Dallas - The Complete Eighth Season (1978)

Dallas fans just can?t get enough of the Ewings. So Season 8 brings a new one ? cousin Jamie Ewing a blonde blue-eyed little ol? cupcake with a big fat claim on the oil empire. And it brings a new face: Oscar? Academy Award winner* Donna Reed stepping gracefully into Miss Ellie?s high heels while an ailing Barbara Bel Geddes recovers. And of course it brings a gusher of high-tension high-finance drama: three corpses one murder trial weddings breakups adultery medical traumas kidnapping lies long-forgotten secrets and sudden wealth. That?s not all not by a Texas Longhorn shot. The season ends with that dynamic Dallas classic a wow-did-you-see-that cliffhanger.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 085391200710 Manufacturer No: 120071 Product Description

Love this Season

I really liked this season of Dallas. I did also notice the women's wardrobe did get "Dynasty like". No it was not the same with Donna Reed but she did do a good job. J.R. is in a serious fight for Ewing Oil. He really is worried for a bit. I still cry watching the last episode when Bobby dies eventhough we know he turns up the end of season 9 in Pam's shower. July 28, 2008

JR is a legend !!

I thought Dallas season 8 was great i even shed a tear when Bobby died in the final episode. I cant wait for my next dose of Dallas Season 9 to arrive so we can sit down with our bourbon and branch to watch JR in action!! July 21, 2008

Great Season. Bad Disks.

Enjoyed this season a lot. It would have been a lot better if the disks had not been defective. Hope next season is better. June 2, 2008

The season of "haute couture," Donna Reed, and, of course, J.R.

The '84-'85 season of "Dallas" was a pivotal one in many ways. It saw the show being somewhat overshadowed in the ratings by that ABC upstart "Dynasty"; it was the year that Barbara Bel Geddes was replaced by Oscar/Emmy-winner Donna Reed in the role of the beloved "Miss Ellie"; and it also saw the "departure" of another popular cast member at season's end. Though these developments may have been new and shocking to dedicated fans, there was enough of the old to keep 'em satisfied.

J.R. (the superb Larry Hagman) is still up to his same old tricks but fids himself smitten by the new girl in town, Mandy Winger, played by Deborah Shelton. Unlike other of the oilman's conquest, Winger really appeals to J.R., not just sexually but on an "intellectual" level as well. He is determined to get her at all cost, including sending off-and-on spouse Sue Ellen (the magnificent Linda Gray) back to the bottle and the sanitarium.

Bobby (Patrick Duffy) and Pam (Victoria Principal) are still in love, although Bobby is going to marry Jenna (Priscilla Presley). Pam goes on a wild-goose chase, spearheaded by you-know-who, to find beau Mark Graison (an unseen John Beck).

Katherine Wentworth (Morgan Brittany) is still crazy and Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval) carries on his lifelong mission to bring down Ewing Oil in honor of his "dead daddy."

Reed brings a different take on "Miss Ellie," something that didn't quite fair well with fans. However, credit must be given to the actress for stepping into a part that was so engrained in the memory of fans by Bel Geddes. It took a lot of courage for Miss Reed and she should be commended for doing an admirable job.

Besides, she did look better in the Travilla clothes.

Speaking of the fashion, this was the year that the producers went all out. The men, though adequately dressed, took a backseat to the glamorous attire of the ladies. In appears that every female cast member, be she main, recurrent, or having a one-shot appearance, got to wear "the" dress, one that really turned heads. According to the bonus feature on Travilla, the show was trying to get on the "Dynasty" bandwagon with the clothes. Regardless, the women look "mah-velous," to borrow from Billy Crystal.

The season finale, "Swan Song," is, by far, the best of the season, featuring brilliant work from Duffy and Principal and an Emmy-worthy musical score by composer Lance Rubin. The final five minutes are poignant and demonstrate what the show was capable of when the writers really went to work...

Now, if they just could've come up with something better for the next season's finale...but that commentary is meant for that compilation upon its release. June 1, 2008

Love JR

I haven't been disappointed yet with any of the Dallas DVD sets. This is no exception. JR is still up to his old tricks. May 17, 2008

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