and going to say that I tried to keep an open mind today. I honestly think Betsy Durkin did a good job! Not great, but not bad enough to warrant the comments. (SORRY, Minja!)  Just have to call it as I see it. Don't get me wrong, I ain't plannin' to start a fan club. It's just that any actor coming into an established role has a totally thankless job. I thought the gal who played CaroLINE was OK too. It isn't their fault they are not the original actor! I tried to feel the same way about Anthony George, didn't work just can't stand him in the role of Burke. (He was fine as Jeremiah.) Mainly cos' he played Burke as such a wuss. I think Betsey did her best to act Vicky-like and succeeded better than we give her credit for.

I like her hair better than AM's. I don't know why, all that heavy, thick hair just looks painful to me. Somewhere in between that and Grayson's wisps would be where I want to be! (I am a wispy hair person myself and can sympathize).

I WILL acknowledge that BD can be a little shrill, but I would take her over Amanda Harris ANYDAY.....

I had one of those quilted skirts in the early 70's.
(and lived to tell)

Same here! Naggie has another dress that is a clone of what I had, a window pane print, that is not check or plaid, and I forget what they were called. I was absolutely thrilled my quilt skirt for a short time.

My guess is that Grayson occasionally used her own clothing. I'm sure that her contract didn't include getting any. However, it would not have been unusual for a star of Bennett's caliber to have it written in her contract that she could have her wardrobe. I imagine she quickly snagged the better ones.

Personally, I've never agreed that Vicky looked bad in the sleeveless dresses. I think they worked better on her than the frump cardigan/skirt sets and she doesn't seem like the type for fussier styles either.

All in all, the show is a time warp back to my youth. Yes, we really DID dress like that and we thought we looked good! (Of course, when you are young enough anything looks better. Given that criteria, it is a wonder Joan and Grayson look as good as they do.)

My Amazon shipment went out today. I am really curious how they do on pre-orders of ones that come out when they are supposed to. But, for free shipping I get less anxious and more patient. I am excited though, I'm getting "Satan in High Heels" along with it!

OK, I'm going to have to go with Selby for ONE reason. Only he could transform and become a foot shorter! A truly amazing accomplishment in my book.  

I believe they were well-suited to each other, and once he got over trying to replace Josette and accepted Vicki as a separate soul who loved him, they could have been very happy.

But I still think Willie might have been best of all!    

Can't argue with you about Willie! But the whole problem with Vicky is that she DIDN'T love him.....

Sorry to digress, but some of us HAD gotten to talking about the movie not long ago. And, hey, no DS fix today or Monday anyway, so why not?

Saw it. IF I had been seeing it simply as a movie, I probably would have loved it. Since it was a movie from my favorite book of all time, I merely liked it. They did a LOT right. But the wrong part, was just painful.

Now, I admit it has been years and I don't remember all the details of the book. What I thought was melodramatic and made up at the end actually was toned down a little from the quick check I just made of the book. (Ok, they threw in a nose punch, but took out the tree falling on the car, which I don't think would have been very believable in a movie . And at least there were no car chases or guns involved!)

I pictured Ash as being older and LaMotte as being younger, but that is quibbling. That part of the movie was superb. What stuck in my craw was Aaron Eckhart as Roland. As if ANYONE could believe this guy as a subserviant academic! And how in the world could he ALWAYS have a 3 day beard growth? Too hunky, too macho, too stupidly adamant about avoiding relationships because he "hurt" someone deeply once. Accckkk, give me a break. I thought the lovely Gwyneth was perfect in the role, I may be prejudiced there, I ALWAYS like her.

Anyway, overall, can't help but have mixed feelings. There is no way a movie can capture the depth of the book, but they did do a good job of getting the essence of it. I just wish the part they screwed up hadn't been so integral to the credibility.

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Now comes the dumbing down of Maggie as she transforms into a Vicki clone.

I'm sorry, but it just isn't possible that Naggie could get ANY dumber than she was with Willie recently when he wanted to save her! To get as clueless as Vicky will be take an increase in IQ!

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