YEE HAW!!!

[dom]

Silly me, lol.

[Patti Feinberg]

Well, it's back to walking on eggshells...

Which is good....HOPEFULLY.

Patti

[Patti Feinberg]

its here its here its here its here its here its here its here its here its here its here its here its here

its here

[dom]

Congrat's and enjoy!

[Patti Feinberg]

COMPLETE AND UTTER SPOILAGE

So, I'm home from work.

Do I:

a) watch episode 1 (which, IIRC, I've never seen, at least not the whole thing)

b) DIVE IN...WATCH WHATEVER I WANT

c) be a smart cookie and start from the beginning

d) ignore my own advice


1897 Quentin, goes into drawing room, sees a certain blonde, "But you're dead!!"

COUNT PETOFI COUNT PETOFI

Angelique w/Skye (I really did like her with him).

AngelEXIS  (T H E moment!!)


Patti....who could outdo ANY kid in a candy store. Made my daughter stop at Walmart to get me chewy chocolate chip cookies....cause, I'm off tomorrow!!!

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Have a great time watching, Patti! I envy you getting to see some eps for the very first time. 

[Patti Feinberg]

It's a shame that Watching Project for earlier eps are on Current Talk '15 1.

CAUSE I JUST SAW THE FIRST EPISODE OF DARK SHADOWS. I never had.

Ep 2....Carolyn talking about Roger....ewww....seriously....ick.

Patti

[KMR]

Congratulations, Patti!!  You're going to have SO much fun with this!  I've been working through the coffin set myself, and and currently somewhere near the end of 1970PT.  Put my watching on hold for a bit to watch a couple other series (including Orphan Black -- wow, what an interesting show).

I started with episode 1, in 2012 soon after the Depp movie came out.  My viewing during the original run started with Laura's last day, right before the Barnabas storyline started.  What struck me about the first year of DS was how much it influenced the movie, in subtle but significant ways.

My own suggestion to you would be to go through it sequentially from the beginning, but that's just the way I am.  Ends and beginnings of storylines overlap, and sometimes interconnect.  But just enjoy it whatever way is best for you!

[Mysterious Benefactor]

It's a shame that Watching Project for earlier eps are on Current Talk '15 1.

Why is that a shame?    If you'd like to add your own thoughts for those eps, you can definitely still post there and people will certainly read them. 

[Mysterious Benefactor]

My own suggestion to you would be to go through it sequentially from the beginning, but that's just the way I am.  Ends and beginnings of storylines overlap, and sometimes interconnect.

Except for the first week of eps (which I saw at the '89 Fest), I never saw the pre-Barn eps until they were on Sci-Fi. I'd always been led to believe that they were so different from the post-Barn eps and in many ways were quite boring. But I couldn't have been more fascinated when I watched because I found them far from boring and I was amazed at how so many elements of the show that actually continued throughout were introduced and developed in the pre-Barn era - not to mention how several characters were written so much better. I would totally agree that watching from the beginning would be the best way to go because having all the info from those eps totally enriches what's to come.

What struck me about the first year of DS was how much it influenced the movie, in subtle but significant ways.

Exactly! When people say the storyline of the film is nothing like the original series I always scratch my head and wonder if we've seen two totally different films because I see so much of the original series in the film...

Put my watching on hold for a bit to watch a couple other series (including Orphan Black -- wow, what an interesting show).

(God yes! I love Orphan Black - and I'm currently watching Season 4 on DVD. It's great how they've gone back to the beginning to explain so much about Beth's character while still moving the storyline forward.)

[Patti Feinberg]

What struck me about the first year of DS was how much it influenced the movie, in subtle but significant ways.

My own suggestion to you would be to go through it sequentially from the beginning, but that's just the way I am.  Ends and beginnings of storylines overlap, and sometimes interconnect.  But just enjoy it whatever way is best for you!

KMR...yes...when Burke was meeting up w/Strack, then Joe, the outside of the Collinsport Inn was VERY similar to the movie.

I was telling my daughter earlier that Barnabas doesn't come around til ep 166 (IIRC).

I can't wait to see the Laura storyline again!

Patti

[dom]

Laura's arrival is one of my all-time fave DS moments - classic soap stuff.

[Joeytrom]

A couple of months ago I watched from 1995-the end of 1840.  I wanted to see this storyline play out on it's own and I noticed the pace had gotten considerably slower by this time like in the first year of the series and the supernatural was slowly being phased out.  By 1840 it's almost like a regular soap opera with supernatural elements sprinkled around it. 

I didn't feel like watching PT 1841.

[Patti Feinberg]

and I noticed the pace had gotten considerably slower by this time like in the first year of the series and the supernatural was slowly being phased out.  By 1840 it's almost like a regular soap opera with supernatural elements sprinkled around

I haven't seen this in a while, but, I remember this is true.

NO Barnabas, no 'witchy' Ang....typical sibling rivalry..

But, it's a BLAST.

I'm watching stuff that I've never seen...these early eps.

Patti

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[dom]

Awesome, right?!