anybody watching the new Dallas series?

[TJinPgh]

Well, you have to consider that most of this was filmed before they even aired the episode where JR was killed (episode 7 of the season). So, they really had no clue how all of this was going to play out with respect to the Post-Hagman ratings. I doubt they wanted to risk not telling the end of this story in case it wasn't picked up for the 3rd season (I have yet to hear an official announcement on whether or not it was, though I've seen a few outlets like tvrage insist that it has been).

The briefcase that Emma gave him? My guess would be evidence tying him to Roy and the bombing on the rig. He was arrested because they provided the police with evidence of his connection to the cartel, but there was more that they'd no doubt want to go after him for.

The only "cliffhanger" really significant enough to make people need to tune in next season is the situation with Barnes and Elena. But, if they were hedging their bets against cancellation that was to be expected. There wasn't a huge cliffhanger at the end of the first season, either, other than finding out that Pamela was Cliff's daughter.

Ultimately, they are going to have to create reasons to keep people tuning in. With Hagman gone, the ability to say "Ya gotta watch... it's Dallas" is greatly diminished. They need to come up with reasons for us to care about the younger generation.

We'll just have to wait and see.

Not sure when the next season is slated to begin.

[eaglesdare]

Granted JR was JR, but I think they have pulled it off to go forward with the next season. JR brought us old timers in, and we as well as others on their own tuned in. Many, many out there love Bobby and the younger generation is loving John Ross. So I do believe this will be continued. The writers do need to throw in a few good humourous (sp) one liners, just like JR always had. For example, when John Ross was talking to Sue Ellen, and he says "what do you take me for....soundrel comment.

I'll tune in

[Scooter]

IMO the show is overwhelmingly good enough it doesn't need JR anymore to be successful. There's huge potential for Ryland to outshine JR as the bad guy we love to hate. He's absolutely disgusting and I wanna stomp his face in the mud!

[TJinPgh]

Louella,
I loved that final exchange between John Ross and Sue Ellen. When he said that, the look on her face was priceless. The choice of music with that whole sequence was quite good as well.

Scooter,
I think that's the difference between Ryland and how Cliff has been portrayed this season and how JR was. No matter how bad JR ever got, there was always this disarming quality about him. It was impossible to really hate JR, no matter what he did.

I don't get that with Ryland or with Barnes. There seems to be very little redeeming about them. I don't really love to hate them. I just hate them. I do love Peleggi as an actor, though. He is always a fantastic villain (though rather typecast it would seem).

Thinking about that briefcase a little more, there has to be a reason she gave it to John Ross instead of giving it to everybody, like she did his ledger. That tells me that Ryland must have had something that John Ross can use as leverage on the rest of the family or on Pamela. Something he wouldn't want the rest of the family having.

My only real complaint about the episode itself is that it came dangerously close to turning into CSI Dallas for a moment. Kinda cheesy.

[eaglesdare]

Its official: Dallas returns early 2014!!!!