TJ
01-13-2011, 06:48 PM
Here it is... the final season of TV’s most popular primetime serial. Season 14 of Dallas puts a nice bow on the entire series, wraps up some long standing plotlines, and introduces some new twists and characters. However, the series was very much running out of steam. 14 seasons and over 350 episodes is a long time for any series and both the producers and the network realized this. Ratings were at an all time low (61st for the year) so it’s a good thing the show was finally put out of its misery.
The plots this season are far from the best of the run, but are still entertaining. The season starts with J.R.’s desperate attempt to get out of the mental institution. Bobby and his new bride get involved in a kidnapping plot, involving guest star Susan Lucci (All My Children,) that reaches a grisly climax. Larry Hagman and former I Dream of Jeannie co-star Barbara Eden are reunited when Eden plays temptress Lee Ann De La Vega who attempts to take over Ewing Oil. J.R. finally does lose the business, and anyone who ever cared even a shred about him (a short list), leading up to the surreal series finale -- an unusual take on “It’s a Wonderful Life” in which a being from beyond (played by Joel Grey) shows J.R. a world in which he never existed (along with returning Linda Gray and Mary Crosby). And everything doesn’t turn out quite as one would expect it to.
Read our review by snowpeck here:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/dallasseason14dvdreview.html
Please post any questions or comments about this set.
The plots this season are far from the best of the run, but are still entertaining. The season starts with J.R.’s desperate attempt to get out of the mental institution. Bobby and his new bride get involved in a kidnapping plot, involving guest star Susan Lucci (All My Children,) that reaches a grisly climax. Larry Hagman and former I Dream of Jeannie co-star Barbara Eden are reunited when Eden plays temptress Lee Ann De La Vega who attempts to take over Ewing Oil. J.R. finally does lose the business, and anyone who ever cared even a shred about him (a short list), leading up to the surreal series finale -- an unusual take on “It’s a Wonderful Life” in which a being from beyond (played by Joel Grey) shows J.R. a world in which he never existed (along with returning Linda Gray and Mary Crosby). And everything doesn’t turn out quite as one would expect it to.
Read our review by snowpeck here:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/dallasseason14dvdreview.html
Please post any questions or comments about this set.