Dallas (2012 TV series) Cliff Barnes, and Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing. They were joined by the next generation of characters, including Josh Henderson as John Ross Ewing III, the son of J.R. and Sue Ellen Ewing; Jesse Metcalfe as Christopher Ewing, the adopted son of Bobby and Pamela Barnes Ewing; and Julie Gonzalo as Pamela Rebecca Barnes, the daughter of Cliff Barnes and Afton Cooper. The series was made for TNT, sister company to Warner Bros. Television, which has owned the original series since its purchase of Lorimar Television (the original show's production company) in 1989. On July 8, 2011, after viewing the
The Good Life (1971 TV series) character Abby Cunningham. Both series were also Lorimar productions. David Wayne would also reunite with Hagman on "Dallas", where he originated role of Willard "Digger" Barnes. The British television series released as "Good Neighbors" in American syndication was originally titled "The Good Life" in the United Kingdom, but changed its name for American audiences to avoid confusion with this earlier series. The Good Life (1971 TV series) The Good Life is an American situation comedy that was aired on NBC as part of its 1971–1972 lineup. The series stars Larry Hagman and Donna Mills, and was produced by Lorimar, in