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[Chubby]

'Dallas' 2011: Miss Ellie Dead, Bobby Remarried

By William Keck, TV Guide | Monday, November 15, 2010, 3:25 PM


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The "Dallas" cast might be heading back to the ranch
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TNT is currently negotiating deals with veteran 'Dallas (http://tv.yahoo.com/dallas/show/29843)' stars Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray to head down south in early February to join a cast of hot, younger Ewings for a continuation of the 1978-91 primetime soap. And a lot has changed since we last visited with the Ewings in CBS's 1996 and 1998 reunion movies. For starters, Miss Ellie and Clayton are dead and buried on the ranch, reflecting the real-life losses of Howard Keel and Barbara Bel Geddes, and Bobby Ewing (Duffy) is remarried. But J.R. is still scheming and Sue Ellen has remained a powerful confidant and sober mother to all grown-up John Ross.

Ever the money man, Larry tells me he's still waiting for the bucks to be put on the table before he signs on. "I read the script and liked it," says Larry. "A lot of it is exposition to explain what's happened since we went off in the '90s. Miss Ellie's passed on and such. But they haven't made a firm offer yet. We're kicking ideas around, but nothing's been struck in gold. We'll see how it goes; I'm still ambivalent about it."

Far more optimistic are Patrick and Linda. "I read the script and was extremely impressed with it," says Patrick, who has heard shooting will take place in Texas, Louisiana or New Mexico. "I'd managed to read the scripts for the feature films Fox was planning a few years ago and they were atrocious. Just awful, so I didn't know what to expect from TNT. But this read like one of the better episodes at the height of 'Dallas.' It's a perfect sequel to continuing the 'Dallas' tradition."

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Linda's been assured by the new show's writer, Cynthia Cidre, that Sue Ellen will remain the strong woman she evolved into by the original's conclusion. "I don't want Sue Ellen to become a victim yet again," Linda says.

As for the plot, Patrick tells me, "It's carried by John Ross, Christopher [Bobby and Pam's son] and their group, but they put us in enough to carry our old fans with us. J.R. responds to business deals" just as he always did, J.R. and Bobby's acrimonious relationship continues, and "Bobby's married happily — and not to Pamela."

While Patrick says he'd love to see Bobby one day reunited with Victoria Principal's Pam, TNT shouldn't even think about getting Sue Ellen and J.R. back together. Cracks Linda: "If they try that, there might be another shooting!"

'Dallas' 2011: Miss Ellie Dead, Bobby Remarried - Yahoo! TV Blog (http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/dallas-2011-miss-ellie-dead-bobby-remarried--1773)

[Matthean]

So who reshot JR? TNT.

[stevew]

'Dallas' Reboot: Josh Henderson Signs Up, Plus Original Stars Hagman, Gray and Duffy
by Catherine Lawson, posted Feb 2nd 2011 8:25AM
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Maybe in the end it will all turn out to have been nothing but a weird dream, but for now it looks like it's time to dust off those sequinned shoulder pads and get ready for The Oil Barons' Ball: The much-hyped 'Dallas' reboot is a "Go."

With new casting updates comes news that the rebooted 'Dallas' will contain some classic elements: Love triangles, betrayals, family clashes and, finally, Mr. J.R. Ewing himself.

According to deadline.com, 'Desperate Housewives' alum Josh Henderson has signed on to play J.R. and Su Ellen's son, John Ross. Producers say that the new drama will focus on the next generation of the Ewing dynasty as they squabble over power, money and women.

However, the old Southfork guard will still be scheming in the background: TNT has confirmed that the trio at the center of the original series, Larry Hagman (J.R.), Linda Gray (Su Ellen) and Patrick Duffy (Bobby) will all be returning.

Hagman shot to megastardom in the 1980s playing the pivotal role of the scheming, villainous oil baron J.R. Ewing, and had said he was keen to return to the role. However, the future of the new series was put in doubt after pay negotiations with the actor carried on for months without a deal. While Hagman was holding out execs even went so far as to devise a version in which J.R. was shown only in flkashbacks from the original series.

Producers have revealed a plot twist for the pilot episode that mirrors the bitter sibling rivalry between J.R. and his younger brother Bobby. Henderson's character, John Ross, will become entangled in a love triangle with Bobby's son -- his cousin Christopher -- and a woman named Elena. Jordana Brewster has already signed on to play Elena, but the part of Christopher has yet to be cast.

Michael M. Robin ('The Closer') is attached to exec-produce and direct the pilot episode, but so far there's been no word on when it will air.

[cartman]

The order has been placed. The shows are coming.

Dallas TNT | Inside TV | EW.com (http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/07/08/tnt-dallas/)