Shocker: "Dallas" Poised to [Spoiler] J.R.!
by Michael Ausiello
1/22/13


TNT’s "Dallas" is taking a page from the original series’ playbook to explain J.R. Ewing’s sudden exit.

According to TV Guide Magazine, the iconic villain — played by the late Larry Hagman — will be murdered by an unknown assailant toward the middle of the show’s upcoming second season.



The plot, of course, recalls the original program’s classic 1980 “Who Shot J.R.” cliffhanger.

“We all felt having J.R. die of natural causes would have been completely inappropriate, not only to the character, but also to Larry Hagman,” exec producer Cynthia Cidre told the mag.



As TVLine previously reported, J.R. will be laid to rest Season 2′s eighth episode, slated to air on March 11. The new season kicks off on Jan. 28.

Hagman completed work on a handful of Season 2 episodes prior to his death on Nov. 23 from cancer complications.

http://tvline.com/2013/01/22/dallas-season-2-spoilers-j-r-killed/

I'm not really a Dallas fan or anything, but I am not sure I really like that. Seems like they are using his death to gain ratings.

I'm not really a Dallas fan or anything, but I am not sure I really like that. Seems like they are using his death to gain ratings.
They made the same mistake with Jock..

Huge "Dallas" fan here. By that I mean I have seen every episode of 14 seasons and was aboard from Day One. And as a "Dallas" fan, for the sake of the revived show and to put it on the covers of most national newspapers - thus earning spectacular ratings - they SHOULD murder J.R. When life throws you lemons; make lemonade.

It's hard to imagine the show continuing on with Larry Hagman, as he is the very heart of the series. I'm sure younger viewers who never watched the original series will probably still tune in. We shall see...