At first, I thought what good fortune it was that I would get to watch the season three finale where J.R. is shot (!) and the season four run of episodes to solve the mystery - but then I realized that's not good fortune. Naturally, it was the highest rated TV series of the year because, even as a kid having never watched an episode of Dallas, I was still very aware of the drama surrounding the shooting at the time.
Turns out that I loved watching this show. I loved J.R.'s Lego hair. I loved seeing Ann Nelson from Airplane! I loved seeing Mary Crosby, who I've only ever known as Samantha Gregory from Tapeheads. I loved seeing Janine Turner in what seems to be her first credited role.
I really just loved watching legitimately scripted, trashy TV for the first time in a long time.
I've got two more weeks of Dallas as the top show of the year coming up, so I'll be revisiting this troubled family again soon.
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