I don't know what show you were watching, but Bobby didn't have any "terminal diagnosis"…

I don't know what show you were watching, but Bobby didn't have any "terminal diagnosis"…

I also mentioned this last week about Hagman, and it's likely to be the same for the next few eps. Amazing how Phil has not picked up on this…it was well-publicized last fall that Hagman was undergoing treatment while they were shooting.

I also mentioned this last week about Hagman, and it's likely to be the same for the next few eps. Amazing how Phil has not picked up on this…it was well-publicized last fall that Hagman was undergoing treatment while they were shooting.

He did a lot of press around the time of the premiere and looked fine…

He did a lot of press around the time of the premiere and looked fine…

I'm assuming Hagman's reduced screentime and separate plotline are the byproduct of the cancer treatments he was undergoing at the time (the season was shot last fall). His scenes for this and the next few eps were probably all shot at the same time so that Hagman could have an extended break…

I'm assuming Hagman's reduced screentime and separate plotline are the byproduct of the cancer treatments he was undergoing at the time (the season was shot last fall). His scenes for this and the next few eps were probably all shot at the same time so that Hagman could have an extended break…

…and don't forget his turn as the Russian interpreter in "Fail Safe", (which also has a great dramatic performance by, believe it or not, Dom Deluise).

…and don't forget his turn as the Russian interpreter in "Fail Safe", (which also has a great dramatic performance by, believe it or not, Dom Deluise).

The original would do some shooting at Southfork (and occasionally other Dallas locales) until the last few seasons when, for budgetary reasons, it was all done in LA…

The original would do some shooting at Southfork (and occasionally other Dallas locales) until the last few seasons when, for budgetary reasons, it was all done in LA…

According to "Dallas: The Early Years" JR was born in September 1935…4 years after Hagman.

According to "Dallas: The Early Years" JR was born in September 1935…4 years after Hagman.

I noticed that right away…hope they don't overdo stuff like that; the series works better when it's played deadly serious.

I noticed that right away…hope they don't overdo stuff like that; the series works better when it's played deadly serious.

John Ross Ewing:

John Ross Ewing:

Hagman's eyebrows were nothing unusual until the reunion films of the mid-90's…after he had undergone a liver transplant.

Hagman's eyebrows were nothing unusual until the reunion films of the mid-90's…after he had undergone a liver transplant.