Porto Knots: De Volta a Cul-de-Sac

How strange that in the Knots Landing universe, Gary's brother Bobby from Dallas is still dead-as there is another Bobby Ewing, Gary's son was named after his "late" uncle. Or is all of Knots Landing still part of Pam Ewing from Dallas' dream?

I have no idea how or where to watch Back to the culdesac?? Is it on youtube? Maybe I am jusy not finding it.. Does anyone know where to watch or even buy it?

I loved "Knots Landing" as so many others did. I really miss watching this classy program. I would refuse to leave my house on Thursday nights, afraid I'd miss my show!! It was addicting!!!It's to bad it isn't still on the air. None of today's programs even come close to being as Great as "Knots Landing".

Watching the disappointing 1997 reunion movie, `Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-De-Sac' was strangely reminiscent of Peter Bogdanovich's totally misguided `Last Picture Show' sequel, `Texasville.' In both instances, short shrift was paid to many of the characters which made the original versions strong. (ie: Where WAS the Ellen Burstyn character from "Picture Show" in `Texasville'?)

The failure of the `Knots' reunion movie to bring back original cast members like John Pleshette, James Houghton and Julie Harris (along with the under-utilization of Kim Lankford, Claudia Lonow, Tonya Crowe and Patrick Petersen who did indeed return for confined cameos), was particularly irksome because so much screentime was given to `Knots Landing' cast members like Michelle Phillips and Stacey Galina who appeared in the show's later, waning years. (At least they had the sense not to invite back Kathleen Noone, who was an annoying, rather than compelling, villainess during the 1990-1993 seasons.)

It was like going to a high school reunion where the only people who attended were the ones you never bothered or wanted to know. Unfortunately, the storylines in this reunion (Mack's mid-life crisis, Val's relationship with the screenwriter, etc.) were incredibly lame and did not warrant the movie being stretched to two nights. I would like to believe that this reunion `was all a dream' and that a better one will be issued in a few years.

The reunion was great. Reflecting on the series, the best ever television series i might add, the first four seasons were the least entertaining. Pleshette, Haughton etc. made the series much better---actually by leaving it. Then we had several seasons of the best television ever made, from 84-90, and the show was actually great until it ended-----barring a few episodes at the first of the final season. Michelle Lee, Joan Van Ark, Ted Shackelford, Kevin Dobson, Donna Mills, Nicholette Sheridan, William Devane Michelle Phillips and Constance McCashin were the main players in the show. Julie Harris definitely was also, but she might not have wanted to come back. I do love all the child actors that grew up on the show, but they were supporting and most of all I LOVED Kathleen No one. She was GREAT. Lisa Hartman was great too.