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Eighth season of ‘Dallas’ is one of its most memorable
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DVD set of 'Dallas' S8
Reviewing the 30-episode DVD set of the 8th season of the long-running primetime soap opera “Dallas,” which depicted the lives of the wealthy Ewing family, after writing about the DVD set of the 10th season when it was released earlier this year is somewhat excusable. After all, this show essentially threw away an entire season.
One notable element of this above-average season is that it solidified my belief that a writer of “Dallas” had a sister-in-law from Hell. Forgetting about “that Barnes woman” who the evil J.R. hated greatly, sisters-in-law of J.R. and good brother Bobby made multiple attempts on their lives and committed numerous other evil acts throughout the series. On top of that, the psychotic sister of matriarch Miss Ellie’s second husband Clayton knocked her out and drove around Texas with her in the back of a car.
This season is also the one in which the older and beefier Patrick Duffy, who played Bobby, apparently tried to take over the role of “Speedo stud” from the departed Christopher Atkins. A segment with Bobby at a family-oriented water park was somewhat creepy.
This season also introduced the viewers to young cousin Jamie “Scrappy-Doo” Ewing, who teamed up with sad sack Cliff Barnes to try to get a majority interest in the ownership of Ewing Oil. Jamie’s equally unappealing brother Jack showed up near the end of the season.
There was also a rushed exit of an annoying regular who had been on the show since the beginning of the series but was written out for reasons that I do not recall. Fortunately, this departure was not a dream.
On a less dramatic note, a personal friend of series star Larry Hagman confirmed that a segment that was set at the Malibu, Calif., home of a character was filmed at the Malibu house of Hagman about which he speaks regularly in interviews.
As I have written numerous times, “Dallas” is a strong candidate for any DVD collection. It was enormously popular in its day and having the DVDs available helps when a later episode refers to a forgotten event from a much earlier season.
The fact that Warner Brothers is releasing Season 11 of “Dallas” on April 21 is a nice treat. It seems that fans typically have to wait more than a few months between the releases of these sets.
Please feel free to share your thoughts on this classic show as additions to this entry or as e-mail to tvdvdguy@gmail.com.
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