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On the other hand
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 Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:12 am Post subject: Larry Hagman is dead |
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Larry Hagman's J.R. Ewing was Darth Vader in a 10-gallon hat.
Hagman, who played the dastardly oilman on Dallas, and, as such, became TV's highest-paid actors, died Friday in the city that served as the backdrop for his signature role. He was 81.
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One of my earliest memories is of seeing(not really watching) I Dream Of Jeannie on TV. But I had no idea who he was at the time.
I remember Who Shot J.R. being the catch-phrase of the year in 1980. I watched the episode where the answer was revealed, and actually pretended to have an opinion. Might be the only full episode of Dallas I ever watched.
Other than that, he was good as the Democratic elder-statesman with dark secrets from his past in Primary Colors. I never could figure out which real-life politician he was supposed to be. Maybe a composite?
There was some controversy about his liver transplant in '95. Something about being such a heavy drinker and possibly being fast-tracked to the front of the list.
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On the other hand
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Unposter
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Supposedly, Larry Hagman wants to be burried in a field of wheat and pot. Then, he wants his friends to harvest the wheat and pot and bake a pot-laced cake and he wants his friends to "eat" him.
At least, that is what I read.
Hagman, the son of a lawyer who worked with actual oil barons in Texas, was an active supporter of liberal causes.
Ahh...you have to love the older generation. |
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caniff
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps3d0qYdeSE
People from my childhood TV days are dropping like flies. Sherman Helmsley (right?), Horshack, etc.
This doesn't bode well for my hopes of immortality. |
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Died By Bear
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:04 am Post subject: |
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You know you're old when you identify "I dream of Genie" with Hagman more than you do w/ "Dallas".  |
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caniff
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 10:18 am Post subject: |
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To be defensive, they were I Dream of Jeannie re-runs that I remember, which aired along with Hogan's Heroes and original Star Trek re-runs. Oh, and Barney Miller and All In The Family.
Never got into Dallas for some reason. |
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On the other hand
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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To be defensive, they were I Dream of Jeannie re-runs that I remember, which aired along with Hogan's Heroes and original Star Trek re-runs. Oh, and Barney Miller and All In The Family.
Never got into Dallas for some reason. |
I think they would've JUST gone into syndication when I was seeing them on local TV. It was around 5:00 PM, so not prime time obviously. I remember being slightly freaked out by the image of Jeannie's eyes in the lamp.
Later, I got seriously into re-runs of Bewitched, the Ur-text of the genre. Pretty much all the major cast members from that show are dead. |
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Kuros
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caniff
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 3:14 am Post subject: |
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| caniff wrote: |
To be defensive, they were I Dream of Jeannie re-runs that I remember, which aired along with Hogan's Heroes and original Star Trek re-runs. Oh, and Barney Miller and All In The Family.
Never got into Dallas for some reason. |
I think they would've JUST gone into syndication when I was seeing them on local TV. It was around 5:00 PM, so not prime time obviously. I remember being slightly freaked out by the image of Jeannie's eyes in the lamp.
Later, I got seriously into re-runs of Bewitched, the Ur-text of the genre. Pretty much all the major cast members from that show are dead. |
Syndication, that's what I meant (duh). Yeah, I recall the shows I mentioned (and Bewitched) running late afternoons. Now I just watch a few minutes of the History Channel before crashing out or sometimes a Celtics/Pats game. TV these days is almost dead to me, but I keep cable because my wife likes to watch the ghost shows on the sci-fi channel or whatever it is and I think it helps her with her English. |
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Los Angeloser
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Larry's mother was Peter Pan(Mary Martin) and he was the most popular TV actor of the time/1980's during the 'Dallas' run.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Martin
"Martin as Peter Pan in the 1960 telecast, "the actress still most identified with the starring role" according to famoustexans.com" |
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geldedgoat
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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| I caught plenty of him on Nick at Nite reruns but had no idea he had any connection with Dallas. That should tell you how many episodes of that show I watched. |
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