I am a regular Passions viewer. I admit it's a very slow paced show, but the early episodes are worthy of Sci Fi.
From it's debut on July 5, 1999 until August 2002, 75% of the show's stories dealt with the supernatural. It was all done darkly comic, toungue in cheek, like a cross between Dark Shadows & Bewitched. There were many bizarre homages to Hitchcock's Psycho & The Birds, Titanic, Cleopatra, Wizard of Oz, plus stories about witches, demons, zombies, and voyages to Hell itself. It was grand, and ended when actor Josh Ryan Evans (Timmy the Living Doll) died of heart disease. A big part of Passions died with him.
Though Tabitha the witch (Juliet Mills) is still on, only 25% of the show currently deals with spook stuff. The current episodes are unworthy of Sci Fi, but these early episodes, when the show truly rocked--will fit right in!
I suggest we support the Passions reruns, as that may be a way to get DS back on Sci-Fi.
David