Funny things you’ve noticed

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Grangehill1

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Is there anything in Dallas you’ve noticed over the years that appear odd or distracting. Or you would have loved to have been done differently?
Here’s a few examples

- Jamie’s 1st appearance. I always find it so weird that Jenna says ‘WHAT is that?’ as Jamie approaches. Shouldn’t that line have been given to Sue Ellen? That’s so the sort of thing she would have said.

- Oil Barons Ball during the dream season. Why on earth did they freeze frame at the end with the woman’s eyes closed behind JR? It’s so distracting!

- Pam and Katherine’s confrontation. They have the argument in Katherines apartment and Pam slaps her. Then we cut to this bizarre shot of Pan leisurely walking out of the apartment. Why????

Have you noticed other things over the years?
 
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Grangehill1 said:
Oil Barons Ball during the dream season. Why on earth did they freeze frame at the end with the woman’s eyes closed behind JR? It’s so distracting!
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They won a Dallas competition in Europe (yes I did enter!) and they were from Italy - so they got a prominent place at the end and were also there for Cliff getting a pie in his face from Jamie

I dont think Equity or Screen Actors guild were queuing up for their services re acting ability ;)
 
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I remember watching a dinner scene at Southfork when Omri Katz/John Ross looked right at the camera.

The storyline when JR mortgaged Southfork, Bobby says “we only have one asset, Southfork.” Correct me if I’m wrong, but I could have swore they owned the Ewing Oil building. Wouldn’t that be an asset?
 
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Grangehill1

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Barbara Fan said:
They won a Dallas competition in Europe (yes I did enter!) and they were from Italy - so they got a prominent place at the end and were also there for Cliff getting a pie in his face from Jamie

I dont think Equity or Screen Actors guild were queuing up for their services re acting ability ;)
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This is amazing! I never knew that
 
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Grangehill1

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When Pam finds out Gerald Kane has been leading her on a wild goose chase for Mark
And she asks him who would have made him do that.
The way the actor says ‘JR Ewing’ is SO over the top
 
Sarah

Sarah

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Grangehill1 said:
Is there anything in Dallas you’ve noticed over the years that appear odd or distracting. Or you would have loved to have been done differently?
Here’s a few examples

- Jamie’s 1st appearance. I always find it so weird that Jenna says ‘WHAT is that?’ as Jamie approaches. Shouldn’t that line have been given to Sue Ellen? That’s so the sort of thing she would have said.

- Oil Barons Ball during the dream season. Why on earth did they freeze frame at the end with the woman’s eyes closed behind JR? It’s so distracting!

- Pam and Katherine’s confrontation. They have the argument in Katherines apartment and Pam slaps her. Then we cut to this bizarre shot of Pan leisurely walking out of the apartment. Why????

Have you noticed other things over the years?
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In her earlier years yes, by now? No, Sue Ellen wouldn’t have said that.
 
Lastkidpicked

Lastkidpicked

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Here's a fun one.
In J.R. Returns, there is a scene where Bobby, Julia, and the teenage kids are walking along the fence at Southfork and talking. The camera and sound work are very good and they capture the walking and the conversation very well.

What was NOT done very well was the editing. Watch for it and you'll see something funny. You can actually see all of the actors standing on their marks, waiting. Then, after a beat they start walking.

Those scenes are fun because they make you think, "Did that actually just happen?" and then you back it up and yes, that actually did happen!
 
Sarah

Sarah

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Grangehill1 said:
Sue Ellen wouldn’t have said that? And Jenna would???
The same Sue Ellen who a few years later was calling Cally ‘child bride’
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I said at that time in her life she was in a good place. :innocent: She didn’t typically lash out when she was feeling happier and she certainly wouldn’t be rude to a guest.

Oh and she had every right to refer to Cally as such. If you know the show and the characters you’d know that comment was more aimed at JR than Cally herself.
 
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DallasFanForever

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The scene when J.R. walks into Jock’s office some time after his death. The name on the door says Jock Ewing. But look again after he opens the door and zoom in on the nameplate. It now says J.R. Ewing.
 
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Luke_Krebbs_Ewing

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DallasFanForever said:
The scene when J.R. walks into Jock’s office some time after his death. The name on the door says Jock Ewing. But look again after he opens the door and zoom in on the nameplate. It now says J.R. Ewing.
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I wonder did they redress JR's office for Jock's? As I'm guessing that following the sad death of Jim Davis the set for Jock's Ewing Oil office was probably scrapped. Being deemed no longer viable to retain with Jim Davis gone. :(
 
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Via The Void said:
I wonder did they redress JR's office for Jock's? As I'm guessing that following the sad death of Jim Davis the set for Jock's Ewing Oil office was probably scrapped. Being deemed no longer viable to retain with Jim Davis gone. :(
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That’s what I’ve always figured. They probably no longer had the set for Jock’s office so just used J.R.’s instead. If it wasn’t for the nameplate I never would’ve noticed so they did a nice job of fooling us I guess.
 
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Grangehill1

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Sarah said:
I said at that time in her life she was in a good place. :innocent: She didn’t typically lash out when she was feeling happier and she certainly wouldn’t be rude to a guest.

Oh and she had every right to refer to Cally as such. If you know the show and the characters you’d know that comment was more aimed at JR than Cally herself.
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But out of everyone in the scene, Sue Ellen is the only one who would have said that in character. It’s something Jenna never would have said.

I would argue she wasn’t in a good place. 4 episodes before JR has told her she has to be back in his bed or Peter goes to jail.

Sue Ellen in season 8 just coasts along for the first 3/4 of the season with not much to do. She goes from having to share a bed with JR, then seemingly loves him again to the point where she’s shocked when Jamie catches him with someone else to then becoming a total
Mess by seasons end
 
Lastkidpicked

Lastkidpicked

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Jon Ewing Jr. said:
I always liked the scene there at the end of the series where the Goon Johnny Dancer beats up Cliff at the resturant. Just watch Cliffs facial expressions as he is getting his ass kicked.
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Sarah said:
Yikes. Why is that funny?
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There is one way that is funny. If you are a person who enjoys poking fun at the later seasons then watch the scene at the restaurant. It is just so FAKE.
Look at the walls, they are so fake and flimsy that if Johnny threw Cliff into one, the wall would simply fall over and you would see the rest of the soundstage behind it!

Also, watch the 1:32 mark. The extra on the left is only feet away from the fight. But he leans over to another extra as if asking him to hand the salt.
I sure do love the work and caring that went into staging the early years. But the later years are so fake that it's actually funny!
 
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Jimmy Todd

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Grangehill1 said:
Is there anything in Dallas you’ve noticed over the years that appear odd or distracting. Or you would have loved to have been done differently?
Here’s a few examples

- Jamie’s 1st appearance. I always find it so weird that Jenna says ‘WHAT is that?’ as Jamie approaches. Shouldn’t that line have been given to Sue Ellen? That’s so the sort of thing she would have said.

- Oil Barons Ball during the dream season. Why on earth did they freeze frame at the end with the woman’s eyes closed behind JR? It’s so distracting!

- Pam and Katherine’s confrontation. They have the argument in Katherines apartment and Pam slaps her. Then we cut to this bizarre shot of Pan leisurely walking out of the apartment. Why????

Have you noticed other things over the years?
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The one you mentioned in which Pam is walking away after slapping Katherine always stands out to me. It feels so incongruous to the rest of the scene, and the manner on which she walks is as if she's wearing shoes that are five sizes too small for hear.
A scene I found funny, but in a good way, is when Cliff wins Oil Baron of the Year. The look on his face when they're about to announce his name, and he knows it, is priceless. It's so Cliff. It also shows what a good actor Ken Kercheval was.
 
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