Could Dallas Live on As Animated

[Ray_Krebbs]

I know it might be hard to take this concept seriously, but a lifelike animated series about the characters could work IMO. The original actors could offer their voices, and sound alike could do the deceased actors. What are your thoughts?

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

Only if they hire voice actors who can effectively imitate the decedent originals.

 

[Michelle Stevens]

It certainly could be done but I would question if an animation series would have a major audience and could capture the feel of a live action production.

 

[bmasters9]

It certainly could be done but I would question if an animation series would have a major audience and could capture the feel of a live action production.

And when it comes to J.R., whoever essayed that role (if it happened) would have to really study and take in how J.R. talked (which, is, of course, how the late, great Larry Hagman talked, him being a Texan, born and raised).

 

[Barbara Fan]

Lets not go there. Pleeeeeeeeeease!
Happy Easter x

 

[Mel O'Drama]

I know it might be hard to take this concept seriously, but a lifelike animated series about the characters could work IMO. The original actors could offer their voices, and sound alike could do the deceased actors. What are your thoughts?

It worked for the fiftieth anniversary of another WB property:

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

Lets not go there. Pleeeeeeeeeease!
Happy Easter x

Oh, I'm all for it! I wanna do the voices --- all of 'em!. but especially Miss Ellie...

"Pammmmmmmmmmmmm--- where is Boobbbbbbbbbyyyy...???"

It worked for the fiftieth anniversary of another WB property:

Oh, that's absolutely perfect! They can do things that close to the original now -- at one time, the industry could never get those things right.

Now is the time for "The Ewings of Southfork"!!

I wonder if Paulsen will do cartoon -- especially since they thought of DALLAS as a cartoon anyway!!

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

"Aw, come on, Miss Texas -- your lil sister ain't drawn nearly as purty as you are...."

 

[Mel O'Drama]

Oh, that's absolutely perfect! They can do things that close to the original now -- at one time, the industry could never get those things right.

Yes. I'd say it's taken pretty seriously now. Marvel's recent What If...? series was a great example of this, using a combination of big name actors from the films and similar-sounding recasts, and capturing the atmosphere, environs and and emotions of their live action predecessors.

Good animation can capture the tone of a time/place/era/actor at least as effectively as a live action remake. Of course, the Batman live action series was deliberately cartoony anyway, but there's no reason it couldn't be done in a more grounded way.

Since we're dreaming it into existence... if the budget allowed they could go the full ABBAtar route with 3D likenesses of the younger actors (from 3.40 in the video).

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

Of course, an animated DALLAS would have to get clearance on the actors' likenesses -- and could you imagine Victoria signing off on that?? They'd have to go with Margaret Michaels' face -- which, actually, would make sense since Pam's now post-collision.



"Call Scotty Demorest -- that bitch just looks too much like me...!!"

 

[Jock Ewing Fan]

Not for me.
personally, and I know everyone my not agree, I don't care for over the top farce comedy, which is what I fear the animated series would become.
Although it was a movie and not an animated series, the Dark Shadows movie came across to me as a live action cartoon, and it
just wasn't the thrilling, escapist Gothic Horror that the show did so well.
I would rather have a Dallas "Middle Years" set after the events of the Dallas Early Years movie,
with Jock Teaching JR the Oil Business, Gary battling his issues, Bobby as the spoiled playboy, Ray as an emerging
Rip from Yellowstone, The Barnes family struggling amid Digger's problems

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

I would rather have a Dallas "Middle Years" set after the events of the Dallas Early Years movie,
with Jock Teaching JR the Oil Business, Gary battling his issues, Bobby as the spoiled playboy, Ray as an emerging
Rip from Yellowstone, The Barnes family struggling amid Digger's problems

A cartoon prequel sounds nice.

 

[Ray_Krebbs]

The only issue I see is it turning into South Park or Family Guy. We don't need Peter Griffin showing up at South Fork

 

[Mel O'Drama]

I don't care for over the top farce comedy, which is what I fear the animated series would become.

I think there's every chance it would be the other way round: such an animated series would probably take a serious, gritty, atmospheric tone and be carefully crafted to avoid the over the top farce comedy that the live-action series eventually became.

The only issue I see is it turning into South Park or Family Guy. We don't need Peter Griffin showing up at South Fork

Something that a Dallas animated series would have to overcome is the misconception of animation as something broad, comedic and lacking in narrative. There are animated series out there that have told stories a compelling way.

I couldn't realistically see Dallas: TAS happening (in large part because a large percentage of the original series' demographic would probably be resistant to the idea). But that doesn't mean it couldn't be done, and done really well.

I would rather have a Dallas "Middle Years" set after the events of the Dallas Early Years movie,
with Jock Teaching JR the Oil Business, Gary battling his issues, Bobby as the spoiled playboy, Ray as an emerging
Rip from Yellowstone, The Barnes family struggling amid Digger's problems

A cartoon prequel sounds nice.

Oh yes.

 

[Ollie james]

Oh my God..they killed Bobby....You B*stards........wonder if Kenny was a tribute to Bobby and his ability to rise from the dead.

 

[pete lashmar]

Not for me no.

Or audio for that matter. I'm a huge Doctor Who and Blake's 7 fan but have never listened to 1 single audio story (and there are lots of them), Dallas, like Doctor Who is an on screen drama played by actors, anything else doesn't interest me.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

They could switch back and forth every week between Miss Ellie and Mis-Ellie --- only Lucy notices, and once the schism is discovered, Sammy Jo is ultimately blamed.



But, of course, only a cartoon would try something like that.

 

[Luke_Krebbs_Ewing]

Not for me no.

Or audio for that matter. I'm a huge Doctor Who and Blake's 7 fan but have never listened to 1 single audio story (and there are lots of them), Dallas, like Doctor Who is an on screen drama played by actors, anything else doesn't interest me.

You don't know what you're missing, there's some great Big Finish Doctor Who's on audio CD.

 

[Monzo]

I would prefer a Muppets version. Waldorf & Staller could play Jock & Clayton. Janice could be Lucy, Rowlf is kind hearted like Bobby. You could find a Muppet for every character, even though I'm not sure if I'd cast Gonzo as JR or Cliff.

 

[Angela Channing]

As a Dallas fan, I would watch an animated version out of curiosity, in the same way that I watched the TNT version even though I didn't really like it that much.

Maybe another interesting idea would be a deep fake version of Dallas, digitally superimposing the faces of the original cast over those of new actors employed to take on the roles.