Ted Shackelford and Joan Van Ark To Reprise "Knots Landing" Roles on "Dallas"

[JamesG]

Keck's Exclusives: "Dallas" Stages a "Knots Landing" Reunion
Oct 17, 2012
by William Keck


Ted Shackelford and Joan Van Ark are bringing their long-suffering "Knots Landing" characters, Gary and Valene Ewing, back to "Dallas" for a big family reunion set to air in Spring 2013.

Aside from their participation in 1991's poorly conceived alternate-universe "Dallas" series finale, in which Satan showed J.R. what life would look like without him (the answer: crap!), Shackelford and Van Ark have not returned to Southfork to see their daughter Lucy since the '80s.

In other words: they are major deadbeat parents with some serious explaining to do! (In actuality, they have a good excuse, as both were spun off into their own successful primetime soap, "Knots Landing", which ran from 1979-1993.)





Van Ark made her final "Dallas" appearance as loopy Valene back in 1981, while Shackelford's reformed drunk Gary last visited his mama Miss Ellie in 1985 for the burial of his brother, Bobby.

"Dallas", which returns to TNT for Season 2 in late January, had attempted to bring back the pair last season for cameo appearances, but Shackelford, who also recurs on CBS's "The Young and the Restless", wisely held out for a meatier storyline.

He got his wish, as I hear he and Van Ark will be on for a three-episode arc. No word if their all-grown-up twins, Bobby and Betsy, will be joining them.

Now, how do we get Donna Mills' scheming Abby Ewing back in bed with J.R.?

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Dallas-K...n-1054768.aspx

[Steve_uk]

Originally Posted by JamesG

Keck's Exclusives: "Dallas" Stages a "Knots Landing" Reunion
Oct 17, 2012
by William Keck


Ted Shackelford and Joan Van Ark are bringing their long-suffering "Knots Landing" characters, Gary and Valene Ewing, back to "Dallas" for a big family reunion set to air in Spring 2013.

Aside from their participation in 1991's poorly conceived alternate-universe "Dallas" series finale, in which Satan showed J.R. what life would look like without him (the answer: crap!), Shackelford and Van Ark have not returned to Southfork to see their daughter Lucy since the '80s.

In other words: they are major deadbeat parents with some serious explaining to do! (In actuality, they have a good excuse, as both were spun off into their own successful primetime soap, "Knots Landing", which ran from 1979-1993.)





Van Ark made her final "Dallas" appearance as loopy Valene back in 1981, while Shackelford's reformed drunk Gary last visited his mama Miss Ellie in 1985 for the burial of his brother, Bobby.

"Dallas", which returns to TNT for Season 2 in late January, had attempted to bring back the pair last season for cameo appearances, but Shackelford, who also recurs on CBS's "The Young and the Restless", wisely held out for a meatier storyline.

He got his wish, as I hear he and Van Ark will be on for a three-episode arc. No word if their all-grown-up twins, Bobby and Betsy, will be joining them.

Now, how do we get Donna Mills' scheming Abby Ewing back in bed with J.R.?

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Dallas-K...n-1054768.aspx

Let's hope they've both worn better than Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy,both of whose appearance looks shocking..

[catlover79]

Sweet!!!

[AB]

Great news!

[ThomasE]

I know I'm late with this but YEEEEEESSSS!

[Dr. Thong]

I imagine now that they'll come back to Dallas for J.R.'s funeral. It's too bad we didn't get to see some sparks fly between Val, Gary & J.R.