Post by MozzaBedfordSpur on Jun 23, 2007 10:06:29 GMT -1
Dallas is probably best-known for the central character of John Ross "J.R." Ewing, Jr., the vain, greedy, scheming, crass oil baron played by Fort Worth native Larry Hagman for the show's entire run. Ironically, J.R. was only meant to be a supporting character when the show premiered (the show was originally to be based around J.R.'s brother Bobby and his new bride Pam); however, the popularity of J.R. took off and he became the focus of the series. The series was a hybrid of Romeo and Juliet (Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes as star-crossed lovers whose families were sworn enemies) and Bonanza (an affluent western patriarch with three sons).
This show was known for its sex, intrigue, struggling for money and power. When the series began, the founder of Ewing Oil and patriarch of the Ewing family was Jock (veteran movie actor Jim Davis), who was an oil tycoon who supposedly schemed his partner, Digger Barnes (David Wayne later replaced by Keenan Wynn) out of his share and only love, Miss Eleanor "Ellie" Southworth (veteran stage/movie actress Barbara Bel Geddes). Together they raised three sons, J.R. (played by veteran actor/director Larry Hagman), Gary (David Ackroyd later replaced by Ted Shackelford) and Bobby (Patrick Duffy). J.R. was the oldest, scheming, evil Ewing son, who was unhappily married to a former Miss Texas, Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing (Linda Gray). When he was looking for something or somebody, he would pretty much stop at nothing to attain his goal. J.R. was frequently opposed by his younger brother, Bobby, who wasn't just a ladies' man, but was also handsome and had the morals and integrity his older brother didn't have. After the Ewing family's illegimate son (though this was not revealed until a later season) and ranch foreman, Ray Krebbs (Steve Kanaly) had a short fling with an attractive young woman, Pamela Barnes (Victoria Principal), who was Digger Barnes' daughter and Cliff's (Ken Kercheval) sister, Bobby married her; Ray was dejected by this. After the new marriage, J.R. continued to jeopardize the new family's relationship to his advantage as president of Ewing Oil. Throughout the many seasons, the Ewings lived on a ranch called Southfork in Dallas, Texas. Southfork was the previous home of Miss Ellie's family, the Southworths.
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This show was known for its sex, intrigue, struggling for money and power. When the series began, the founder of Ewing Oil and patriarch of the Ewing family was Jock (veteran movie actor Jim Davis), who was an oil tycoon who supposedly schemed his partner, Digger Barnes (David Wayne later replaced by Keenan Wynn) out of his share and only love, Miss Eleanor "Ellie" Southworth (veteran stage/movie actress Barbara Bel Geddes). Together they raised three sons, J.R. (played by veteran actor/director Larry Hagman), Gary (David Ackroyd later replaced by Ted Shackelford) and Bobby (Patrick Duffy). J.R. was the oldest, scheming, evil Ewing son, who was unhappily married to a former Miss Texas, Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing (Linda Gray). When he was looking for something or somebody, he would pretty much stop at nothing to attain his goal. J.R. was frequently opposed by his younger brother, Bobby, who wasn't just a ladies' man, but was also handsome and had the morals and integrity his older brother didn't have. After the Ewing family's illegimate son (though this was not revealed until a later season) and ranch foreman, Ray Krebbs (Steve Kanaly) had a short fling with an attractive young woman, Pamela Barnes (Victoria Principal), who was Digger Barnes' daughter and Cliff's (Ken Kercheval) sister, Bobby married her; Ray was dejected by this. After the new marriage, J.R. continued to jeopardize the new family's relationship to his advantage as president of Ewing Oil. Throughout the many seasons, the Ewings lived on a ranch called Southfork in Dallas, Texas. Southfork was the previous home of Miss Ellie's family, the Southworths.
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