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Dallas: Complete Season 6
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Season FIVE, really: the year of Jock's will
Review date: 2008-06-20 Rating: 10 out of 10
Here comes another season of J.R.'s (Larry Hagman) double-dealing ways as he attempts, this time, to wrench control of Ewing Oil from his brother and his mother. The body count rises, literally and figuratively, as the dastardly anti-hero works his machinations for his ultimate ends.
New characters are introduced that play important parts in the developing story line while other characters find themselves more embroiled in the ongoing saga of the Ewing clan.
As far as the new are concerned, prominent among those are Holly Harwood (Lois Chiles) as a reluctant ally to J.R. She finds herself initially fascinated by the oil man but soon sees the real J.R. and eventually must decide where her allegiance lies.
Mark Grayson (John Beck) becomes the "third wheel" in a love triangle that causes a rift in the seemingly unbreakable marriage of Bobby (Patrick Duffy) and Pam (Victoria Principal).
Ray's cousin, Mickey (Timothy Patrick Murphy) becomes the love interest of Lucy but, unfortunately, meets tragedy at the hands of one of the victims of J.R.'s dirty deals.
As far as the "old," Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) continues her "abused wife" ways as she remarries J.R., knowing full well his track rate for "faithfulness."
Ray (Steve Kanaly) and wife Donna (Susan Howard) have their own problems as she tries to balance marriage with an ever-rising political career.
Afton (Audrey Landers) must contend with her love for Cliff (Ken Kercheval) and his obsession with bringing down the Ewings and his love for Sue Ellen.
Lucy (Charlene Tilton) goes through divorce bangs and her burgeoning attraction to Mickey.
Miss Ellie (Barbara Bel Geddes) contends with her feelings for her late husband and her determination to bring an end to the family squabbles. In addition to those, she starts to find herself attracted to another man.
Besides the regulars, recurring characters get their moment to shine in this outstanding season as well. Punk Anderson (Morgan Woodard) stands out as a worthy successor to "Jock" as the one man that can really keep the Ewing boys in line. Besides that, he's one heckuva sharp dresser in his western-styled attire.
Pam's mom, Rebecca (Priscilla Pointer), makes her presence known as she works hard to support both her daughter and son.
Harv Smithfield (George O. Petrie) as the family lawyer must volley both sides of the fence as he must deal with his loyalty to the late Jock's wishes and his friendship with Miss Ellie.
Watching the episodes back to back, one can see how the producers spent a bundle on clothing and locations. Also, the sets were more lavish than in previous seasons, with upgrades at both the Ewing home and the offices.
Acting-wise, no one can top Hagman as the devilish J.R. His lack of an Emmy win is an unexplainable travesty in the history of television.
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Bring Back Dallas!
Review date: 2007-12-03 Rating: 10 out of 10
I was born several years after Dallas began so, naturally, I was a bit young to watch it the first time around. I started watching it earlier this year on UK television and when they stopped playing it after season 4, I had just HAD to keep watching.
This season has it all; JR's shady dealings, Bobby and Pam's personal stuggles, Lucy's newest romance and of course, the centrepiece of the season, the desperate battle for Ewing Oil.
Great drama, great moments, whether you're re-watching or watching for the first time, with a season like this, it's hard to see why Dallas ever went off the air!
War of the Ewings
Review date: 2007-08-11 Rating: 10 out of 10
The year-long war between JR and Bobby to see who can produce the biggest profits to win Ewing Oil is fantastic drama and an ingenius and brilliant story-line in this series 6 DVD.
Larry Hagman is perfect in his portrayal as the evil brother JR and is really the best TV villian ever! In this series 6 DVD, JR has just about everyone in Dallas against him, including his own mother who he fights in court over the terms of Jock's will.
Almost every scene in every episode is related to the Ewing brothers' war which affects everyone else. The plots and story-lines are all interwoven and have a domino effect from the first episode all the way to the 'Southfork fire' end-of-season cliffhanger (one of the series' best).
I'm really looking forward to the Dallas series 7 & 8 DVDs as "Dallas" just gets better and better! There's so much more great drama and fantastic story-lines to come in forthcoming seasons.
I hope Warner releases all the 14 seasons onto DVD as I even like the final few seasons of the series.
J.R. vs Bobby: When Two Tribes Go To War
Review date: 2007-07-16 Rating: 10 out of 10
Season 6 of Dallas shows how much the budget on the show increased as it grew in stature: no more wobbly walls, and Ewing Oil actually has some decent offices. The whole series centres around the fight for Ewing Oil between J.R. and Bobby, a fight set up in a codicil to Jock's will. J.R. and Swellin get married (again) but J.R. is soon back chasing ladies, and Swellin's back on the double voddies (no change there then). Pam takes a fancy to Mark, who let's face it, is not a patch on the gorgeous Bob. The lovely Clayton Farlow romances Miss Ellie, but secretly desires Swellin. And Ray and Donna, now worth $20 million, still live in a house not big enough to swing a Texan critter. As for poor old Lucy, her life is just one long sob story, romance wise. This is vintage Dallas ai its best, and now that Cliff is on the up, the scene is set for Series 7 to be a Barnes-Ewing showdown at the ho-down. Bring it on.
What a great buy !
Review date: 2007-07-09 Rating: 10 out of 10
It was brilliant ! I really missed Jim Davis as Jock - but Howard Keel was a fine actor and played his part very well . This season ended on a superb cliff hanger as one would expect with Dallas . Watching Miss Elie come to terms with Jock's death was very moving while Bobby blackmailing one of JR's goons was bizzare - how power corrupts ! It is so unlucky that Miss Lucy still has no luck finding love . Ken Kerchaval just gets better as Cliff Barnes - but Pam's problems over child bearing are dealt with very well . It is a real problem that was done with sensitivity . I hope that we can soon pre-order Dallas Season Seven on Amazon - roll on September 17th !
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Larry Hagman
Victoria Principal
Linda Gray
Patrick Duffy
Howard Keel
Recording label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
EAN: 7321902120003
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 5
Format: Box set, Full Screen, PAL, Subtitled,
Release date: 2007-02-19
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 1323 minutes
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: French (Original Language)
Language: Hungarian (Original Language)
Brand: Generic