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« on: May 08, 2004, 09:58:08 PM »I agree, a younger Barnabas seems to fit the "facts" better. Not that I am in any way sorry that Frid played the original Barnabas!
The question of actors being "too old" to play certain roles is an interesting one -- but other examples that come to mind go too far astray.
A short while ago we had a discussion (a tangent in the Focus Groups topic) about actors' vs. characters' ages. For example, we pointed out that, although Frid was in his 40s, the show established that Barnabas had supposedly been born in 1770, which would have meant that he wasn't more than 25 when he was cursed.
If you (or anyone else) missed it, use the following link to check out the discussion:
... I think we're adverse to the idea of THESE characters and performers being younger. ...