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Title: HOLIDAYS WITH THE COLLINS'.....
Post by: DSFAN4EVER on October 11, 2002, 10:06:26 PM
Are there no Holidays in that town?  
I don't recall the set ever being decked out for XMAS or any other day of festivities for that matter.  
Title: Re: HOLIDAYS WITH THE COLLINS'.....
Post by: Raineypark on October 11, 2002, 10:19:24 PM
Never.

Holidays at Collinwood would have required 2 things from Mr. Curtis that he took great pains to avoid: the expenditure of money, and the paying of attention to continuity in the scripts. The first was anathama, the second an annoyance...thus Collinsport existed in it's own permanent Parallel Time. ::)  

Raineypark
Title: Re: HOLIDAYS WITH THE COLLINS'.....
Post by: Dr. Eric Lang on October 11, 2002, 10:23:26 PM
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Are there no Holidays in that town?  
I don't recall the set ever being decked out for XMAS or any other day of festivities for that matter.  


Elizabeth once mentioned doing some early Christmas shopping and that's about as close as they ever got to having a holiday in Collinsport. Realistically, however, you'd have to admit it's Halloween there 365 days a year.
Title: Re: HOLIDAYS WITH THE COLLINS'.....
Post by: jennifer on October 12, 2002, 07:17:21 AM
There are no season changes either it is always the same weather!  Not the Maine i know!but i do recall carolyn talking about christmas shopping once too!

jennifer
Title: Re: HOLIDAYS WITH THE COLLINS'.....
Post by: The Ghost of Sarah Collins on October 12, 2002, 09:09:23 AM
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Elizabeth once mentioned doing some early Christmas shopping and that's about as close as they ever got to having a holiday in Collinsport. Realistically, however, you'd have to admit it's Halloween there 365 days a year.

You could say that the Collins family live a year round Halloween, although a Collinwood Halloween has nothing to do with "Treats" just "Tricks"
its all in the game as David and Amy would say... :-)
Title: Re: HOLIDAYS WITH THE COLLINS'.....
Post by: Misty on October 13, 2002, 03:45:18 AM
Raineypark, thanks for the explanation. This was a question in the back of my mind for years. I also don't remember the Collins' throwing a party (birthday or otherwise) at any time. No weddings that I can remember (except Vicki's) , graduations, or other reasons to celebrate. Of course there were an abundance of funerals!

                                            Misty
Title: Re: HOLIDAYS WITH THE COLLINS'.....
Post by: VAM on October 13, 2002, 04:05:40 AM
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Are there no Holidays in that town?  
I don't recall the set ever being decked out for XMAS or any other day of festivities for that matter.  

No, but I have a lovely picture in my mind of what both the Old House and Big House would look like with fresh evergreens, etc. in and around the rooms...
Title: Re: HOLIDAYS WITH THE COLLINS'.....
Post by: Cassandra on October 13, 2002, 09:40:05 AM
Misty Wrote:
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No weddings that I can remember (except Vicki's) ,

And when they do finally show a wedding, it's usually diasterous like what happened at Angelique & Barnabas' wedding or Liz & Jason's, (if you could even call them weddings)
Title: Re: HOLIDAYS WITH THE COLLINS'.....
Post by: Joeytrom on October 14, 2002, 01:25:36 AM
During the first year, there are seasonal changes.  I remember one episode with Roger wearing ordinary clothes and bringing in wood for the fire.  

When Laura first appears in December 1966, Maggie asks her if she is in town for the holidays.  A few episodes before Joe tells Burke to take him off his Christmas list.

In 1897, there are references by Edward about someone sending him Christmas cards the prior holiday season.

During the beginning of Leviathan, Julia asks Carolyn if she is doing some early Christmas shopping.