WINE AND BURNS - THE PERFECT COMBINATION

Here lies Pam Ewing - burnt to a crisp and unrecognisable after her disastrous car crash in a season cliffhanger of Dallas - I recently picked up this season on dvd and have been watching poor Bobby act all upset to this mummy. Literally a mummy. Victoria Principal had tired of the role and realised she could make shedloads more money by hawking her own hand cream and Principal Secret on QVC so Pam crashed and we are left with this effort of an actress above! I remember at the time hoping that we'd see Pam appear even though Victoria had left and she was no longer in the opening credits. Alas it wouldn't be til over 20 years later that Victoria graced a Dallas event when she was reunited with Patrick and some of the original cast. A good move by Victoria to be honest as after she left, the show lost even more credibility and even the addition of the sexy Jack Scalia and Andrew Stevens or the feisty and fabulous Sheree J Wilson as April couldn't return the show to it's glory days of Pam and Bobby and Sue Ellen warring with JR.

Meanwhile over in Tuscany Valley.....

I have managed to get an OFFICIAL release of Falcon Crest season 1. Albeit an official release in Germany - not to matter, Season 1 is all there and it has more backstabbing, glaring looks and double crossing in one episode than Desperate Housewives has had all season. Jane Wyman and her poodle perm are causing all sorts of problems and Robert Foxworth's Chase Gioberti has arrived in Tuscany Valley to upset poor Angie's apple cart or should that be grape cart. To add to it, Angie's daughter Emma is hiding a terrible secret and I must say Margaret Ladd is pulling off the role of a retarded child very well. On top of that Lorenzo Lamas is looking every inch the resident stud of the vineyard and will make some interesting viewing. It's Jane Wyman's show and you can tell from the start that her Angela Channing is pulling the strings in this show. The acting and writing is superb and it really does feel like drinking a great glass of wine - quality, tasteful with just the right nip!