J. R. Ewing subterfuges to plunder his foes' wealth. The original series concept was a blend of "Bonanza" with a rich, western patriarch and his three dissimilar sons, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" with its rival brothers, and their scheming wives, and "Romeo and Juliet" with two star-crossed lovers whose families are sworn enemies. The focus of the series was initially the feuding families, with J.R. just a supporting character, but his popularity grew and the producers acknowledged he became the breakout character. Two highly rated 1980 episodes became part of a cultural phenomenon that year known as "Who shot J.R.?". In
Unite (1GN album) describes, ""Unite" blows their debut release out of the water and is set to blow down the doors to a much wider audience for themselves as well." Signaling in a four star review at 365 Days of Inspiring Media, Jonathan Andre states, "[1GN] continue to wow us in these 10 songs, full of life, fervent honesty, musical experimentation, and the infusion of rap in practically every song." Alex Caldwell, allocating the album four stars from Jesus Freak Hideout, writes, ""Unite" does what a good second album in any genre should do", meaning "1GN has a sophomore album to be proud