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Dallas - The Original Series
How do you interpret the number of seasons?
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<blockquote data-quote="Werewillie Oleson" data-source="post: 435613" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>If this quote from wiki is 100% accurate then I'm having a technical issue with the mini-series label.</p><p></p><p><em>The television show <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_(TV_series)" target="_blank">Dallas</a> originally aired as a five-episode miniseries starting on the first Sunday of April 1978. These five episodes were originally intended to be the show's pilot but by the time they aired, it was thought that no further episodes would be made.</em></p><p></p><p>Because if they <strong>thought</strong> no further episodes would be made, or if there was <strong>no hope</strong> for a continuation, then it still implies that it was a possibility.</p><p>This contradicts my personal interpretation of the mini-series format as it was introduced in America in the 1970s: a series that plays out like an extended movie, usually based on a novel which made a continuation impossible. Meaning that "thought" and "hope" about a continuation are irrelevant.</p><p></p><p>Of course it did happen e.g. Rich Man, Poor Man II (not based on the sequel novel) and the soap opera continuation of Bare Essence.</p><p>In this case I find it easier to make the distinction between mini-series and seasons.</p><p>However, since there was no prospect of a continuation after those first 5 Dallas episodes then it's hard to classify it as a season at the time of original broadcasting.</p><p></p><p>If Dallas had been a European production then this discussion wouldn't exist because</p><p>a) we didn't have mini-series in our vocabulary (we only watched them)</p><p>and</p><p>b) we didn't have seasons</p><p>All parts of Dallas would be called "series" (1 to 14)</p><p>And since I happen to be European (not the sleazy villainous kind as usually depicted in bigoted American series) I find it easier to translate that into seasons 1 to 14.</p><p></p><p>But it gets even more complicated. When I <em>watch</em> the first 5 Dallas episodes featuring that awesome ranch then it still feels like a unique thing with a dark but very satisfying ending, despite the story not being serialised in a traditional way.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]vuvmYYrfkIo[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Werewillie Oleson, post: 435613, member: 8"] If this quote from wiki is 100% accurate then I'm having a technical issue with the mini-series label. [I]The television show [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_(TV_series)']Dallas[/URL] originally aired as a five-episode miniseries starting on the first Sunday of April 1978. These five episodes were originally intended to be the show's pilot but by the time they aired, it was thought that no further episodes would be made.[/I] Because if[I] [/I]they [B]thought[/B] no further episodes[B] [/B]would be made, or if there was [B]no hope[/B] for a continuation, then it still implies that it was a possibility. This contradicts my personal interpretation of the mini-series format as it was introduced in America in the 1970s: a series that plays out like an extended movie, usually based on a novel which made a continuation impossible. Meaning that "thought" and "hope" about a continuation are irrelevant. Of course it did happen e.g. Rich Man, Poor Man II (not based on the sequel novel) and the soap opera continuation of Bare Essence. In this case I find it easier to make the distinction between mini-series and seasons. However, since there was no prospect of a continuation after those first 5 Dallas episodes then it's hard to classify it as a season at the time of original broadcasting. If Dallas had been a European production then this discussion wouldn't exist because a) we didn't have mini-series in our vocabulary (we only watched them) and b) we didn't have seasons All parts of Dallas would be called "series" (1 to 14) And since I happen to be European (not the sleazy villainous kind as usually depicted in bigoted American series) I find it easier to translate that into seasons 1 to 14. But it gets even more complicated. When I [I]watch[/I] the first 5 Dallas episodes featuring that awesome ranch then it still feels like a unique thing with a dark but very satisfying ending, despite the story not being serialised in a traditional way. [MEDIA=youtube]vuvmYYrfkIo[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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