Featuring Vicki and David's first visit to the Old House -
Ep #70 (1966) - Vicki - 'You MUST be the only person that's been in here
in years.' - in the December 12th's "Must" slideshow got me to thinking. I didn't begin to watch DS until September of 1967, so I was already quite familiar with the Old House, and a restored Old House at that, by the time I finally saw its first introduction on the show in Ep #70 when it was shown for the second time on the Sci-Fi Channel back in May of 1995, so the introduction didn't have the same impact on me as it must have had on fans who were watching in September of 1966. It struck me that I must have missed out on something that was quite exciting (especially what with the actual appearance of Josette's ghost at the end of the ep). I love the way that first visit to the Old House was done, particularly using the footage with David and Vicki that was shot at the actual location of the house. But even beyond that I love how not only was the drawing room in such disarray, instantly conveying how long the house had been abandoned, but how the sound of the wind coming in through the broken windows was heard swirling around the room. It made for an extremely atmospheric introduction, and like I said, it must have made a big impact on fans. So I'm wondering, does anyone here who was indeed watching back in September of 1966 remember what they thought when they experienced that very first trip to the Old House? Part of me definitely feels cheated, for lack of a better word, that I never got to have the same fresh experience...