In Memory of Larry Hagman, Ken Kercheval & George Kennedy, thanks all so much for your wonderful legacies of a show that'll remain watched for all eternity, see you all at The Crossroads 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Larry Hagman knew from the very beginning how to play this character, which was basically a background character in the original "Dallas" mini-series. He injected just the perfect amount of humour and malevolence into the role. His skill as an actor made J.R. Ewing someone you couldn't take your eyes off (similar to what Henry Winkler did with The Fonz on "Happy Days").
His character was only supposed to be a supporting role in the Dallas reboot series, too. But, producers quickly realized it simply wasn't possible to have J.R. as a supporting role. He was front and center in the reboot. Proof of that was how long the reboot lasted after he passed which wasn't very long. Larry Hagman loved playing J.R. And, his performance was proof of that. Pure brilliance and incredibly convincing in front of the camera.
I couldn't agree more. I miss TV like this especially Dallas. Watching this in the 80s all nice and relaxed and then the theme tune would kick in, then JR at his best, Brilliant.
Well before he said in the tag of the first episode, "I seem to have underestimated the new Mrs. Ewing..." it was clear that JR was the star, an unstoppable force.
Well, I hate to rain on this parade, but Hagman was a horrible person in real life. He cheated relentlessly on his wife, Maj, & had drug/drinking/orgie parties at his house all the time while his 2 small children were there. Twice his very young daughter was molested by his "friends". So, while I hope he's RIP, I kind of doubt it.
Who shot JR, was on the night before my Wedding. We had the rehearsal dinner at our new apartment. The rehearsal dinner, turned into the The Who Shot JR Party. I’ll never forget that party.
Leonard Katzman’s last Dallas: JR Returns, lived up to the original series. Katzman died shortly after production finished. Katzman and Larry Hagman, were the driving forces that made Dallas, the greatest drama on TV. I miss those days
I'm a huge Marvel comics fan and I enjoy going to comic cons. Saw a guy dressed up as Doctor Doom one year. Great costume, and I told him that Doom was the second greatest bad guy of all time. " Who's the first!? " he demanded " JR Ewing." There was a pause and then he nodded and said " I accept that"
LOL! Same old J.R! Age hasn't stopped him any. He may fallen on his ass towards the end of the original series but he bounced back and experienced a resurgence!
I just went to texas and went to southfork ranch as a huge fan of this show it was a thrill. I learned a lot that I didn't know about this show for example Jim Davis wasn't the first choice to play Jock the first choice was non other then John the duke Wayne but he was fighting cancer at the time and told lorimar they should hire his good friend jim Davis who was down on his luck and homeless at the time. interesting fact I never knew.
Hey listen you know since you mentioned that George Kennedy was Larry hagman's good friend. George Kennedy was the one that tried to get him to stop drinking. No one else tried to get him to stop and it was said that one time he said to Larry Hagman Larry get off the sauce it's going to kill you
@@rumarspencer7302 I went Googled it and I read an article somewhere. George Kennedy was still alive back when Larry Hagman died but he had a couple years left Maybe and in 2012 he was still somewhat functionable I mean he still did acting up the 2016 so he was asked about it and he said you know I told Larry over and over and over not to screw with alcohol and they refer to it as the sauce. Larry Hagman love him they just weren't as close as he was to Patrick but Larry Hagman did appreciate George Kennedy they've known each other a long time
Wonderful memories wish I could watch it all again loved Dallas never missed an episode neither did my mam and dad who like the great man himself JR are no longer here 😢
I was at Southfork ranch last Friday on my way back from my vacation in New Mexico.Its amazing how they make the ranch look so big on screen when its kinda small acrewise
I have the whole series on DVD its a great show i grew up with this show watching it with my mom every Friday so its worth the money to buy the whole series on DVD there are a total of 14 seasons.
That is great, you watch it with your mother on Fridays. That is the night that the original series was on CBS, from 1978 to 1991. Fridays nights in the 80s. Dukes of Hazzard at 7, Dallas from 8 to 9, and Falcon Crest from 9 to 10PM. This was in the central time zone, I actually lived in Dallas when it was on the air. Before everyone wants to start correcting me. lol......I know, on the East coast Dallas was on at 9. I can't remember accurately, but I think Dallas was on Sunday nights in Season 1 and the mini series.
Lee, if J.R. Ewing were a real person vs a fictional character, he too would attempt to play even me like a fiddle, but I in some way would demonstrate the love of our HEAVENLY✝️🙏🏾FATHER to him.🕯️📖
He was one of my favorites not the favorite which is why I didn't like your comment but I don't hate you're coming either. I certainly understand how you could think he was your favorite actor he definitely was a legend in the first time I ever learned about him was ironically on Dallas but what's funny is Larry Hagman was the one that wanted him there. They were very dear friends in real life very very dear friends in real life it was George Kennedy who tried to get Larry Hagman to stop drinking
@@bartkearns1195 I first saw him in Dallas when I was a kid. I always wondered what would've happened if he'd been in Gran Torino instead of Clint Eastwood.
If you grew up watching this show black or white you have hussle all the way through you! We all have plenty of J R Ewing in us & thus is why we love the character roll so much played out by Mr.Larry Hagman....no television show til present day has compared to Dallas...the writers were geniuses.
I love that there are loose connections (George Kennedy, Ted Shackleford, Joan Van Ark) between JR of Dallas and Victor Newman of The Young & The Restless. Shame there was never any sort of a crossover battle there lol.
So do i .have all 14 seasons of dallas.thecast and crew were all so good playing their roles.jr you werr. No.1 in my book What an actor.god bless you. Jr.
I would have loved a scenario where all of these men did a scene as their trademark characters together! Can you imagine Victor, Jack, Adam, Edward, Sonny, and Jr all together. Shoot throw in Asa from One Life To Live. That would have been legendary!
Dallas: J.R. Returns is an excellent movie. This was the true ending of the Dallas TV series in my book. The problem with the new Dallas TV series was that it ignored the events of this movie and the Dallas: War of the Ewings movie. I couldn't even understand the new Dallas TV series until I read online that the plots of the two movies had been "ignored" so that the new series picks up where the previous Dallas series left off - with J.R. in a mental hospital for over two decades.
That was a great show JR was very crafty in the Business knew how to be cagy as well As always be one step ahead of cliff Barns to setting him up with false deals to think he might stand a chance against JR
larry was kind enough to send an 8x10 color glossy signed to me a long with a signed "JR Ewing" Southfork Ranch $10,000.00 bill...the tails side says "in Hagman we trust" lol. i grew up on "i dream of Jeannie" reruns then "Dallas" came along and what a joy larry has been in my life. hope you agree.
one of the big regrets of my life was in 2012. A month before Larry Hagman died I had the chance to see him in Dallas at one of the hotels he was or somebody's house I think he was doing the function for the new Dallas. I thought he would still be alive the next year and I couldn't afford the $400 to see him. Man I wish I had I wanted to get an autograph from him for my dad's 65th birthday but then I said no I'll get it next year he'll still be around he died November that year this happened in October that year I hate myself for that Larry if you get to read this from heaven I'm so sorry
Cliff sells Ewing Oil to Bobby, in a roundabout way J.R. Did get Ewing Oil back. Cliff became richer and J.R. Is still rich. The big loser turned put to be Carter McKay of Weststar in the long run.
Carter McKay got a golden parachute to leave. If JR was buying up Westar stock on the open market, Westar's stock probably got a nice bump and McKay's options were well in the money.
JR Ewing is the miss-perceived villain that a smart forward thinking person will always respect! His method of operation is very simple: do it to them before they have a chance to do it to me!” Larry Hagman is legend! I would love to see his character treatment written for a Lex Luthor in a good Superman movie!
Larry hagman was a great actor however his character was evil the show was totally evil as I look back on it so I'm really not fond of it but I did like it but in retrospect I just thought it was very evil
@@marilynwagers786 J.R. was a bastard you just loved to hate, that was part of his appeal. It’s not like he was supposed to be a role model you know. 😏
