Well, for one, as I previously stated back in reply #32:
I suppose for me acceptance is all about separating the original series from any and all other versions of DS - and having a different house be Collinwood goes a long way in helping that separation. Seaview as Collinwood is an icon I will always lovingly associate with the original series. But I don't really want to associate Seaview with other versions of DS because they aren't the original version of DS, nor should they be expected to be. They should be allowed to stand completely on their own.
For me it really all comes down to that last point: all versions of DS should be allowed to stand completely on their own - which is the main reason when we had the Watching Project for the '91 series, we treated it as if the original series didn't exist. However, that doesn't make them any less DS. At least not for me or many of the other fans who, say, love the '91 series. I'm often fond of quoting this remark from the Creature-corner Web site regarding remakes and reimaginings in general:
"They can honour the original and stand alone as solid entertainment at the same time."
All along we've been told that this movie must stay true to the original concept. That was the agreement Dan Curtis made with Johnny Depp's production company.
I don't recall ever having heard that that was a stipulation of the rights agreement Depp made with DC's estate. But be that as it may, they can easily stay true to the original concept of DS without ever using the exact same storylines, or the exact same house, or even using Barnabas (as shocking as many might find that last possibility). DS is more than any one of those things, or even all of them, which is one of the reasons why I have no problem accepting, say, NoDS as DS.