Dallas Star Ken Kercheval Dead at 83
Dallas
- Metascore66
- 2012-2014
- 3 seasons
- TNT
- Drama
- TV-14
A second generation of Ewings fight over their vast business empire.
- Metascore66
- 2012-2014
- 3 seasons
- TNT
- Drama
- TV-14
A second generation of Ewings fight over their vast business empire.
Ask Matt: Gracepoint, Walking Dead, New Girl, Dallas RIP, Parenthood, Castle and More
Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: With just one episode remaining for Gracepoint, our household finds itself perplexed. We never saw Broadchurch, so our opinion can't be influenced by that distinction, but we've completely enjoyed the "Americanized" version. The past couple of episodes in particular have been tightly written and filmed (the atmosphere of the town is palpable). Despite our enjoyment, however, it seems we can't see a review or story about Gracepoint without hearing how inferior a product it is, which is obviously counter to our appreciation of the series. So the question we have is this: If we were to watch Broadchurch AFTER Gracepoint finishes, are we likely to believe the original is "not as good" a series because we saw the adaptation first? — The Galvins
TNT Cancels Dallas
Dallas will not be back for a fourth season. TNT canceled its reboot of the hit soap opera Friday.
Monday TV: Mom's the Word, and Warehouse 13 Opens One Last Time
All season long, I've been likening CBS's freshman sleeper Mom to gritty sitcom foremothers like Roseanne and Grace Under Fire (shows on which executive producer Chuck Lorre famously spent time before his current CBS heyday). That comparison rings especially true in the first-season finale (Monday, 9:30/8:30c), as third-generation mom-too-soon Violet (Sadie Calvano) gives birth while her own imperfect mother, Christy (Anna Faris), and caustic grandma Bonnie (Allison Janney) look on with emotional empathy.
TNT Announces Summer Premiere Dates for Rizzoli & Isles, Murder in the First and More
TNT has announced the premieres for its summer shows, including Rizzoli & Isles, Dallas and Franklin & Bash. The network also revealed the series premiere date of Murder in the First, a new crime drama from Emmy winner Steven Bochco that stars Taye Diggs, Kathleen Robertson and Tom Felton.
Exclusive Dallas Season 2 DVD Video: One Last Conversation with Larry Hagman
Dallas lost one of its founding fathers and biggest stars last season when Larry Hagman died in November 2012. But while the man behind those signature eyebrows, J.R. Ewing, may be buried at Southfork, there's still one last interview with Hagman. The best and worst TV reboots In this exclusive video from Dallas: The Complete Second Season, the late Hagman sits down to...
Mega Buzz: House of Cards' New Season, a Blacklist Affair and Vampire Hatred
Every week, senior reporter Natalie Abrams satisfies your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com or tweet them to @NatalieAbrams. Can you tell me anything about the new season of House of Cards? — Kathy Zoe and now-Vice President Frank Underwood are still on the outs, but he has a new ally. Jackie Sharp (Molly Parker), a third-term Democratic congresswoman, will fall into line for Frank's army, but not without some degree of resistance. "I don't think this character is a sociopath," Parker says. "But I do think she's interested in control. She's interested in power and fearlessness. She has a past and she has secrets, but she's not self-destructive. She has a conscience." Are Tom and Liz headed for divorce on The Blacklist? — Lola It's not looking good...
Ask Matt: Arrow vs. S.H.I.E.L.D., Hostages and Miniseries, Sleepy Hollow, NCIS
Question: I am loving Season 2 of Arrow. It is jam-packed with action and has been really fun lately. I can't believe I am saying it, but I think The CW may have beat a major network in creating a great show within the genre (looking at Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.). Felicity and Oliver's chemistry is off the chart, and I even like Grant Gustin as Barry Allen. Do you also think Arrow is doing better than Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? Do you think the ratings of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are enough to qualify for the people at Marvel to plan several rumored spin-offs or new series? — AadilMatt Roush: Can't quite tell if your main concern is quality or ratings, but my emphasis is almost always on the former, and by that standard, Arrow is by far the superior and more satisfying show, with a clearer focus, more dynamic action and character development....
Keck's Exclusives First Look: Dallas Heats Up for Season 3
To help make up for the loss of Larry Hagman's J.R. Ewing, TNT's Dallas is raising the stakes for its third season, which premieres Feb. 24.
Keck's Exclusives: TNT Sets Dallas' Season 3 Premiere Date
TNT's Dallas will kick off its third season — the first without the late Larry Hagman as J.R. — on Monday, Feb. 24 at 9/8c. The season will start with a run of eight episodes before going on hiatus and returning in the summer with seven more. "We will have two season openers and two cliffhangers," teases showrunner Cynthia Cidre. "We have tried this season to make the show more about Ewing family conflicts — secrets, lies and betrayals. And I think we have succeeded."
90210's AnnaLynne McCord Heads to Dallas
AnnaLynne McCord has landed a recurring role on TNT's Dallas, ET Online reports. TNT renews Dallas for a third season The 90210 alum will play...
Keck's Exclusives: Will Dallas Welcome Back Priscilla Presley?
Over the summer, Priscilla Presley got her Facebook friends excited by posting, "For all of those who mentioned that you would like to see me on Dallas, thank you very much for that support! We will see what happens..." But are the writers of TNT's reboot really considering bringing back Jenna Wade, whom Presley played from 1983 to '88?
Ask Matt: Would Revenge Be Better Shorter? Plus: Grey's, Glee, Hannibal, Good Wife
Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: I just read that Mike Kelley, the creator of Revenge, is leaving the show after this season. I will admit that this season isn't as good as the first, but it's OK. There are reports that Mike Kelley wanted shorter seasons, like on cable, with 13 episodes instead of the regular 22 moving forward. Since that wasn't going to happen, he left. What do you think? Do you think the show would work better with a shorter episode order? Also, if Kelley knew the show wouldn't work with longer seasons, why didn't he speak up the first season? Do you think someone else stepping in will freshen the show a bit? I will admit the time I started to take a step back and realize the writers were going too far was when they revealed Victoria had yet another child. Really?! Did you think the writers went overboard with that storyline in particular too? I also don't agree with the assertion that Scandal has replaced Revenge.
Top Moments: The Week Stephen Colbert Did Everything Right
Our best moments of the week: 12. What's in a Name? Award: Is the world big enough for two famous Adam Scotts? After Adam Scott the golfer won the Masters, Adam Scott the actor was predictably inundated with jokes. And he's sick of it. "The jokes were really lame," the Parks and Recreation star vents on Conan. "'I can't believe anyone could mix up the two Adam Scotts. They're "Poehler" opposites.' 'Hey Adam, you know what's way below par? Your acting.' ... I mean this with nothing but love in my heart, but, please, can everybody shut the hell up?" Impressed with how Scott handled the situation, Conan presents Scott with....
Keck's Exclusives: Dallas Finale Burning Questions
Spoiler alert! TNT's Dallas closed out its second season with one major revelation and reversal after another. Christopher Ewing (Jesse Metcalfe) tracked down the plastic surgeon who treated his mother, Pam...
Dallas' Patrick Duffy on Pamela's Possible Return, Following in J.R.'s Path and Renewal Hopes
Will the real Pamela Barnes please stand up? That's the question on the minds of Dallas fans both old and new as the TNT reboot prepares to wrap its second season. In the final moments of last week's special two-hour episode, Christopher (Jesse Metcalfe) was alerted about a possible sighting of...
Patrick Duffy Pitches a Step By Step Reunion
Will Step by Step ride the recent wave of TGIF nostalgia inspired by the Boy Meets World offshoot Girl Meets World? Star Patrick Duffy sure hopes so.
Top Moments: Idol Gets Glitter-Happy, and Lindsay Lohan Does Time with David Letterman
Our best moments of the week: 12. Best Dynasty Homage: There's been a lot of death and violence on The Following, but until this week, the show had been seriously lacking one key dramatic television component: a catfight. Fortunately, we can check off that box after Claire confronts Emma, the Follower who posed as her nanny and kidnapped her son. Claire slams her against the wall in a chokehold and repeatedly insists, "I'm going to kill you." Just the kind of woman who might marry a serial killer, ay? We finally...
Keck's Exclusives: Will There Be an Angel Film? Plus Dallas Scoop!
With the Veronica Mars movie on its way to being a go, would David Boreanaz ever consider a fan-­financed Angel film? — Bonnie, Philadelphia Probably not, says the Bones star. "[Angel cocreator] Joss Whedon is...
Ask Matt: Veronica Mars Reborn, Cancellation Anxiety, the Vegas Move
Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter!Question: I'm thrilled that Veronica Mars fans will be getting a long-awaited movie. I have a few questions related to the Kickstarter campaign that made it possible: 1) Were you surprised that the goal of $2 million was reached in only 24 hours given the ratings challenges the show always faced as a TV series? 2) There was some controversy about whether asking fans to fund the project instead of having the studio fund it was ...
Dallas Lays J.R. Ewing to Rest --- What's Next?
When Josh Henderson landed the role of J.R. Ewing's son on TNT's reboot of Dallas, his TV dad Larry Hagman had one piece of advice: Have fun. "I was a little nervous and he said, 'Hey, they cast you for a reason. Have fun,'" Henderson told TVGuide.com at Sunday's Paleyfest panel, moderated by TV Guide Magazine's William Keck. "He had fun every day. People had...
The Monday Playlist: Dallas Lays J.R. to Rest and Other Final Acts
Break out the bourbon and branch. On Dallas, they've come to bury J.R. Ewing, not necessarily to praise "the most infuriating, charming scoundrel I think I've ever known," as his most famous and long-suffering ex-spouse, Sue Ellen, describes the iconic oilman. "It's enough to drive a girl to drink," she jokes. Though it may not be entirely a joke.
Keck's Exclusives First Look: Dallas Brings Back Another Vet
When an accident jeopardizes her unborn twins while Dallas dad Cliff Barnes is out of town, Ewing outcast Pamela Rebecca (Julie Gonzalo) finds herself in need of some TLC. What better time for her MIA mom, Afton Cooper, to return?
Dallas Bosses on the "Difficult" Final Farewell to J.R. and the "Delicious" New Mystery
Monday's episode of Dallas marks the show's final farewell to J.R. Ewing, and the reboot's first episode without the late Larry Hagman. But behind the scenes, the man behind TV's most famous eyebrows was still a very strong presence. "The property department set his chair out every day and wardrobe would put his hat on it and he was still No. 1 on our call sheet," executive producer Michael M. Robin tells TVGuide.com. "So he was still kind of there with us every day." Airing Monday at 9/8c on TNT, "J.R.'s Masterpiece" spotlights the...
On the Set: Dallas Says Goodbye to J.R. Ewing
A banquet hall in the posh Dallas Petroleum Club, high atop the city's Chase Tower, has been decorated with lavish floral bouquets and framed photographs of TV legend Larry Hagman in his sweet, smilin' heyday. "This is the episode where we honor Larry, as well as his character," Patrick Duffy (Bobby) says of Monday's Dallas, which addresses Hagman's untimely November death by murdering, ­memorializing and burying J.R. ­Ewing — all within...
Keck's Exclusives: First Look at Dallas Memes Saluting J.R. Ewing
In tribute to the late Larry Hagman, and in celebration of Monday's hotly anticipated memorial episode to his legendary character, J.R. Ewing, TNT's Dallas is issuing a series of J.R.-themed Internet memes. The memes, which are intended to be posted and shared on social media sites, feature J.R.-isms garnered from the current Dallas continuation as well as the classic CBS original.
Monday Playlist: Silence Is Golden on Switched at Birth
Alarms are sounded several times, but we never hear them, in a tremendously effective and thematically overdue episode of ABC Family's best-of-network Switched at Birth (8/7c), which unfolds almost entirely in American Sign Language. By necessity, actions speak louder than words — all in subtitles, or sometimes tweets — as the deaf and hard-of-hearing students at Carlton School for the Deaf rally to protest the school board's decision to shutter their campus. (The hearing students, whose integration into the student body has caused some friction this season, also pitch in.)
Keck's Exclusives: Dallas' Jesse Metcalfe on Christopher's Big Ride
Jesse Metcalfe is feeling the need for speed. The Dallas star trained at Texas Motor Speedway to prep for the March 4 episode...
Keck's Exclusives First Look: Dallas Lays J.R. to Rest
You have to give Deborah Shelton credit for being honest about her reaction to Dallas star Larry Hagman's death last November. "Selfishly," says Shelton, 1970's Miss USA, who played J.R.'s mistress Mandy from 1984 to 1987, "I thought, 'Well, there goes..
Top Moments: A Following Kind of Valentine, Jeopardy's Best Loser and a New Watergate
Our top moments of the week: 13. Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead Award: Tierra's tantrums finally get the best of her on The Bachelor. After having a falling out with AshLee, Tierra screams and cries just as Sean is coming in to talk to her. Finally, he does what we've all been waiting for: kick the crazy girl out of the house...
Best Moments: Mother's Robin Sparkles Is Back and Scandal's Shocking Twist
Our best moments of the week: 11. Worst (Best) Moment of Truth: After suspecting it for weeks on The Mindy Project, Mindy finally confronts the guy she's been dating — Jaime (B.J. Novak) — about his best friend, who seems to be the Sally to his Harry. After an intense line of questioning from Mindy in the line to go to the top of the Empire State Building, Jaime realizes he actually is in love with his best friend. The moment would be slightly more romantic if a) he was in love with Mindy, b) it wasn't Valentine's Day and c) he didn't completely trip over himself on...
Dallas Season 2 Burning Questions Answered: J.R.'s Farewell, Hiccups for Ann and Bobby
Christopher's petition for annulment was rejected! Ann's long-lost daughter hates her guts! Sue Ellen lost the election! It was an eventful return to Dallas on last week's two-hour season premiere. After five months off the air, the Ewing clan & Co. wasted no time answering some of fans' biggest burning questions from the first season finale, and raising some new ones for Season 2 (Mondays at 9/8c on TNT). Although she did her best not to spoil what's to come, we turned to showrunner Cynthia Cidre for answers: 1. Could Elena and John Ross be the real deal? It wasn't a complete surprise to see brokenhearted bad guys John Ross (Josh Henderson) and...
Dallas' Julie Gonzalo on Unleashing the Real Rebecca: "You Can’t Underestimate Her"
Watch out, Southfork: There's a new Pamela Barnes in Dallas. On the Season 1 finale of the TNT reboot, it was revealed that Christopher Ewing's estranged wife and baby mama was not actually soft-spoken small town girl Rebecca Sutter, but Pamela Rebecca Barnes, the daughter of longtime Ewing family rival ...
The Tuesday Playlist: Finales, a Salute to Primetime Soaps, White Collar, The Taste
It's another ridiculously busy night of TV, with premieres and finales jousting for attention amid other distractions. It's just as well that CBS' top-rated lineup is taking a breather with repeats. First, the farewells, going head to head. Once again, NBC sends away its reliably tear-jerking Parenthood (10/9c) earlier in the TV year than we'd like, but a limited run of 15 episodes beats the alternative. Shows like this don't tend to repeat well, and if a shorter run makes business sense — while freeing up the time period in the back half of the season for something else (in this case, a retooled Smash in two weeks) — then so be it. This fourth season has been Parenthood's strongest and most emotionally charged to date, especially in the storyline involving Kristina's breast cancer ordeal, providing Monica Potter and Peter Krause (as husband Adam) with their strongest dramatic material to date. Emmy voters, wake up and take note.
Dallas Remembers Larry Hagman With a New Season 2 Mystery
Two months after Larry Hagman's November 23 death, the Dallas cast past and present has assembled at the city's swanky Petroleum Club to shoot an epic, drama-filled memorial for his legendary J.R. Ewing. Among the mourners who have returned to pay their respects — or disrespects — are Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval), Gary and Lucy Ewing (Ted Shackelford and Charlene Tilton), Ray Krebbs (Steve Kanaly), Mandy Winger (Deborah Shelton) and Cally Harper Ewing (Cathy Podewell). On set, the late actor's spirit is still very much alive. Each morning when he passes Hagman's trailer, Patrick Duffy, who plays Bobby Ewing, knocks on his friend's door. "Not like I'm expecting him to say, 'Come in,'" Duffy says. "But just to say to Larry, 'I'm still here, pal.'" And if you believe some of Hagman's costars, he's been knocking right back.
Keck's Exclusives: Dallas Welcomes Back Mandy Winger and Cally Harper
J.R. Ewing is about to be laid to rest at Southfork, but not before getting one last visit from two of the sexy, big-haired bimbos he romanced back in the day.
Keck's Exclusives First Look: Dallas' New Blood
Dallas fans will soon have to say goodbye to Larry Hagman's J.R. — but they'll meet two new members of the Ewing and Ramos clans. Emma Bell (formerly Andrea's sister, Amy, on The Walking Dead) plays Bobby Ewing's well-bred...
Ask Matt: Homeland, Dick Clark, Larry Hagman, Glee, Dexter and More
Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: I've been a fan of Homeland since before the pilot even came out. I don't live a day without at least thinking about Homeland once. Even last week's episode, which was heavily criticized, coerced me to suspend my disbelief on some dangling plot devices due primarily to the deliciously long-awaited meeting of Carrie and her mortal enemy Abu Nazir. And yet, while this season has largely been about Brody's allegiances and double missions, the series for me has always been about Carrie Mathison and Claire Danes. Her character was developed in Season 1...
VIDEO: TNT Pays Tribute to Dallas' Larry Hagman
As producers behind TNT's Dallas continuation plot how to bid farewell to J.R. Ewing, the cable network has put together a new video to pay homage to the man behind those famous eyebrows. Look back at Larry Hagman's TV Guide covers through the years The new video promo features images of...
Dallas Star Larry Hagman Dead at 81
Larry Hagman, the television icon best known for playing J.R. Ewing on CBS' Dallas as well as TNT's current incarnation, died Friday, TVGuide.com has confirmed. He was 81. Hagman died of complications from...
Disney Developing Boy Meets World Sequel Series
Is Mr. Feeny still teaching?Disney has started developing a Boy Meets World sequel series, TVLine reports. Titled Girl Meets World, the series would follow Cory and Topanga's pre-teen daughter.
Keck's Exclusives: Dallas Ties Up a Knots Landing Reunion
TNT's Dallas will reunite Lucy Ewing (Charlene Tilton) with her mom, Valene (Joan Van Ark), and father, Gary (Ted Shackelford), this spring. "I haven't...
Keck's Exclusives First Look: Sue Ellen Ewing for Governor
Experts say the upcoming presidential election will be determined by undecided voters. Well, no matter if you're Republican, Democrat, Independent, Libertarian or Green, this inspirational campaign video put out by TNT should instill universal confidence in political hopeful Sue Ellen Ewing. In the spirit of the election season (and to promote the Jan. 28 premiere of Dallas' second season), the folks at TNT spliced together this faux campaign ad from Season 1 clips depicting glamorous Linda Gray in all her gubernatorial glory. Will Sue Ellen win or lose? It's...
24 Alum Annie Wersching Heading to Dallas
Annie Wersching is Dallas-bound! The 24 alum has landed a recurring role on the TNT series, TVLine.com reports. Wersching will play...
Keck's Exclusives: Dallas Taps Mexican Heartthrob for Elena's Bro
Dallas just struck oil with the casting of a Latin heartthrob who's sure to get both oil and blood bubblin' when Season 2 debuts on TNT in late January. Mexican film star Kuno Becker, 34, has been signed to...
Keck's Exclusives: Dallas Stages a Knots Landing Reunion
Ted Shackelford and Joan Van Ark are bringing their long-suffering Knots Landing characters, Gary and Valene Ewing, back to Dallas for a...
Keck's Exclusives: Patrick Duffy Goes Back to Atlantis
Now that he's resurrected Bobby Ewing on TNT's Dallas, Patrick Duffy is attempting to give new life to his campy 1977-1978 sci-fi series Man From Atlantis. Duffy secured the rights to the story after his comedy Step by Step ended in 1998: "It was just lying fallow, so I thought, 'I can take a whack at that.'" Duffy has....
Exclusive: Dallas, Desperate Housewives' Brenda Strong Heads to Scandal
Another ABC vet is coming to Scandal! Desperate Housewives alum Brenda Strong has landed guest-starring role on the Shonda Rhimes' political fixer drama, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Scandal's Shonda Rhimes on Season 2's Big Mystery: Who is Quinn Perkins? Strong, best known for being the voice of Wisteria Lane and for her recent turn on the Dallas reboot, will play...
Summer TV's Hits & Misses
It was a summer that won't be remembered fondly, at least by the broadcast networks. Despite a flurry of new shows, from CBS' Dogs in the City to ABC's Glass House, there wasn't much to crow about — at least until NBC's Summer Olympics ratings juggernaut came along. Cable fared better, launching new hits like A&E's Longmire and TNT's Perception and opening events like History's Hatfields & McCoys to big numbers. Here are some of this summer's highs and lows.
Keck's Exclusives: Dallas Vet Audrey Landers Says "Rebecca Needs Her Mother"
The August 8 season finale of TNT's Dallas revealed that Christopher Ewing's estranged wife, Rebecca Sutter, is really Pamela Rebecca Barnes — the daughter of Cliff Barnes and his ex, Afton Cooper (who is also the sister of Lucy Ewing's ex-husbnd, Mitch). Got all that? Oh those frisky Ewings just can't stop sleeping around. Among the viewers shocked by the reveal was Audrey Landers, who played Afton on the original CBS series on and off from 1981 to 1989. Like many fans, Landers wonders what this could mean for her. While Landers, still stunningly gorgeous at 56, hasn't yet been approached about a return, she admits she's anxious to step back into the world she knew so well. TV Guide Magazine: Audrey, I know you're close friends with Ken Kercheval (Cliff). Did he clue you in to Rebecca's true identity?Audrey Landers: Absolutely not! Not a word or hint. I'm amazed they kept the secret so well...
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