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Knots Landing
''Knots Landing'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired from December 27, 1979, to May 13, 1993, on CBS. A spin-off of ''Dallas'', it was set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles, and centered on the lives of four married couples living in a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle. By the time of its conclusion, ''Knots Landing'' had become one of the longest-running primetime dramas on U.S. television after ''Gunsmoke'' and ''Bonanza''.〔Both ''Bonanza'' and ''Knots Landing'' were eclipsed in 2004 by ''Law & Order''.〕
''Knots Landing'' was created by David Jacobs (one-time writer of ''Family'' and later producer of ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'') in conjunction with producer Michael Filerman (who would also later co-produce ''Falcon Crest''). Although it became a spin-off of ''Dallas'', the concept predates that series, and was initially rebuffed by CBS in 1977, as the network wanted something more "saga-like". Jacobs then created ''Dallas'', which the network accepted and premiered in 1978. After ''Dallas'' became a hit, Jacobs was then able to adapt ''Knots Landing'' as a spin-off series by way of incorporating characters originally introduced in the parent series. The series was largely inspired by a 1957 movie ''No Down Payment'' but also by the 1973 Ingmar Bergman television miniseries ''Scenes from a Marriage''. Storylines included rape, murder, kidnapping, assassinations, drug smuggling, corporate intrigue and criminal investigations. Though initially not as popular as ''Dallas'', ''Knots Landing'' eventually outlasted it and garnered much critical acclaim. The series peaked during the 1983–84 season with a 20.8 rating (finishing in 11th place) and a 20.0 rating for the 1984–85 season (when it finished 9th). This can be attributed, in part, to more dramatic storylines as the series became more soap-opera like, and the gradual inclusion of newer characters to interact with the original cast. By the 1988–89 season, ''Knots Landing'' was ahead of ''Dallas'' in the ratings, though audiences for both shows by this time were less than their earlier years.
There were 344 episodes and 14 seasons of ''Knots Landing'' from 1979 to 1993. In 1997, much of the cast reunited for a two-part mini-series entitled ''Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac''. In 2005, they reunited again for the non-fiction special ''Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again'' in which the cast reminisced about their time on the show. ''Dallas'' itself was revived in 2012, with characters from ''Knots Landing'' appearing in its second season.
==Background==
Gary Ewing was the middle son and the black sheep of the Ewing family from ''Dallas''. Gary was an alcoholic, and his father Jock and older brother J.R. had never treated him as an equal. The insecure Gary met Valene when they were aged 17 and 15 years old respectively. They were married briefly and had a daughter, Lucy, but Gary left Southfork Ranch and later divorced Valene. With Gary gone from Southfork Ranch, J.R. had Valene followed and 'run out of town' as he took her daughter and manipulated Gary away from her. Years later, Valene and Lucy reconnected, causing Valene and Gary to reunite. They remarried and Gary's mother, Miss Ellie, bought the couple a house in California. ''Knots Landing'' is officially spun off from ''Dallas'' in the third season episode entitled "Return Engagement".
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