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The Dallas Decoder Interview: Steve Kanaly
Steve Kanaly Steve Kanaly will be in Texas this week to film his latest guest spot as Ray Krebbs on TNT’s “Dallas.” I spoke to him recently about what it’s been like to walk in Ray’s boots for the past...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 139 — ‘The Oil Baron’s Ball’
Open door policy J.R. and Sue Ellen’s relationship takes a lot of twists over the years, but nothing fascinates me more than when she starts emulating him. It begins during Linda Gray’s final seasons...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 143 — ‘Barbecue Four’
The return Mama’s back! In “Barbecue Four,” Barbara Bel Geddes returns to “Dallas” after being absent from the previous 11 episodes. In real life, the actress was recovering from heart surgery, so the...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 145 — ‘Peter’s Principles’
What principles? Since I began re-watching “Dallas’s” seventh season for the first time in years, I’ve been surprised by how interesting I find Sue Ellen’s affair with college student Peter Richards. I...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 151 — ‘When the Bough Breaks’
The goodbye girl “When the Bough Breaks” marks another turning point in the life of Sue Ellen Ewing. In the episode’s final scene, Peter tells Sue Ellen how sorry he is about her recent miscarriage; he...
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The Dallas Decoder Interview: Margaret Michaels
Margaret Michaels Margaret Michaels occupies a unique place in “Dallas” history. In 1988, one year after Victoria Principal left the original series, Michaels played Pam Ewing in two scenes designed to...
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Goodbye, Dallas!
Into that good night Saying goodbye to “Dallas” isn’t hard because I never got used to the show being back in the first place. Like many fans, I grew up with the original series, watching it with my...
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The Dal-List: 36 Experiences Shared By Longtime Dallas Fans
Master of the universe Remember when “Dallas” ruled the world? Here are 36 experiences shared by fans who’ve loved the show since its heyday. 1. Getting together with the fam on Friday nights to...
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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 162 — ‘Killer a Large’
Reflected glory “Dallas’s” seventh season winds down with half the cast once again gunning for J.R. In the final scene, an unseen assailant enters the darkened Ewing Oil offices and fires three shots...
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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 166 — ‘Family’
Welcome to the family I want to like Jamie Ewing. Really, I do. She arrives at Southfork at the end of the eighth-season episode “Jamie,” but we don’t get to know her until the following installment,...
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Linda Gray Tackles New Roles — and a New Book
Linda Gray Linda Gray has spent the past six months playing four roles on two continents. The iconic “Dallas” star appeared in a London stage production of “Cinderella” during the holidays, then came...
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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 175 — ‘Odd Man Out’
Raising the bar “Odd Man Out” is the 12th “Dallas” episode directed by Larry Hagman, who demonstrates once more that he’s as talented behind the camera as he is in front of it. The main storyline finds...
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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 180 — ‘Sins of the Fathers’
Darkest before dawn You know J.R. Ewing is having a bad week when he gets kneed in the groin and it’s the least of his problems. Such is our hero’s fate in “Sins of the Fathers.” The assault-by-patella...
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The Dallas Decoder Interview: Linda Gray
Linda Gray (Photo by Ryder Sloane) Linda Gray’s eagerly awaited memoir, “The Road to Happiness is Always Under Construction,” includes her reflections on life, her memories of “Dallas,” and lots of fun...
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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 191 — ‘Swan Song’
Exit the hero “Swan Song” is a masterpiece. This is the best “Dallas” episode ever made because it dares to set aside so many of the show’s conventions — wheeling, dealing, double-crossing — to focus...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 194 — ‘Those Eyes’
Get a grip In “Those Eyes,” the Ewings finally take off their blinders where Sue Ellen’s drinking is concerned. She lands in a detox ward at the beginning of the episode, and one by one, Miss Ellie,...
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In Memoriam: Our 2016 ‘Dallas’ Tributes
Dallas Decoder remembers the “Dallas” actors, crew members and other contributors who died in 2016. Click on each person’s name to learn more about his or her career at IMDb.com. Anthony Addabbo...
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All Praise to the Creator: Remembering David Jacobs
First couple J.R. Ewing’s daddy was Jock Ewing, but his father was David Jacobs. In 1977, Jacobs, then a 38-year-old TV script editor, sat in front of a blank page and created “Dallas,” the series...
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