DARK SHADOWS FORUMS
General Discussions => Current Talk Archive => Current Talk '24 I => Current Talk '02 II => Topic started by: VAM on October 15, 2002, 02:05:53 AM
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I thought in tribute that everyone could share their favorite scene or scenes on DS that featured Dennis Patrick. I like the one when as Jason he is trying to calm down Willie after his run in with Burke Devlin. Also Jason's initial blackmail scene with Liz.
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I thought in tribute that everyone could share their favorite scene or scenes on DS that featured Dennis Patrick. I like the one when as Jason he is trying to calm down Willie after his run in with Burke Devlin. Also Jason's initial blackmail scene with Liz.
I liked the scene when Willie tried to stop Jason from opening Barnabas' coffin.
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My favorite is the scene in which Barnabas and Jason meet up for the first time in the foyer. You could just see how Jason was calculating how much of an interference this cousin from England would be to his plans for Liz's money. He bested Barnabas in that scene very well indeed and the later scene in the drawing room when he inquires of Barnabas..'just what is it that you do..?..great stuff.
I loved all of the scenes between Dennis and Willie, Liz, Roger and Carolyn. Even his scenes where he hammed it up a bit were well worth watching.
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Well, it is really hard, because I love them all. But, when Willie was first bitten by Barney and still staying at Collinwood...Jason's concern for his friend was quite touching. I also liked the suspicious Jason when he discovered that Willie had been asking about the family history!
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I enjoyed all of Dennis Patrick's scenes as Jason.
Previous posters have mentioned favorites so the one I'm describing is from that Leviathan storyline when DP played Paul Stoddard. I thought he was good in that role too even though I wasn't fond of that storyline. Anyway, he and Barnabas are sparring in the Blue Whale about the debt he owes to the Leviathans.
Barnabas says something like it's your most precious possession.
Paul laughs and says oh my soul?
And Barnabas laughs more and says oh no, not your soul! just as Carolyn comes in.
Then Paul realizes that Barnabas means Carolyn.
The look on his face.
I will miss him.
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Jason was my favorite Dennis Patrick character, but I did like his work as Paul as well, so I'm going to include two scenes.
Paul: It's a small little scene really. He's just met up with Liz, who has, shall we say? found a new religion ;) He's justifiably worried about events that are unravelling and her goal is to throw him off track. The scene sizzles with this weird chemistry (Patrick and Bennett had that in spades) and both actors manage to invest the scene with all sorts of implied history and subtext.
Jason: God, it's so hard to choose. Like kuanyin, I enjoyed them all. I rather enjoyed the one where he's going on and on about a forgotten toast from a picnic and peach trees and Elizabeth is trying to lay down the law to him. It had a great mixture of charm and menace, which really, when you boiled down the Jason character was what he was all about.
Luciaphil
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Kuanyin Wrote:
But, when Willie was first bitten by Barney and still staying at Collinwood...Jason's concern for his friend was quite touching.
I really liked Dennis Patrick as Jason and this was one of my favorite scenes. It showed a more caring side to Jason when he saw how sick his pal Willie was after the Vampire attack.
Another favorite was when Jason and Carolyn were in the Drawing room at Collinwood and they were having a long talk about Carolyn's father, Paul Stoddard. Jason was telling Carolyn all kinds of nice stories about her father and Carolyn was ever so happy to hear about them. Whether or not he was telling the truth is another matter, but it did make Carolyn very happy to hear these things. Since these kind of "caring" scenes were very rare with Jason, I thought they were great and they stuck in my mind. You couldn't help but love him!
Kuanyin Wrote: I also liked the suspicious Jason when he discovered that Willie had been asking about the family history!
I thought this was great too. Jason always made me laugh with the things he came out with sometimes.
I remember when he found some Jewels on Willie that belonged to Barnabas and had asked him where he got them. When Willie refused to tell him, Jason remarked, " I heard you've been hanging around the Collins Masoleum latley Willie, since when did you take to robbing stiffs?!"
I also adored his Irish Brogue and thought he was quite the charmer on the show. I had almost wished that Liz had married him. She probably would have had the most fun she's ever had in her life!
He is definetely going to be missed.
This was a very nice idea Vam!
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He is definetely going to be missed.
This was a very nice idea Vam!
It really is small by comparison to the many hours of wonderful entertainment and happiness that Mr. Patrick gave to us. I too will miss him. Thanks Cassandra.
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I agree, this is a very thoughtful and wonderful idea
Vam :)
You all have described so many great scenes that
Dennis Patrick played. So instead of describing a
scene, I'm just going to say I love his smile and
the twinkle in his eye.
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Jason is one of my favorite characters. I especially like all the scenes between him and Elizabeth. What a lovable rogue!
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any scene with Willie was great!
jennifer
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My favorite is the scene in which Barnabas and Jason meet up for the first time in the foyer. You could just see how Jason was calculating how much of an interference this cousin from England would be to his plans for Liz's money. He bested Barnabas in that scene very well indeed and the later scene in the drawing room when he inquires of Barnabas..'just what is it that you do..?..great stuff.
You beat me to the punch, Miss Winthrop, this is my favorite Jason McGuire scene as well. However, I didn't perceive that Jason "bested" Barnabas, although they were almost equally matched. Barnabas was easily the first one to come along that wasn't intimidated by Jason in the least. In fact he seemed a bit amused by him; and that unnerved Jason slightly. What we never knew is how much Barnabas knew about Jason, thru Willie, at that point.
Just about any scene w/Jason McGuire was priceless. It's a shame they didn't bring DP back as Jason rather than Paul Stoddard, since the latter incarnation was mired in a rather disastrous story line.
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His obit made the Boston Globe today and it did mention
DS(as campy as usual) It was a nice write up and i'm glad he had his due. Fine actor he'll be missed and i believe he is not suffering anymore.
jennifer
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One of the scenes where Dennis Patrick's acting skills shined brilliantly was Jason's last encounter with Vicki at the Blue Whale. I think that Dennis had been very good at presenting a truly despicable character who was very good at hiding his vulnerabilities. As he is about to leave a town where most everyone despises him, his meeting Vicki at the Blue Whale presents him with perhaps his last chance of at least one person's forgiveness. Of all at Collinwood, Vicki has been the most fair to him. Although his pride does not allow him a direct apology (to Vicki) for all the hurt he has caused, I felt that beneath Jason's cocky projections Dennis was allowing the villain one last attempt to offer an olive branch with at least one of the people he has wronged. Vicki, feeling the hurt of Elizabeth more than her own, rejects Jason's rare extended hand. Not showing his hurt, Jason then immediately reverts to his cold, bitter and tormenting demeanor. And in a shocking final retaliation, he unexpectedly strikes at Vicki's most vulnerable secret, leaving her stunned.
"Vicki," he says. "Oh, Vicki, Vicki, Vicki. I wonder about you. I wonder just how corruptible YOU are? Hmm? What would it take? What's YOUR price?"
"There is NO price. And there never will be," she replies.
"Oh, don't be so sure. The time may come very soon when a price just might be extended."
"What do you mean?" she asks.
"Ah... just generalizing, that's all."
"Well, in that case, you're talking through your hat."
"Now that is something I never do," he says, insulted. "All right, Miss Morality. The time for YOUR test will come very soon. I'm just sorry I won't be around to see it, that's all."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Well, where ever I am I'll be laughing at you, Vicki Winters. And don't you forget it."
"There's nothing as sad as a hollow threat," she says as she walks towards the door.
With his back to her, Jason fires his ammunition. "Vicki Winters! Just who ARE you? And WHERE do you come from?"
"Why do you ask that?" she replies, stunned.
"Because I know that you don't know the answer to those questions. Well, I was in this vicinity 18 years ago. And maybe I DO know the answers."
"What do you know?"
"Whatever I know, my dear, I'll take with me when I go."
"You're only trying to hurt me."
"Am I succeeding?" With that, Vicki turns and runs out the entrance of the Blue Whale. Jason looks after her with perhaps (thank to Dennis Patrick) a look of regret for hurting Vicki so much. But immediately, the sociopathic part of Jason washes away any guilt with a gulp full of beer.
Thank you, Dennis Patrick, for your wonderful characters!
SDP
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Oh, he was absolutely marvelous as Jason---the scenes mentioned previously with Barnabas and Vicki were some of my favorites. I somehow remember him first for the scene with Joan Bennett (as Paul) when she first sees him. He was so ----I can't even think of a word to describe him-------almost triumphant, as in " I pulled one over on you!" He was always at his best in scenes with her.
Sadly missed by Misty
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Without reviewing my tapes, two scenes stand out in my memory.
When Jason first arrives at Collinwood, there's no sign yet of his intentions. Introducing himself as an old family friend, he and Carolyn go to the drawing room where he cheerfully regales her with tales of his travels and his memories of a Collinsport from 18 years before. Throughout the scene, Dennis Patrick plays Maguire as a charming, witty, entirely pleasant and likeable soul. However, later in the storyline after he has begun to blackmail Liz and reveal his darker nature, Jason catches Carolyn rifling through his possessions. No longer concerned with impressing her, he grabs her roughly and threatens her (I think it's at this point when he tells her she'll need a new place to live after the wedding.) In this performance, Patrick plays Jason with barely contained violence and ruthlessness, and it's quite a reversal form the Jason we first met.
The first scene demonstrated Jason's affability while the second showed his cruelty. That Patrick exhibited each opposing trait so convincingly testifies to his skill with the role.
ProfStokes
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It's hard to pick just one scene because truly he was so good in every scene he was in. I like the scenes he was in with Willie ( the one where Willie--after being bitten by Barnabas--is so weak that he falls and Jason tries to get him upstairs is one of my favorites). He and John Karlen played well together and from Connie's photo's on another thread they obviously had great fun teasing one another at the fests.
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Of all at Collinwood, Vicki has been the most fair to him. Although his pride does not allow him a direct apology (to Vicki) for all the hurt he has caused, I felt that beneath Jason's cocky projections Dennis was allowing the villain one last attempt to offer an olive branch with at least one of the people he has wronged.
What a marvelous description. I hadn't thought about it before but he did offer up an olive branch but then snatched it away as if having second thoughts about doing something out of character. He departed as he had arrived, ever rude and insulting and unmovable.
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I loved reading through these. I think for myself, the scenes that most impressed me were the early ones between himself and Joan Bennett. He really brought out the best in her, and I think she also stimulated him to go for the gold. They were marvelous on screen together, and I'm glad we did get a second chance to watch them go at it again during the Paul Stoddard storyline.
Seeing how wonderful he was opposite Bennett makes me want to see the film he did with Agnes Moorehead in the early 70s--her final project, which I believe was released after her death (ironically it was the only movie in which she received star billing).
Gothick
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Dennis was so great as Jason, it's realy hard to pick my favorite scenes. Just a few include:
His first meeting with Barnabas.
His farewell scene with Vicki.
His attemp to bribe Buzz.
All his scenes with Willie and Liz were great.
Dennis seemed to bring out the best in his costars, making the scenes he was in even more enjoyable. I always felt they made a mistake in killing off Jason. They could have had him reappear every so often, cause some trouble and then take off again.
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Dennis seemed to bring out the best in his costars, making the scenes he was in even more enjoyable. I always felt they made a mistake in killing off Jason. They could have had him reappear every so often, cause some trouble and then take off again.
Word on that one. And they killed him off with such finality, which is a huge soap no-no. (Anyone ever see Soapdish? Writer: "He doesn't have a head! How am I supposed to write for somebody who doesn't have a head?" Producer: "So, they surgically reattached it. Big deal.")
Luciaphil
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Speaking of surgically re-attached heads......can't you just see Jason in the "Re-Animator" storyline? He'd have taken no crap from Adam, treated Angelique like a dock-side doxey and slapped Eric the Demented around just on general principles.
It would have been a joy to watch!
Rainey
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I loved all of Jason's scenes with Willie as the concerned friend (I do believe Willie may have been the only one Jason really cared for) but also frusterated with him and even suspicious. (He was frusterated that Willie wouldn't tell him where he disappeared to and Jason was also suspicious that Willie may be up to something that would spoil his own plans).
Loved all of Jason's scenes with Liz too, he could be trying to sweet talk her one minute, then threatening her the next.
And of course I love the battle of wills between him and Barnabas. I agree they were evenly matched and I think Barnabas could see what Jason was all about even without Willie saying anything to him.
I am so happy though that [spoiler]Jason got his comeuppance at the hands of Barnabas....[/spoiler]in that instance you could definitely say Barnabas definitely got the upper hand on that one! ;D
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