JR Ewing and his copies

[Frank2803]

Inspired by the Alexis and her copies thread

The Lewis family was inspired by the Ewing’s, and I assume Billy Lewis was the JR of the family 

[Joseph]

Happy I inspired someone, I guess David Selby's character in Falcon Crest was the JR kind, as Well as Adam in Dynasty I think I thought of someone else but can't recall right now

[Frank2803]

Adam Chandler was the JR Ewing of All My Children 

[kalbir]

Bill Bell created his own JR Ewing with Victor Newman, billionaire businessman that owns and lives on a horse ranch and has a long-suffering younger wife. Y&R had wealthy businessmen before Victor (Phillip Chancellor II and Lance Prentiss) and Wisconsin has horse ranches, but Victor's introduction in February 1980 overlapped with Dallas at the height of it's popularity. In his early storylines, Victor was even dressed more in jeans, button down shirts, vests, cowboy hats than he was in suits.

In 1991, B&B introduced Texas oil millionaire Blake Hayes, former husband of Dr. Taylor Hayes. Bill Bell was a decade late to the party there.

[Frank2803]

Spot on about Victor

I never noticed the JR similarities because Victor became his own thing 

I always thought Terry Lester’s Jack Abbot had shades of JR 

[Joseph]

You said it, that was Victor I thought about and lost

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You're right I thought so too but I wasn't sure

[Frank2803]

Would you consider Greg Sumner the JR Ewing of Knots Landing?

[Nicholas Blair]

Asa Buchanan was the J.R. Ewing of OLTL. This was one of the more obvious copyings, especially for a show that had been very much urban Northeastern.

[DRW50]

I would say Abby was more of a JR, just with more of a  conscience. 

The Lewises were an interesting hybrid because they were obviously Dallas-inspired yet due to the heavy involvement of Reva and her being involved with all three main Lewis Men, they also had much more of a florid, pulpy vibe. The Ewings were more of the "new South" compared to the Lewises.

Edited September 17, 2021 by DRW50

[Frank2803]

Interesting 

What do you think about the Buchanan family on OLTL and their Dallas influence?

I can see the comparisons between JR and Abby. They were both super smart and used sex as a weapon.

[Melroser]

Nathan Nolan in my Milliken Mills novel series is absolutely written with JR in mind. (With his wife, Jackie, written as Alexis.)

Pressing Matters (book one) and Last Will and Punishment (book two) available now. Finishing touches on book three being done now. 

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[DRW50]

I do think the Buchanans were heavily influenced by the Ewings, especially in the early days when they had their own imported entourage of lady loves and ranch hands. The biggest difference, and for me a very smart one, was that any tension between Clint and Bo was short-lived and they instead just had Asa meddling in their lives. 

Edited September 19, 2021 by DRW50

[Frank2803]

I agree it was a good move for Bo and Clint not to have a JR and Bobby type of relationship 

 

[Frank2803]

Watching the Generations reunion on the Locher Room 

Sally Sussman was going for a black JR Ewing with the Martin Jackson character 

[kalbir]

@Frank2803 @Joseph Terry Lester's Jack and JR were both always looking for their father's love and approval. 

Sort of a spinoff of the original topic, but how many of the JR copies had their own Sue Ellen copies? Julia Newman is the first Sue Ellen copy that comes to mind.

Edited October 11, 2021 by kalbir