I watched this show last year in its entirety and i'm doing again this year. I'm at season 8 this 2nd time around. This show never gets old. I love how JR is sticking it to Cliff, or "that nitwit Barnes" as he used to put it everytime and Barnes never learns his lesson. RIP Mr Hagman, your role on Dallas is legendary even 40+ years later. The man everyone loves to hate. On the show he was a real SOB but in real life he was totally opposite, a loving and caring personality. The most vile, evil, defying act JR pulled ( none of his other deeds holds a candle to it, NONE) was when he sent Pam island-hopping in the Carribbean looking for Mark just to keep her away from Bobby so that they wouldnt get back together again. When she came charging into his office after having found out, that was her best performance on the show. On another note, Dallas had the best writing for a tv show of its time (and still is 40+ years on) along with a slight touch of comedy ( JR putting Cliff in his place were iconic scenes) and lot of drama. RIP David Jacobs the creator of the best iconic tv show that stood the test of time brilliantly. Dallas had it all: Best writing, best directing,best actors, glamour, lavish life styles, best of everything.
My wife and I are watching Dallas right now on DVD, and we're both enjoying the heck out of it. I watched it back in the day, but she's never seen the show. And it holds up well, even today. One of the great shows of all time, and this video was awesome!
He was great in The Group. Such an evil husband who took his anger at being a failure playwrite on his wife of 90 lbs soaking wet, beating her black and blue and locking her in a closet then having her committed to a looney bin.
@@tammylewis2408 Also committing Sue Ellen to dry out in posh upscale sanitorium was much different than in The Group when he committed his wife into Bellvue which was the worst State run psychiatric institution in the city.
I smoked a few j's in St. Lucia with Larry (I call him that because he told me to), and we hung out for three days. Down to Earth fellow, really cool. RIP Lar
Genuine chemistry among this cast. That definitely translated to the screen. All of them lovely people in real life. This was a great show. The same with Knots Landing and their cast. Very different shows. But both of them absolutely amazing shows.
Yes it does hold up even after these years. DALLAS was a phenomenon of its time. Unbelievable to be of that time with Dallas and Knots landing God they are great From England UK 🇬🇧
I'm watching the show again and I'm on season 6. I find it fascinating that the show tackled so called taboo subjects back then. The gay boyfriend/finance was groundbreaking. Ray's depression, Pam's inability have children which also lead to her depression. Dallas doesn't get credit for that.
I'm rewatching the 2012 revival (one of my favorite TV shows that sadly got cancelled) and this is EXACTLY what I've been looking for so I could learn a little history of Dallas. Thank you for this video!
@@edwardnardone7485 That’s not why it got cancelled. It lasted a whole season and a half after Larry passed. The writing was all over the place the last season, taking it away from the main characters too much. Had it stayed more focused on the Ewings and less on the secondary characters and the Mexican cartel perhaps people would have stayed tuned in.
Dallas is the greatest show written, produced and acted. It set precedent before all others. Also my favourite Dallas tv movie is DALLAS THE EARLY YEARS.❤❤❤
@@airkuna i can read and when you learn how to express yourself in a mature manner then we can discuss Dallas. Furthermore you said previously that it is not a show its a sequal. Did you mean sequel. I needed clarification on what you meant because I am not assuming.
My favorite scenes involved JR blackmailing somebody, JR destroying Cliff, Sue Ellen drunk our of her mind and Bobby/Ray getting into another bar fight.
Dallas aired in the UK on BBC 2 every Friday night,i remember watching the original in the 70s i was round 6 when it began,the year was 1976 at the time.I watched it till it got cancelled and loved it.I loved the remake as well,wish it could return
Michele and Donna never did Dallas, even though Donna played a Ewing herself. However, apart from Gary and Valene, Michele’s character ‘Karen’, is the only other character from Knots Landing to have been referenced in Dallas. Another interesting note is that between Dallas and Knots Landing, the Ewing family were portrayed across 27 seasons, two mini series, a prequel tele-movie, two sequel tele-movies, and a 3 season reboot, from 1978-2014.
Brilliant video. Really enjoyed Dallas in 80s. I agree with the cast. Larry Hagman was brilliant. Great actor lovely man and human being. Linda and Larry thought the world of each other.
I remember John forsythe said interview once, that Dynasty wasn't the Classic show that Dallas was. and he was right. Dynasty did have Aron Speilling, but still had'nt the Magic that Dallas did have.
That dream plot was trash and they know it. I loved this show and I'm old enough to have watched the shows when they aired. But was glad to see Bobby Ewing back tho.
J.R. was the original antagonistic anti-hero, way before Tony Soprano or Walter White. His contract negotiations for more $ benefited many sitcom performers after him.
Larry took a page from his character and inspired actors to know their worth. He became one of the highest-paid TV actors as a result. Love his story of how his upbringing inspired JR. Larry was a great storyteller and gave us so many memories of his years in acting. That's what makes a great show like Dallas still iconic after many years, it's the storytelling.
What always amazed me was Gary Ewing.He was always seen as the weak brother.Yet he left home as a teen.Bobby and J.R. never left home!! Also J.R. was lousy at business,Bobby always saved Ewing Oil.
Those are really interesting points that I've never thought of before, but then, in life people are often treated in exactly the opposite way to that which they actually are e.g. lazy people accuse others of being lazy, gossips accuse others of not keeping confidences etc, etc.
Leaving Dallas aside for a moment. If the likes of Donna Mills, Kevin Dobson R.I.P and William Devane didn't Join knots landing it , I don't it would have lasted, because it was totally different show when they joined it. It didn't feel like it was Spin-off at all to Dallas and after that it could on forever.
I have to agree. Knots started to truly evolve for me once Kevin came in. They needed these few additions to compliment the originals and once they came in, the show then took off and never looked back. Still miss it to this day.
Grew up watching the man from Atlantis then progressed to Dallas..I bet it set up the cast for life and rightly so..The only show from America I watch now is everyone loves Raymond, I was a late starter and just recently started enjoying the show..
I love Dallas. I have happy memories watching with my family. I was 7 years old and in love with Lucy Ewing lol. I have been enjoying the Re runs on Freevee. I am disappointed though that they abandoned Wes Parmalee and the Chance to bring back Jock Ewing. Clayton Farlow was ok, but he was No Jock Ewing. I didn't remember the Wes Parmalee episodes when I was a child. But as an adult I enjoyed the premise that Jock Ewing survived the helicopter crash with plastic surgery etc. I was very disappointed that fans didn't go for it. I would have loved for Jock Ewing to be back in the picture.
In a way--it was like the Waltons in the sense that you had multiple generations living under one roof and the scenes with the lights on in the house at night. Except the Waltons never had any REAL problems---nothing that couldn't be resolved at the end of one episode and there was always a moral to the story. No major scandals or deceit like Dallas had, and the "good guys" always won
*My goodness I swear I did NOT recognize "Lucy"/Charlene Tilton AT ALL for God's sakes !!!... What happened to her ?... I mean, it's not that she had plastic surgery : she litterally CHANGED HEADS !!!!*
The part of Gary should have been given to a real rugged looking Texan not the dreary looking actor they chose. I would have cast L.Q. Jones and the part of Bobby should have been given to Joe Don Baker.
