I've talked about this before but I have definitely pondered the idea of them trying a 'next generation' soft reboot with another season like many shows in the mid-late '90s (Chicago Hope, etc.) - including talented young actors like Carla Gugino, Tom Verica, etc. who were all over the networks at that time. I think CBS in particular tried this a lot. Keep a few vets and then move young people back into the cul-de-sac.

But I just don't think it would work. Number one, it rarely did for so many shows which tried the same thing (again, Chicago Hope lol). Number two, ER, 90210, Melrose, NYPD Blue etc. would have wiped it out no matter what. The show had had a very long, often strong run and it was time. But it's an interesting thought.

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31 minutes ago, Khan said:

Which would have been for the best, IMO. If KL had had another season, it would've needed to evolve once more in order to keep up with the changing primetime landscape. In an era where MELROSE PLACE and its' imitators were becoming the "new hotness," as you would say, and with shows like "E.R." and "NYPD Blue" just around the corner, Greg Sumner would've looked like a relic from another, long-forgotten era.

Knots Landing season 15 in Fall 1993 would've looked old school next to peak 90210, Melrose taking off, and new drama NYPD Blue.

1 minute ago, Khan said:

This time, however, Anne reinvents herself as a businesswoman - a madam, to be precise. ;)

That's some Melrose s--- right there 😀

Re: Val as a writer. I think it would have made more sense if she had written her book about her life and the Ewing's down toward the end of the series. They did it too early and the storyline was kind of a nothing burger (J.R. even laughed about it). She could have spent years keeping journals etc....compiling material for her tell all.

I would have also liked to have seen a final showdown with J.R.

19 minutes ago, SoapDope78 said:

I would have also liked to have seen a final showdown with J.R.

Thanks to it was all a dream, there were no more Dallas crossovers. The last mentions of the Ewing family on Knots Landing I can remember was when Abby told Gary that there was a call from Dallas about Bobby car accident and Gary telling Val that he was honored that she named her son after his brother. If I'm wrong, someone can correct me.

2 hours ago, kalbir said:

Thanks to it was all a dream, there were no more Dallas crossovers. The last mentions of the Ewing family on Knots Landing I can remember was when Abby told Gary that there was a call from Dallas about Bobby car accident and Gary telling Val that he was honored that she named her son after his brother. If I'm wrong, someone can correct me.

There was also a line from Gary, which I want to say came around the time he lost the ranch. "(possibly paraphrased) Daddy loved the land for what it could give him. Mama loved it for what it was."

3 hours ago, Vee said:

The show had had a very long, often strong run and it was time.

When Knots Landing ended in May 1993, it was CBS's 4th longest-running primetime drama, after Gunsmoke, Lassie, Dallas. Since Knots Landing ended, two CBS primetime dramas have equaled Knots Landing run (NCIS Los Angeles, Blue Bloods) and three CBS primetime dramas have exceeded Knots Landing run (NCIS, CSI, Criminal Minds).

Knots Landing may not have been a pop culture phenomenon but its place in television history is that of being a spin off done right. Knots Landing carved its own identity separate from Dallas and even with the crossovers Knots Landing did not feel like a second hour of Dallas in a different setting.

1 minute ago, Franko said:

There was also a line from Gary, which I want to say came around the time he lost the ranch. "(possibly paraphrased) Daddy loved the land for what it could give him. Mama loved it for what it was."

Thanks @Franko

After Lilimae left they could have had Lucy come to live with Val and help with the twins. She would have filled the role as a babysitter/talk to that Aunt Ginny did. It's not like they had to write major storylines for Lucy. Heck they never really did on Dallas. They could have nice little scenes with Lucy/Gary at the ranch riding horses etc...and the process of mending/developing a father/daughter relationship.

6 hours ago, Vee said:

I've talked about this before but I have definitely pondered the idea of them trying a 'next generation' soft reboot with another season like many shows in the mid-late '90s (Chicago Hope, etc.) - including talented young actors like Carla Gugino, Tom Verica, etc. who were all over the networks at that time. I think CBS in particular tried this a lot. Keep a few vets and then move young people back into the cul-de-sac.

But I just don't think it would work. Number one, it rarely did for so many shows which tried the same thing (again, Chicago Hope lol). Number two, ER, 90210, Melrose, NYPD Blue etc. would have wiped it out no matter what. The show had had a very long, often strong run and it was time. But it's an interesting thought.

I agree. Fourteen seasons of KL was enough. In order to keep the series alive in some fashion, however, I might have tried spinning off the Sumner Group into its' own show. Have Greg die suddenly in the series premiere after marrying Paige, and maybe coax Donna Mills into returning full-time, as Abby steps up her plan to take over TSG and push Paige out in the wake of his passing. In the meantime, the series would revolve the twisted dramas that swirl around TSG and its' many employees, with recurring character Mort Tubor, still clawing his way up the ladder, offering his usual blend of comedic commentary on all the proceedings.

7 hours ago, kalbir said:

That's some Melrose s--- right there 😀

Like I always say, you have to fight fire with fire. ;)

1 hour ago, SoapDope78 said:

After Lilimae left they could have had Lucy come to live with Val and help with the twins. She would have filled the role as a babysitter/talk to that Aunt Ginny did.

I see where you're coming from, but I'm not sure Val needed a babysitter/talk-to at that point.

16 minutes ago, Khan said:

spinning off the Sumner Group into its' own show. Have Greg die suddenly in the series premiere after marrying Paige, and maybe coax Donna Mills into returning full-time, as Abby steps up her plan to take over TSG and push Paige out in the wake of his passing. In the meantime, the series would revolve the twisted dramas that swirl around TSG and its' many employees, with recurring character Mort Tubor, still clawing his way up the ladder, offering his usual blend of comedic commentary on all the proceedings.

That reads like a prototype for Central Park West.

8 hours ago, kalbir said:

Thanks to it was all a dream, there were no more Dallas crossovers. The last mentions of the Ewing family on Knots Landing I can remember was when Abby told Gary that there was a call from Dallas about Bobby car accident and Gary telling Val that he was honored that she named her son after his brother. If I'm wrong, someone can correct me.

IIRC, they actually did mention Lucy in the final season and that she was travelling in Europe (which was how she was written out on Dallas for the second time).

1 hour ago, te. said:

IIRC, they actually did mention Lucy in the final season and that she was travelling in Europe (which was how she was written out on Dallas for the second time).

Thanks @te.

Is this James Houghton?

6 hours ago, DRW50 said:

Is this James Houghton?

Yes! Why is he driving in circles 😂