Forums
New posts
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Awards
Log in
Register
What's new
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
A little forum update...We're planning an upgrade.
Find out more about what's planned and how you can help support the forum
Click here for the details
Forums
Dallas the TV series
Dallas - The Original Series
The Opening titles queries
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Lastkidpicked" data-source="post: 387574" data-attributes="member: 237"><p>Would you like to know the history of why the DALLAS opening credits are in alphabetical order?</p><p></p><p>Of course you would!</p><p></p><p>It goes back to the movie <em>The Towering Inferno.</em></p><p></p><p>This was a big budget movie destined to be a hit. Two of the main characters were played by Steve McQueen (lightning McQueen in the movie Cars) and Paul Newman.</p><p></p><p>Both McQueen and Newman insisted on top billing. Well, they can't <em>both</em> have top billing. The issue blew up and threatened production of the movie itself.</p><p></p><p>They finally came to a compromise-- diagonal billing. Both names appear on the screen at the same time. Steve McQueen was on the left, and Paul Newman was on the right, higher up on the screen. So reading left to right McQueen came first. Reading top to bottom, Newman came first.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]50953[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This was an imperfect solution, and a simple thing like how and when the names appeared started to affect a lot of movies and tv shows.</p><p></p><p>The solution for shows like <em>Dallas </em>was to avoid all the squabbling by simply saying "Starring in alphabetical order"</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]50954[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Same thing with the classically cheesy "Love Boat"</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]50955[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>It was good fortune that Bel Geddes and Davis come early in the alphabet. It avoided any discussion from Larry Hagman of saying, "Things have changed and I'm the star of the show so I should have top billing" because it was alphabetical order pure and simple.</p><p> </p><p>As [USER=5183]@Alison Carr[/USER] and [USER=2943]@Billy Wall[/USER] point out, this could cause actors to change their names:</p><p></p><p>Priscilla Beaulieu Presley becomes Prescilla Beaulieu</p><p>Charlene Tilton becomes Charlene Anderson</p><p></p><p>John Zaremba becomes Aaron Aardvark Aabury</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lastkidpicked, post: 387574, member: 237"] Would you like to know the history of why the DALLAS opening credits are in alphabetical order? Of course you would! It goes back to the movie [I]The Towering Inferno.[/I] This was a big budget movie destined to be a hit. Two of the main characters were played by Steve McQueen (lightning McQueen in the movie Cars) and Paul Newman. Both McQueen and Newman insisted on top billing. Well, they can't [I]both[/I] have top billing. The issue blew up and threatened production of the movie itself. They finally came to a compromise-- diagonal billing. Both names appear on the screen at the same time. Steve McQueen was on the left, and Paul Newman was on the right, higher up on the screen. So reading left to right McQueen came first. Reading top to bottom, Newman came first. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1706637173868.png"]50953[/ATTACH] This was an imperfect solution, and a simple thing like how and when the names appeared started to affect a lot of movies and tv shows. The solution for shows like [I]Dallas [/I]was to avoid all the squabbling by simply saying "Starring in alphabetical order" [ATTACH type="full" alt="1706637612088.png"]50954[/ATTACH] Same thing with the classically cheesy "Love Boat" [ATTACH type="full" alt="1706638510109.png"]50955[/ATTACH] It was good fortune that Bel Geddes and Davis come early in the alphabet. It avoided any discussion from Larry Hagman of saying, "Things have changed and I'm the star of the show so I should have top billing" because it was alphabetical order pure and simple. As [USER=5183]@Alison Carr[/USER] and [USER=2943]@Billy Wall[/USER] point out, this could cause actors to change their names: Priscilla Beaulieu Presley becomes Prescilla Beaulieu Charlene Tilton becomes Charlene Anderson John Zaremba becomes Aaron Aardvark Aabury [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
6 + 4 =
Post reply
Forums
Dallas the TV series
Dallas - The Original Series
The Opening titles queries
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top
