Perhaps a good reason has to do with the character of Barnabas Collins. When we meet him, he's a vampire, a creature who's definitely something to be reviled -- an outcast to human society. Yet, as time goes on, he gains acceptance by those around him and a self-acceptance as well. A parallel could be drawn between his experience and that of a gay person dealing with coming out of the closet. I don't know if that's over-analyzing, but I can see where someone who's gay could relate to Barnabas' experiences.

Yes, it's interesting to see the characters of Barnabas (and Quentin and Chris) struggle with their true "natures."  But to take the metaphor a step further, these characters are constantly struggling against their natures, seeking cures for their condition. 

Interesting also, that when Barnabas is 'cured'  the audience preferred him the other way!

Ang's motivations in the Revival are so vague.  Barn and Ang have maybe two or three scenes together in the whole of the 1790 story so the idea that Ang is in love with Barnabas (and thus is her motivation for everything that comes after) just doesn't fly with me.  Plus I really don't like the actress playing Ang.  However evil or twisted her motivations were, I had no trouble believing that Lara's Ang really did love Barnabas.

I liked the revival at the time, and looking back, I can see where Curtis might have had that impression, Lydia, because it was mine.  At the time I watched the revival on original broadcast, the only original DS I had seen up to then was the syndication package starting with Barn's arrival and ending just after Vicky got back from 1795.  The revival, certainly does cover all the important bases, and looking back ISTR ticking all the boxes as they occurred. but now it really comes across as just a going through the motions exercise.  All the events are there but hardly any of the emotions, the character, the depth, and given that a years worth of weekday episodes are being shoehorned into 12 episodes, perhaps that not very surprising.  I find myself wondering if the Revival had taken a slower pace and did the modern day Barnabas story in those 12 episodes cliffhanging on Vicki's trip into the past, if the show might not have been renewed?  Or at least aged better? 

One wonders how does the 2004 Pilot compare to the revival?  Pity I will probably never get a chance to see it...

If DS were ever to be given a new least on life as a primetime series, I think it still has a very workable concept.  One only has to look at Heroes (the only other broadcast TV show I really watch) to see that serialized high concept storytelling is still alive and well and can be done well and is certain proof (in my mind) that the show doesn't have to pander to a WB style audience to be popular with that demographic.

This may have been discussed mentioned elsewhere, but was there ever any rationale given for just ending the show the way they did in 1840PT instead of "going back home to mama" as it were.

Indeed, was there any precedent at all even to bring soaps going off the air to any kind of conclusion or did they just end?

No copies of Blaisdon at Amazon.
I just checked.

Really?  I looked yesterday and there were two used copies - one at 39.99 and one at 89.99

btw, don't forget the "e" when you search - Blaisedon 

SQUEEEE

The last two Beginning DVD sets are one their way!  I am soo stoked.  Anyone else who have theirs already have any opinions on them yet?

Squaredancing portraits now has me thinking that the pictures in Collinwood move like the portraits in Hogwarts...

quentin in season two???

again blowing one's wad.

the weird thing about that(and this version in general)is that dan curtis tied to include too much of the original plot in too short an amount of time...and the only reason he did that would be to entertain himself and pacify long time fans who would demand that all of their favorite characters be included right off the bat.

the general public does not know who "quentin" or anyone else from the series is and to try and introduce too much to them is confusing.they're not expecting so-and-so because new viewers(and millions of them would be needed for a show to succeed)aren't familiar with the story.

it would have been wiser to flesh out the 'present time' characters and allow viewers to get to know them before getting into the time travel stuff so soon.

Is it possible he was "speeding through" the popular storylines of the original series in order to get to some new stuff that would sort of pick up where the original series left off?

Or is it more likely, DC (rest his soul) was just looking to rehash his best cash crop?