Thirty years- 3 May 1991

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It was some time later by the time the finale finally rolled around in Australia and the show had been relegated to around midnight but I stuck with it to the bitter end.
I like the first half of Conundrum with all the reveals but the second hour gets too bogged down in a plot that we don't care about.
 
Taylor Bennett Jr.

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bmasters9 said:
And there was a fourth-season episode of The Streets of San Francisco w/the title of "Judgment Day" (OAD Thurs. Feb. 19, 1976 on ABC [screencaps of episode title in menu and in the episode captured from CBS Home Entertainment all-in-one DVD]):

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that spelling always looked wrong to me, even as an American, but my lawyer friends have assured me it's correct. And as a longtime resident of San Francisco and denizen of the streets thereof, I consider the show an unassailable source of truth on the matter.

That show's opening sequence gets me going even more than Dallas: *wild wah-wah-pedal funk guitar*, then *Duh-duh-duh! Duh-na-na-na-naaah!*

And has there ever been a show whose co-stars had the film careers of Malden and Douglas? (although I think Douglas was just "Kirk's son" at the time as far as the big screen goes.)

I forgot there was a DVD - I can never find the show online, but I remember now renting the DVD from the video store (remember those?) years ago.

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(Jock heads out west in his ill-fated early 70s quest to nab a refinery near the Carquinez Strait about 20 miles east of the Golden Gate as the seal swims. A young JR blew the deal after insulting the residents of the Castro district and sleeping with the mayor of Oakland's mistress.)

disclaimer: please avoid if susceptible to epileptic seizure

 
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the-lost-son

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KayLloyd said:
The concept of Conundrum was interesting, but the execution of it was very poorly done and ridiculous. None of what would have happened if J.R. hadn't been born came even close. .
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I disliked both the execution and the concept as a whole. Dallas was an ensemble show. Although Larry Hagman's JR was the star of the show his character wasn't the center of the series affecting every storyline. The whole concept felt forced. Additionally the decision to make it all a dream is a slap in the fans' faces who either stayed despite the dream resolution or turned off because of it and returned one final time.

It's only natural that after 13 years some actors are unwilling/unable to return. But there were plenty characters for a family gathering back at Southfork giving both closure and at the same time the feeling that some drama will continue in Dallas.
 
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Jock's Ghost

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Barbara Fan said:
Larry loved $$$$$$ = he talked about it in every interview and so long as they were paying big bucks he would have read the phone book on Dallas for the right price
Quality of script and actors doesnt come into it!
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Nothing wrong with money but as my granny used to say, "you dont shit where you eat." Allowing Bobby to return deserved monumental ass kickings and firings.
 
stevew

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For anyone interested, this thread encouraged me to write a fan fiction of how I’d have ended the series at the time. My idea has always been when you end a series give the fans what they’ve been waiting for and say, if we ever come back, this is what you can expect. So yes, not very realistic, maybe Pollyanna, but I think it would have been more appreciated:

Conundrum into After All

Dallas’s last finale opens with an extend credits and ending with the ranch and the words “10 Years later . . .” (which would have been 2001) Bobby hugs his mother out back of the South Fork house. “Take care of each other,” he says. Tears fill Miss Ellie’s eyes. “We almost lost you in that...
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the-lost-son said:
Additionally the decision to make it all a dream is a slap in the fans' faces who either stayed despite the dream resolution or turned off because of it and returned one final time.
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At least this time they told us up front that it was a dream (or vision). No getting invested and then having the rug pulled out.
 
Rove

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I remember watching Conundrum like it was yesterday. It was at my grandmothers house since she had access to the Sydney commercial stations as my local television station had given up on Dallas. So sad to see what was once must watch television descend into farce. However, I owed it to Dallas to see it to the end.
 
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