DARK SHADOWS FORUMS
General Discussions => Current Talk Archive => Current Talk '24 I => Current Talk '02 I => Topic started by: CastleBee on May 28, 2002, 11:53:24 PM
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Looking at the characters in the context of the show and times (mid 60's - early 70's) who do you think were the biggest nerds on DS and why.
My personal picks¢â‚¬¦
Guy: Jeb Hawkes when he was in his early hyper-groovy phase. [peace] [sick]
Girl: Carolyn during her late beatnick, early hippie Buzz phase. [smokn] [twch2]
Both were nerdy to me because their characters seemed more cartoon-like impressions of what clueless middle aged (or older) writers thought cool was supposed to be. (You know, like the funky music ::) Opie and his pals danced to at those way out groovy teen parties on the final days of Andy Griffith).
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Hmmm. I'm sure I will think of more when I post. I agree with you that the characters you named were only a stereotype, but at least they were TRYING to be cool. Vicky on the other hand seems to be imitating Elizabeth in her style. Frank Garner seemed pretty middle aged too. Though to be honest, I guess those who weren't stereotypical hippies then DID look middle aged.
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Oh by far I believe the biggest nerd ever to grace the town of Collinsport was Sabrina Stuart. What a loser. I must respectfully disagree about Jeb Hawkes . . . he was groovy, baby!
Joe Haskell was kind of a nerd, albeit a handsome one, but sort of a doormat the way he let Carolyn walk all over him when they dated, and probably why Carolyn preferred the suave and sophisticated Mr. Devlin instead.
Also, there's Hallie Stokes . . . need I say more? :-X
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I must respectfully disagree about Jeb Hawkes . . . he was groovy, baby!
I don't think Jeb was a total washout either - just at first (I guess he was pretty excited about growing up so fast! LOL). When he slowed it down to about 75 MPH he was easier to take a little more seriously. 8)
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Sabrina Stuart would easily win the award for Dullest Character Ever... Even bringing the laugh-fest that was the Moon Poppy to Collinwood couldn't make up for her terminal dullness...
I always think that the writers were knowingly tongue-in-cheek where Buzz was concerned -- the whole "If you feel it, sit it..." vibe in that bribe scene with Jason is played for every laugh it can muster :)
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Burke Devlin!!!!! He acts so big and bad, like he's the mayor of Collinsport. He is such a nerd.
Vicki Winters. "I don't understand"
And...Jeff Clark.
All three of them are NERDS!
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BUZZ...BUZZ...BUZZZ.... A nerd trying to me cool. But what do expect from a small town in Maine. Joe's looks saved him from being a Nerd. Vickie was born middle age.
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Have to say (sorry Cheryl) that Harry was pretty nerdy
but David's clothes were the nerdiest! Those pants and shirts!
also Bruno being cool in 1970(you always have Bruno!)
Adam was a nerd creation
jennifer
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Hi guys!...The biggest nerd I can think of right now to me would be the 2nd doctor Woodard. ::) He was so annoying to me.Oh and by the way....I was just wondering, since some of you were annoyed by certain characters(esp. Sabrina Stuart and Hallie Stokes) you guys don't necessarily have anything against the actresses do you?(Lisa Richards and Kathy Cody)Just Wondering.-Adra ;)
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I'm trying not to laugh as I read some of this stuff, my daughter is asleep in the other room. I think the first Willie Loomis was a nerd. His pants were too short. When I was a kid, we used to call those high waters. Jennifer, I love nerdy Harry! He always dressed in nice clothes. :)
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The biggest nerd was definetely PHILIP TODD!!
How can we all forget those checked plaid pants that he wore all time?? The first time I saw them, I died laughing! He reminded me of Mike Brady from the Brady Bunch![wow]
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I didn't live then, buuuut in any case, I really don't c anyone on DS as a nerd. There are those who really piss me off sometimes, but I don't think anyone was a nerd. :-/
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I'm trying not to laugh as I read some of this stuff, my daughter is asleep in the other room. I think the first Willie Loomis was a nerd. His pants were too short. When I was a kid, we used to call those high waters. Jennifer, I love nerdy Harry! He always dressed in nice clothes. :)
I know you like Harry Cheryl ( hey we can like nerds right!)and he was always dressed
nice his mother's influence no doubt!
jennifer
Flood pants! but David did look like Ed Grimley!
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Hi guys!...The biggest nerd I can think of right now to me would be the 2nd doctor Woodard. ::) He was so annoying to me.Oh and by the way....I was just wondering, since some of you were annoyed by certain characters(esp. Sabrina Stuart and Hallie Stokes) you guys don't necessarily have anything against the actresses do you?(Lisa Richards and Kathy Cody)Just Wondering.-Adra ;)
No Adra i don't have anything against the actors
don't even know them just don't like the characters!
jennifer
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I had to check the dictionary to see if nerd was the right word and sure enough there was a picture of David right there. He has no friends and when he does get in trouble he calls for mother mother or some other such desperate plea for help. He dresses in whatever someone else gives him to wear and he would get killed if he ever did go to public school. Yep David is a nerd.
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I was just wondering, since some of you were annoyed by certain characters(esp. Sabrina Stuart and Hallie Stokes) you guys don't necessarily have anything against the actresses do you?(Lisa Richards and Kathy Cody)Just Wondering.-Adra ;)
I think Lisa Richards was just barely adequate on the show. I know she went on to have a successful career on TV somehow but I was never impressed with her acting on DS. Kathy Cody was more a victim of bad writing. Her characters were badly written and inherently annoying, which is no reflection on her acting skills.
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Spoiler. . .
Cyrus Longworth in 1970PT was the qunintessential nerd, but his alter ego, John Yaeger, was evil, murderous and quite cool by comparison.
I couldn't stand Sabrina, although she seemed equally nerdy in 1970PT, more so than the present day version.
David seemed nerdy, but I bet if he'd gone to high school, his schoolmates would have thought him supercool for attempting to murder his own father, plus many would have wanted to come to Collinwood hoping to see a ghost--or Carolyn or Vicki naked in the shower.
Jeremiah seemed kinda nerdy in 1795, or at least not very interesting.
Love, Robin
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I think Lisa Richards was just barely adequate on the show. I know she went on to have a successful career on TV somehow but I was never impressed with her acting on DS. Kathy Cody was more a victim of bad writing. Her characters were badly written and inherently annoying, which is no reflection on her acting skills.
Besides Moonlighting Chris what else was Lisa Richards in?
jennifer
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He dresses in whatever someone else gives him to wear and he would get killed if he ever did go to public school. Yep David is a nerd.
That's funny, he and I are close to the same age and I remember every boy in school looking just like him! Though I WAS in the midwest, at that time styles didn't sweep the nation in less than a month.
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I also remember boys wearing some of the creations of clothing David wore. Frank Garner and Burke would not have been considered nerdy back than. I pulling at my memory to picture some of my older sisters boy friends. They dressed and acted somewhat like them. At least at first. Joe was so normal. I don't think he fell into the nerd world either. Plus I think it was mentioned he played football in high school. That would have put he in the cool group.
Birdie--who was a nerd in high school, at least far from the cool kids
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Nice clothes or not, I have to agree that Harry had a nerdy vibe about him, even though he was a conniver and had been in prison.
Peter Turgeon's Woodard has nerd written all over him...not just the way he looked with those goofy glasses but also the boneheaded things he did which ultimately [spoiler] led to his death. [/spoiler]
Dr. Peter Guthrie seemed a bit on the nerdy side also, but I liked his character. He was an excellent foil for the 1967 Laura Collins.