Martin Antonenko
A Fixture
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"Dallas"...!
On April 2, 1978, the US television station CBS broadcasts the first episode of the TV series Dallas ...
... which depicts the experiences of a fictional and extremely wealthy family in Texas, whose various members are active in the oil and rancher business ...:
Originally, the plot centered on son "Bobby Ewing" (played by Patrick Duffy) and his wife "Pamela Barnes" (Victoria Principal) ...
... whose families were spider enemies - and began with the (first!) marriage of the two ...
Actually, "Dalls" was conceived as a so-called "miniseries" for only five episodes.
Due to the unexpectedly high ratings, more and more episodes were shot - a total of 375, until "Dallas" as one of the longest television series of all time finally ended on May 3, 1991.
"Dallas" won four Emmy Awards ("Television Oscars") and was - as far as the number of episodes is concerned - only surpassed by Gunsmoke, 635 episodes) ...
...Law & Order (456 episodes)...
...und Bonanza (430 episodes)...:
We prefer to remain silent about the sometimes confused plot in "Dallas" - after all, "Dallas" had a loyal fan base who swallowed every unrealistic twist in the story - and continued unwaveringly to switch on.
The producers and screenwriters of the series experienced a surprise:
Actually, Bobby and Pam Ewing were designed as the main characters, but from the first episode on, viewers found "Bobby's" bad older brother John Ross "JR" Ewing, played by Larry Hagman, far more enjoyable ...:
Hagman / "JR", who died in 2012, was the only main character to appear in every episode until the end ...:
Martin
On April 2, 1978, the US television station CBS broadcasts the first episode of the TV series Dallas ...
... which depicts the experiences of a fictional and extremely wealthy family in Texas, whose various members are active in the oil and rancher business ...:
Originally, the plot centered on son "Bobby Ewing" (played by Patrick Duffy) and his wife "Pamela Barnes" (Victoria Principal) ...
... whose families were spider enemies - and began with the (first!) marriage of the two ...
Actually, "Dalls" was conceived as a so-called "miniseries" for only five episodes.
Due to the unexpectedly high ratings, more and more episodes were shot - a total of 375, until "Dallas" as one of the longest television series of all time finally ended on May 3, 1991.
"Dallas" won four Emmy Awards ("Television Oscars") and was - as far as the number of episodes is concerned - only surpassed by Gunsmoke, 635 episodes) ...
...Law & Order (456 episodes)...
...und Bonanza (430 episodes)...:
We prefer to remain silent about the sometimes confused plot in "Dallas" - after all, "Dallas" had a loyal fan base who swallowed every unrealistic twist in the story - and continued unwaveringly to switch on.
The producers and screenwriters of the series experienced a surprise:
Actually, Bobby and Pam Ewing were designed as the main characters, but from the first episode on, viewers found "Bobby's" bad older brother John Ross "JR" Ewing, played by Larry Hagman, far more enjoyable ...:
Hagman / "JR", who died in 2012, was the only main character to appear in every episode until the end ...:
Martin
