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Texas myth #: 29.

Publication: Texas Monthly
Publication Date: 01-JUL-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
THE TV SHOW DALLAS WAS FILMED IN DALLAS,

Hey, we're talking Hollywood here. The hit show, which ran from 1978 to 1991, was filmed at MGM Studios, in California. A few exterior shots showed Big D skyscrapers and Southfork Ranch, the putative home of the oil-rich Ewings. Still, when the City of Dallas learned this spring that a feature film of the show was likely to be shot out of state, it organized a campaign called "Shoot J.R. in Dallas."

Q: Is the Panhandle really the flattest place in Texas? Or even in the U.S.?

A: The answer is a flat-out no. The much-maligned Panhandle acquired its reputation as a topographical tortilla chiefly because most people see...

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