Travels & Oddities · 28 June 2023
Dallas Visiting the Southfork Ranch
Dallas interviewed by Kevin Durham, 28 June 2023. 3m 23s on tape.
In this video I visit the Southfork Ranch from the TV show Dallas. Television has long been a powerful medium for captivating audiences, and few shows have achieved the level of global impact as the iconic TV series Dallas. First aired in 1978, Dallas became a cultural phenomenon, captivating viewers with its dramatic storytelling and larger-than-life characters. Decades later, in 2012, the show made an unprecedented comeback with a reboot that not only reignited the passion of its existing fanbase but also attracted a new generation of viewers. This essay delves into the Dallas reboot and explores how it revitalized the world of television and left a lasting impact on the industry.
What's on the tape
A transcript, made by machine from the audio and tidied up. It gets names and the odd word wrong, so treat it as a way to find the bit you want rather than as a quotation. Every timestamp jumps to that moment in the video.
0:02 Celebrate the DVD release of Dallas season one and I'm on a mission to turn myself into a Modern Day Cowboy. Best way for me to become a Modern Day Cowboy is to follow in the footsteps of the main man Jr himself which is why I'm at the South Fork. Ranch history at South walk began in 1978 when the site was chosen for Dallas originally the owners of the ranch lived there while filming took place but as Dallas became. More popular so did the ranch after a stream of party requests tourists and eventually stalkers the owners up sticks and moved out so they could finally get some peace. The ranch then turned into a permanent tourist attraction. Episode of the original series of Dallas where Jenna hoped to beat rival Pam in the mechanical bull competition I'm here in the hope that I'll find out how Cowboys.
1:10 Relax taking me one step closer to my goal to be just like Jr so this is the way to meet lots of Texan people in a very short amount. Of time speak to lingo so I found Josh who's going to help me by saying hello Texas. Say howdy howdy yeah he got a feeling man howdy howdy yeah there you go I got how you all doing how are y'all doing how. Your time my confidence high that my cowboy transformation is one on its way and after I've high-fived a sufficient number of random cow kills I decided.
2:07 To unwind further by attending the Texas state fair which is a bit like the theme park at Southend times a million and obviously replacing Champs. With Cowboys so guys I am on a mission right now okay to be a cowboy because I'm from London I have no idea about Texas. Or what cowboys do I know what John Wayne does so guys what can you teach me. What's a Wrangler jeans was one final thing I needed to do before I could declare my cowboy transformation complete I needed to next apart which is why I come to the Fort Worth Stockyards. To get myself kitted and the fact that I've gone up to waist sizes after gorging on prime rib steak I think it's best to leave my Modern Day Cowboy Ambitions.
3:04 To one side and enjoy Jr from the comfort of my own living so I tried being a Modern Day Cowboy it wasn't quite for me I think I'll leave that to professionals hit it.
