J.R. Ewing is back.

[speedkilz88]

Awesome having J.R. back on tv but damn Larry, trim the eyebrows.

The rest home needs to fire someone.:

 

[Doomsday101]

Well Jerry may not be the bad guy in Dallas any loner. :laugh2:

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

There were only three...well 3 good things about the show(s) last night.

1. JR...even as old an in as bad of shape as he is in...Larry Hagman still has the look and ability to become someone you love to hate.

2. Showing the Cowboys stadium. Not the scene at the stadium but just showing the stadium.

3. The ladies looked nice. Even the older ladies looked good for their age except for charlene tilton...which is kind of funny because during the original she was the hottest.

Other than those three areas it was just horrid.

The guy playing JR's son just does not have 1/100th of what Hagman had/has. All the young guy has is a face you would like to punch but other than that his acting was sad, his character is sad and frankly comical in how bad he was.

Same goes for Bobbie's son. Less punchable face but still sad. You want to try and make the "good" guy an environmental guy on a show based in Dallas and around oil? Seriously? They should have made JR's son the environmental guy and also the bad guy...then more people who are fans of the show would really hate him.

There were enough lame double crosses and double crosses on top of the original double crosses in two episodes that it made day time soaps look more believable.

I honestly think if someone was not a cowboys fan, was not a Texan, or did not have ties to the original show...there would be no way they could watch this and actually think it was good. Now there is time and room for improvement but even though I was not a big fan of the original by any stretch...the original looked like award winning master piece theater compared to what was shown in two hours last night.


Just an opinion...if you like it you like it and that is ok...I just don't see how someone could watch that and think it was good.

 

[Doomsday101]

There were only three...well 3 good things about the show(s) last night.

1. JR...even as old an in as bad of shape as he is in...Larry Hagman still has the look and ability to become someone you love to hate.

2. Showing the Cowboys stadium. Not the scene at the stadium but just showing the stadium.

3. The ladies looked nice. Even the older ladies looked good for their age except for charlene tilton...which is kind of funny because during the original she was the hottest.

Other than those three areas it was just horrid.

The guy playing JR's son just does not have 1/100th of what Hagman had/has. All the young guy has is a face you would like to punch but other than that his acting was sad, his character is sad and frankly comical in how bad he was.

Same goes for Bobbie's son. Less punchable face but still sad. You want to try and make the "good" guy an environmental guy on a show based in Dallas and around oil? Seriously? They should have made JR's son the environmental guy and also the bad guy...then more people who are fans of the show would really hate him.

There were enough lame double crosses and double crosses on top of the original double crosses in two episodes that it made day time soaps look more believable.

I honestly think if someone was not a cowboys fan, was not a Texan, or did not have ties to the original show...there would be no way they could watch this and actually think it was good. Now there is time and room for improvement but even though I was not a big fan of the original by any stretch...the original looked like award winning master piece theater compared to what was shown in two hours last night.


Just an opinion...if you like it you like it and that is ok...I just don't see how someone could watch that and think it was good.

So your wife will be watching it every Wed? LOL

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

So your wife will be watching it every Wed? LOL

:laugh1: No...she saw I turned it on and asked me why the hades I was watching Dallas? So no...it was not her idea.

I figured I would give it a shot.

Sometimes when we are younger we may like a show or not like a show but when we get older we change our minds on something.

As I kid I loved the Dukes of Hazard. I watched an episode of it a year or two ago and could not believe how incredibly stupid and lame it was. I even had to laugh about it with my Dad as I told him...Sorry I wanted to watch that show every week as I youth...I now realize why you did not like it.:laugh1:

So I watched it last night hoping maybe I might like it now (well that and I wanted to see the stadium and maybe a Jerry Cameo).

I can not believe how bad it was and am frankly shocked at how many people in here said they thought it was good.

 

[Doomsday101]

:laugh1: No...she saw I turned it on and asked me why the hades I was watching Dallas? So no...it was not her idea.

I figured I would give it a shot.

Sometimes when we are younger we may like a show or not like a show but when we get older we change our minds on something.

As I kid I loved the Dukes of Hazard. I watched an episode of it a year or two ago and could not believe how incredibly stupid and lame it was. I even had to laugh about it with my Dad as I told him...Sorry I wanted to watch that show every week as I youth...I now realize why you did not like it.:laugh1:

So I watched it last night hoping maybe I might like it now (well that and I wanted to see the stadium and maybe a Jerry Cameo).

I can not believe how bad it was and am frankly shocked at how many people in here said they thought it was good.

I thought it was alright. I'm not going to go out of my way to watch it again but all in all it was so so. I would rather watch Greta Van Susteren at 9:00 central

 

[cowboys#1]

show was awesome. who cares what anybody else thinks. like it or not.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

show was awesome. who cares what anybody else thinks. like it or not.

That is the right attitude. If you like it you like it.

There are plenty of shows or artists I like that others might not...just because they don't like it, does not mean I will think differently.

Nor do I think it really makes someone a girly man if they like it...that was just joking and having fun.

I liked a scene in the movie shallow hal that kind of fits here...

Hal: Let me ask you something. Who is the all-time love of your life?
Mauricio: [ponders] Wonder Woman.
Hal: Okay... let's say Wonder Woman falls in love with you. And everyone else in the world didn't find her attractive.
Mauricio: It wouldn't matter. Because I know they'd be wrong.
Hal: See! That's what I had with Rosemary! I saw a knockout, I don't care what anybody else saw!
Mauricio: You're right. I guess I really did screw you, huh?

 

[cowboy_ron]

I watched it before I had to head back to the Rio, and I have to say I was disappointed...I don't expect it to run past this season....the success of the original series is just too big of shoes to fill....as much as I liked the original series, I wish now that they would have just let it die.

 

[Yeagermeister]

There were only three...well 3 good things about the show(s) last night.

1. JR...even as old an in as bad of shape as he is in...Larry Hagman still has the look and ability to become someone you love to hate.

2. Showing the Cowboys stadium. Not the scene at the stadium but just showing the stadium.

3. The ladies looked nice. Even the older ladies looked good for their age except for charlene tilton...which is kind of funny because during the original she was the hottest.

Other than those three areas it was just horrid.

The guy playing JR's son just does not have 1/100th of what Hagman had/has. All the young guy has is a face you would like to punch but other than that his acting was sad, his character is sad and frankly comical in how bad he was.

Same goes for Bobbie's son. Less punchable face but still sad. You want to try and make the "good" guy an environmental guy on a show based in Dallas and around oil? Seriously? They should have made JR's son the environmental guy and also the bad guy...then more people who are fans of the show would really hate him.

There were enough lame double crosses and double crosses on top of the original double crosses in two episodes that it made day time soaps look more believable.

I honestly think if someone was not a cowboys fan, was not a Texan, or did not have ties to the original show...there would be no way they could watch this and actually think it was good. Now there is time and room for improvement but even though I was not a big fan of the original by any stretch...the original looked like award winning master piece theater compared to what was shown in two hours last night.


Just an opinion...if you like it you like it and that is ok...I just don't see how someone could watch that and think it was good.

I pretty much agree with you except for Sue Ellen. I never thought she was pretty in the 80's and she hasn't aged gracefully.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I pretty much agree with you except for Sue Ellen. I never thought she was pretty in the 80's and she hasn't aged gracefully.

Oddly enough I did not find her that attractive in the original either but think she looks good for her age...for her age being the key...of course she might not be as old as she looks now. :laugh1:

 

[cowboy_ron]

I pretty much agree with you except for Sue Ellen. I never thought she was pretty in the 80's and she hasn't aged gracefully.

I agree...she IMO was never what I would call a "pretty" woman, but last night she looked like death warmed over.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

I pretty much agree with you except for Sue Ellen. I never thought she was pretty in the 80's and she hasn't aged gracefully.

I met Linda Gray last week at cmafest here in Nashville and she is very sweet. She is in her 70s I think and for being that old she is in pretty good shape. Frankly I think she is better looking now than Charlene Tilton is now. Holy crap! What happened to her?

Anyway, like I said before I really liked the show. I think the reason there was so much stuff going on was they wanted to try to establish the characters really quickly. I will say this, there was a stark difference in this show and the Hatfields and McCoys in the way they were presented although one was meant to be an ongoing series and the other to be a feature length movie.

 

[Passepartout]

Why did they just not redo this and should had just kept the original THE ORIGINAL that we love and adore.

Now it is due to eye candy and looks rather than writing, acting, and talent.

Dallas as the show I will remember in the 1970's-1990's.

The new one will never replace the original as far as I am concerned.

 

[Yeagermeister]

I met Linda Gray last week at cmafest here in Nashville and she is very sweet. She is in her 70s I think and for being that old she is in pretty good shape. Frankly I think she is better looking now than Charlene Tilton is now. Holy crap! What happened to her?

Anyway, like I said before I really liked the show. I think the reason there was so much stuff going on was they wanted to try to establish the characters really quickly. I will say this, there was a stark difference in this show and the Hatfields and McCoys in the way they were presented although one was meant to be an ongoing series and the other to be a feature length movie.

Not finding her attractive has nothing to do with her being a sweet lady.

 

[67CowboysFan]

This thread got me thinking (take cover it can be dangerous).

We have so many talent shows now...America's got talent, American Idol, So you think you can dance and much more. It seems like we have too many.

But the HeeHaw show I talked about made me think back and I don't know if people remember the number of variety shows we had back in the day...seemed like there were so many.

Sonny and Cher
Mac Davis
Porter Wagoner (sp?)
Don Ho
The Smothers Brothers
Donny and Marie
Carol Burnett (this was easily one of my faves of the genre)
Muppet Show
Laugh in

There were so many....does anyone remember some of the others?

Backing up a couple years from that Ed Sullivan and Dean Martin had shows.

Did someone say Charlene Tilton was on the show last night. I didn't even notice her.

Linda Grey looks awesome for her age!

 

[Concord]

I liked it for Bobby and mostly JR....just like the original

Larry Hagmen was born to play JR.

If those two are off the show then it's done...cause John Ross and Christopher suck.

Linda Gray looks good for her age.

Charlene Tilton looks horrendous for hers.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

Not finding her attractive has nothing to do with her being a sweet lady.

I know that, Just making an observation.

 

[speedkilz88]

Backing up a couple years from that Ed Sullivan and Dean Martin had shows.

Did someone say Charlene Tilton was on the show last night. I didn't even notice her.

Linda Grey looks awesome for her age!

She was at the wedding.

 

[speedkilz88]

I liked it for Bobby and mostly JR....just like the original

Larry Hagmen was born to play JR.

If those two are off the show then it's done...cause John Ross and Christopher suck.

Linda Gray looks good for her age.

Charlene Tilton looks horrendous for hers.

Oh, the show revolves around JR, if they ever marginalize his part they are in trouble. I watched with low expectations and really liked them having a lot of twists/backstabbing involved, that's what the show is suppose to be about.