something sam said

[GooberCollins]

Ah. I've never read any of Hamrick's books, so I didn't know it was included in Big Lou. Guess I was just posting fairly common knowledge, then. :\

Anyway, I do find it interesting  to see Elizabeth and Roger in the early episodes. In the later episodes, they were almost like the idiotic, clueless parents who are staples of countless kids' TV shows now. It was especially nice to see Joan Bennett getting better writing; she was a great actress and they criminally underused her in later storylines. But hey, the guy's got a right to his opinion, even if it is that the show was aimless until he and his wife joined the staff. Kidding, of course.

[Taeylor Collins]

YOU better be!!  I will kill a bitch over Grayson Hall.  ROFLOL.  JUST JOKIN'! PROMISE! Mean it!

[GooberCollins]

Oh, believe me, I have nothing against Grayson Hall whatsoever; she was an enormously talented actress, and it showed in the eps that didn't feature a director who insisted on over-the-top acting (and even in the more melodramatic episodes, she was still quite good!). I can't imagine what the show would have been like without Julia. I'm merely saying that his comments come off slightly egotistical, that's all. I for one am thoroughly enjoying the early eps - in all honesty, far more than some of the post-Barnabas storylines, and calling them aimless seems a bit absurd. Of course, though the Bill Malloy arc was very well-done, the Laura arc does meander a little, but it's still not "aimless."

[Taeylor Collins]

Goober....I promise I meant nothing by it.  But thanks for writing back.  And I agree with you about certain directors.  I really like her direction under Henry Kaplan the best.   Have you read her autobiography??  And I think I already said it but I don't agree with Sam either.  Even if you hated Julia/GH I would really respect your opinion.  I am kidder, so don't take me too seriously!!

[GooberCollins]

Oh, I know, I was just clarifying to make sure I didn't sound like I hated either of the Halls. 

I watched the episodes in quick succession on DVD, often skipping the end credits, and I've only seen most of the eps once (though they were very recent viewings), so I unfortunately cannot state a specific preference of directors. I didn't know she had written an autobiography; the only GH biography I knew about was A Hard Act to Follow, and I unfortunately haven't read it yet.

[Taeylor Collins]

OUT of habit my hands typed auto with bigography.  Not she didn't write one herself.  Actually Grayson didn't even keep much  stuff on herself according to AHATF, so I doubt she would haven't written her own biography!

[fridfreak]

I know what DVD collection you are referring to and I have to go back and watch that particular interview because I cannot simply remember what he said about aimless gothic the first year of the series.  It didn't even start off as Gothic initially..at least not from my perspective ..it became more Gothic like with the seaweed guy and all that and then Laura and the burning phoenix etc.  So aimless no.. maybe planned ..what to do to keep the show on the air another 13 weeks kinda mentality?  As far as Joan Bennett, she was such a strong figure in the series [spoiler]up until I felt Rev Trask made potty of her senses.  She came back though and walled him up. She was senseless too with the Leviathans but then again she came back strong as ever.[/spoiler] I do think she did become slightly of a backdrop actress.  Its a shame though.  She was after all Mistress of Collinwood and seemed to me to command a strong sense of respect and acknowledgement.  Her mere presence often kept ol Barn in line too!

[JS]

Joan Bennett's was The class act of the show in the beginning. Then when Jonathan Frid came on the scene Dark Shadows was the classiest soap or show on the air. Together they were the meat the rest of the actors were the complete sandwich that made Dark Shadows the best show ever.

[MagnusTrask]

YOU better be!!  I will kill a bitch over Grayson Hall.  ROFLOL.  JUST JOKIN'! PROMISE! Mean it!

Taeylor, you have my questionable permission to go nuts and threaten people's lives more often, for what little it's worth.   If it could be a little less hip-hop I'd like it more, but the mock-aggression I'm fine with personally!   Grayson's cool!

[Taeylor Collins]

Sorry Magnus.  It's just part of my speech.  I am in not way HIP HOP but I am in no way a person who talks one specific way.  I am a mix of southern, pop culture, english, etc......I will threaten more lives though if it gives you pleasure!