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BY JOHN CROOK SQUARE DEAL Since 1920 TRUE 2-SIDED CUSTOM MADE HIGH QUALITY 'Dallas' comes roaring back in "Dallas," which premieres Wednesday, June 13, on TNT, he's a frail old man living in an assisted living facility following an emotional breakdown. And for anyone who was a fan of the original series, which became an American pop culture phenomenon during its 1978-91 run on CBS, the natural reaction is: "Oh, no. I knew this was a mistake." Luckily, we're being set up in that scene, because The first time we see J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) by the end of this two-hour premiere episode, Hagman's J.R. is a revitalized lion in winter, ready and eager to renew his long-running family feud with brother Bobby (Patrick Duffy) over the future fortunes of the Ewing family ranch, Southfork. Given the long list of failed attempts to revisit so many people were skeptical when executive producer Cynthia Cidre undertook this project, which she conceived not as a reboot or a remake but a continuation of the Ewing saga. "It just seemed natural to catch up with the Ewing family that we loved 20 years later and see where they were at this point in their lives and what had happened in the years since the show had gone off the air," she says. "It was a very natural transition." Jesse Metcalfe, who stars as Bobby's adopted son Christopher Ewing and rotates top billing each week with Josh Henderson as J.R.'s son, John Ross, says he gets why so many eyebrows were raised at the news that "Dallas" was coming back. former TV hits – here's looking at you, "Charlie's Angels," "Knight Rider," "Bionic Woman," "Fantasy Island" and countless others – it's easy to see why "I think all of us had the same question: 'Was this a good idea?' " says Metcalfe, previously best known for playing Eva Longoria's young gardener/lover on "Desperate Housewives." "We really didn't change the structure of the show, and the same compelling themes are in the new series: family dynamics, greed, ambition, love, loyalty, all of those things. My doubts about being a part of this project were quickly soothed after reading Cynthia's incredible script and seeing how well-defined and dynamic these characters were. I think we're all confident that we've done the original series justice, and fans of that series are going to be pleased." The premiere finds the Ewing clan gathering at Southfork for Christopher's wedding to Rebecca Sutter (Julie Gonzalo) in the aftermath of a previous romantic disappointment with Elena Ramos (Jordana Brewster), who now is dating John Ross. 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