I had to watch this. I realise that Dallas was huge in the US at the time, but over here it was ENORMOUS. It pretty much had a 100% rating for its entire run (not so hard since there were only 2 TV channels for most of that time, but still) and pretty much formed an entire generation's view of what it's like in the US :) and what a TV show should be. I've never really watched it since it ended, but a lot of it is still burned into my memory.
And, y'know, this wasn't bad. It's not really the kind of show I watch anymore, I guess, but as long as they do something with the plot (drilling for oil in the US? Lots of interesting things to do with that) and don't just repeat the same old soap storylines, I think I'll give it a go. And I love the continuity cavalcade - all the original actors, even for (in this episode) minor characters like Ray and Lucy! Also, I've always liked Jordana Brewster. Nice to see her on TV.
Larry Hagman is 81 and battling cancer. How awesome was his first scene with John Ross? In ten seconds, he turns from a half-dead, senile old man into... well... JR Ewing. I hadn't realised how much I missed that old bastard.
And come on, nobody really believes Bobby is going to die as long as there are showers left in the world.
Now I'm going to have the Dallas theme stuck in my head all day.
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Date: 2012-06-17 09:35 am (UTC)And, y'know, this wasn't bad. It's not really the kind of show I watch anymore, I guess, but as long as they do something with the plot (drilling for oil in the US? Lots of interesting things to do with that) and don't just repeat the same old soap storylines, I think I'll give it a go. And I love the continuity cavalcade - all the original actors, even for (in this episode) minor characters like Ray and Lucy! Also, I've always liked Jordana Brewster. Nice to see her on TV.
Larry Hagman is 81 and battling cancer. How awesome was his first scene with John Ross? In ten seconds, he turns from a half-dead, senile old man into... well... JR Ewing. I hadn't realised how much I missed that old bastard.
And come on, nobody really believes Bobby is going to die as long as there are showers left in the world.
Now I'm going to have the Dallas theme stuck in my head all day.