Ellen...it was like watching a leper slowly lose his limbs. Painful. Just painful.
I loved DALLAS...the good seasons & the bad. The dream season was good...the Donna/Ray adoption storyline and the Sue Ellen recovery storyline were WELL done. The "dream" was a cool idea. When the character of Pam left it caused a hole in the show. What hurt even more was the right off of the character of Donna at the same time. We lost too much. Ray came next (didn't care that Jeanna was gone.). Then, when Sue Ellen left...I knew there was not much time left. I thought the Pam look-a-like was gonna be the real thing and the JR/Pam rival would be back...but no. The best thing about the last two seasons was Barbara Eden in the final season. Now, if they had kept her on there...WOW.
Funny that this show's first season was 1978, the same year **** classic Debbie Does Dallas came out.
the last comment could not have said it better.jr and sue ellen were the best part of the show.i grew up watching it with my mom and now watching it on dvd still feel the same years later
UP UNTIL I SAW THE RE RUNS ON TVLAND - I THOUGHT THE DREAM SEASON AND THE LOSS OF PAMELA WERE WHAT RUINED THE SHOW- NOT TRUE -
LINDA GRAY WAS A HUGE REASON DALLAS WAS THE SUCCESS IT WAS - AND WHEN SUE ELLEN WAS WRITTEN OUT - OL' JR WAS NEVER THE SAME AGAIN- THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN LARRY HAGMAN AND LINDA GRAY WAS INCREDIBLE!!WITH
THE LOSS OF LINDA GRAY, THE SHOW CHANGED DRAMATICALLY, AND NOT FOR THE GOOD.
LINDA GRAY WAS A HUGE REASON DALLAS WAS THE SUCCESS IT WAS - AND WHEN SUE ELLEN WAS WRITTEN OUT - OL' JR WAS NEVER THE SAME AGAIN- THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN LARRY HAGMAN AND LINDA GRAY WAS INCREDIBLE!!WITH
THE LOSS OF LINDA GRAY, THE SHOW CHANGED DRAMATICALLY, AND NOT FOR THE GOOD.
I watch TV to be entertained. And what passes for drama in this day and age is pathetic. Dallas was a true guilty pleasure, with great actors and interesting plots.
Now, when did I get sick of it? The season poor Pam was killed off. I'm sorry, but I felt like I had suffered a true lifetime, waiting for Bobby to dump that loser Jenna and go back to Pam. And I jumped for joy when her Italian ex kidnapped her on her wedding day to Bobby.
Then we thought Bobby had died, then there was the dream(Mark Graison being there helped ease the pain of Patrick Duffy's exit). But I thought the dream was a FABULOUS idea! It's not like 'Dallas' was 'Days of Our Lives'. There just would not have been a very good explanation as to why Bobby had not died on a show, that was not known for 'returning from the dead' plots.
After Victoria Principal left, I couldn't take the Bobby/April relationship. I could've stood him being with Abby from Knots Landing before her. And J.R.'s marriage to that teenager was just vomit worthy. Sue Ellen's leaving was the final nail in the coffin and I hated the finale.
But it was good for longer than most series.
Now, when did I get sick of it? The season poor Pam was killed off. I'm sorry, but I felt like I had suffered a true lifetime, waiting for Bobby to dump that loser Jenna and go back to Pam. And I jumped for joy when her Italian ex kidnapped her on her wedding day to Bobby.
Then we thought Bobby had died, then there was the dream(Mark Graison being there helped ease the pain of Patrick Duffy's exit). But I thought the dream was a FABULOUS idea! It's not like 'Dallas' was 'Days of Our Lives'. There just would not have been a very good explanation as to why Bobby had not died on a show, that was not known for 'returning from the dead' plots.
After Victoria Principal left, I couldn't take the Bobby/April relationship. I could've stood him being with Abby from Knots Landing before her. And J.R.'s marriage to that teenager was just vomit worthy. Sue Ellen's leaving was the final nail in the coffin and I hated the finale.
But it was good for longer than most series.
I cant believe some of these posts. Take Dallas for what it was...drama...drama...drama! It was on the air for 13 years and was one of the most successful shows on the tube. The entire dream season sucked hard, but I think it rebounded after Pam was burned to a crisp ( thank God). That woman and her mental breakdowns made me nuts. Bring on April. She was kick ass for Bobby.
in my opinion, the day the writers killed her off in the last season was the JTS point. ( even though she requested it to Larry Katzman as she was pregnant and knew the show was over).
in my opinion, the day the writers killed her off in the last season was the JTS point. ( even though she requested it to Larry Katzman as she was pregnant and knew the show was over).
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