Anyone have any idea who the actor who is standing behind Chris Pennock's left shoulder (i. e. to his right from the viewer's p. o. v.)?  You can barely see him in this shot, but he has a long drooping moustache and an interesting and somehow, vaguely familiar face.

It's not James Storm on his other side, is it?

cheers, G.

There are a couple of fun mentions of Joan Bennett in this tribute written by David del Valle honoring the late, great Natalie Schafer:

http://www.filmsinreview.com/2009/07/02/camp-david-july-2009/

I do love the line:  "Joan Bennett does not have best friends."  Fun stories about Joan Crawford, too.

G.

Angelique's hairdo kabuki in these shots reminds me of the mysteriously appearing and disappearing wiglets when Ange was tricked by Sky into making a trip to the airport off Little Windward Island, so as to give Jeb the opportunity to have his way with Carolyn.

Today's shot (9/1) of Carlotta was really boss.  I had to keep coming back to it because there was something so familiar about it.  Then I realized that the angle and the lighting really emphasized a resemblance I'd never before seen between Carlotta and the late Wayland Flowers' "special friend," Madame. 

Perhaps the two were "separated at birth"?  *wink*

G.

I saved that page of the calendar with my other Grayson goodies, of course...now I'll have to go look for it again!

cheers,

G.

Fans,

I'm going to be away from Monday through the remainder of next week, probably back in the old saddle as of 31 August.

If there are any exceptional Grayson Hall, Thayer David, or Clarice Blackburn photos in the daily slideshows, please comment on them so I might have a chance of getting to see them if MB posts the images in the comments thread!

Thank you and happy late August (hoping you are not having to deal with the hot soupy sludge we are experiencing here in New England--the tweed and wool preferred at Collinwood would truly prove to be THE DEATH)...

G.

Happy Birthday, Cyrus!

Best wishes,

Gothick

I never know how to react to these top ten lists.  It seems really weird to me that people would be able to make these lists in the first place.  I must be from another planet because I could never put my finger on "the best of the best" and then work my way down from there, especially with DS--it's all so juicy and layered, who can choose?

I personally VASTLY prefer the scene between B & J down in the Collinwood drawing room BEFORE the confrontation in Julia's bedroom.  The two are playing cat and mouse with one another or maybe little cat and big cat and Julia pretty much gets away with murder throughout.  Not only are both actors much more on their respective marks in that drawing room scene, the scene itself is much better shot than the bedroom sequence.

And that scene betwen Willie and Barnabas during Tom Jennings just wasn't very well written or played.  Yeah, it's cool that Barnabas admitted that he does "care for" Julia, but as theater the scene is way below par for the general tone of DS.  YMMV of course and always.

Reading this list makes me realize how strongly people project their own narratives onto the series.  I suppose that's why after all these years we keep watching and talking about it.  It's no longer really about anything that happened on the show--it's much more about the show as a vehicle for our own fantasy lives.

It does seem odd that there are so few KLS and Josette fans online.  In the old zines from the early 90s, I remember endless adverts for "Barnabas and Josette Forever" pillow--heart-shaped, to be scattered over the sofa.  

G.