According to what I've read, MTW was slated to play a character who was sort of an amalgam of Jeff Clark/Chris Jennings (hence the introduction of Quentin) if there had been a season 2 of the '91 series. They were wisely chosing to skip the whole Barnabas' cure/Adam/Eve business - though they were planning a bit of the Angelique/Cassandra element from that time period on the original DS with Angelique's appearance in the present on the '91 series.
Speaking of MTW, I just noticed on TV Guide's Web site that his horror movie
Bones is airing on BET tonight at 8pm ET (check listings for other time periods). I have to say that when I saw it I liked the movie much more than I was expecting to. The visual look of the movie is stunning, it has an all too important message that doesn't get in the way of the horror elements, and MTW plays a complete bastard, which is something he doesn't get to play often enough. And if all that wasn't enough, in the present day portion of the storyline MTW gets to wear a fat suit:
Also, I'm guessing some people might have missed this topic from back in January:
DS Fans Will Forever Liken Things To It