I don't know if I'm in the minority but I was rather disappointed that the new series seems to be going in the direction of rehashing the originals' characters but hiring younger actors/actresses to portray them. I was hoping this would be a 'Next Generation' with some of the original actors making at least occasional appearances as their character. A sixty year old Nancy Barrett as Carolyn, etc.
I believe it would be more interesting to do a next generation than to have the same characters (we the fans of the original) know and love portrayed by different actors/actresses. I realize they might want the vampire but Barnabas could have had a son and they could focus on him. Maybe the son was turned into a vampire for the same reason his father was. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.......
The primary reason I would have rather had mostly new characters is because I would like to see all new plots and not a continual rehashing of the original series. Although I never saw the '91 series it's my understanding that they rehashed the storylines of the original and maybe that is a major reason it didn't work.
I guess I'm a little more protective than I realized about this show, which to me reminds me very distinctly of my youth and a time of innocence.
I do plan to watch the new show and I hope it's good.
Murph
