I've been watching DALLAS on DVD, but until recently, wasn't able to comment.
Re the cast:
Larry Hagman delivered a menacing performance in the first two seasons. J.R. is of course a bit reformed now, fatherhood and all that, we all know that's gonna change, but I'm not here to review, just some notes... Larry comes across as an unlikely guy to have wielded such massive success. Both he and Ken Kercheval, if you think about it, who'd ever have thought, in the mid-Seventies, they'd have it in them? If you observe this episode, one person has STAR written all over her, she is a Goddess among mere mortals, yeah, Victoria Principal is gold gold gold, she has the looks, wow, does she ever! She exudes warmth. Pamela cares! Victoria's eyes are a glorious soght to behold! I have noticed that her fire far, far, far outranks ANYONE I have seen in TV "soap", she is unsurpassed, she is the Queen of them all, and I doubt that anybody would ever be better... I'm especially thinking about an episode called "Spy in the House", okay, that's far back already, but let us just recall that "back to the wall", defending herself against J.R.'s snide remarks, all fire, but with tears in her eyes... An immortal classic... The mould was broken after Victoria was made...
To cut a long story short, hand me any positive saying re Victoria and I'll undersign it right now.
In this episode, thankfully, that majesty is still intact. Another wonderful performance, truly awesome.
The others? (By comparison) they're like normal people getting by on talent. Linda Gray has the most difficult part, she is fearsome, really... you know what I realized while watching? I think, what with Queenly wave and all, the director must have told her to channel a creepy cold Queen Elizabeth thing...
Ken Kercheval is just a guy who struck it lucky big big big time. He is just tailor-made for that part. I don't think they could have found better. Barbara and Jim, a Hollywood royal couple. Steve Kanaly has the look, he IS that part. Charlene Tilton is unfortunately fading fast, the problem there is that she's been fading from the onset, like a prizewinning rose that's been plucked, but now sits there wilting...
DALLAS not only holds it's own against all comers, it is still the granddaddy of them all... It can be paraded among the best modern day has to offer... it doesn't look dated at all...
In short, it's as amazing and awesome as ever!
Re the cast:
Larry Hagman delivered a menacing performance in the first two seasons. J.R. is of course a bit reformed now, fatherhood and all that, we all know that's gonna change, but I'm not here to review, just some notes... Larry comes across as an unlikely guy to have wielded such massive success. Both he and Ken Kercheval, if you think about it, who'd ever have thought, in the mid-Seventies, they'd have it in them? If you observe this episode, one person has STAR written all over her, she is a Goddess among mere mortals, yeah, Victoria Principal is gold gold gold, she has the looks, wow, does she ever! She exudes warmth. Pamela cares! Victoria's eyes are a glorious soght to behold! I have noticed that her fire far, far, far outranks ANYONE I have seen in TV "soap", she is unsurpassed, she is the Queen of them all, and I doubt that anybody would ever be better... I'm especially thinking about an episode called "Spy in the House", okay, that's far back already, but let us just recall that "back to the wall", defending herself against J.R.'s snide remarks, all fire, but with tears in her eyes... An immortal classic... The mould was broken after Victoria was made...
To cut a long story short, hand me any positive saying re Victoria and I'll undersign it right now.
In this episode, thankfully, that majesty is still intact. Another wonderful performance, truly awesome.
The others? (By comparison) they're like normal people getting by on talent. Linda Gray has the most difficult part, she is fearsome, really... you know what I realized while watching? I think, what with Queenly wave and all, the director must have told her to channel a creepy cold Queen Elizabeth thing...
Ken Kercheval is just a guy who struck it lucky big big big time. He is just tailor-made for that part. I don't think they could have found better. Barbara and Jim, a Hollywood royal couple. Steve Kanaly has the look, he IS that part. Charlene Tilton is unfortunately fading fast, the problem there is that she's been fading from the onset, like a prizewinning rose that's been plucked, but now sits there wilting...
DALLAS not only holds it's own against all comers, it is still the granddaddy of them all... It can be paraded among the best modern day has to offer... it doesn't look dated at all...
In short, it's as amazing and awesome as ever!
