DALLAS PRODUCERS TALK J.R. SEND-OFF

Although earlier reports had indicated that J.R. Ewing, the Dallas character played by the late Larry Hagman, would be murdered towards the end of this season (Hagman appeared in seven episodes before his illness forced him off the series), a report in today’s (Monday) Los Angeles Times says only that he will die “tragically.” Executive […]

J.R. WILL BE MURDERED

J.R. will go out with a bang during the second season of the revived Dallas on TNT. Executive producer Cynthia Cidre told TV Guide magazine that the character, played by Larry Hagman, who died last November, will be murdered, with several episodes devoted to the killing. “We all felt having J.R. die of natural causes […]

DALLAS STAR LARRY HAGMAN DEAD AT 81

Larry Hagman, who had his first TV starring role in the 1960s as astronaut Tony Nelson opposite Barbara Eden in I Dream of Jeannie and, beginning in 1978, went on to portray J.R. Ewing in Dallas, arguably the most iconic character in a dramatic series, has died of complications from throat cancer at age 81. […]

ORIGINAL CAST MEMBERS TO BE FEATURED IN DALLAS REVIVAL

While it is not unusual for onetime TV hits to be revived after a generation or so, an upcoming reboot of Dallaswill be doing what none of the others have — featuring several of the stars of the original series in their original roles. TNT announced on Friday that it had ordered 10 episodes of […]