Well I always thought that James E Reilly who writes for Days and who is the creater and head writer of Passions was a Dan Curtis wannabe. Well obviously this proves it. We have the witch Tabitha on Passions. I'm still waiting for the vampire and werewolf story to show.

FireRose

Could the monitor tube be going to the bad? Has anyone checked that out?

I know that some tv's get white lines at the top of them when the picture tube is getting ready to go bad or blow as some people refer to it as doing.

FireRose

One  of my favorite parts is where Count Petofi gets everyone to see themselves as they truly are... [spoiler]Edward Collins a servant... Evan Hanley writing and signing the murder confession and then getting Gregory Trask to sign it also...[/spoiler]
But the best one is Charity Trask as Pansy Faye. Nancy Barrett pulled that off great going from prim and proper to loose and easy. That was so fun to watch.

FireRose

My theory on this is that it wasn't the scripts... It wasn't the actors, actresses, producers, directors, etc. I think it was more to do with them not being able to do what shows  can do today. That is the ability to edit and reshoot scenes that didn't work the first time around. That was the major factor in why it came across as over the top sometimes.

The actors on Dark Shadows were under alot of pressure, because of how it was filmed and sometimes I  am certain that alot of the over the top acting came from nerves being on edge, because of them having to get the show wrapped at a certain time and on days when they were abit behind schedule. I'm certain that it showed up in their acting on certain days more than others.

As for the bloopers... Yes I like them... Simply because they were part of the show and, yes, sometimes they will make me smile... But that doesn't make me think any less of the actors and actresses acting abilities on Dark Shadows. That just showed they were human.

So I don't see Dark Shadows as being camp. Because considering they couldn't edit out mistakes or reshoot scenes that didn't quite go as planned. Dark Shadows still turned out to be a show worth watching.

FireRose

My father always had this comment. "Bury me in a three piece suit, but when I pay you a visit from the beyond. I'll be wearing bermuda shorts and a Hawaiian shirt."

Who knows perhaps Sam didn't like what he was buried in and thought he'd look better in shades and a trench coat.

Just my weird thoughts encouraged by my father.

FireRose

I know some actors and actresses wear jewelry for sentimental reasons and will not remove it. So it has to be concealed... Written into the storyline... Or simply allowed to remain in plain sight with no explination.

I think it was on the soap Another World ... There was this actor who was married in real life... But his character on the show wasn't... So they explained his wedding band away by writing into the storyline that it belonged to his father, who was a policeman, killed in the line of duty on the show.

I guess it depends on the actor or actress and what their views are on whether to remove something that means alot to them.

In the case of a wedding band the views of the spouse have to be taken into consideration also. That ring represents alot and can cause the biggest argument.

FireRose

My friend from art class did this and she said I could share it with you.



We all kind of thought Nicholas Blair was The Devil. Well my friend decided to make it so.

I wonder what Mr. Humbert Allen Astredo would say if he saw himself as this?

FireRose

Happy Birthday Dark Shadows...

FireRose