MULTIMEDIA BIBLIOGRAPHY



BOOKS

- THE COMPLETE BOOK OF "DALLAS" de Suzy Kalter, introduction by David Jacobs, published by Harry Abrams Inc. in 1986. The most complete one to date, but still so the capsule synopses only include up until Bobby´s “resurrection” (Season 8 Cliffhanger) and there is no opinion of Victoria Principal at all in it. The best is the photos of the show. ISBN: 0810908360.

- THE COMPLETE EWING FAMILY SAGA, including Southfork Ranch, Ewing Oil, and the Barnes-Ewing feud, 1860-1985, by Laura Van Wormer, published by DOUBLEDAY in 1985. Prologue by Leonard Katzman, it is a compilation of all the characters´ data one by one as a chronology. To find out how bad memory works and how strong the writing funds were. ISBN: 0385230575.

- KNOTS LANDING, THE SAGA OF SEAVIEW CIRCLE, also by Laura Van Wormer. Equals the previous book for the DALLAS´s spin-off, edited by Doubleday. ISBN: 0385236360.

- TELEMANIA, LAS 500 MEJORES SERIES DE TV DE NUESTRA VIDA, by A. Capilla and J. Solé, edited by Salvat in Spain. Includes 2 and a half pages about DALLAS and the info is precise most times. ISBN: 8434566400.

- APROXIMACION A LA TELENOVELA (Signo e imagen), by Tomas López Pumajero, published by Cátedra in Spain, 1987. Essay about the TV soap operas, interesting though gives wrong information. Worth awhile reading it. ISBN: 8437607175.

- THE OFFICIAL DALLAS TRIVIA BOOK, by Jason Bonderoff, with prologue by Leonard Katzman. Published by New American Library, 1985. ISBN: 0451135040.

- PRIME TIME NETWORK SERIALS: Episode Guides, Cast and Credits for 37 Continuing TV Dramas, 1964-93, de Bruce B. Morris. Prologue by Michele Lee, published by McFarland & Co. in 1997. ISBN: 0786401648.

- THE COMPLETE DIRECTORY TO P.T. NETWORK AND CABLE TV SHOWS..., by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh. Edited by Ballantine Books in 1995. ISBN: 0345455428.

- THE DALLAS FAMILY ALBUM: Unforgettable Moments from the #1 Television Series, by Robert Masello. Published by Bantam, 1980. ISBN: 0553012894.

- QUOTATIONS OF J.R. EWING, by Diane J. Perlberg and Joelle Delourgo. Published by Bantam, 1980.

- SETTING A CHORUS: An Iconology of Dallas, by John Adams (Oxford, U.K.), 1994.

- WATCHING DALLAS: Soap Opera and the Melodramatic Imagination, by Ien Ang and Della Couling. Edited by Routledge, 1989. ISBN: 0415045983.

- COME BACK MISS ELLIE: On Character and Narrative in Soap Operas, by Rosalind Coward. Edited by Critical Quarterly (Manchester, U.K.) in 1986.

- THE EXPORT OF MEANING: Cross-Cultural Readings of Dallas, de Tamar Liebes and Elihu Katz. Edited by Oxford University Press, 1990. ISBN: 0745612954.

- TOTAL TV including Cable, by Alex McNeil. Edited by Penguin Books, 1991. ISBN: 0140157360.

- EAST OF DALLAS: The European Challenge to American Television, by Alessandro Silj and Manuel Alvarado. Edited by British Film Institute, 1988. ISBN: 0851702260.

- WOMEN, MEMORY AND SERIAL MELODRAMA, de Mimi White. Published by Screen (Oxford, U.K.) in 1994.

- HET GEVAL “DALLAS”: Populaire Kultuur, Ideologie en Plezier, Amsterdam, 1982.


NOVELS:

- DALLAS, by Lee Raintree, published in Spain on the Col. grandes éxitos Orbis. Soft-core novelization of the first episodes of the show and unfaithful adaptation of the Ewings´ past with plenty of mistakes. ISBN: 8475303692.

- THE EWINGS OF DALLAS, by Burt Hirschfeld (The Ewings of Dallas: A Novel). Published by Bantam Books, 1980. Based on the DALLAS´s Season 2 scripts. ISBN: 0553144391.

- THE WOMEN OF DALLAS, by Burt Hirschfeld. Published by Bantam Books, 1980. Based on the DALLAS´s Season 2 scripts.

- SECRETS OF KNOTS LANDING (The Intimate Diaries of Valene, Karen and Abby), by Mary Ann Cooper, 1986. Published by Pioneer Communications. ISBN: 0916217612.


BIOGRAPHIES:

- HELLO DARLIN´. The official autobiography of Larry Hagman, written with Todd Gold´s “help”. Published by Simon & Shuster in 2001. We the DALLAS fans who read it, miss more pages devoted to the show. ISBN: 743221818.

- LARRY HAGMAN: A BIOGRAPHY, by Leon Adams. Edited by St. Martin's, 1987. ISBN: 0312001371.

- THE LINDA GRAY STORY, by Mark Bego. Edited by St. Martin´s, 1988. ISBN: 0312014716.

- PATRICK DUFFY, by Lee Riley. Edited by St. Martin´s in 1988. ISBN: 0312904495.

- HOWARD KEEL: A Bio-Bibliography, by Bruce R. Leiby. Edited by Greenwood Press in 1995. ISBN: 0313284563.

- CHILD BRIDE: The Untold Story of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, by Susanne Finstad. Published by Harmony in 1997. ISBN: 0517705850.

- IN SEARCH OF DONNA REED, by Jay Fultz. Published by University of Iowa Press in 1998. ISBN: 0877456259.

- ALEXIS SMITH, by Richard Armstrong. Published by Rizzoli in 1991. ISBN: 0847814467.

- MARY MARTIN, by Mary Martin. Published by Tate Gallery in 1984. ASIN: B0006ESU8E.


AND SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST:

- 25 YEARS OF DALLAS: The Complete Story of the World´s Favorite Prime Time Soap, by Barbara A. Curran. Despite of letting out the plot synopses for a matter of rights, this is the ultimate book regarding detailed information. It is subdivided into 5 parts: “The Early Years” (creation and early seasons), “Phenomenon” (seasons 3 to 7), “The Dream and the Morning After” (the Dream Season and the next year), “The Final Years” (latter seasons) and “The TV Movies” (devoted to “The Early Years”, “J.R. Returns” and “War of the Ewings”). Edited by VBW Publishing, 2004. ISBN: 1589395832.



AUDIO:

- "DALLAS": THEMES FROM THE TV SERIES, by John Parker. A compilation of the most important themes heard on the show during its first years: outstanding Love Theme for Bobby and Pam (The Only Lovers) and the Theme for Ray and Donna (I´m Still Lovin´You). Edited by First American Records. ISBN: FA-7780.

- "DALLAS" : THE MUSIC STORY. A number of songs related to the show´s characters, some performed by singing actors like Steve Kanaly, Howard Keel and Jenilee Harrison. The best ones are the others, of course, those sung by country-and-western classics like Garth Brooks, Crystal Gayle or Johnny Lee. Edited by WB Lorimar Records. ISBN: 925325-1.

- TV´S GREATEST HITS 70´S AND 80´S III. It does not only feature a very faithful version of the “Dallas” Theme, but also of other vintage series, outstanding "Knots Landing" and "The Love Boat". Edited by Silva Screen Records. ISBN: 5014929003542.



VIDEO AND DVD



DALLAS first appeared on video, edited by COLUMBIA HOUSE in USA, UK and Spain (for rental), until early Season 3 ("The 4th Son") and then the second half of Season 7 and all 3 TVM´s, which comercialized WARNER HOME VIDEO and MANGA FILMS in Spain. Also appeared KNOTS LANDING in USA.





FAIRE DALLAS: LES COULISSES D´UNE SÉRIE CULTE

This French Documentary about the making of DALLAS is available on DVD. For further details, please go to the SPECIALS Section.



In 2004 Season 1 of DALLAS was finally edited on DVD format, for the english-speaking market (zones 1 & 2):

· Format: Color, Closed-captioned

· Ratio(s): 1.33:1

· Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono

· Studio: Warner Home Video

· Release Date on DVD: August 24, 2004

· DVD Features:

- Subtitles in English, Latin Spanish and French

- Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)

- Comments from actors Larry Hagman and Charlene Tilton, and creator David Jacobs on 3 episodes.

- All 29 episodes of Season 1978-79

- Soaptalk "Dallas" Reunion Special, from SOAPnet (only in USA)

- Disc number: 5

· ASIN: B00028G7LG




DALLAS: THE EARLY YEARS

· Format: Color, NTSC/PAL

· Studio: Lorimar-Telepictures

· VHS Characteristics:

- Format PAL (for Europe)

- Color

- Tape Number: 1

· ISBN: 5014138060237




DALLAS: J.R. RETURNS (Spanish Title: DALLAS: EL REGRESO DE J.R.)

· Format: Color, NTSC/PAL

· Studio: Warner Home Video

· VHS Characteristics:

- Color

- Tape Number: 1

· ISBN: 8414927103867 (Spanish Edition)




DALLAS: WAR OF THE EWINGS

· Format: Color, NTSC/PAL

· Studio: Warner Home Video

· VHS Characteristics:

- Format PAL (for Europe)

- Color

- Tape Number: 1

· ASIN: B00004CY98




KNOTS LANDING: BACK TO THE CUL-DE-SAC

· Format: Collector's Edition, Color, NTSC

· Studio: Columbia House

· VHS Characteristics:

- Format NTSC (only for USA and Canada)

- Collector's Edition, Color, NTSC

- Tape Number: 2

· ASIN: B0002SY8J4




In 2005 Season 2 of DALLAS was edited on DVD too, in USA (zone 1):

· Format: Color, Closed-captioned

· Ratio(s): 1.33:1

· Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono

· Studio: Warner Home Video

· Release Date on DVD: August 24, 2004

· DVD Features:

- Subtitles in English, Latin Spanish and French

- Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)

- Comments from actors Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy on 2 episodes.

- All 25 episodes of Season 1978-79

- Soaptalk "Dallas" Reunion Special, from SOAPnet (only in USA)

- Disc number: 5

· ASIN: B0009IW894




In 2006 Season 3 of DALLAS has been edited on DVD format, for the USA market (zone 1):

· Format: Color, Closed-captioned

· Ratio(s): 1.33:1

· Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono

· Studio: Warner Home Video

· DVD Release Date: January 24, 2006

· DVD Features:

- Subtitles in English, Latin Spanish and French

- Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)

- All 23 episodes of Season 1980-81

- "Dallas Reunion: The Return To Southfork" Special (for further information, click HERE)

- Disc Number: 4

· ASIN: B000BVM1TG


THE NEWEST ABOUT "DALLAS":



On August 1st 2006, Season 3 of DALLAS was released on DVD format, for US market (zone 1):

· Format: Color, Closed-captioned

· Ratio(s): 1.33:1

· Audio: Dolby Digital 1.0

· Studio: Warner Home Video

· DVD Features:

- Subtitles in English, Latin Spanish and French

- Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono)

- All 26 episodes of 1981-2 Season

- "A Living Landmark: A Tour of the Real Southfork Ranch" featurette

- Disc Number: 5

· ASIN: B000FI9OD6


Next January 30th, Season 5 of DALLAS on DVD, zone 1. For more info, click HERE

Next April, Season 1 of KNOTS LANDING on DVD, zone 2 UK.



TONI DÍAZ, for DALLAS UNIVERSE and MUNDO DALLAS.



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