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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Karin Schill" data-source="post: 115193">I remember that when Dallas went off the air in the USA it was noted in my local Swedish newspaper the next day. It included the spoiler that Joel Grey would guest star for the final episode and a photo of Larry and Linda with him. Dallas didn't end until two and a half years later in Sweden though. It was in december 1993 and I was sad to see it go. I loved James and Michelle and I had wanted the show to go on for more years since I was a fan. It was the best thing on TV IMHO. The show had been pushed back to the 10 p.m. Saturday night time slot that fall and I had gotten permission to stay up one more hour after my bedtime to watch it from my parents. When the show went off the air there was a show following it called "After Dallas" where a bunch of Swedish media personalities discussed the show and how it had changed the Swedish TV landscape and paved the way for Swedish soap operas like Varuhuset and Rederiet. I remember taping that show and watching it the next time and for me it was the first time I saw when Bobby came back in the shower and some other clips that they showed from the earlier seasons of Dallas. I was also pleased to learn that TV4 had bought the syndication rights to Dallas and would start broadcasting it from the very beginning the following year. It was only when I began watching the show from the beginning that I realized that the early years of Dallas was much better than the final four which I watched first! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />The next soap opera that made an impression on me was Beverly Hills 90210. I remember watching it from around 1992 up until the final season was broadcast and ended it's run approx. in february 2003. It was the one show that I followed for the longest time in the original broadcast. I followed it from week to week and I used to talk to my friends about it every monday morning since it was on Sunday evenings. However by the time Brenda was off the show I thought it wasn't the same anymore and for the last couple of years I was more or less waiting for it to be taken off the air. However by the time it finally went off the air I was sad to see it go. But I was glad that it got a good ending at least. I loved that it ended with Donna and David getting married. It was appropriate. Also when the spin-off came on TV a few years later I realized that I had really missed the show after it went off the air. I also remember when Desperate Housewives went off the air. I was a bit sad to see it go too since I had followed it from the beginning and I used to look forward to watching a new episode every week. I remember people were upset that Mike and Susan didn't get a happy ending. It seemed unnecessary to kill him off just before the show went off the air. But we were glad that Lynette and Tom got their happy ending and patched up their marriage. Also loved Gabby and Carlos.</blockquote>

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