Was/Is 'Dallas' The Ultimated TV Guilty Pleasure?!? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 09-28-2011, 10:57 PM

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Dallas, the wildly popular nighttime soap that followed incredibly wealthy Texas oil/cattle family the Ewings. Somehow, over the years, the show has gained a certain respectability, but make no mistake — it was pretty silly. Featuring loads of characters, comically tangled romances, constantly shifting alliances, and endless cliffhangers, it also eventually became too silly for its own good. At the beginning of Season 9, the events of the entire previous season were revealed to be nothing more than one character’s dream — and unlike Roseanne, which made a similar revelation in its finale, Dallas kept chugging along for years after that.

MickeyMac · 09-30-2011, 06:28 PM

I dont consider it a guilty pleasure. Its a great well written show (well at least the first half is).

steevo · 09-30-2011, 08:02 PM

^ Agreed. It was quite a well-written and acted saga with so many great characters.

09-28-2011, 10:57 PM	#1
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steevo It is Green Senior Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,475	^ Agreed. It was quite a well-written and acted saga with so many great characters.
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09-30-2011, 06:28 PM	#2
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,006	I dont consider it a guilty pleasure. Its a great well written show (well at least the first half is).