This may not be of great interest to anyone else, but I thought it was strange (in a good way).  So I had to share.

I seldom if ever hear reference to Dark Shadows outside of here on the boards or on the SciFi Channel.  Imagine my surprise to hear the theme song from our favorite show on the radio yesterday, as background music at the end of a lunchtime 80's retro show.

Then today, after listening to the same program, I'd switched over to the classical station I listen to most of the day.  They were just getting ready to go to news, and they were playing - guess what?  A classical sounding version of the theme song to DS.

Had to laugh, it put me in a great mood.  Imagine, hearing the music from Dark Shadows twice in as many days on different radio stations here in Atlanta!  Perhaps it's a good omen. 

The Barnabas and Julia relationship, dysfunctional though it may be, sends a pleasant chill up my spine during this storyline.  And yesterday's scene in which Barnabas refused to leave Julia behind in 1995 is truly touching.  The tenderness and concern in his voice, the way he looks at her, the way he touches her are a delight for Barnabas/Julia ¢â‚¬Ëœshippers.

It would appear that Roxanne is already forgotten, and that perhaps Barnabas has begun realize just how much he cares for the good doctor.  Perhaps he has even started to look at Julia in a more than platonic light.  Dare we hope?  I have to admit to getting a little choked up as I watched this scene. 

I seem to remember some source claiming that Jonathan Frid and Grayson Hall both stated that eventually, they decided to play these characters like a couple.  Does anyone know if this is the point in the series that they made this creative decision?  Or is this just one of the many myths that seem to surround Dark Shadows? 

Maybe everyone else already knows this, but on "Good Morning America" today, I saw Senator Susan COLLINS (R., Maine) interviewed.

Just thought it was funny that one of Maine's senators has that particular last name.  Quite appropriate, don't you think?

Have a good weekend, everyone!

Maybe it's just me, but does the character of Megan Todd, while under Leviathan influence, remind anyone else here of Karen Black?

It isn't that Marie Wallace looks particularly like Ms. Black, 'cos I don't see the resemblance in any other character she plays on the show.  But every time Megan goes psycho while all hopped up on Leviathans, images of Karen Black (especially in Trilogy of Terror) come to mind. 

Just a thought.

As far as I can tell, the character of Magda Rakosi only appears in one more episode (856) after today, which I find disappointing, 'cos I've been really digging Grayson in this role.

So what do y'all suppose happened to Magda after her days (and nights) running errands for 'Meester Barnabas' ended?  Could she have gone back to the gypsies?  She's in deep sh** with them right now, isn't she?  Did she help Mrs. Fillmore to raise Quentin's daughter Lenore?  Or did she wander off to Pennsylvania, where she settled down with a nice country doctor by the name of Hoffman? 

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I have a question regarding the recent haunting of Judith Collins Trask.  It appeared to me that Judith was really being haunted and posessed by Minerva's vengeful spirit before Rev. Trask and Evan Hanley conjured up the 'black ghost' of Minerva to gaslight Judith.

So what's the deal with Minerva's 'real' spirit?  Did she just decide to leave Judith alone, was she satisfied that her successor in the Reverend's bed (ewwww!) was driven insane, and had to be institutionalized?

This is my second time viewing 1897, and I just can't remember if the story ever returns to any further visitations by Minerva.

Okay, so I was really missing Dark Shadows, and couldn't get to sleep last night.  I lay awake recasting DS with characters from another of my favorite shows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, of which I think some here are also fans.

It's kind of weird, because there are a few parallels between the shows - reluctant vampires,  a Frankenstein type character named Adam; BtVS even has a (minor) character named Quentin.

Maybe this is kinda lame, and maybe someone has already thought of this, but here is what I came up with:

Buffy - Maggie Evans/Josette Dupres/Rachel Drummond
Angel - Barnabas Collins
Spike - Quentin Collins
Drusilla - Eve/Crazy Jenny
Xander - Jeremiah Collins/Burke Devlin (?)
Jenny Calendar - Dr. Julia Hoffman/Countess Dupres
Rupert Giles - Prof. Stokes/Joshua Collins/Edward
Ethan Raine - Roger Collins/Rev. Trask
Darla - Angelique
Willow - Victoria Winters
Cordelia - Amanda Harris
Anya - Carolyn Stoddard/Millicent Collins
Joyce - Liz Stoddard/Naomi Collins/Judith Collins
Glory - Laura Murdoch Stockbridge Collins
Dawn - Sarah Collins/Amy Jennings
Quentin Travers - Andre Dupres/Sam Evans
Oz - Willie Loomis/Carl Collins
Riley Finn - Joe Haskell
Adam - Adam
Parker Abrams - Tom/Chris Jennings
Amy (rat girl) - Beth Chavez

Let me know what you think.  Could not for the life of me come up with who (from Buffy) would play Ben Stokes - suggestions?