Dude, what's
not to love!
Here's a list of some of my fave things about DS:
-Barnabas, Quentin and Angelique - the "Big Three"
-The excellent writing, acting and care that usually went into the show
-David Collins - David Henesy should have won a daytime emmy if they had existed at that time
-The suspicious small-town gossip of Collinsport's residents - they knew the real deal about the strange things happening in "that house on the hill" and about the weirdness of "them Collinses."
-Count Petofi's mirthful, diabolic laughter and frequent use of the phrase "my dear boy!"
-The secret room in the mausoleum
-Chris Jennings and his snarling, hairy alter ego
-The fantastic, atmospheric sets
- Joan Bennett
- The incredible music
- The classic gothic horror/romance nature and themes of the series as a whole, and the gothic's otherwoldly quality which the series captures perfectly
- Carl and Pansy
- Quentin's gramophone
- Zombies, ghosts and phoenixes - oh my!
- The Maine accents of the Collinsport townies - especially in the early episodes
- Roger's frequent brandy breaks
- Julia's strength in the face of adversity
- The wonderful romances in the show
- Widow's Hill and its tragic history
- The series' literary plagiaris...er...I mean "adaptations"
- Josette
- Sarah's ghost and her sad, sad song
- Adam
- The fact that DS is a class act
- Lines like "Willie!! You BETRAYED me!!!!"
- Nicholas' audience with Satan in hell ((!))
- 1795
- Judah's head and his horrible, ghastly glare
- Gerard's sneer
- The Blue Whale and the groovy tunes therein
- The ominous breathing of the Leviathan
- The Playroom theme
- The rich character relationships and character development
- Quentin, Beth, David and Amy playing "The Game"
- Longworth's "synthesis" and his other half's prodigious proboscis and wicked switchblade cane
- Quentin's Stairway into time (BTW, imagine what would happen if you stumbled on the stairway and fell down the stairs?! "Trippy" thought eh?
)
- Willie Loomis
- The Lottery
- 1995
- The "theatre" quality of the series, and the fact that the actors were like a repertory company and mainly came from theatre backgrounds
- The main theme with the angry waves crashing on the rocks - CLASSIC!
Ok, ok I'll stop now! It was starting to worry me that the "Things To Hate About DS" thread was double the size of the "Things To Love About DS" thread!
I decided to give DS some more love in my 100th post!
~Penny Dreadful~
PS - dsbarnabasfan - Your avatar is fantastic!