Professor Stokes - welcome to the board! I don't believe the flub remark will/would bother JF. He believes the reason most fans watch DS is to make fun of it and the acting, etc. It's the impression he has gotten from reading DS websites and other things. So no worry about offending whenever he reads such stuff here or elsewhere.
Thank you for the warm welcome, Nancy!
I hope JF doesn't think most people watch the show to make fun of it
I certainly don't, and I believe anyone who loves the show as we do would defend it against such blasphemy. I think the flubbed lines is a reminder to us and everyone else that this show was "taped live" with no do-overs or outtakes. Let some of the modern "stars" try that and see how they'd do
I think they'd run screaming from the studio. But our beloved DS stars endured grueling schedules, with the pressure of "one chance is all you get", and I'm constantly amazed they did as well as they did. What a cast!!!
I think the occasional flubbed line adds to its charm, and adds a human element that you just don't get with the CGI-enhanced, One-hour Martinized, cold and clinical, technically flawless soulless productions we see nowadays. Dark Shadows was more like a live play, and I'd take it in a heartbeat over the new stuff
So Jonathan ...if you read this ....you can miss a line any time, my friend. There will
never again be anyone like you