Dallas - Season 2

Agent Richard07 · January 15 2013, 09:38 PM

Dallas returns on January 28th for a 2nd season (or a 16th season if you prefer), so I
figured it's time to start a new thread since the first one is getting a bit long. The new
season will have 15 episodes and will deal with the untimely death of Larry Hagman.

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Agent Richard07 · January 15 2013, 09:39 PM

First off, here's a post from the last thread…

doubleohfive wrote:

More spoilerific casting news for the new season, and most notably who TNT has lined up so far to attend J.R.'s funeral on March 11.

doubleohfive · January 15 2013, 09:45 PM

OmahaStar · January 15 2013, 11:47 PM

While I enjoyed last season, that was entirely because of JR. Once he is gone, how are they going to keep things interesting?

doubleohfive · January 15 2013, 11:51 PM

That's why we tune in. To find out!

Ar-Pharazon · January 16 2013, 01:07 AM

I just hope they end all the "Bobby is sick" crap. They need to keep him around now more than ever.

Is it going to be 15 unbroken weeks or split into two groups?

billcosby · January 16 2013, 01:27 AM

Ar-Pharazon wrote:

I just hope they end all the "Bobby is sick" crap. They need to keep him around now more than ever.

Fuck yes. He'll have some spring in his step this go around for sure.

I'm still hoping there's enough JR in the first five episodes to carry the interest through the season. Glad they didn't recast, though.

cardinal biggles · January 16 2013, 05:23 AM

It sounds like it'll be dealt with fairly quickly, with episode 2x08, airing on 11 March, being J.R.'s funeral. I think it's actually better this way, rather than the way they dealt with Jim Davis' death — half a season of Jock being away in South America, then dragging on for the rest of the season with Miss Ellie being unable to admit that he's dead. Address it and move on with the show.

Ar-Pharazon · January 16 2013, 10:56 PM

^ They might have been considering recasting Jock, at least for a little while. Jim Davis would have been a tough act to follow, but it's more typically soap opera to recast a character.

Of course it depends on the popularity of the character and how long one person portrayed that character and therefore how much that actor was associated with the role.

doubleohfive · January 16 2013, 11:34 PM

Ar-Pharazon wrote:

^ They might have been considering recasting Jock, at least for a little while. Jim Davis would have been a tough act to follow, but it's more typically soap opera to recast a character.

Of course it depends on the popularity of the character and how long one person portrayed that character and therefore how much that actor was associated with the role.

Actually... the plan was to make the Ben Stivers character in the "dream season" actually turn out to be Jock after all, but when they resurrected Bobby and Ben Stivers became Wes Parmalee, the writers realized it would have been too much to have two beloved characters return from the dead so soon. So Parmalee turned out to be a fake, and Jock remained dead.

Ar-Pharazon · January 17 2013, 12:47 AM

^ I've read that story about Parmalee, and of course remember the character. I was thinking they might have toyed with the idea of a recast much earlier.

doubleohfive · January 17 2013, 12:54 AM

It's covered in Barbara Curran's excellent, comprehensive book about the production of the series.

cardinal biggles · January 28 2013, 01:07 PM

The season premiere is tonight at 9:00 PM! As with last season, they'll be airing two episodes back-to-back, so be sure to tune in for your double dose of backstabbing and scheming!

billcosby · January 28 2013, 10:47 PM

I hope someone gets pushed fully clothed into a swimming pool. That's a staple of the old series.

cardinal biggles · January 29 2013, 12:41 AM

And something that was desperately missing from the first season of the new show. Hopefully we'll see that rectified this year.

January 15 2013, 09:38 PM	#1
Agent Richard07 The Tim Burton Version Location: In Solitude	Dallas - Season 2 Dallas returns on January 28th for a 2nd season (or a 16th season if you prefer), so I figured it's time to start a new thread since the first one is getting a bit long. The new season will have 15 episodes and will deal with the untimely death of Larry Hagman. Official Website \| IMDb page \| Wikipedia Entry

January 15 2013, 09:45 PM	#3
doubleohfive Fleet Admiral Location: Los Angeles, CA	Re: Dallas - Season 2 __________________ "I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it." -Voltaire

January 15 2013, 11:47 PM	#4
OmahaStar Disrespectful of his betters Location: OmahaStar	Re: Dallas - Season 2 While I enjoyed last season, that was entirely because of JR. Once he is gone, how are they going to keep things interesting? __________________ "Sorry. Wrong movie, buddy."

January 15 2013, 11:51 PM	#5
doubleohfive Fleet Admiral Location: Los Angeles, CA	Re: Dallas - Season 2 That's why we tune in. To find out! __________________ "I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it." -Voltaire

January 16 2013, 01:07 AM	#6
Ar-Pharazon Admiral of the Rear	Re: Dallas - Season 2 I just hope they end all the "Bobby is sick" crap. They need to keep him around now more than ever. Is it going to be 15 unbroken weeks or split into two groups? __________________ Rimmer, on what period of history to live in- “Well, It’d be the 19th century for me, one of Napoleon’s marshals. The chance to march across Europe with the greatest general of all time and kill Belgians” - (White Hole).

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January 16 2013, 05:23 AM	#8
cardinal biggles FECK OFF!!! Location: potrzebie	Re: Dallas - Season 2 It sounds like it'll be dealt with fairly quickly, with episode 2x08, airing on 11 March, being J.R.'s funeral. I think it's actually better this way, rather than the way they dealt with Jim Davis' death — half a season of Jock being away in South America, then dragging on for the rest of the season with Miss Ellie being unable to admit that he's dead. Address it and move on with the show.

January 16 2013, 10:56 PM	#9
Ar-Pharazon Admiral of the Rear	Re: Dallas - Season 2 ^ They might have been considering recasting Jock, at least for a little while. Jim Davis would have been a tough act to follow, but it's more typically soap opera to recast a character. Of course it depends on the popularity of the character and how long one person portrayed that character and therefore how much that actor was associated with the role. __________________ Rimmer, on what period of history to live in- “Well, It’d be the 19th century for me, one of Napoleon’s marshals. The chance to march across Europe with the greatest general of all time and kill Belgians” - (White Hole).

January 17 2013, 12:47 AM	#11
Ar-Pharazon Admiral of the Rear	Re: Dallas - Season 2 ^ I've read that story about Parmalee, and of course remember the character. I was thinking they might have toyed with the idea of a recast much earlier. __________________ Rimmer, on what period of history to live in- “Well, It’d be the 19th century for me, one of Napoleon’s marshals. The chance to march across Europe with the greatest general of all time and kill Belgians” - (White Hole).

January 17 2013, 12:54 AM	#12
doubleohfive Fleet Admiral Location: Los Angeles, CA	Re: Dallas - Season 2 It's covered in Barbara Curran's excellent, comprehensive book about the production of the series. __________________ "I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it." -Voltaire

January 28 2013, 01:07 PM	#13
cardinal biggles FECK OFF!!! Location: potrzebie	Re: Dallas - Season 2 The season premiere is tonight at 9:00 PM! As with last season, they'll be airing two episodes back-to-back, so be sure to tune in for your double dose of backstabbing and scheming!

January 28 2013, 10:47 PM	#14
billcosby Commodore Location: billcosby	Re: Dallas - Season 2 I hope someone gets pushed fully clothed into a swimming pool. That's a staple of the old series. __________________ My 1st Edition TrekCCG virtual expansion: http://billcosbytrekccg.blogspot.com/ Last edited by billcosby; January 29 2013 at 01:05 AM.

January 29 2013, 12:41 AM	#15
cardinal biggles FECK OFF!!! Location: potrzebie	Re: Dallas - Season 2 And something that was desperately missing from the first season of the new show. Hopefully we'll see that rectified this year.