Dallas: Le retour de J.R.

This made for television movie was produced in 1996 and aired to very high ratings. The premise of this movie was the return of JR Ewing after a five year absence from Dallas after his fallout from the events of the last and final episode of the epic series that concluded in 1991.

JR returns to Dallas with a plan that will allow him to regain his cherished company, Ewing oil who's now in control of his life long nemesis Cliff Barnes and reunite his family back to South Fork.

The film shows the return of many of the original cast members minus a few, yet those characters are made reference to in the film.

This film ties together all the loose ends of its final episode that aired in 1991.

I really enjoyed this film because JR is up to his old tricks of manipulations and scheming that we all have grown to love.

I did not give any spoiler's because I do not want to ruin it for readers of this review, I encourage you to watch it especially if you were fans of the original series. You will not be disappointed, *You can google the title of the movie there are several links to watch the movie for free.*

If this forum permitted it, the "caps-lock" key would have been in force in titling this review -- it only seems fitting. For a series that so revolutionized television to be this badly given artificial respiration is a TV tragedy.

"Dallas: JR Returns" is everything that was horrid about the original show, with none of what made it so special. While the original was, at its best, a character-driven drama with a solid back story, the sequel is an overly-plotted morass of mediocrity.

Not only has the cast aged -- frighteningly, for the most part -- but so has television continued to grow. "JR Returns" is a throwback to the worst of 1970s television ... meaningless and ultimately unsatisfying.

Kudos only to Linda Gray (of the original cast) and newcomer Chris Demetral (as the grown Christopher, adopted son of Bobby and Pam). No one else displays any passion or vitality.

Some things are better left untouched. The legacy of "Dallas" is one.

A classic return to all the money grabbing and power struggles of the Eighties. It was great to see the crew back in action. Most of them haven't aged a bit.

Watching the verbal scraps between JR and Cliff Barnes brought it all flooding back. Damn it was good!

Well ... that old J.R. didn't really commit suicide -- he's back in action: He returns from five years in Europe and, fresh off the plane, he visits Cliff at the offices of Ewing Oil and, of course, promptly tells him he's going to take his company back. Bobby, meanwhile, is at the now-empty Southfork, feeling lonely as a widower but enjoying a great relationship with his son Christopher. Bobby decides to put Southfork up for sale. He runs into old pal Julia Cunningham, and the two go out. Christopher is intrigued by Julia's charge Pamela (who is actually Pamela Cooper). Cliff is negotiating the sale of Ewing Oil to competitor Weststar and Carter McKay.

J.R., about to lose his treasured home and his just-as-treasured company, enlists the aid of Harv Smithfield's lawyerly niece, Anita (played by the saucy Tracy Scoggins of "The Colbys"). Together they discover a secret codicil in Jock's will that leaves stock in a computer company to John Ross -- and that stock is now worth big bucks. It can only be claimed, though, after J.R.'s death. So what does he do? Hmmm ... you can probably guess ...

I am so upset over the original Dallas . Having 14 seasons ,I reached #10 and now 10 through 14 I have to pay for. So now do I watch the return of Dallas and forget remaining shows? And you advertise free tv. Very sad.