Dallas couldn't have asked for a better start for its reboot that takes place decades after the first series ended. The next generation of Ewings face off over the Ewing fortunes and Southfork.
The plot and story lines for John Ross, Christopher, JR and Bobby were mesmerizing and captivating, it was easy to get hooked. With interesting plots and business dealings Dallas never ceased to entertain. John Ross and Christopher were excellent in picking up the Mantle from the previous generation. After the first season ratings and reviews were high and this was my favorite modern TV show.
Sadly Season 2 started to take a downward spiral towards the end and Season 3 followed that trend. After Larry's passing the producers panicked and couldn't continue delivering the stellar work they did in season 1. Dallas could have certainly done with formidable villains. Cliff should have never gone so evil like he did in Season 2 but remained an untrustworthy character, the Barnes and Ewing feud has been milked enough. They needed a new adversary and when they tried to do this with Travino it was badly done and hugely disappointing. Not to mention the unwanted Mexico connection.
Dallas has a great history and the new creators often forget that. Once the dust settled after season 1 people would see the inconsistencies and errors. Didn't JR have more than one child, what happened to his other children? Why do we never see other family members much? When Ray and Lucy showed up they were always paired together for some odd reason and had little screen time.
Having said all that the show was not so bad and didn't deserve to be cancelled. Ratings are far worse for other shows on the air. I think things may have turned around with John Ross making an evil transformation into JR. Sadly we will never find out.
The plot and story lines for John Ross, Christopher, JR and Bobby were mesmerizing and captivating, it was easy to get hooked. With interesting plots and business dealings Dallas never ceased to entertain. John Ross and Christopher were excellent in picking up the Mantle from the previous generation. After the first season ratings and reviews were high and this was my favorite modern TV show.
Sadly Season 2 started to take a downward spiral towards the end and Season 3 followed that trend. After Larry's passing the producers panicked and couldn't continue delivering the stellar work they did in season 1. Dallas could have certainly done with formidable villains. Cliff should have never gone so evil like he did in Season 2 but remained an untrustworthy character, the Barnes and Ewing feud has been milked enough. They needed a new adversary and when they tried to do this with Travino it was badly done and hugely disappointing. Not to mention the unwanted Mexico connection.
Dallas has a great history and the new creators often forget that. Once the dust settled after season 1 people would see the inconsistencies and errors. Didn't JR have more than one child, what happened to his other children? Why do we never see other family members much? When Ray and Lucy showed up they were always paired together for some odd reason and had little screen time.
Having said all that the show was not so bad and didn't deserve to be cancelled. Ratings are far worse for other shows on the air. I think things may have turned around with John Ross making an evil transformation into JR. Sadly we will never find out.