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Critique: Knots Landing Episode 18 – ‘Kristin’
Killer smile I’ve always had a soft spot for television crossovers. When I was a kid, I loved seeing Mary Richards visit Rhoda Morgenstern in New York and watching Steve Austin and Jamie Somers fight...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 78 – ‘Missing Heir’
Drowned and out In “Missing Heir,” “Dallas’s” fifth-season opener, we learn the dead woman floating in the Southfork swimming pool is Kristin, who notoriously shot J.R. one year earlier. This gives...
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The Dal-List: Kristin Shepard’s Greatest Moments
Thanks for the memories, darlin’ Dallas Decoder kicks off its newest periodic feature, “The Dal-List,” with a look back at the 13 most memorable moments featuring “Dallas” vixen Kristin Shepard, played...
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Dallas Decoder Asks: How Should J.R. Die?
Of course, legends never really die J.R. Ewing’s funeral will be seen in the “Dallas” episode that airs Monday, March 11, TNT confirmed yesterday. But how should the legendary character die? And what’s...
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The Dallas Decoder Interview: Aaron Allen
Aaron Allen Aaron Allen wrote “Collateral Damage,” one of the standout episodes from the new “Dallas’s” first season, as well as “Venomous Creatures,” the second half of the two-hour season premiere,...
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Dallas’s Second Season Gets Off to a Promising Start
Lessons learned At one point during “Dallas’s” second-season premiere, J.R. offers Sue Ellen a sly grin and declares, “I never learn my lesson.” Maybe not, but the people who make “Dallas” seem to have...
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The Dal-List: Dallas’s 5 Most Shocking Shootings
The one heard round the world TNT’s “Dallas” delivered a shocker at the end of “Sins of the Father,” this week’s episode: Ann (Brenda Strong) shot her ex-husband Harris (Mitch Pileggi) and left him...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 17 – ‘The Furious and the Fast’
One last shot We know it’s coming, but still it shocks us. “The Furious and the Fast” ends with the murder of J.R. Ewing, or at least what looks like his murder. It’s jarring, chilling, sad. It’s also...
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Goodbye, J.R.
R.I.P., J.R. I don’t know who came up with the idea that J.R. Ewing was the man we loved to hate, but nothing could have been further from the truth. Do you know anyone who hated J.R., ever? He was...
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Who Killed J.R.? Possible Suspects in Dallas’s New Mystery
Who done it? In “J.R.’s Masterpiece,” we learned Larry Hagman’s iconic character was shot and killed in a Mexican flophouse. The police investigation concluded J.R. was the victim of a burglary, but...
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Who Killed J.R.? Here’s My Final Theory in the Dallas Mystery
Throughout the “Who Killed J.R.?” mystery, one thing has nagged at me: Is anyone “big” enough to take down the “Dallas” legend? This is why I never considered characters like Carlos del Sol or Carmen...
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Who Killed J.R.? Dallas Solves the Mystery
We now know who killed J.R. Ewing. In “Legacies,” “Dallas’s” second-season finale, the Ewings completed the execution of the master plan that J.R. (Larry Hagman) devised before his death. All of our...
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Drill Bits: DVR Users Give the Dallas Finale a Big Boost
Flying high DVR users have been boosting “Dallas’s” ratings all year – and they didn’t disappoint last week. “Guilt by Association” and “Legacies,” the last two episodes of “Dallas’s” second season,...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 117 — ‘The Ewing Blues’
Don’t box him in “The Ewing Blues” includes one of “Dallas’s” cleverest scenes. J.R. appears on a local TV talk show to tout his new chain of cut-rate gas stations, which is turning him into a hero in...
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The Dal-List: Sue Ellen’s 10 Most Memorable Moments (So Far)
Mourning star As the indomitable Sue Ellen Ewing, Linda Gray has captivated television audiences since “Dallas’s” 1978 debut. Sue Ellen Week continues with this list of the character’s greatest moments...
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Who Snubbed J.R.? Emmy, That’s Who
Give the devil his due Emmy has always been one of the few gals capable of resisting J.R.’s charms, so it should come as no surprise to learn Larry Hagman won’t be honored with a special tribute during...
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Drill Bits: J.R. Ewing, Ready for Action
Figures of interest It took a few decades, but J.R. Ewing is finally an action figure. Figures Toy Company is now selling two J.R. figures: “Oil Tycoon,” which comes dressed in a three-piece business...
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One Year Later, Larry Hagman’s Legacy Lives
Remember the titan The first anniversary of Larry Hagman’s death is November 23, although to me, he never really went away. Hagman’s old “Dallas” episodes run on a seemingly endless loop in my house. I...
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Here’s Everything That’s Happened on Dallas, Ever*
Ain’t over yet It’s never too late to start watching “Dallas.” If you missed the original show and the first two seasons of TNT’s sequel series, fear not: This post will tell you everything you need to...
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The Dal-List: 15 Reasons You Should Be Watching Dallas
Watch and love What’s that, you say? You’re not watching the new season of “Dallas”? Well, put down that bottle of stupid pills and listen up. Here are 15 excellent reasons to start tuning in to the...
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