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Jock Ewing Fan
Telly Talk Star
That is a good question.
NuDallas didn't utilize many characters from the original series that could have had an impact on the stories.
Too bad another network did not pick up the series.
the-lost-son
Telly Talk Well-Known Member
I remember reading an interview back then that Deborah Rennard was asked to participate but that due to scheduling conflicts it didn't work out. I can't find a source (anymore) though.
It would have been great to have her but they probably wouldn't have given her more lines than Deborah Shelton or Cathy Podewell.
In my ideal world, not Bum but Sly should have made that final service to JR. It would have been a nice nod to this years-long relationship without altering the initial story.
But well there are plenty other options which have not materialized:
-Dusty for SueEllen/JohnRoss
- Aunt Katherine for Christopher/Rebecca
- Uncle Mitch for Rebecca
and the list goes on.
It would have been great to have her but they probably wouldn't have given her more lines than Deborah Shelton or Cathy Podewell.
In my ideal world, not Bum but Sly should have made that final service to JR. It would have been a nice nod to this years-long relationship without altering the initial story.
But well there are plenty other options which have not materialized:
-Dusty for SueEllen/JohnRoss
- Aunt Katherine for Christopher/Rebecca
- Uncle Mitch for Rebecca
and the list goes on.
DallasFanForever
Telly Talk Supreme
Sly not being there was very unfortunate. I was actually looking forward to her being there more than just about anyone else. Always liked their friendship and how he didn’t fire her in season 7 DVD after she betrayed him. A rare display of compassion from J.R. that season but of course he used the situation to his advantage true to form. Even when he did fire her in those later years he brought her back, and that was even after she admitted to trying to hurt him while they were briefly estranged. J.R. needed Sly and I think he always knew that. They made a great team.
xab
Telly Talk Fan
If it was about ex-wives and mistresses, Marilee Stone should have been present too. And, if available, I would have loved Serena to attend the funeral. But who remembers Serena, except us, die hard fans... ?
But...
Wait a minute...
Who remembers Cally, except us, die hard fans... ?
But...
Wait a minute...
Who remembers Cally, except us, die hard fans... ?
DallasFanForever
Telly Talk Supreme
xab
Telly Talk Fan
Does anybody know Cally had a child, except JR... ? She didn't even mention him/her at the funeral...
Anyway, I don't think the Cidre team remembered the fact. They obviously had long forgotten James too (But who cares about Granny Beaumont's bastard ?)
CryptCreeper72
Telly Talk Star
The funeral was a mess.
Sue Ellen's reaction to Mandy puzzled me. It's not like the characters parted on good terms and SE was grieving deeply. Can't believe she was so nonchalant about chatting with the only woman other than her she thought JR loved - drunk or not.
Sue Ellen's reaction to Mandy puzzled me. It's not like the characters parted on good terms and SE was grieving deeply. Can't believe she was so nonchalant about chatting with the only woman other than her she thought JR loved - drunk or not.
CryptCreeper72
Telly Talk Star
DallasFanForever
Telly Talk Supreme
Hypothetically, if no one else knew of this child’s existence other than J.R., James and Cally then they should’ve had him/her showing up after J.R.’s death looking for a piece of the Ewing fortune. It would’ve been totally unexpected to John Ross and Christopher and could’ve ended up being a huge mess for everyone.
Rove
Telly Talk Warrior
It would have been earth-shattering if both Lucas and Cally's son both turned up at JR's Memorial to cause mischief. What TNT Dallas required was more Ewing's clamouring for those millions. If my maths is correct, at the time of JR's Memorial (2013) Lucas would have been 26 and Cally's son 22. Ewing versus Ewing. Game on.
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xab
Telly Talk Fan
I don't remember "it" as a male heir... Cally's baby could have been this "daughter" John Ross was up to meet. But of course Cidre hardly gave a duck about legacy characters. She was too busy playing Doctor Frankenstein, creating her own creatures. I wonder where she found corpses to bring the Ramoses to life ?
Sea - Boo! - Er
Telly Talk Warrior
I'm pretty sure it was established that the baby was male but how about a transgender storyline? Or Margaret Krebs could have shown up to make a claim as well.
Rove
Telly Talk Warrior
I believe she is on record as stating the mother of said daughter was long dead or someone we didn't know. The writers of TNT Dallas had Bobby kill off Katherine mid-sentence so I was kind of hoping this where the long lost daughter of JR could have sprung from. In my continuation I wouldn't bother when there is Lucas, child of Cally and as...
Piggyrella Sanderson
Maximum Member
Piggyrella Sanderson
Maximum Member
In my latest reviewing I think they said specifically the word "son" about Cally´s baby. Anyway, I didn´t give a damn in my fanfic and introduced Cally & JR´s offspring as a girl called Ellie...
Piggyrella Sanderson
Maximum Member
DallasFanForever
Telly Talk Supreme
Too many families no one cared about and not enough Ewings. The drama needed to come from all the Ewing offspring coming out of the woodwork to claim what they felt was rightfully theirs.