If the Ewings Relocated

[Ray_Krebbs]

Let's say Southfork got sold. Where in the world would you have the characters live? I'd have them retire near the Gulf Coast of Florida. They get a ranch inland but in reasonable drive of the beach. Ewing Oil is moved to Sarasota and run by Sue Ellen and James, who got disinterested Bobby's half of the company after War of the Ewings - erasing TNT Dallas. John Ross and Christopher are finished with college and help oversee off shore drilling in the gulf. J.R. has stepped down from Westar and spends his retirement with James's children and monitors Ewing Oil through his sons. Cliff and Afton are finally married after issues with Pamela Rebecca, now called Becky, after her paternity was revealed. She has come to terms and has gotten to know Cliff. John Ross and Becky hooked up before the selling of Southfork, and she and John Ross are engaged. Cliff and Afton decide to move to Florida also to remain close to Becky and also Christopher. Ray, now separated from Jenna, has been coaxed by Bobby to come help run the new ranch. He buys the property next door. Bobby plans to propose to Jennifer Jantzen, and he goes to a jewelry store in Sarasota to buy a ring. The jeweler approaches, and it turns out to be Pam, who appears not to recognize him....

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

Everybody went to France.

That's why April had to die in Paris in the final season --- the Ewings were bringing the JFK assassination karma to the Continent ahead of their relocating Southfork to, eventually, The Riviera.

That's why all the characters eventually fled to Gaul.

 

[Rove]

Montana
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I've always considered Dallas, Texas was a great choice for the original series as like the Ewing family the city and state reflected what the family was about. Greed. It could also be argued that just like the Ewing family when they played dirty it reflected what Texas was/is about. And that's not a criticism of Dallas or Texas...it was just a feeling I got.

Now my reasoning for choosing Montana is because of it's pristine environment and it's a perfect choice to relocate the Ewing family to in order to untap those natural resources which creates the conflict the series requires.

Just a thought.

 

[DallasFanForever]

I would have them move to Denver and go toe to toe with the Carringtons. The whole thing begins as a fight over oil but turns into a range war.

 

[Luke_Krebbs_Ewing]

I would have them move to Denver and go toe to toe with the Carringtons. The whole thing begins as a fight over oil but turns into a range war.

Wouldn't they be better moving to California, to Knots Landing?

They might go toe to toe with the Colby's as well.

 

[Chris2]

Remember Baywatch Hawaii, when the whole cast relocated? Well, I propose Dallas Hawaii. They could live on a pineapple plantation, and the ladies could wear bikinis.

 

[Taylor Bennett Jr.]

I’d like to have seen Ray and Jenna and Charlie make a go of it on a small ranch about an hour outside Tokyo.

The rest of the Ewings…. either Cleveland or Key West.

 

[Luke_Krebbs_Ewing]

I’d like to have seen Ray and Jenna and Charlie make a go of it on a small ranch about an hour outside Tokyo.

The rest of the Ewings…. either Cleveland or Key West.

They're better moving to Switzerland. Where they own Krebbs Kuckoo Klocks and where Jenna makes homemade food using cannabis and cocaine in the cafe.

 

[Taylor Bennett Jr.]

They're better moving to Switzerland. Where they own Krebbs Kuckoo Klocks and where Jenna makes homemade food using cannabis and cocaine in the cafe.

hm, perhaps that combination would explain Jenna #3's erratic acting!

I've thought about their ideal location a bit more and have now decided the Mongolian Steppes might be the perfect place for Ray to get back to his cowboy roots. With the Ewing money they could ship Darius for Charlie to ride as she herds.

 

[DallasFanForever]

Wouldn't they be better moving to California, to Knots Landing?

I prefer Denver cause in my scenario we get J.R. and Alexis pointing rifles at each other in a range war. Pure gold!

 

[Luke_Krebbs_Ewing]

I prefer Denver cause in my scenario we get J.R. and Alexis pointing rifles at each other in a range war. Pure gold!

Yeah I'd watch that!

 

[Alexis Colby Carrington]

They mirror their Knots Landing counterparts and move to Australia to another famous cul-de-sac!

 

[Willie Oleson]

Relocate them to the 18th century, like Dark Shadows.

 

[Rove]

They mirror their Knots Landing counterparts and move to Australia to another famous cul-de-sac!

JR Ewing in Ramsey Street! Watching him up against Paul Robinson and Sue Ellen square off with Susan Kennedy could have been ratings gold. I always found the naming Ramsey Street as odd because it was a cul-de-sac so technically it should have been known as Ramsey Close.

 

[Lotus Point Tundra Torque]

Umm, if they relocated, it wouldn't be Dallas anymore...

 

[Alexis Colby Carrington]

JR Ewing in Ramsey Street! Watching him up against Paul Robinson and Sue Ellen square off with Susan Kennedy could have been ratings gold. I always found the naming Ramsey Street as odd because it was a cul-de-sac so technically it should have been known as Ramsey Close.

JR finds out there's oil underneath Lassiters. He buys the land and demolishes the lot - can you imagine the fight he'd have with Paul, Lucy and Rosemary over that? The Lassiter family could also be introduced, there must be some around.

Sue Ellen vs Susan would also have been very good - she could be the one Karl has an affair with when he becomes her AA sponsor.

I think its called Ramsey Street because the cul-de-sac is at the end of a long street? Maybe I'm stretching that a bit much.

 

[Ray_Krebbs]

Another idea is Anchorage, Alaska. Wasn't Jack and Jamie raised there? Perhaps they get a hold of a lot of drilling property there, maybe even more than Texas, and they see it as a way to keep closer eye on their most important assets. They could have their reservations about moving to such a different climate, and it'd have been interesting to see them adjust. I don't know of any other soaps set in that area. Would the Ewings have kept warm or wind up like poor Boris Grishenko, who realized he was not invincible?

 

[Michelle Stevens]

Fort Worth, Dallas' easy-going neighbor and Larry Hagman's birthplace. Big Jock and Ray could always be closer to the cattle auction as well.