Funny things you've spotted

[Grangehill1]

Is there anything funny you've spotted whilst watching Dallas?

Here's one.

Season 9 (DVD), The Winds of Change. It always cracks me up with the freeze frame at the end on JR, he's totally upstaged by the woman behind him with her eyes shut! Why did they choose to freeze it there?!

Anyone else spotted anything?

 

[Grangehill1]

Another one. Season 7 (DVD), Hush Hush Sweet Jessie.

When Pam confronts Katherine and slaps her, we cut to a shot of Pam gently walking out the door. Why?!!! That shot was never needed and somebody clearly didn't tell Victoria to walk out fast. It's like she's taking a Sunday afternoon stroll.

 

[Presea]

Another one. Season 7 (DVD), Hush Hush Sweet Jessie.

When Pam confronts Katherine and slaps her, we cut to a shot of Pam gently walking out the door. Why?!!! That shot was never needed and somebody clearly didn't tell Victoria to walk out fast. It's like she's taking a Sunday afternoon stroll.

They did that purely to give fan service to all of the obsessed Bobby/Pam fans. That whole scene could have been so much better if they had made it into a passionate argument. But instead, Katherine was basically a zombie due to being psychotic, causing her to have a mental block about Bobby's earlier rejection. And Pam was not even hurt or curious about her sister's actions. Although that is pretty much expected since they had no real relationship as a family. Altogether, it was a very weak and sloppy scene. Hell, they couldn't even wait until the scene changed before they switched the music to match the next scene.

 

[Sarah]

There is a shot in later years of Michelle Stevens throwing a glass at James' head (pity she missed) and it hit the door of April's old apartment. But from Kimberly Foster throws the glass, until it hits the door, there's a huge gap.

 

[Michelle Stevens]

There is a shot in later years of Michelle Stevens throwing a glass at James' head (pity she missed) and it hit the door of April's old apartment. But from Kimberly Foster throws the glass, until it hits the door, there's a huge gap.

I was testing my Time Lord powers. Obviously I need to work on that.

 

[Sarah]

I was testing my Time Lord powers. Obviously I need to work on that.

 

[Miss Texas 1967]

In War of The Ewings when JR throws the pillow at Sue Ellen and then I assume Sue Ellen is meant to throw it back at JR but Linda kind of misses and the pillow ends up on the floor.

 

[Sarah]

In War of The Ewings when JR throws the pillow at Sue Ellen and then I assume Sue Ellen is meant to throw it back at JR but Linda kind of misses and the pillow ends up on the floor.

Still a beautiful scene

 

[Rove]

I'd have to watch carefully next time but I remember either in season 2 (I count the mini series as season 1) or 3, members of the Ewing family (could have been JR and Kristen) were just outside the Southfork house (the real one) chatting when this dog drifted into and out of the scene. I thought wow, the Ewing family have a pooch. Never saw the mutt again. I'm guessing the dog belonged to either one of the crew or the family that lived at the ranch.

 

[Miss Texas 1967]

I'd have to watch carefully next time but I remember either in season 2 (I count the mini series as season 1) or 3, members of the Ewing family (could have been JR and Kristen) were just outside the Southfork house (the real one) chatting when this dog drifted into and out of the scene. I thought wow, the Ewing family have a pooch. Never saw the mutt again. I'm guessing the dog belonged to either one of the crew or the family that lived at the ranch.

Probably the miniseries, they had random dogs in the scenes at Southfork. I imagine they were resident dogs who weren't going to be moved just because some random TV crew decided to occupy their territory.

 

[Toni]

Probably the miniseries, they had random dogs in the scenes at Southfork. I imagine they were resident dogs who weren't going to be moved just because some random TV crew decided to occupy their territory.

I think in the episode "Secrets", we can also see a little dog following Lucy when she´s leaving Southfork (that seemed so funny to me when I discovered it!). There´s also that eppi when Charlene was recovering from the car accident she had when driving to shoot Lucy´s wedding, and the next week or so, Lucy appears with her hand in bandages (check out when she asks Pam for a job with Alex). Not to mention the way they hid her pregnancy when Charlene´s was quite apparent (by the time she was kidnapped by Roger and in the first 2 episodes of Season 5, when Lucy decides to have an abortion: armchairs, cushions, porcelain dogs, whatever...). I´ll think of more...

 

[Rove]

Probably the miniseries,

Nah, it was definitely the newer Southfork because I remember they were standing outside with the pool next to them. I do recall the dogs in the mini-series though. Damn, I'm going to have to watch the series again and keep an out for this random mutt. Any excuse to watch Dallas again

 

[Rove]

I'm not sure if I find the following funny or annoying but obviously as the series gained popularity and the actors would shoot their scenes on location in Dallas you'd see all these people across the road just glaring straight at the camera crew. I wonder why the photographer/director don't use depth of field to blur these annoying extras out.

 

[Grangehill1]

Anyone else spotted anything?

 

[Luke_Krebbs_Ewing]

I'd have to watch carefully next time but I remember either in season 2 (I count the mini series as season 1) or 3, members of the Ewing family (could have been JR and Kristen) were just outside the Southfork house (the real one) chatting when this dog drifted into and out of the scene. I thought wow, the Ewing family have a pooch. Never saw the mutt again. I'm guessing the dog belonged to either one of the crew or the family that lived at the ranch.

I've just noticed that dog, it was from an episode of season five (DVD count). So either it's a different dog or it came back as a Special Guest Star!

 

[Rove]

So either it's a different dog or it came back as a Special Guest Star!

Which begs the question? Why weren't the dogs and horses shown in the end credits?

 

[Toni]

Which begs the question? Why weren't the dogs and horses shown in the end credits?

Maybe because the only ones who repeatedly appeared in the shots were the porcelain dogs and they firmly opposed...? (They were the show´s only divas...until they were axed too!)

One of them became the inspiration for the Simpson´s dog!​

 

[Rove]

Not while watching Dallas but watching the Jodie Foster movie Contact. In the opening sequence as the camera pans away from Earth we hear songs/music from bygone years. One of those tunes is the opening theme music from Dallas.

 

[Presea]

Sue Ellen and JR's little attached house from the early episodes. Where did it go?

 

[Luke_Krebbs_Ewing]

Which begs the question? Why weren't the dogs and horses shown in the end credits?

If I remember correctly in the Dallas Reunion: Return To Southfork when Victoria Principal & Ken Kercheval are chatting together, Victoria refers to Cliff as a dog as regards his relationships with women.

So technically the only dog in the titles is Ken Kercheval!

Mind you Priscilla Presley has the plastic facial expression of a basset hound! So it is possible there's two dogs in the titles!

I am naughty, aren't I!