Members quartermainefan Posted November 21, 2010 Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 I can't believe it has been so long. I remember so vividly how the networks were all on strike that year and the show got delayed 3 months. It was torture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cityfan01 Posted November 21, 2010 Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 LIKE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted November 21, 2010 Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 An amazing piece of television history that ushered in one of my favorite TV trends If not for finals coming up, I'd totally camp out in front of a DVD/YouTube marathon of Dallas, Knots, Dynasty, Falcon Crest, and Flamingo Road today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members reallyhateskateonlost Posted November 21, 2010 Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 meh. I always liked SOAP Who Killed Peter Campbell better. It was over shadowed by all the Dallas press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted November 21, 2010 Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 I thought this thread was about Luke and Laura before opening it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Vixen Posted November 21, 2010 Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 ME too! But then i realized we were a year and a few days short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ReddFoxx Posted November 21, 2010 Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 Epic and timeless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted November 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 22, 2010 Dallas was my 1st soap, my 1st real soap (not counting SOAP) . I was just shocked to read it was the 30 anniversary, because I remember being hooked like it was yesterday. I don't think there were season cliffhangers before Dallas. Shows just ended their year with episodes like any other. Now, every show it seems has a hook to make you come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted November 22, 2010 Members Share Posted November 22, 2010 I did, too! Aaaaaah... Who Shot J.R.? God, all of Season 3 (per DVD count), including that cliffhanger, was just brilliant. The resolution perhaps not so much, but still an awesome, unforgettable moment in TV (and soap) history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted November 22, 2010 Members Share Posted November 22, 2010 +1. Then I opened it and I was like – J.R.?! And then I walked away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted November 22, 2010 Members Share Posted November 22, 2010 So wait, Luke/Laura > Who Shoot JR? ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MichaelGL Posted November 22, 2010 Members Share Posted November 22, 2010 That's a difficult one for me; I thought that since we often discuss daytime soaps in the DTS, that of course Luke/Laura would be the biggest moment for daytime. "Who Shot JR?" is the biggest moment in primetime dramas, and perhaps for primetime in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted November 22, 2010 Members Share Posted November 22, 2010 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 23, 2010 Members Share Posted November 23, 2010 IMO, "Who Shot J.R.?" was an interesting premise that also was at least five years too early. What good is shooting and possibly killing a man, after all, if (again, IMO) what he did in the years following the incident was far more deserving of the bullet(s) than what he did before? Yes, the shooting brought the show into the public consciousness, but so could have any number of jaw-dropping cliffhangers. Furthermore, I felt the resolution was weak for two reasons: 1) the culprit should've been someone much, much more integral to the show than Kristin; and 2) the fallout was practically nonexistent. What should have fueled an entire season's worth of story, replete w/ courtroom trials, big revelations and massive shake-ups both within Ewing Oil and at Southfork Ranch, ended up being resolved and forgotten in a half-dozen episodes. That isn't how you do soap opera, if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted November 23, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 23, 2010 well, what they did though was bring her back to introduce Christopher, and he provided story for years. But yeah, Kristin herself was hurried away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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