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Current Talk '02 II / Re: Next Stop: Tarrytown, NY?
« on: August 29, 2002, 10:03:37 PM »
Had Jeff Clark gone to New York City, I picture him wandering around lost--like Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy.

That or he'd be a cabbie...

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: There's something to be....
« on: August 29, 2002, 09:59:39 PM »
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I must take exception with your characterization of Eve looking like a "2-dollar hooker"...Now, if you had said that Eve looked like a 5-dollar hooker, I would be definitely more inclined to agree with your characterization...

My apologies, Bob, you're right. Looking the way she does, I'd say Eve could even get 5-dollars and 25-cents.

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: There's something to be....
« on: August 29, 2002, 08:57:32 PM »
And since they are animated corpses, are they just clammy, creepy cold?

Why does Adam constantly wear that tired sweater while Eve looks like a 2-dollar hooker?

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Robservations / Re: Robservations 8/29/02 - #626/627 - Murder!
« on: August 29, 2002, 08:37:19 PM »
There are times when I think that Dark Shadows is the Original Show About Nothing. There are so many idle threats to the safety and well-being of these beloved characters, but so many times, nothing much really does happen.

But today's episodes were actually exciting! The second episode especially had the feel of a "season premiere", if you will; there seems to be a much-needed rejuvenation of energy--both within the cast and the storyline.

Also, there were 9 cast members (counting Joe's nurse) in the second episode. Besides the early episodes, how often does that happen?!

[thumb]

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Current Talk '02 II / In Dreams II
« on: August 29, 2002, 06:15:31 AM »
My friend who had the crazy dream about Joe and Willie is at it again, and this one's a doozie:

Apparently Joshua Collins and Ben Stokes died shortly after the horrific events of 1795-96. Some villain stepped in and took over the running of the estate. He may've even married crazy Millicent. Or he may've been from yet another branch of the family tree. Suffice it to say he did not like his new pseudo-stepson, Daniel [mistakenly called David in the dream].

This villian told a servant to secretly kill Daniel and make it look like the boy had disappeared. The servant, possibly Ben Stokes' son, was very obedient and servile and all, but he couldn't bring himself to shed Collins blood. Instead, he arranged to send the boy far away to an orphanage or something like that.
When next we see Daniel, he is standing in a line with a huge group of new arrivals at this orphanage, which was almost a sort of work camp. He had been separated into a special group of children who came from wealthy families, but who, for one shady reason or another, were being sent to this camp. These kids were useful enough that they needed to be kept alive.

The kids were discussing how they were to keep entertained here. One kid with a red face said something about Pearl Harbor. At first I took it to mean the camp was in Hawaii, somewhere near Pearl Harbor. [but was it even called that in 1796? I doubt it.] Now I'm thinking that kid had been nabbed from a wealthy sugar planting family in hawaii.

Daniel was looking ragged. He had only a small carpet bag of clothes, plus one sailor's duffel bag load of books. I was apparently running out of time. I didnt get to see much more enacted--I just read ahead about it in a book.

Things continued on much the same at Collinwood--more Collins cousins moved in and weird shit continued to happen. Everyone assumed Daniel had disappeared, as per the official story. Daniel was worked and abused at this Dickensian orphanage. A young Collins couple married and went on the grand tour to Europe for two years. Shortly after they returned, Daniel Collins found out where in the country he was, escaped, and returned to Collinwood, a bit older, much wiser, and ready to exact his revenge.

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I see Barnabas and Maggie Evans.

Perhaps he could make up for all the crappy things he did to her in 1967.

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: In Dreams
« on: August 25, 2002, 04:54:40 PM »
This friend who had the dream has an incredibly rich dream life; he has dreams about members of his family who have passed away, he has dreams that are essentially period pieces quite a bit--and now I find out he had a dream about The X-Files the other night!  ?!?

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Current Talk '02 II / In Dreams
« on: August 25, 2002, 06:10:53 AM »
A friend of mine had a dream about Dark Shadows the other night. Here's his description of what happened:

Joe Haskell decided to open an old-fashioned inn/tavern in Collinsport, but his secret plan was to use patrons as subject for experiments and spells. Nicholas Blair may've been behind it, but I dont think it was said.

Willie was skulking around, spying in the alley. Joe caught him, threatened him, and stuck his hand in Willie's chest and ripped out his heart. That part of the effect was good--lots of layers and thicknesses of flesh and all, but the heart looked fake--a prop that wasnt beating or bloody even. Joe cursed Willie and put a spell on him, then stuck the heart back in. Willie screamed and squirmed the whole time.


What my friend doesn't say was that the dream was so authentic, he even saw the "Dan Curtis Productions" and "World Vision" logos at the end of episode one. :-/ :o ?!?

New ep: someone was about to discover the horrifying secret hidden in Collinsport, blah blah blah.

Interior of inn: Joe's the proprietor, while Willie's waiting on people. Probably about 5 unfamiliar men eating at one table-- one has white hair and odd, cloudy eyes. Joe does his thing, and lines the men against the wall.

Enter David Collins, a bit older now and played, oddly enough, by Andrew Keegan.
(Most recently seen on 7th Heaven--scout75) He's still little more than a kid, but as heir of Collinwood he does carry a little more authority. He has figiured out what's up through investigations of his own, since, as a result of his strange childhood, he picked up a thing or two about the supernatural.

Turns out the white-haired guy was the king of some country, and had some secret business at Collinwood. The other men are advisors and bodyguards.

Willie enters, played by a completely different actor. shaved head, handlebar moustache, maybe even a loopy gold earring, looking like a turkish Mr. Clean. Turns out Joe was so inept at the dark arts he'd actually turned willie into the phillistine god of fishing and increase, Dagon [a god later adopted by the Assyrians].

As I later learned, the god was half-man, half-fish, but having Karlen done up like that wouldve been sillier than having a rubber bat on a string. The ep ends with a close-up of Joe screaming as he realizes he is about to face the wrath of Dagon.


So, gang...should I get my friend to Wyndcliffe immediately or what?! :)

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: Barn & Ang--Together in the Hut
« on: August 25, 2002, 02:02:41 AM »
Angelique's attacks are always the best and most realistic of the whole vampy bunch...

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: She's a cocktail waitress at a Goth Bar
« on: August 25, 2002, 01:44:14 AM »
I think Austin Powers said it best: "She's a man, baby! Yeah!"

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Adam is stuck with such a bitch in Eve, you'd think he'd just sling her over his shoulder, cave man style, and take her to his cave and have his way with her-but she might love that!

Adam has become such a whipped wuss that I wish Dan Curtis would just stuff him into that frickin' closet already!

Remember in the beginning? When Adam was mean and violent and terrifying? Before he started being led around by the nose by the likes of Carolyn Stoddard?

Put him out of our misery...please.

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Calendar Events / Announcements '02 II / Re: Happy Birthday, VAM
« on: August 20, 2002, 09:17:21 PM »
Happy, happy birthday, VAM!

And many more... ;) :D

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: Television comes to Collinwood!!!
« on: August 20, 2002, 06:30:23 PM »
Roger would likely watch the Huntley/Brinkley Report on NBC while downing a couple of sherrys...

Harry Johnson would be dazzled by Robert Wagner's weekly exploits in It Takes A Thief.

Julia would be taken aback by the master criminal who greatly resembles her on an episode of The Girl From U.N.C.L.E..[hdscrt]

Mrs. Johnson would identify with the weekly trials and tribulations of Hazel.

Willie would be swept away by the frontier brotherhood of Bonanza.

Liz would sit in her bedroom, watching reruns of The Loretta Young Show.

Professor Stokes might very well dig The Twilight Zone.

David would love Batman and the witty adult banter of Johnny Carson's Tonight Show.

Vickie and Carolyn would likely watch That Girl over at Maggie's cottage. With maybe Peyton Place as a nightcap.

Sheriff Patterson would sit home, wishing he were as cool as Jack Webb in Dragnet 1967, but would likely identify more with the good folks of Mayberry R.F.D..

And Barnabas wouldn't have a TV in the Old House; there'd be nothing on the screen that he could sink his teeth into...[fangs] He'd probably sitting quietly in his wingback, reading a book of poetry. Or something by Bram Stoker. [read]

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: Touched By An Angelique
« on: August 20, 2002, 05:30:53 PM »
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I certainly don't want anyone to get the wrong idea.  My friend and I were about 13 or 14 yrs. old.  We did the silly phone call, and that was it - never called her again.

Oh, Connie...I'm just kidding you. Perhaps you need a sedative? ;D ;) :)

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: Television comes to Collinwood!!!
« on: August 20, 2002, 08:05:42 AM »
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Angelique - "Charmed"

I'd love to see Angelique take on the Charmed Ones and vanquish 'em real good! Especially that damned Rose McGowan!

She could have her choice of Hell or going back to Marilyn Manson...[aprvb] [vryevl]

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