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DallasFanForever

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I’m new to the site, although I feel like I know some of you already. I’ve read ur threads for years but never got around to signing up. So finally I said why not? I’m a huge Dallas fan. Started watching in the 83-84 season when I was 8. So I kind of missed the glory days of the show IMO. But I watched right up until the end, the bitter end LOL. And through syndication and later on the DVD’s I learned so much I didn’t know about the show, and relived so much I had forgotten. I think it’s great how all of you keep the show alive the way you do. Dallas has always been a huge part of my life, especially through some pretty difficult times and crises. And I’m glad to finally be a part of ur site that I love so much. Thanks for having me,
Frank
 
Rove

Rove

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Welcome aboard Frank. Now what is your burning question on anything Lorimar Dallas or TNT Dallas.
 
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DallasFanForever

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I guess my burning question would be what was it that made you a fan of the show? And what was ur first memories of the show? The first episode I remember is Bobby getting shot. I was 9, and all I knew about Dallas was it was that show my grandparents watched on Friday night. My first memory is walking into the living room and hearing my grandmother yell “Oh my God they shot the brother instead!” That was my introduction to the show. “Who’s brother,” I thought to myself. Anyway, for some reason, I became hooked. And the next season I wouldn’t miss an episode. And I didn’t miss one ever again. I do regret missing out on so much of the early seasons. I didn’t go back and watch all of it til the dvds came out so for those of you that were watching early on, what was it like? Was it obvious this show was going to be a hit from the beginning? Were the ratings strong from the start? Was The Who Shot JR? phenomenon the turning point? Was it obvious it was Kristin? I guess I’m just captivated by the earlier seasons, considering I missed it all in the original run. Can’t wait to hear ur thoughts!
 
Mel O'Drama

Mel O'Drama

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Welcome to the site, Frank. :wave:



DallasFanForever said:
what was ur first memories of the show? The first episode I remember is Bobby getting shot.
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This was a key episode for me too. It's the one that made a regular viewer out of me.

I'd seen occasional episodes before this including the episode after JR was shot (of course). But it was End Game that really hooked me. My family weren't Dallas viewers at that point, but I was on the children's ward of a hospital and some of the mums got very excited when Dallas was about to begin and we all gathered round to watch it. Two thirds of the way through the episode, one of the nurses announced that Bobby was going to be shot (she'd read it in the paper), but even that spoiler didn't put a damper on my excitement.

After the episode there was a trailer for a breakfast show the next morning, which was going to discuss the cliffhanger. I strongly associate this with adding to my excitement and recently discovered the end of the episode with that very trailer attached, which was a thrill:


After this, the BBC repeated the season over the summer (beginning with the aftermath of the Southfork fire and ending with Bobby getting shot). I watched every repeat, and then every new episode after that.
 
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Barbara Fan

Barbara Fan

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Welcome to the Forum, nice to see a new member posting here
Love BF xx

Why i am a fan of the show, Im an original Dallas fan from 1978, Mini series - epiosde 1 in 1978 and shown on BBC
Some of my thoughts and reasons are posted here - when BBG died (will save typing again lol)
I loved original Dallas 1978 -90, became a Dallas addict in 1980 and since that time have collected anything and everything on the cast - still do to this day but very little written about Dallas now. I have a very LARGE collection and a lACK of space for it these days. Also got lucky and got on the Dallas set as a teenager to watch them film and continued to build on meeting other Dallas cast members in the years since. Pleased with my lot over the years but never met VP or BBG which will always be a huge regret. - Did meet her grandaughter for lunch tho!
Im not a fan of the final year of Dallas and Im not a fan of any TNT reboot from 2012 onwards.

some of my thoughts are here
 
Lastkidpicked

Lastkidpicked

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Welcome, Frank!

One thing you will notice around here is that everybody has different reasons for posting and that is fun as well.

Some people have memories of the show growing up and they enjoy posting here because it brings back good memories.

Others, such as @Barbara Fan just mentioned, post on here because they have met many of the cast and crew of the show.

And for your friend, The Last Kid Picked, my job has me driving around Texas all the time. So I enjoy driving by places and thinking, "This is where Sly would have parked. Here is the field where Ewing 23 would be." It makes my day more fun and that encourages me to come on here and see what everybody is up to.

You'll enjoy posting here!
 
pd fan

pd fan

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Welcome to the forum Dallas fanfic ever, it,s a great place here to talk about our favorite TV show ,I hope you will enjoy it
 
Rove

Rove

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DallasFanForever said:
And what was ur first memories of the show?
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I've been a fan since Dallas arrived in Australia. See here in Oz back in the day of having two channels available to view I'd imagine my local commercial station screened Dallas well after its premiere in America. It was common practice for the commercial stations here in Oz to hold a series until winter presumably to capture more eyeballs. I might have been 13 or 14 years but the attraction of watching Dallas might have been Southfork as I've always loved the outdoors. Whatever it was I was fascinated by the Ewing family and that beautiful bastard; JR. I instantly knew Larry because I grew up with I Dream of Jeannie.

Anyway. It's a series which still resonates with me 42 years later. There are two things I hold close to my heart; Dallas and Star Wars; the original trilogy. The moment I hear the intro to Dallas or Star Wars I'm catapulted back to my early teenage years. Happy times.
 
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DallasFanForever

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Rove I can relate to everything you just said. South fork was a big reason for my initial interest in Dallas. I grew up on a huge piece of land in upstate New York that my grandfather converted from a resort into a ranch. For lack of a better name we used to playfully call it North Fork. Actually looked a lot like South fork too. Wish I had pictures of it. Sadly I don’t. Most of my family is gone now and I couldn’t tell u what happened to all those pictures from growing up.
 
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