I'm sorry, David, but thinking that discussing anything to do with either
Passions or
Port Charles simply because certain elements of those shows have been compared to DS is way too broad an assumption, and many aspects of those two shows would certainly be considered way off-topic here. The Forum's Guidelines state:
2. The purpose of these forums is to discuss DARK SHADOWS, its characters, actors and storylines.Anything beyond that is off-topic. We're most definitely willing to allow certain other discussions that directly relate in some way to something special in the topic starter's life, or if a topic at least relates itself specifically to the horror genre, of which DS is itself a part, and focuses on that horror as it might relate to DS. But just because any type of TV show, movie or book might contain horror elements, that doesn't necessarily allow free reign to discuss details of its non-horror elements (unless, perhaps, those elements also in some way directly relate to DS). Because some DS fans might have been interested in learning about
Passions' cancellation, this topic has been allowed on this board - however, discussion about mostly anything else regarding the show is much better suited for a
Passions forum, which this forum is clearly not.