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Dallas: The Complete Eleventh Season

Description

J.R. may be down, but he's never out. After Ewing Oil collapsed in disgrace at the end of Season 10, some folks might expect Season 11 to feature a J.R. who's learned his lesson. But not Dallas fans - they know the only lesson J.R. ever learned was do unto others before they do unto you. So hang on to your Stetsons for 30 irresistible episodes of cheatin, lyin and tomcattin as J.R. claws his way back to the top. More drama: Bobby loses Pam but finds new romance. Cliff meets a broken-down wildcatter with dreams of gusher glory. Sue Ellen discovers that revenge is sweet. Two murder cases grab headlines. And a new crop of drop-dead gorgeous vamps with big schemes and bigger hair make life even more interesting for J.R.

Reviews

Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2010-08-09
Summary: "Dallas without Pam"

The Eleventh Season suffers from the absence of Victoria Principal (Pam). But there is lots of angst and action to go around as the character of Sue Ellen morphs into someone with backbone. There's plenty of disharmony among the old as well as the newly-married, and with Ewing Oil being history, Westar is the new center of J.R.'s evil deeds. I recommend this season for die-hard Dallas fans who must endure to the end of the series in the fourteenth season.

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Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2010-04-19
Summary: "The year that the "seniors" got a chance to shine!"

Warning: SPOILERS AHEAD!

Of course, the star of the show was Larry Hagman as the devious J.R. Ewing. He was always given the best lines and the most memorable confrontations. However, season eleven, with the departure of a fan favorite, seemed to allow some of the older cast members, regular and recurrent, an opportunity to share some of Hagman's "spotlight".

Barbara Bel Geddes and her on-camera husband Howard Keel really came to the forefront with a storyline about a presumed "affair" between Clayton and a much-younger woman, portrayed by English actress Annabel Schofield . The plot allowed Bel Geddes to really show her acting mettle, especially in the episode entitled "Farlow's Follies" wherein Miss Ellie falls into Sue Ellen (played as always by the flawless Linda Gray) territory by resorting to the bottle to "drown her sorrows".

Not only does the season showcase Bel Geddes and Keel, it also lets recurring player Alice Hirson have a memorable "farewell" as Miss Ellie's best friend, Mavis Anderson, wife of popular "Punk" Anderson, played by veteran character actor Morgan Woodward.

Also, John Anderson has a memorable run as Dr. Styles, a major stockholder in WestStar and the father of Kimberly Cryder (a stunning Leigh Taylor-Young), a woman who will stop at nothing to get the man of her dreams: J.R.

Though the season is not as powerful as previous ones, it's still very entertaining, even with the lackluster Ray (Steve Kanaly) and Jenna (Priscilla Presley) problems with spoiled-rotten daughter Charlie (Shalene McCall), an ill-conceived attempt by a heretofore unknown aunt (played well by young Lisa Alden) of Christopher (Joshua Harris) to take him from Bobby (Patrick Duffy), and the rushed exit of Pam, played by an actress heavily wrapped to hide any resemblance to Victoria Principal who departed at the end of the previous season.

Also, one surprise is the discovery of a future superstar in the role of "Randy", Charlie's boyfriend. The character's name is a not-so-subtle reference to his personality, by the way.

As far as the quality of the DVD is concerned, this is probably the worst quality in the series. There are shifts in color, "dirty" and unclear images, and the sound isn't the best.

Also, there are NO extras, a shame considering so many cast members are still alive and could offer commentary.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-04-03
Summary: "Awesome Season,"

We love Dallas but the action is getting WAY better too, LOL, wait for it to go on sale for $15 again, thats how much we got each season for.

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Rating: 3 / 5
Date: 2009-12-24
Summary: "DALLAS 11TH SEASON"

THE PRODUCT WAS ADVERTISED AS NEW BUT I BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN OPENED AND REPACKAGED. COMPARING TO NEW PRODUCT IN THE STORE IT DOES NOT LOOK PACKAGED FROM THE FACTORY. I JUST HOPE PRODUCT IS GOOD.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-11-03
Summary: "Joel"

This is one of the best seasons of Dallas. I was a huge fan of Dallas when it was on TV back in the 80's, and I am still enjoying the series. I have all of the seaons.