Television
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Big Rich Texas's Big Unlikely Success »
Despite withering reviews, the Dallas-based reality television show has enjoyed increased ratings and has spawned a franchise.
January 2013 by Christopher Kelly
TNT’s Dallas Spurs Its Namesake to Prosper »
The time-honored TV show is finally back, and it's bringing Dallas economic and tourism growth, as well as a certain sense of pride.
August 2012 by Christopher Kelly
Larry Hagman’s Curtain Call »
As the man known to the world as Dallas's J. R. Ewing fends off throat cancer, he gears up to reprise the role that turned him into an icon and looks back on one of the most extraordinary—and eccentric—lives in show business.
June 2012 by Harry Hurt III
Return to Southfork »
The new Dallas smartly pretends the nineties never happened.
June 2012 by Christopher Kelly
Her Bust Interests »
In The Client List, Jennifer Love Hewitt tries to the breast of her ability.
April 2012 by Christopher Kelly
Trite and True »
We have met the enemy, and they are Good Christian Bitches.
February 2012 by Christopher Kelly
For Real, Y’all »
What does a rash of new reality TV tell us about the Metroplex?
October 2011 by Christopher Kelly
Nerd Rising »
Jim Parsons, the unlikely savior of the TV sitcom.
September 2011 by Christopher Kelly
Extreme Makeover »
Is Mark Cuban our next charming reality star?
June 2011 by Christopher Kelly
Desperate Diva »
Is Eva Longoria doomed to be tabloid fodder the rest of her days?
April 2011 by Christopher Kelly
All He Needs Is Love »
Bill Paxton’s role of a lifetime.
February 2011 by Christopher Kelly
Ruth Buzzi’s Garage »
The comedian shows us some of her memorabilia.
December 2010 by Kristie Ramirez
Pros and Cons »
The best TV show you’ll never see.
November 2010
This Time It’s Personal »
Can Steve Austin wrestle his acting career into submission?
October 2010
Good Friday Night »
John Spong talks about unearthing the history of TV’s portrayal of Texas through the ages and how Friday Night Lights changed it all.
October 2010 Interview by Vi-An Nguyen
Big State, Small Screen »
Is Friday Night Lights the best TV show ever made about Texas? Or just the first one (sorry, J.R.! Sorry, Hank!) that’s tried so hard to get the details right?
October 2010 by John Spong
Lone Stars »
The ten greatest TV Texans.
October 2010 by Jason Cohen
Unbelievable TV Texans »
Sure they're supposed to be from Texas, but c'mon.
October 2010
Notable TV Texan Character Names »
Remember ol’ what’s his face?
October 2010
TV Texans Played by Actual Texans »
Someone’s got to keep ’em honest.
October 2010
They Once Played a TV Texan »
Though you might have forgotten.
October 2010
Wouldn't You Like to Be a Pepper Too?
For your viewing pleasure: vintage Dr Pepper commercials from the Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Produced in Dallas, these sixties ads feature American Bandstand’s Dick Clark and the Dallas Cowboys’ Don Meredith.
October 2010
Who’s That Girl? »
Who are Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato?
August 2010 by Christopher Kelly
This Is Series Business »
The trouble with Texas TV shows.
July 2010 by Christopher Kelly
A Tale Of Two Endings »
Though the television adaptation of Lonesome Dove hewed closely to the novel’s spirit, it struck a very different note in its final moments. Below, an annotation of the last pages of the book and the script reveals how and why Bill Wittliff strayed from Larry McMurtry’s design.
July 2010 by Jeff Salamon
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