Dallas Series Archives

March 14, 2023

Why 1980 Was the Year Texas Went Worldwide

The current Yellowstone-fueled “Westerncore” aesthetic is little more than a cultural blip compared to what Dallas and Urban Cowboy unleashed in 1980.

By Emily McCullar

Larry Hagman on the set of Dallas, July 18, 1979.

Reporter|

October 3, 2018

So, Who Did Shoot J.R.? Why We Still Care About ‘Dallas’

Max Marshall, who wrote our October cover story, had never seen the show before proposing his piece. Follow along on his journey to being seduced by the trashiest, campiest show of the eighties.

By Texas Monthly

'Dallas' cast members post for a photo with a fan Friday, March 30th at the show's 40th reunion event.

The Culture|

April 4, 2018

Scenes From the ‘Dallas’ 40th Reunion Party

Cast members joined roughly 1,300 fans from 40 states and 30 countries in North Texas to celebrate the show’s anniversary.

By Max Marshall

Hollywood, TX|

January 21, 2013

Return to Southfork

The new Dallas smartly pretends the nineties never happened.

By Christopher Kelly

Feature|

January 21, 2013

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.

By Harry Hurt III

Feature|

January 21, 2013

Lone Stars

The ten greatest TV Texans.

By Jason Cohen

Hollywood, TX|

January 20, 2013

Pros and Cons

The best TV show you’ll never see.

By Texas Monthly

Film & TV|

January 20, 2013

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?

By John Spong