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Dallas - The Original Series
DALLAS: what made it stand out above the other soaps?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kenny Coyote" data-source="post: 76572" data-attributes="member: 102"><p>Dallas was wonderful because it showed the inner relationships of a very interesting family and because they lived together on a huge ranch, there was a tremendous amount of interaction compared with the typical American family. It showed 3 generations - Jock and Ellie, their sons, and then Lucy, their grand-daughter. I loved their conversations at cocktail hour and at the dinner table.</p><p></p><p>Dallas always had feuds, most notable the Barnes-Ewing feud and feuds are something missing from most TV dramas but they shouldn't be so rare in TV dramas because feuds are exciting! Feuds keep sports fans on the edge of their seats, and the people who created Dallas were smart enough to bring feuds to a prime time TV drama.</p><p></p><p>The place they took the feuds to - the independent oil industry in Texas was brilliant because it's such an exciting industry! The conflict between the Ewings and either Cliff Barnes or Weststar which primarily took place in oil deals and transactions were very exciting because even though it's a science, there's also still a big element of luck in the oil industry - a little like gambling. My favorite part of all was seeing a great Ewing Oil plan come together at the expense of Cliff Barnes, Weststar, or anyone else. One of my favorites was when JR was courting Sue Ellen to try to remarry her and also get his little boy back at Southfork. So he had to get rid of the threat of Cliff Barnes and he did it brilliantly by counting on Cliff's greed to cause him to embezzle from his mother's company. JR knew his enemies very well which made him very effective in dealing with them. Another brilliant deal JR made, one of the absolute highlights of all of Dallas was "J.R. Ewing Gas"! What a brilliant way to try to win the contest for Ewing Oil. Seeing JR as a hero of the working class and even being talked about as a potential candidate for a high political office in the federal government was incredibly entertaining.</p><p></p><p>What I liked best of all is how the Ewings would join together whenever there was a threat from outsiders. Seeing then brothers work together to accomplish something crucial such as shooting B.D. Calhoun always made me feel very happy, even inspired. Dallas was the greatest TV show there has ever been or ever will be!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kenny Coyote, post: 76572, member: 102"] Dallas was wonderful because it showed the inner relationships of a very interesting family and because they lived together on a huge ranch, there was a tremendous amount of interaction compared with the typical American family. It showed 3 generations - Jock and Ellie, their sons, and then Lucy, their grand-daughter. I loved their conversations at cocktail hour and at the dinner table. Dallas always had feuds, most notable the Barnes-Ewing feud and feuds are something missing from most TV dramas but they shouldn't be so rare in TV dramas because feuds are exciting! Feuds keep sports fans on the edge of their seats, and the people who created Dallas were smart enough to bring feuds to a prime time TV drama. The place they took the feuds to - the independent oil industry in Texas was brilliant because it's such an exciting industry! The conflict between the Ewings and either Cliff Barnes or Weststar which primarily took place in oil deals and transactions were very exciting because even though it's a science, there's also still a big element of luck in the oil industry - a little like gambling. My favorite part of all was seeing a great Ewing Oil plan come together at the expense of Cliff Barnes, Weststar, or anyone else. One of my favorites was when JR was courting Sue Ellen to try to remarry her and also get his little boy back at Southfork. So he had to get rid of the threat of Cliff Barnes and he did it brilliantly by counting on Cliff's greed to cause him to embezzle from his mother's company. JR knew his enemies very well which made him very effective in dealing with them. Another brilliant deal JR made, one of the absolute highlights of all of Dallas was "J.R. Ewing Gas"! What a brilliant way to try to win the contest for Ewing Oil. Seeing JR as a hero of the working class and even being talked about as a potential candidate for a high political office in the federal government was incredibly entertaining. What I liked best of all is how the Ewings would join together whenever there was a threat from outsiders. Seeing then brothers work together to accomplish something crucial such as shooting B.D. Calhoun always made me feel very happy, even inspired. Dallas was the greatest TV show there has ever been or ever will be! [/QUOTE]
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