Dallas producer Arthur Bernard Lewis Dies Aged 84

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• Dan Budnik

  2011/03/22 at 7:23 pm

  One of the great writers on the show. My wife and I have spent the past five years slowly moving through the DVDs. (As of this moment, we are on The Odessa File.) Whenever we saw his name, we knew “This’ll be a good one.” In a soap opera, I think, writers can kind of mash all together as they follow the continuing plotlines down and deal with (sometimes) too many characters. Mr. Lewis always brought something extra to his episodes. He shall be missed.

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• Spencer

  2011/02/16 at 2:40 am

  Deepest condolences to this phenomenal individual. He helped create a legacy that would influence the culture of a decade, and will be forever missed.

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• LARA S.SLACK

  2011/01/07 at 7:43 pm

  My deepest condolences to the family of a wonderful man.Arthur was a very talented man.I enjoyed watching his series DALLAS on Friday nights.Nobody will ever be able to replace such a talented man.Sincerely,Lara Slack

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• merrick a. schill

  2010/12/20 at 11:07 pm

  i always saw this mans name on the credits and new nothing more. i have come to learn what a genuis he was and what he brought to the dallas table. thank you to arthur and also his family whom i’m sure was an inspiration to what he gave us, the millions of true dallas fans. have a nice day!!

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• ALAN KATTAN

  2010/12/09 at 9:14 pm

  I’VE GOT A GREAT IDEA. WITH PATRICK DUFFY CASTED AS BOBBY PRESUMED TO BE IN THE JOCK ROLE SHEREE J. WILSON AS APRIL WOULD MAKE A GREAT MISS ELLIE ROLE ON THE NEW TNT PILOT EPISODE OF “DALLAS.” IT SHOULD BEGIN BY REPLAYING APRIL’S GUN DOWN AND FUNERAL THEN BOBBY WAKES UP FROM HIS DREAM WHILE STILL ON THE HONEYMOON IN PARIS AND APRIL IS TAKING A SHOWER. THEN AS BOBBY APPROACHES THE SHOWER WITH BOBBY AND APRIL’S FAMOUS SAXOPHONE SONG BEING PLAYED IN THE BACKGROUND APRIL SAYS TO BOBBY WITH HER SOFT VOICE, “COME IN. BABY!” WITH HER POINTING FINGER INDICATING THE DIRECTION. THEN BOBBY REPLIES, “APRIL?” AND THEN FAINTS. THEN THE “DALLAS” THEME SONG BEGINS WITH THE CREDITS. THEN AFTERWARDS THERE IS A SUBTITLE MENTIONING “20 YEARS LATER.” KNOWING THAT THE NEW “DALLAS” IS PRESUMED TO HAVE CHRISTOPHER AND JOHN ROSS FEUDING THE SHOW SHOULD ALSO FEATURE A TEENAGE DAUGHTER OF BOBBY AND APRIL WHO WOULD BE IN THE ROLE OF LUCY.

  I GREW UP WATCHING “DALLAS” AS MY FAVORITE SHOW WITH BOBBY EWING AS MY ROLE MODEL AND THAT THE BOBBY-APRIL COUPLE WAS MY FAVORITE TV COUPLE SINCE SHE WAS THE MOST SUPPORTIVE WOMEN BOBBY EVER HAD DELIGHTING HIM WITH HER SENSE OF HUMOR. IT WAS THE SADDEST THING I’VE EVER SEEN ON TELEVISION WHEN APRIL WAS GUNNED DOWN, AND THAT I STILL COULD NOT GET OVER APRIL’S DEATH. INSTEAD OF KILLING APRIL OFF IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THAT APRIL WAS KIDNAPPED AND MISSING ALL SEASON LONG WHILE BOBBY AFTER RETURNING HOME ALONE FROM HIS HONEYMOON SENDS MEN TO SEARCH FOR APRIL. THEN AT THE END OF THAT FINAL SEASON BOBBY GETS WORD THAT APRIL HAS BEEN RESCUED AND IS RETURNING HOME SAFELY.

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  • ALAN KATTAN

    2010/12/14 at 6:04 am

    THERE ARE REPORTS THAT THE MISS ELLIE TYPE ROLE IS BEING OFFERED TO ANNETTE O’TOOLE AS BOBBY’S NEW WIFE ANN EWING, AND I THINK THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:

    1. SHEREE HAS SIMILAR FACIAL FEATURES, BLONDE HAIR, PERSONALITIES, AND A DEEP VOICE TO BARBARA BEL GEDDES UNLIKE ANNETTE O’TOOL. I NOTICED THAT AFTER SHEREE PLAYED A MORE SERIOUS TYPE ROLE AS ALEX CAHILL.

    2. APRIL WAS THE MOST SUPPORTIVE WOMAN BOBBY EVER HAD DELIGHTING HIM WITH HER SENSE OF HUMOR. SHE WAS JUST AS SUPPORTIVE AS MISS ELLIE WAS TO JOCK.

    3. AS MISS ELLIE DATED FAR BACK TO THE EWING-BARNES FEUD HISTORY APRIL DID TOO UNLIKE ANY NEW WIFE BOBBY CAN HAVE.

    4. BOBBY WOULDN’T BE MARRIED LONG ENOUGH TO A NEW WOMAN TO HAVE A DAUGHTER IN HER LATE TEENS IN A LUCY TYPE ROLE UNLIKE APRIL AND BOBBY.

    5. CLIFF BARNES SHOULD BE MARRIED TO MICHELLE, AND THE STORY SHOULD BE THAT MICHELLE ALWAYS WANTED TO TAKE REVENGE ON HER SISTER APRIL AND DESTROY HER OIL COMPANY. THAT’S WHY SHE AND BARNES GOT MARRIED NEARLY 20 YEARS AGO SO THAT THEY COULD WORK TOGETHER TO DESTROY BOTH APRIL AND THE EWINGS. MICHELLE AND BARNES SHOULD HAVE AN 18-19 YEAR-OLD SON IN A CLIFF BARNES TYPE ROLE AS THE NEXT GENERATION WHO CARRIES ON THE FEUD AGAINST CHRISTOPHER AND JOHN ROSS. MICHELLE SHOULD BE RUNNING A BARNES COMPANY CLOSELY WITH HER YOUNG SON TEACHING HIM WHAT TO DO, BUT CLIFF BARNES SHOULD BE CASTED IN A DIGGER TYPE ROLE AS BEING MORE MELLOW AND LAID BACK AGAINST THE EWINGS AS DIGGER WAS IN HIS FINAL YEAR. JUST LIKE MISS ELLIE LIKED CLIFF BARNES AND WANTED TO RESOLVE THE FEUD APRIL TRIES TO DO THE SAME THING WITH THE YOUNGER EWING BOYS AND CLIFF BARNES’ SON ESPECIALLY SINCE CLIFF BARNES’ SON HAPPENS TO BE APRIL’S NEWPHEW. CLIFF BARNES WHO HAD A PAST RELATIONSHIP WITH APRIL AS MISS ELLIE HAD WITH DIGGER COULD HANG OUT WITH APRIL FROM TIME TO TIME JUST AS MISS ELLIE DID HANG OUT WITH DIGGER IN THE ORIGINAL SERIES. DIGGER ONCE TOLD MISS ELLIE THAT HE WISHES HE HAD MARRIED HER, AND CLIFF BARNES COULD TELL APRIL THAT HE MARRIED THE WRONG SISTER. MISS ELLIE THEN TOLD DIGGER HOW HE BLEW HIS CHANCE, AND APRIL COULD TELL CLIFF BARNES THE SAME THING.

    6. CHRISTOPHER EWING SHOULD BE MARRIED TO CLIFF BARNES’ DAUGHTER FROM AFTON AT SOUTHFORK WHO WOULD BE IN A PAM TYPE ROLE WHO IS TORN BETWEEN THE EWINGS AND THE BARNES SIMILARLY AS PAM WAS. SHE ALSO WOULD BE A HALF-SISTER TO CLIFF AND MICHELLE’S SON AS PAM WAS TO CLIFF. THE ISSUE ABOUT PAM BEING UNABLE TO HAVE A CHILD WITH BOBBY COULD ALSO BE APPLIED TO CHRISTOPHER AND CLIFF BARNES’ DAUGHTER WHO WOULD INHERIT HER FATHER’S DISEASE. JOHN ROSS WOULD TRY TO DRIVE HER OUT AS J.R. TRIED TO DO WITH PAM.

    7. APRIL WAS ALWAYS FULL OF SURPRISING MOMENTS TO BOBBY FROM THE TIME SHE SUPRISED HIM IN VIENNA, TO THE TIME SHE MISSED SURPRISING HIM AT AN AIRPORT WHEN HE WAS LEAVING HER HOMETOWN TO RETURN TO DALLAS, AND TO THE TIME WHEN LATER SHE SURPRISED HIM AT HIS OFFICE THROWING SNOWFLAKES. BOBBY DISCOVERING APRIL ALIVE IN THE SHOWER AFTER WAKING UP FROM HIS DREAM WOULD REMIND FANS OF TYPICAL APRIL SURPRISES WITH THIS BEING THE BIGGEST APRIL SURPRISE OF ALL.

    7. PATRICK DUFFY AND SHEREE WERE THE ONLY TWO MAJOR CHARACTERS ON “DALLAS” WHO LATER HAVE HAD LONG-TIME SUCCESS ON TELEVISION, AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER.

    8. SINCE SHEREE WAS AT THE 30 YEAR REUNION WITH THE ORIGINAL CAST MEMBERS AND THEY ARE TRYING TO BRING AS MANY ORIGINAL CAST MEMBERS AS POSSIBLE IT IS A GOOD SIGN THAT SHEREE COULD BE STRONGLY CONSIDERED. SOON FANS WILL PURCHASE IT AS WELL AS THE FINAL SEASON FEATURING APRIL’S DEATH WHICH SOON WILL BE FRESH ON THE FANS’ MIND ENOUGH TO SEE BOBBY WAKING UP FROM HIS DREAM.

    9. THE LATE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF “DALLAS” LEONARD KATZMAN ONCE SAID THAT HIS BIGGEST REGRET WAS KILLING APRIL OFF, AND SHEREE ONCE SAID THAT UNFORTUNEATELY THEY CAN’T BRING BACK THE DEAD. WELL, THIS IDEA WOULD MEAN THAT APRIL STEVENS EWING HAS NEVER DIED IN THE FIRST PLACE. APRIL WAS CONSIDERED DEAD ONLY DURING ONE FULL SEASON AS MUCH AS BOBBY WAS. THAT SHOWER SCENE OF BOBBY WAS THE MOST EXCITING CLASSICAL MOMENT IN “DALLAS” HISTORY, AND IT WOULD BE FUN FOR “DALLAS” FANS TO SEE SUCH AN EXCITING MOMENT HAPPENING AGAIN WITH THIS TIME BOBBY WAKING UP FROM A DREAM INSTEAD OF BEING DREAMT OF. THE TITLE OF THIS PILOT EPISODE SHOULD BE CALLED “APRIL FOOLS DREAM.” HAVING APRIL AGAIN UNLIKE A NEW WIFE FOR BOBBY MORE LIKELY WOULD MEAN THINKING LONG-TERM AHEAD RATHER THAN THINKING BEHIND RESULTING IN SHORT-TERM. IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT A MINUTE TO EXPLAIN HOW APRIL WOULD BE ALIVE AS IT ONCE DID FOR BOBBY. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH REMAKING SCENES SINCE SHEREE ON “WALKER TEXAS RANGER” AS ALEX CAHILL REPLAYED MANY SCENES THAT WERE SIMILAR TO THE SCENES AS APRIL. ALSO ON “WALKER TEXAS RANGER” WALKER AND ALEX HAD MANY DREAM SCENES OF ONE ANOTHER. THEREFORE, AS TO THE WRITERS AND PRODUCERS THEY SHOULD AS APRIL WOULD SAY, “WAKE UP AND SMELL THE PERFUME!”

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    • ALAN KATTAN

      2010/12/15 at 7:10 am

      I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ANOTHER GOOD REASON WHY SHEREE SHOULD BE GIVEN THE STARRING ROLE OF APRIL ON THE NEW “DALLAS” TV SERIES. SINCE SHEREE IS VERY WELL-KNOWN FOR PLAYING THE PART OF BEING GUNNED DOWN I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A SEASON FINALE CLIFFHANGER CALLED “WHO SHOT APRIL?”

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  • kk

    2011/01/12 at 7:35 pm

    uh thtz krazy,victoria playn pam would be th sure pick not april,they never killed her character,but april or no 1 cld take miss ellies spot or jock,just bobby and pam playn thre normal roles will do

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• Jeff

  2010/12/04 at 5:09 am

  Any episode he did was a hit…he was a great person to do Dallas and helped in its great success, keeping it number 1 for many seasons…he will be missed

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• Brenda and Ray

  2010/11/30 at 1:24 am

  A Wonderful man who brought us and still brings us great pleasure.
  We are watching all the series of Dallas again, we are on season 13. We can’t wait to buy season 14 in Jan. Our condolences to Arthur’s family.

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• Gary Richard Collins II

  2010/11/21 at 9:01 pm

  He was a wonderful man, a legendary producer. May Art rest in peace.

  Gary Collins II – Ypsilanti, MI

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• David McClements

  2010/11/12 at 10:56 pm

  Arthur Bernard Lewis was one of the best creative people behind the scenes on Dallas.

  A true professional, his contribution to the success of Dallas cannot be taken lightly.

  Whether be it as Writer or Producer, Arthur was as dedicated as Leonard Katzman.

  I mourn his loss, and my deepest sympathies go to his family. Dallas wouldn’t be the same without him. Thank you Arthur for your creative brilliance.

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  • Roberta Black

    2011/11/11 at 9:15 am

    You are so right! It was Art and Leonard Katzman who WERE Dallas. There were one or two writers who could write a reasonably good script, but the show wouldn’t have been as successfu as it was without Art and Leonard. They are both deceased now, and I shake in my shoes just thinking about the new Dallas that will be airing next year without them. I give it half a season before it’s cancelled.

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• CJ Moore

  2010/11/12 at 4:18 am

  A fantastic writer and contributor to Dallas. He is up there with Leonard Katzman in terms of his contribution to creating the greatest show ever made. If you look back on the episodes he wrote, and the dialogue he created you will see what a genius he was. He will go down as a part of television history. Sympathy and prayers to his family.

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• John

  2010/11/04 at 5:52 pm

  Seemed like a sweet man. And its amazing that so many stories came from his mind. We can be grateful that he took part in bringing the Ewing family to life. All my sympathies.

  -John M in San Antonio

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• TIM

  2010/11/03 at 2:40 am

  Rest in peace. Your work will not be forgotten.

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  • Toni Díaz

    2010/11/03 at 11:57 am

    Rest in peace Mr. Lewis. My condolences to your family. His work was very much of the reason of Dallas´ success, along with also late Leonard Katzman.

    His talent will be missed.

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