Dallas: The Movie Collection

The Dallas Movies
Here we are at last, the final installment of the Dallas releases, the tv-movies. I'll go over them film by film. First up is the Early Years, a great prequel film from 86 written by series creator David Jacobs. It is interesting in it's way, although not entirely in sync with the show. Next is JR Returns, the first reunion sequel. This is a great film, providing an excellent resolution to the series with a great sense of continuity and finality. It was written by Dallas masters Leonard Katzman and Art Lewis and directed by Katzman, who died shortly before it's release. As the main man behind all of Dallas except the dream, it is a fitting tribute to him and Swan Song to his show which he ran and crafted for so long. The next one, War of the Ewings, is not as good, having a new writer come on and in general being extraneous. Finally, the silly 04 reunion which was already on another season release is also going to be here. It's just the cast hanging around as themselves and...

"Finish Your "Dallas" Collection With This"
If you have purchased the entire series of "Dallas" on DVD your collection will not be complete without this fantastic collection of "Dallas" amde-for-TV movies. On this two-disc set viewers get the three films including the prequel that aired on CBS in 1986 while the series was still airing called "The Early Years" which shows the beginnings of Southfork and how the Ewing/Barnes feud began. The last two movies aired after the serial went off the aired and the first "J.R. Returns" aired in 1996 and was quite a ratings bonanza. It featured Larry Hagman , Patrick Duffy and Linda Grey reprising their roles and showed the stronger side of Sue Ellen who was no longer an alcoholic, but a very demanding and conniving business woman. The final film "The War of the Ewings" was not at all well-written mainly because the powers-that-be who helmed the first "Dallas" sequel were not on board, and ultimately it was a ratings failure. This led CBS to cancel any future productions of "Dallas"...

Worth it for JR Returns
if nothing else "JR Returns" finally puts a decent end to the series. The other Tv movie "War of the Ewings" is just plain silly and its so so sad it was the last ever time the characters were seen. As for "The Early Years", it doesnt have much relevance as it is all different actors and the Reunion special was on another set, but "jr Returns"(which is the official final episode as far as Im concerned)is worth the package and on that note, there are no more Dallas to release.

Will Warners now start to release 'Knots Landing" which deserves to have the entire series on DVD.???????Unfortunately the first two seasons didnt sell well, but anyone who knows that series will know, it nevert kicked in properly till season 3 or 4.

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