Hyatt In The Openings

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Bobby Southworth said:
No, but I always wondered why this particular building was showcased for so long, rather than the actual Ewing building/Renaissance tower. I believe, if memory serves correctly, it is featured in the episode "Spy In The House" during a little montage of downtown Dallas, just like the actual opening shot of the opening titles between seasons 1-7 of downtown Dallas were of Bobby and Pam, or just Pam?? driving into the city.
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I think the shot of the "striped" building that we see "Starring in alphabetical order" over was used for as long as it was because it aligned with the three-split title card motif, those lines similarly angled. When it was replaced with the Hyatt in Season 8, it didn't make too much sense -- except that it was a building photographed from the ground.
 
Luke_Krebbs_Ewing

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Here's a picture of the Hyatt building from the side it was seen in the opening credits of Dallas.

As you can see the Reunion Tower is behind it and probably sending signals back to Starfleet Command in the 23rd Century! ;)

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Luke_Krebbs_Ewing said:
Here's a picture of the Hyatt building from the side it was seen in the opening credits of Dallas.

As you can see the Reunion Tower is behind it and probably sending signals back to Starfleet Command in the 23rd Century! ;)

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Sorry that’s completely wrong. This side wasn’t seen on the opening credits. It was the other side with reunion tower on the right and the Hyatt on the left
 
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Snarky Oracle said:
I think the shot of the "striped" building that we see "Starring in alphabetical order" over was used for as long as it was because it aligned with the three-split title card motif, those lines similarly angled. When it was replaced with the Hyatt in Season 8, it didn't make too much sense -- except that it was a building photographed from the ground.
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Amazing.

what was the name of the building?
 
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Bobby Southworth said:
Snarky, if you are referring to the initial shot of the Hyatt and Reunion tower in the credits, you are correct. What I'm asking about is roughly 32 seconds into the intro when it says "starring in alphabetical order". It's that shot of the Hyatt I'm curious to know which perspective of the building we are getting it from.
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See my post before this one taken from a screenshot of the season 8 opening sequence.

It actually looks like a shot from the front of the building rather than the side which I said in my previous post, as you can see all the chunky angles going back leading up to the main large area of the building. :)
 
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bmasters9

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What I'd like to know is why it was taken from two sides.
 
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Luke_Krebbs_Ewing said:
Possibly because visually the buildings are a unique and distinctive design.

You'd really have to ask Wayne Fitzgerald that as he was the one who created and designed those opening sequences. :)
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Wish I could!
 
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Bumping this up: just after the first shot of the Hyatt passes, and the scene fades to the shots separated by lines, there is a portion of a shot that is there and gone (covered up quickly by the first shot, the oil derricks)-- what is that? It's at the far right side of this screenshot.

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bmasters9 said:
Bumping this up: just after the first shot of the Hyatt passes, and the scene fades to the shots separated by lines, there is a portion of a shot that is there and gone (covered up quickly by the first shot, the oil derricks)-- what is that? It's at the far right side of this screenshot.

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Your guess is as good as mine.

As long as it's not a shot of me in the shower!

It looks as if it might be a long shot of Dallas in the distance. :)
 
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Luke_Krebbs_Ewing said:
Your guess is as good as mine.

As long as it's not a shot of me in the shower!

It looks as if it might be a long shot of Dallas in the distance. :)
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That may indeed be it-- it disappears as soon as it appears, so we can't really tell (outside of the part before the end titles in The Early Years film from 1986).
 
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