Random Wikipedia Moments

[dlgood]

Does anyone ever just get bored at work and read Random Wikipedia Entries while they're waiting for Congress to do something? Okay, just me.

So I don't know that this is true or anything, but the entry on the TV Series, Dallas, claims that Knots Landing was the initial pitch and that the creator supplied Dallas when the Network said it wasn't good enough. And then got Knots in the backdoor as a spinoff later. That makes me laugh, for no reason.

I still have to admit that I think JR Ewing was one of the most hilarious TV characters ever. You have to love a guy so rotten that when he gets shot, every single other character in the cast has a motive to do it. Also, that show has the most addictive theme music ever.

Da da da da, du du duh duh du da, da da da da da... or, you know, if I had any clue how to actually put out notation for it. Trust me, it was cool...

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[stoney321.livejournal.com]

*lives a few miles north of South Fork*

Also, I'm totally whistling that song now. Studios were scouting ranches up here for weeks for the new remake, and it was reported they're going to film it in FLORIDA?? If ever I wasn't sure there was no God...

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

That's just so wrong.

My memories of that show are so fragmentary, because I wasn't exactly all that old when it was in it's heyday and all, but I used to find it hilarious. Actually, that's not entirely correct. I found Sledge Hammer hilarious. What was great about Dallas was watching my mom and my big sister watch it, and watching their friends go nuts over it. I suspect if I had to watch it now, it might not actually hold up. Which is why I didn't get any of the DVDs for my mom or sister.

But then again, "Profit" held up. Of course, "Profit" couldn't keep an audience through it's pilot. Dallas had 350+ episodes and was basically the number one show for five years, so who knows...

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Dallas has the distinction of being the one show that has aired in almost EVERY SINGLE developed country. STILL. It's STILL on the air.

I had a history teacher in the ninth grade from Namibia. He was SO disappointed that we didn't have oil derricks in our backyards or everyone wear cowboy hats. Because they did on "Dallas," you see.

Random Fact: Dallas county is the only county in all of Texas without one drop of oil.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

I always liked the stories about how they suspended the Turkish Parliament because nobody wanted to miss "Who Shot J.R." -- which is better than those times they suspended parliament because the military was gonna step in...

That show is all about crazy misconceptions about Texas. And finding out you're the illegitimate son of the crazy old bastard tycoon who screwed your family, and whose granddaughter you used to boink...

Oh, and I looked on the IMDB page, and they claim John Travolta as JR? I don't know about that. Shirley McClane as Miss Ellie I can buy. Are they seriously gonna make this movie, because if so, it's going to be such a debacle... I can't wait for that.

[southernbangel.livejournal.com]

it was reported they're going to film it in FLORIDA??

I saw that and thought of my state's outrage that Sweet Home Alabama wasn't filmed here. Of course, it's easy to fake Alabama scenery. I think the palm trees might tip off viewers that hey, they ain't in Dallas anymore.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

I did not watch, but I heard. What I really miss was the miniseries "Fresno" - do you remember that? It was a parody of all those shows and it was like "Falcon Crest" except instead of being Wine Makers, they were Raisin Magnates. And it starred Dabney Coleman and Terri Garr. And I swear it was funny.

[hjcallipygian.livejournal.com]

Wikipedia rules.

I once spent three hours reading about natural disasters.

[cactuswatcher.livejournal.com]

the Network said it wasn't good enough.

It wasn't good enough for me either! But not because I thought Dallas was such a good idea. If I remember correctly I watched the first episode of Dallas because Gilligan's "The movie star," Tina Louise was going to be part of the show. Her character was dead before the end of the hour. Never had time to see if she could actually act. ;o)