I have several thoughts here, first of all , to the "new" Professor Stokes, I am so sorry you and your wife have found posting here as you do high volume so hard that you have to leave, but I will remind you you can read as a guest. I, too, encountered that not being able to post after 120 seconds and found it very frustrating. This is a wonderful board, but gets too "picky" at times, so sometimes I read as a guest, too.
Now, as to my reply about Jonathan and the bloopers, I have read quotes from him where he has mentioned the fans focusing on them, etc. Heck, as I have even said before, I have gotten frustrated that his former costar Lara, with whom he had such rapport both on and off screen has at times focused on his forgetting his lines, though in a recent interview on her book tour she did say that it worked so well for him as it allowed him to play the tortured vampire so well, so that is how I think she ultimately feels.
Still, there were performances on DS that could border on camp and were over the top, a good example is Ms. Hall and Roger Davis, though both could also be very effective at times.
I am tickled to hear that Jonathan reads these boards once in a great while. One thing, though, even if a person knows Jonathan and/or has met him in person or at a show, that does not mean that they would know of every single fan encouter he had--i know that while there were many fans who sadly only went to his shows or did not and went to the stagedoor for an autograph because they wanted to see "Barnabas", I know a lot of other fans did go to the one man shows and other performances because they admire him as an actor, that is why I certainly did. I borught a family member with me to one of his shows who has absolutely no interest in DS and is very picky about giving standing ovations, but my relative heartily joined the standing ovation the audience gave Jonathan.
I am glad to see all the great comments here that board members admire Jonathan as a talented actor and don't look for the bloops. If I ever sat down with Jonathan I would love to hear any impressions he had about working with Lara and the wonderful chemistry they had, but I would also be equally happy to discuss Shakespeare or European history with him, which seem to be addiional interests of his--I love the historical essays and observations Jonathan has put on his website.