The show was so clever, they even included Don Murray on the opening credits for the two episodes he was on, so naturally we assumed he was going to survive the operation. That sad, dreamlike scene where they numbly walk to their cars and drive home, while the recording Sid made just hours before plays, is heartbreaking. You didn’t have to a fan of the show to recognize how good those episodes were.
Agreed. Dallas was too corporate- oil business for me as time went on. I lost interest over the years. Knots had great story lines that were multi-layered and overlapped many of the characters on the canvas.
Knots was about love rather than money and power and the themes the show was built around always endure. That's why it outlasted not just Dallas but all the competition too. Infact the show could probably run again today too.
This was a great series. To kill one of the main characters in a series like this was unheard of at the time and I remember really made an impact and made the show stand out even more because of that. BTW...his is probably the only time Abby and Val ever hugged on the show. The instrumental version of the theme song at the end was a nice touch to add to the melancholic episode. And yes, RIP Don Murray.
One of the saddest and so hugely emotional scenes i've seen on primetime dramas..Even the music was so sad you just can't help but feel sad...RIP Don Murray
Same and I remember feeling that way as a teenager watching it over 40 yrs ago. Still makes me teary eyed. They should have won the emmy for best performances, writing and episode that year for this alone.
My God, the look on the Doctors face, I know it's a show, but that must have to be the hardest thing for a person to do, is to tell them their people is dead.
I believe that was planned. Of all the characters who ever appeared on the show, Sid Fairgate was the closest thing to a saint. Richard had called him "Saint Sid" before.
Now when sid and Karen had Diana Abby was supposely 15 how come During the Charles Scott Flashbacks sid and Karen weren't married yet and Abby was older than 15 she was at least 20.
