Stetsons, Shoulder Pads and Sex. Yes, Dallas is back!

by JoAnne Kenrick

Yes. You heard me right! Dallas is BACK! And with a few familiar faces from the past such as Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, and my favorite...Linda Gray; she still looks amazing, doesn't she? In it's hay day--1980s--it was a huge success. Critics are now wondering if they'll enjoy that same success today.

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It's my two cents/pence worth that there isn't a chance in hell Dallas will ever be as big as it once was. But I have a sneaky suspicion I'm still going to LOVE it! And I'm pretty interested to see how those spoiled boys of Bobby and JR have grown up. John Ross was a bit of a sod, wasn't he? So it better not get the axe first season in. Are you listening, TNT? Don't cancel it before giving it a real chance to shine!

The new boys in town are:

Jesse Metcalfe -- Christopher (Bobby's boy)

Josh Henderson -- John Ross (JR's boy)

Cast of New Dallas (TNT)

CHANGING OF THE GUARD

Season 1 Episode 1, Dallas (returns)Premieres Wednesday, June 13 at 9/8c TWO HOUR LONG PREMIER SPECIALTwo decades since viewers last saw them, the Ewings are back. Television's first family of drama, sabotage, secrets and betrayal are gathering at Southfork Ranch for the upcoming wedding of Bobby's adopted son, Christopher, to Rebecca Sutter. Although the occasion is joyous, an old family rivalry crosses generations after secret oil drilling on Southfork results in a major gusher. Everyone has his or her own agenda when the fight over oil and land threatens to tear the Ewings apart once again.

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"It's been a long time since it's been on air," he says. "The actors are certainly icons of television. When they were in their prime they were young, attractive people, now it's a bunch of sad old folk," he says." -- BBC UK, Chris Brown

• Back in the day, Dallas was compulsive watching for many. I hope they can recreate that because I'm simply dying to love it all over again.
• The show ran for 13 seasons between 1978 and 1991. Twenty one years on, it's back! Catch it this June on TNT.
• Cynthia Cidre, writer and producer for Dallas is interviewed about the comeback here: http://ultimatedallas.com/cynthiacidre/
• Watch the orginal show for free on TNT right from the very beginning here: http://www.tntdrama.com/video/?cid=114210