Presume you mean the original “Who Shot JR” Dallas, not the revival. It set the standard for nighttime soaps and season cliffhangers. A fun ride - until Pam’s Dream. Not a spoiler because if you know to what it refers, you already know the show!
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After 35 years, I’m not sure it counts as a spoiler. 
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The better part of valor is discretion.
Ya just never know!
I never once watched the show, but even I know what that refers to!
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Seriously. One would have had been living in Mars to not know. I never watched, and that season was 10 years before I was born, and I know it. Although, I usually hear it referenced as the shower scene
On a similar note, the snow globe is important in St Elsewhere. 
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Does anyone remember the series “Homefront” that ran for a couple of seasons in the early 90s? It was about soldiers returning home to a small Ohio town after WWII. Seeing Kyle Chandler in FNL made me think of this show that we enjoyed so much. I’d watch it again if I could find it. Same for China Beach.
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yes, I liked it very much. And I think I just made that Kyle Chandler connection…this minute!
Has Kyle Chandler been in anything recently?
I can be a sucker for those “where is the cast now?” features.
Currently starring in Mayor of Kingstown on Paramount+
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@ChoatieMom - we loved both Homefront and China Beach when they were on.
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MASH is in a class by itself. I can watch it any time I scroll by
West Wing is also close to perfect. We rewatched this during the early pandemic. The podcast is also great.
Others I would recommend:
NYPD Blue - great characters
The Wonder Years (original, I have not seen the reboot)
30 Rock - so many one-liners
Modern Family
The Newsroom
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Today’s news brought back memories of the pilot episode of West Wing. No spoilers for those who still haven’t watched it!
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I spent the last couple of days thinking that there was a network TV show titled Pam’s Dream that I had somehow never seen nor heard of, and my lack of knowledge about that show was a sign that I live under a rock or on Mars.
Relieved to reread the last few posts and realize that people were discussing Dallas, which did air during my childhood. I never watched it nor do I know what Pam’s dream or the shower scene refer to. But even I remember all the references to the question of “Who Shot JR?”
The '80s were a busy time for DH and me, but we religiously taped and watched Hill Street Blues, St Elsewhere, and another I don’t think has been mentioned–LA Law. So many of the casts of these show became familiar in subsequent shows.
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Those three and Cheers were staples in our house.
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Mine too.
Loved St Elsewhere.
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Not sure how I just saw this thread but excited for those watching FNL and Parenthood, two of my all-time favorite shows.
And, yes, loved Kyle Chandler in Early Edition. I just love him anyway. He is a volunteer firefighter locally, and when that was discovered all of us talked about setting fires to see whether he would be a responder. Can you imagine? 
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I still think Northern Exposure is one of the best series ever made.
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Where can you watch St Elsewhere today? Or Early Edition?
I started Six Feet Under - but apparently only the pilot episode was available to me with our streaming networks 