I kept thinking the same thing, Deron!  When Adam went berserk, all I could picture was him with his hands around Julia's neck, she frantically making finger and hand gestures to Barnabas.

Barnabas:  "Sed-a....Sed-a....Sed-a-dirty-word!  He said a dirty word!  Oh!  Give him the sedative!  On the nosey!"

Gerard

How come Clarice Blackburn wasn't in parallel Time 1970?  It appears she may have played Hannah Stokes, as that actress (Paula Lawrence) is a lot like CB.

Had DS continued, I wonder if they would have recast Mrs. Johnson (and David for that matter)

Joey

Good question, Joey.  I think Clarice woulda been great as some character in 1970PT, but I would envision her as something even more than Auntie Hannah.  She shoulda been the complete opposite of her repressed, bun-so-tight-it'll-put-out-an-eye-if-it-ever-came-lose, Alice-in-perpetual-menopause housekeeper character.  Toss that wig, let her natural red hair flair out, put her in some Mary Richards sweaters and bell-bottom jeans, and let the good times roll!

Gerard

I always thought the idea of a dream curse was a stroke of genius, but unfortunately, as others have pointed out, it didn't play out well.

A similar idea is in a 1950s movie called "Night of the Demon" or sometimes "Curse of the Demon".  It's based on a creepy short story by M.R. James called "Casting the Runes."  In the film, the powerful leader of a cult of devil worshippers, in order to protect himself from scrutiny, imposes a curse that's in actuality a death sentence on the men he feels pose a threat to him by having them accept a scrap of paper on which it's written.  The only way the recipient can save himself from the completion of the curse at a predetermined time is to pass the curse along in time-- assuming the paper on which the curse is written remains intact-- but the recipient must (again) accept it willingly.

Does anyone know of any other possible inspiration for the dream curse story?

I love that movie, Midnite!  AMC plays it every once in awhile.  It still creeps out to this day.  I remember reading that there was a real debate about whether or not to show the demon in full view at the end, or just glimpses of it.  The first time I saw it, I automatically figured it was the source of the dream curse plotline.

Gerard

Only people with a deep appreciation for subtlety, creativity and inventiveness can truly enjoy the depth of Dark Shadows.  It takes an incredible amount of maturity to understand the psychoanalytical nature of it.  And if your brother bugs you again, short-sheet his bed!

Gerard

And don't forget, Joey, she'll also eventually be getting a new hair-do, a whole lot sharper and more 60's than the beehive.  Unfortunately, she'll later spoil it by wearing those Baby Schnookums bows.

Gerard

I'm trying to remember where Johnny Blue was, Kuanyin.  Was it The Big Valley, or was it High Chapparel?  And I also loved Top Cat!  My mom use to buy me the Gold Key books with Top Cat stories, and I couldn't wait until the daily TV airing of his adventures.  My favorite part was the closing credits where he turned in, using that garbage can as his bedroom, setting the alarm clock, putting on those eye-shades and all that.

Now, does anybody else remember the first season of The Flintstones when it was in black and white?  Of course, we only had a b&w set, so we didn't know the difference.  But the end credits were slightly different.  As Fred pounded on the door screaming for Wilma to let him in, the scene panned back showing all of Bedrock, lights snapping on in the windows of the houses.  When it turned to color, that scene was no longer used.  On rare occasion, the Cartoon Network will run those old b&w episodes for nostalgia sake.

Gerard

Perform your heart out and hurry up and get back, Ringo!  It ain't the same without ya!

Gerard