'Dallas' review: J.R. missed already The first two episodes of "Dallas" 2.0, the TNT reboot of the classic nighttime soap, have all the fixin's for a juicy second season: Ewings fighting Ewings over money, the apparent return of one character's long-lost child, a surprise development in Sue Ellen's run for governor of Texas and the return of Christopher Ewing's wife, who, naturally, turns out not to be who she said she was. Over the years, writers for film, TV and stage have intentionally used the certainty of a character's death as a dramatic device. "Sunset Boulevard," for example, begins with William Holden's body floating in Gloria Swanson's swimming pool. Other villains miss"Dallas" writer Cynthia Cidre obviously didn't know Hagman would die before filming for the new season was completed, so whatever foreshadowing viewers see in his performance is coincidental, albeit profound and powerful. [...] we miss Hagman already, not just because he was one of the best-known and most enduring stars of television, but also because it's hard to imagine "Dallas" being anywhere near as interesting without J.R.
'dallas' Review: J.r. Missed Already
Entertainment, San Francisco Chronicle: Entertainment
Tue, 01/22/2013 - 1:12pm
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