Geoffrey Settle Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Yes Dallas is coming back - will TV ever be the same and are you looking forward to JR's return JR is to be shot again ? by the cameras, at least. Actor Larry Hagman has, not for the first time, ended months of suspense by confirming that he will reprise his most famous role in a TV remake of Dallas, the 1980s soap. The 79-year-old Texan will again play the nefarious oil baron JR Ewing, in a pilot commissioned by the American television network TNT. Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray will also return to play Bobby and Sue Ellen Ewing. The updated drama, written by Cynthia Cidre (who has previously written The Mambo Kings, starring Antonia Banderas, and Tara Road, starring Andie MacDowell), is to focus on the next generation of Ewings ? John Ross and Christopher Ewing ? as they battle for control of the dynasty. JR is expected to play only a minor role. TNT has yet to announce a start date Will BP get a mention and how explosive is this reference to TNT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Thought Bobby (Patrick Duffy) was dead - or was that just Pammy's dream?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 It's your topic ..... zzzzzz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Don't lose any sleep over it OBS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jerry Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 I've never seen DALLAS, usually avoiding television shows that require repeated study of the characters and plot as too time consuming for my taste. However, it is well known and established truth that a whole season of shows was dismissed in a reference to a dream. An entire series of stories was therefore irrelevant. That said, I hope the old Ewing guy does get into bed with BP and mention the oil spill and the Senators that are bought and paid for and can be counted on to apologize to BP for suggesting they might wish to pay for cleanups of their leaking equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Will Larry Hagman appear with his zimmer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 Could the word ZIMMER be related to his open heart surgery? Over here we that being a member of the Zipper Club, for the metal staples used to close the patient up. I kind of doubt it. LBJ put Texans bragging about their scars in a bad light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 A Zimmer frame is a walking frame used by the elderly or those infirm on their feet so that they can get about. http://www.clearwellmobility.co.uk/product_listing.aspx?PageID=125 There are differing types having wheels brakes and even drop down seats so that if you get tired walking you can have a rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Hm. Over here we call those devices "walkers". I happen to have a walker myself, due to arthritic knees. I don't like to fall down so it helps me to stand if I'm in a line of 'queue' as well as ambling around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 They can be used to hang bags of shopping on too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Come in handy for drying towels in front of the fire when not being used for walking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Ooops!. I mis-remembered about Larry Hagman. He had a liver transplant, not heart surgery, so would not have a zipper scar. And in Google-ing, I discovered he met and married his Swedish wife during a five year residency in England. I did not know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Perhaps that was when he made the film "the Eagle has landed" with Michael Caine - about a plot to kill Churchill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 OMG!! Yes, I vaguely remember him in that film. Wasn't he a pretentious officer, maybe even an American officer? I saw it twice. Liked Jenny Aguttter in those days. Fell in love during Logan's Run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 He played the comical US Ranger Captain, who got shot by female German spy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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