According to former Dallas Times Herald columnist Jim Schutze, the show’s trademarks were unmistakably reminiscent of the other major town. “[The show] was everything that Dallas felt that it was not,” he explained to Texas Monthly. “The boots, the hats, the ranching, the oil. That was all Houston.”<\/p>\n
Read more: 12 Yellowstone Storylines That Didn’t Go Anywhere<\/a><\/p>\n Dallas creator David Jacobs barely spent time in Texas Bobby Ewing speaking to J.R. Ewing – CBS<\/p>\n David Jacobs has been open about his limited experience with Texas, noting\u00a0to Texas Monthly that he drove through the state only once back in 1972 during a camping trip with his daughter. That limited experience may explain why his version of Texas differed so heavily from reality.<\/p>\n The show, which starred the late Larry Hagman<\/a>, was originally conceived as a version of Ingmar Bergman’s seminal classic “Scenes from a Marriage.” Jacobs and Michael Filerman pitched a project in that style, but were asked to make something bigger in scope. After deciding to center the story on a Texan family, Filerman opted to title the show “Dallas,” thinking they might change it, and even the setting, later. But the network liked what they had, and the rest was history.<\/p>\n The 1978 series ended up being a major predecessor to the 2018 hit “Yellowstone,”<\/a>\u00a0but audiences generally view the modern Western as an accurate depiction of its world. “Dallas,” despite its major success over the years and an eventual (but short-lived) revival series<\/a>, cannot say the same.<\/p>\n Enjoyed this article? Sign up to TVLine’s free newsletter<\/a>, and add us as a preferred search source<\/a> for the latest in TV, streaming and movie news.<\/p>\n![\"Bobby](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ed0f9a3f37844c76f725541f466549e7.jpeg\"\/)
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