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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 296432" data-attributes="member: 7">Just an FYI: I number the DALLAS seasons based on the DVD releases.

DALLAS was very good for maybe the first six seasons. Despite the high ratings it got, I thought Season 4 was a bit of a dud outside of the &quot;Who shot J.R.?&quot; reveal that we got. I&#039;d probably argue that Seasons 5 and 6 were the best we got and offered us DALLAS at its peak creatively.

As for Seasons 7 and 8, I thought that&#039;s where the show started loosing some of its sizzle. The story line concerning the romance of Sue Ellen and Peter seemed forced, although we do get the battle for Ewing Oil from Season 7, which was one of the best arcs the show delivered. The biggest issue with Season 8 is the Miss Ellie recast fiasco, which could&#039;ve been more easily written off had Donna Reed stepped in during the Dream Season. We could just skip that season altogether, and therefore pretend as if Miss Ellie was always the incomparable Barbara Bel Geddes.

I&#039;ve yet to finish the final seasons of DALLAS, and I seriously doubt that I ever will. I stopped watching it when Bobby flatlined, and I haven&#039;t any strong unction to go any further. Sure, I&#039;ve seen clips and I know a little about what happens, but I don&#039;t necessarily what to make the time and set down and watch an episode-by-episode telling of what is to be come of the characters. I&#039;ve thought about binging them online, or perhaps watching the TV movies, but I&#039;ve yet to do that either.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 296432, member: 7"] [JUSTIFY]Just an FYI: I number the DALLAS seasons based on the DVD releases. DALLAS was very good for maybe the first six seasons. Despite the high ratings it got, I thought Season 4 was a bit of a dud outside of the "Who shot J.R.?" reveal that we got. I'd probably argue that Seasons 5 and 6 were the best we got and offered us DALLAS at its peak creatively. As for Seasons 7 and 8, I thought that's where the show started loosing some of its sizzle. The story line concerning the romance of Sue Ellen and Peter seemed forced, although we do get the battle for Ewing Oil from Season 7, which was one of the best arcs the show delivered. The biggest issue with Season 8 is the Miss Ellie recast fiasco, which could've been more easily written off had Donna Reed stepped in during the Dream Season. We could just skip that season altogether, and therefore pretend as if Miss Ellie was always the incomparable Barbara Bel Geddes. I've yet to finish the final seasons of DALLAS, and I seriously doubt that I ever will. I stopped watching it when Bobby flatlined, and I haven't any strong unction to go any further. Sure, I've seen clips and I know a little about what happens, but I don't necessarily what to make the time and set down and watch an episode-by-episode telling of what is to be come of the characters. I've thought about binging them online, or perhaps watching the TV movies, but I've yet to do that either.[/JUSTIFY] [/QUOTE]

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