http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/06/dallas-producers-begging-victoria-principal-appear-show

Dallas 2.0 is a hit with stellar ratings, but producers of the TNT reboot are desperate to have Victoria Principal appear on the show as fan favorite Pam Ewing and are pulling out all the stops to try and make it happen, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.

As we previously reported, the new version of Dallas, the smash-hit prime-time soap that was as 80s as hair metal, follows a new generation of Ewings, who are even more ruthless than their parents.



When we return to the Lone Star State, John Ross Ewing III (Josh Henderson), son of J.R. (Larry Hagman), is determined to drill for oil on family land. Meanwhile, cousin Christopher (Jesse Metcalfe), the adopted son of J.R.'s little brother Bobby (Patrick Duffy), has a secret plan to bring the family into the alternative-energy business.

Victoria Principal, 62, has a successful skincare line, Principal Secret, and she hasn't appeared on camera in years. However, the ageless beauty isn't ruling out reprising the iconic role. "The producers have been in talks with Victoria since the new series was given a green light. The producers are begging her to appear on the show. Victoria hasn't closed the door on returning to the show, even in a limited capacity. The producers have told her they will work around her schedule because they know how busy she is with her beauty empire, and she is a wildly successful businesswoman. It's the number one question that Patrick Duffy, who was Victoria's small screen hubby, Bobby Ewing gets asked, where is Pam Ewing, and is Victoria coming back," a source close to the situation tells us.


One wrinkle is that the show is now filmed entirely in Dallas, unlike the original which was filmed in Los Angeles. "Victoria views filming in Dallas as problematic because of her skincare line, and she is based in Los Angeles," the source says.

Meanwhile, there is an effort by Principal's fans on Facebook, "The Come Back To Dallas, Victoria Principal," to bring her back to the show. "Victoria wasn't as close to Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman and Linda Gray, who have remained very close since the show went off the air. She has tremendous respect for them, especially Patrick. She is hesitant to come back because she feels that chapter in her life is over, but the producers are hopeful they can get her to agree to come back," the insider tells us.



The last time viewers saw Principal on Dallas, she had an unspecified terminal illness, and left Bobby and their adopted son, Christopher, to die peacefully. Bobby Ewing has since remarried and is now battling cancer, but that doesn't rule out Pam returning. "Remember, this is the show that had the infamous season when Pam's character dreamed that Bobby was dead. Patrick had left the show, and then had decided to come back, the only way they could get away with it was by saying that Pam had dreamed the entire season. It's safe to say there won't be anymore dream storylines, but it is Dallas, and it wouldn't he hard to bring Principal's character back, the only obstacle is getting Victoria to agree to it," the source says.

Personally, I'd love to see Pam again. She was one of my favorites from the old show. The fact that Bobby DARED to love Digger Barnes' daughter really said a lot about his character, and Pam was a real firebrand who stood up to all the Ewings, including Jock, who wasn't crazy about her at first, but who learned to respect and possibly even love her.

For me, the show never recovered from Jock's loss, and later, when Pam left, it all fell apart (though by that point her character had been watered down to "I'm worrying all the time and conflicted in my feelings about everything" like so many initially strong female characters).

The bad thing is that even if she came back, my guess is that it'd be just for a guest shot, and really, what good would that do? There'd be some dreamy eyed, angsty chemistry/history with Bobby, then she'd faded back into the shadows for some silly reason. No, if they are going to have her on, it should be to STAY or nothing.

The only reason I'd like to see her back is to finally put to rest what happened to Pam. Pam was not one of my favorites but I'll admit the show did lose a lot when she left. The producers totally botched her exit from the show. Because of what had happened with Bobby, they were afraid to kill her off. Because of what had happened with Donna Reed, they were afraid to recast her.

And yea if she did come back, it would probably only be for a few shows. Victoria has pretty much retired from acting.

Holy Hagman's Eyebrows Batman, has she had one too many cosmetic surgeries or what? I almost did not recognize her when I searched for photos. What happened with Donna Reed BTW?

Holy Hagman's Eyebrows Batman, has she had one too many cosmetic surgeries or what? I almost did not recognize her when I searched for photos. What happened with Donna Reed BTW?
Fans never did accept her as Miss Ellie and as the season progressed, her role got smaller. She was then fired at the end of the season and BBG returned. They had not told her she was fired though. She heard about it in the press. Reed then fired a lawsuit against Lorimar and I believe she won. There was alot of bitterness from Reed. She claimed that she had never been accepted by the cast and crew of Dallas. I don't know how true that is. Finally Reed died of cancer less then a year after she left the show. A sad ending to a great actress.