Think my answer is on P1 - i dont want anything to further damage the show and I think the Dallas brand has had its day and ended in 1991
People can call a show Dallas all they want BUT IT WAS THE PEOPLE/ACTORS IN IT THAT MADE IT SPECIAL and in 1978 it was different, had a great ensemble cast and storylines, was different from anything i had watched before and had it all. Im so glad i was the right age at the right time to enjoy it from day 1
It dominated my life especially by 1980 onwards and im so thankful that i got onto the Dalllas set in LA as "Europes biggest Dallas fan" and met 9 of the cast in 1983 When my life ends and flashes by me i will think of that moment and the excitement of those 2 days - It was the biggest thrill out and hard to top.
To see TNT and CC produce a sub rate second class poor mans crappy show under the title and guise of Dallas made me want to reach for Miss Ellies shotgun and throw up with Third rate actors (cough) and third rate scripts
I dont want Dallas back in any shape or format and without the core people who made it special
How did you get onto the Dallas set in 1983 and meet nine of the cast? Was it a prize for a contest you won, did you know someone who knew someone who made it happen, or something else? Sounds like you had an amazing time!
They really did have amazing casting. It's hard to believe that they were able to find those particular actors to play those particular characters.
I have said I'd like to see show that would cover approximately 1968-1978, and if they cast great actors in those roles and had a great script, I would enjoy it. I always thought it would be fun to see Bobby in his "playboy lifestyle" and see Jock building the company while teaching a young JR the business. BTW, I don't expect that to happen, but as long as we're talking about hypothetical scenarios, that would be something that would interest me.
I really can understand why you don't want to see any more shows named Dallas at all though. I would hate to see a prequel done poorly. I'd hate to see something set in 2020 called Dallas because as you've said,
@Barbara Fan, Dallas was a product of its time. I'm glad it started just before the 80s because I think that gave Dallas more realism than the other 80s primetime soaps seemed to have as well as a certain ruggedness. The ranching, the fights, the unpretentious attitude (as far as them not really flashing their wealth around like others would have). Dallas was the original 80s primetime soap and the originals are always the best.
That's why the more I think about it, I just don't see any type of Dallas set in the present time working. TNT Dallas failed! A good story is timeless, but that's very different from thinking you can put a good story in any time period. Dallas every bit as much belongs in the 20th century as Gone With The Wind belonged in the 19th century.
