Dallas season 9 makes its way onto DVD this summer, July 15th 2008 in the US and Canada , with a UK release to follow shortly after.

Dallas fans can also expect to see season 10 out on DVD before the year is out.

Dallas: The Complete Ninth Season
All 31 Episodes and Never-Before-Seen Featurettes

Available on DVD July 15, 2008 from Warner Home Video

JR and the whole Ewing clan are back for another exhilarating season of backstabbing, lust, betrayal, and outrageous surprises when Warner Home Video debuts Dallas: The Complete Ninth Season on DVD July 15, 2008.

Larry Hagman (“I Dream of Jeannie”), Linda Gray (“Melrose Place”), Victoria Principal (Earthquake) and Barbara Bel Geddes (Vertigo) star in the show which was nominated for 17 Emmys® over the course of its highly rated 14-season run.

The four disc special DVD collector’s set features all 31 episodes and is priced to own at $39.98 SRP. Dallas fans just can’t get enough of the twists and turns that make up this hot Texas drama.

Guest stars for the ninth season include Academy Award® winner George Chakiris (Best Actor, West Side Story, 1962), Jenilee Harrison (“Three’s Company”), Dack Rambo (“All My Children”), Ted Shackelford (“Knot’s Landing”), Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba), John Beck (The Other Side of Midnight), Deborah Shelton (Body Double), Barbara Carrera (Never Say Never Again), and Academy Award® nominee Martha Scott (Best Actress, Our Town, 1941).

This season some Dallas moneymen take a bath – and one takes a shower. (If you don’t know what that means, you’re in for a surprise.) The action begins with Southfork mourning the death of Bobby Ewing. But before the tears dry, folks are up to their oil wells in chicanery, greed and lust. J.R. romps with his mistress, institutionalizes his wife and plots to destroy his new business partner. Mark Graison returns from the presumed dead to complicate Pam’s love life. Cliff concocts a can’t-miss scheme to grab control of Ewing Oil. A femme fatale shipping CEO vamps J.R., Jack and even Cliff.

Dallas premiered in 1978 and soon became an international phenomenon airing in over 130 countries around the world. People the world over are still watching Dallas on cable as the series continues to find a whole new generation of viewers.

Over its 14 seasons Dallas garnered 17 Emmy® nominations and four wins, 14 Golden Globe® nominations and one win, and was the #1 or #2 rated network series for five consecutive seasons.

Dallas: The Complete Ninth Season DVD special features include: • Seasons of Change - An in depth look at the most famous dream sequence of all time, the entire ninth season, and its impact on the storylines, the fans, and stars.

Also includes a look back at Season 8 to examine the effect of Barbara Bel Geddes departure for a year, and then her eventual return.

BASICS $39.98 SRP Street Date: July 15, 2008 Language: English Subtitles: English SDH Run Time: 1,550 minutes

It ain’t Dallas

The on off, off and on again Dallas movie took a new twist this week when John Travolta revealed it is to be set in Saudi Arabia.

His role as J.R. Ewing in the big-screen Dallas is still a go, but director Betty Thomas has ordered some drastic changes from the ’80s CBS soap original. “They had a script, but it wasn’t quite Dallas yet,” conceded Travolta. “It was a fun script, but it was a different movie.” The new comedic take, he said, “is more of a spoof on the idea of Dallas. It takes place in present time in Saudi Arabia, with a minimal amount of other Ewings. I’m not sure how it will all unfold.”

 Well John we can tell you how it will unfold, somewhat like toilet paper caught around the neck of an overexcited Andrex puppy. A big tangled mess with only one practical use.

A Dallas movie set in Saudi Arabia with a minimum number of characters cast in comical roles.

Larry Hagman at Love Ride 24

With Christmas just around the corner you could be mistaken into thinking Larry Hagman had swapped his nasty JR look for one of Santa, as he donned a beard for Love Ride 24.

The Harley Davidson Love Ride started in 1981 as the Glendale Harley Davidson biker’s carnival that benefited the Muscular Dystrophy Association and has grown to be one of largest one day motorcycle events and Harley rides in the US.

Larry, a huge Harley Davidson enthusiast, attended the event with his wife Maj (pictured above),  in full biker look but wearing his signature stetson.

Larry was not the only ex prime time  soap actor to attend, Falcon Crest star Lorenzo Lamas was also a guest at the annual event.

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