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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Monzo" data-source="post: 433135" data-attributes="member: 19949">Dallas was apparently not only a thorn in the side of politicians and religious leaders in West Germany. In Tom Fischer's 1982 German book about Dallas, it's mentioned that a political party in Turkey also demanded the show's immediate cancellation because the horrific stories were destroying the lives of Turkish families. In Lebanon and Jordan, however, critics were more puzzled as to why the Americans were portraying themselves so miserably on Dallas. In Israel, Dallas aired on Saturdays nights, prompting cinema operators to demand a change to a different day, as significantly fewer moviegoers were attending on Saturdays than before. According to the book, Dallas was a flop in Japan and was pulled from the schedule after only a few weeks. Do you know of any other countries where Dallas flopped?Incidentally, the book also mentions a fan fiction: In the summer of 1980 The BBC held a competition to find the best perpetrator and motive for "Who Shot JR?". The winner, Leonora Gallantry, got to enjoy a weekend in Dallas. Her story: JR orchestrated the attack on himself to escape personal and financial problems. On his deathbed, he signed the document that permanently committed his wife, Sue Ellen, to an alcoholic treatment facility.</blockquote>