"The end of J.R. Ewing!"

Tonight is the night: J.R. Ewing buys the farm on TNT's reboot of Dallas. Can't say I'm looking forward to his untimely demise -- but I know why the producers had to do it. And yes: I'll be watching.

Merry Christmas from the Dallas cast: Pow!

This video is hilarious. Still, I have to admit: It's a little sad to think it will be the last Dallas Christmas promo ever to feature the late, great Larry Hagman.

Playing Dallas for laughs

If you laughed when you first heard that John Travolta would be subbing for Larry Hagman (above) as Texas oil tycoon J.R. Ewing in a big-screen version of the 1978-91 TV soap Dallas -- well, looks like the folks making the long-delayed film actually want you to giggle. According to the showbiz trade paper Variety, Betty Thomas, the director who mined two successfully spoofy movies from The Brady Bunch, and a considerably less funny comedy from I Spy, is in discussions to direct. And Pam Brady, who most recently scripted Hot Rod, is writing the screenplay. Travolta remains attached to the project -- for now.