
Who killed J.R.? That’s the mystery propelling “Dallas” through the rest of its second season as a TNT revival. And that question hangs heavy in the upcoming episode (airing Monday at 9 p.m.), which confirms the sad truth every viewer knew was coming: Glorious scoundrel J.R. Ewing has died, after decades of living-on-the-edge infamy dating back at least to 1980.
Who killed J.R.?

J.R. Ewing wouldn't hesitate to cheat his fellow man. He also famously cheated death.
J.R. Ewing wouldn't hesitate to cheat his fellow man. He also famously cheated death.

Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." Some of the notables who died in 2012 created images in our minds that remained unchanged over decades.

James Comisar is the first to acknowledge that more than a few people have questioned his sanity for spending the better part of 25 years collecting everything from the costume George Reeves wore in the 1950s TV series “Superman” to the entire set of “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.”
James Comisar is the first to acknowledge that more than a few have questioned his sanity for spending the better part of 25 years collecting everything from the costume George Reeves wore in the 1950s TV show "Superman" to the entire set of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."

James Comisar is the first to acknowledge that more than a few have questioned his sanity for spending the better part of 25 years collecting everything from the costume George Reeves wore in the 1950s TV show "Superman" to the entire set of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."
J.R. Ewing will get a send-off with a proper funeral on "Dallas."