Power & Intrigue, Texas-style

[dotinthesky]

Today's Evening Standard comes with a free copy of the first two episodes of Dallas. Score!

Dallas was my first obsession. I'd cry at night because my parents wouldn't let me watch it (my bedtime was 7pm and the show started at 9). South Africa came to a standstill when an episode was shown and, the next day, kids at my kindergarden bragged about being allowed to stay late and watch the show.

I cried so much that one day my mother let me watch one episode. I fell asleep after ten minutes.

In Brasil, episodes were dubbed and shown Saturday night on TV Bandeirantes. One summer, while visiting cousins in Londrina, I was watching an episode by myself in the bedroom (nobody else shared my love) when my aunt came in with a plate of pot noodles in butter and cheese, and a glass of Coke. It was pure heaven.

I'm afraid all those memories will be invoked (and perhaps destroyed) when I watch those first two episodes this weekend.

Comments

[violentlyhappy.livejournal.com]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaah Ollie, what a lovely story! *hugs*

I've never seen an episode of Dallas in my life...what's the deal with J.R.?

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

You have to see it to understand. I'm sure you can download episodes if you don't feel like buying the newspaper. J.R. was a prototype bad guy.

[sublimevisions.livejournal.com]

was it everything you remembered it to be?

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I still haven't watched it! The DVD is in my bag... countdown for it to enter my DVD player starts now.

[sublimevisions.livejournal.com]

what's the time frame? it's been years since i've watched it. i just remember it was an awesome drama.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

It started in the late 70s, and ran all through the 80s. From what I can remember, it was very addictive at first, but then jumped the shark sometime in the middle of the 80s and never managed to recover.

[sublimevisions.livejournal.com]

jumped the shark?

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Jumping the shark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark)

I thought everyone in America knew this term. ;-)

[sublimevisions.livejournal.com]

heh. i rarely watch TV. thanks for schooling me :)

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

It's my pleasure to share information. I've been learning a lot from you about Reike, so it's only fair I reciprocate.

[fj.livejournal.com]

They switched houses between the pilot and the series. Just so you know.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Sacrilege!

Dallas

[mirple.livejournal.com]

enjoy it for nostalgia value alone. the show itself, i hate to say it, is bound to be a disappointment x

Re: Dallas

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I figured. And I'll make sure I have some pot noodles and Coke to make me company (fat chance of Kevin wanting to watch it with me.)

[pixxers.livejournal.com]

♥

This entry made me all warm and fuzzy. I really need an Alexis icon.

[sublimevisions.livejournal.com]

jazz hands??? funny icon hah. was that from Pan's Labyrinth?

[pixxers.livejournal.com]

Hee, yes. That thing scared the hell out of me, so I needed to put some kind of humorous spin on it. :D

[sublimevisions.livejournal.com]

heh. fair enough. it was a bit creepy :)

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Alexis was in Dynasty, you blasphemous infidel!

[pixxers.livejournal.com]

I know, honey, but I didn't want you to be alone in this shameful prime time soap opera wallow of yours and since Dynasty was clearly better than Dallas, I didn't know what else to say. Did you ever watch Knots Landing?

:D

*still no icon*

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Actually, the DVD comes with the first episode of Knots Landing. I had a quick look at it and it doesn't look very good. But it must get better since Wikipedia tells me it ran until 1993 (!?)

[kevyn-kronycles.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you'll enjoy rediscovering Dallas...I've already seen the first five seasons on DVD now and enjoyed watching the show again

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I have enjoyed the first episode... and I've just realized that I owned the computer game in the 80s! (Dallas Quest)

[showwyourteeth.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately Dallas was not of my time, but sometimes I watch it on Deja-view, which plays old TV shows. Pamela was so gorgeous!

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Many of them were. Some of the guys had really nice asses. ;-)

[meemeedarling.livejournal.com]

Ha! I loved Dallas when I was a very little girl, but I loved Dyansty even more. Wow, the 80s.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Dynasty never played in Brasil; and when I did get to see it, I found it waaaay too over-the-top. I like my intrigue to be cold and calculating.