Sorry if this has been mentioned before (I'm also going against the thread's flow), but with all this talk about the possibility of the WB series being filled with inappropriately young actors (ya know, Vicki and Carolyn at Collinwood High, Barnabas at 25, Julia as a medical student etc), what I'm really wondering about is how a Dark Shadows that is at least semi-successful will affect the climate here on the forums.
I mean, think about it. If the show pulls in any fans from the WB base, the forums will probably see an influx of new members younger than the current youngest members.
I am by no means trying to put down the younger generations in our society. I've always thought agism is a big problem on the 'net. People from different age groups tend to have dialouges far less frequently in general than they do electronically. Clashes sometimes ensue. See: internet movie database message boards.
And about the concern over actor ages, I don't really understand it. The real Dark Shadows was often inclined to go for young actors. Alex Moltke and Lara Parker spring to mind, and the reason Frid and Grayson Hall dominated the show as it got going was not because the producers didn't want sexy 20-somethings running around, but because Barnabas and Julia were *really* popular.
And Marley Shelton, you ask? Well, that's fine I suppose as long as they're fundamentally changing Vik's character. You can go too far in either direction. I have to believe it would be a mistake to have a 30 yo actress playing a college age ingenue governess.
Well, that's it for me; back to lurking.