Dom-- I was thinking that maybe you only got a partial screening, and Buzz confirmed that thought for me. Thanks Buzz!

Re: The 04 Ending...

If they had've cut out the last, oh, I don't know, 20 seconds of screaming, it would've been just fine. 

What a lively discussion! And here I am coming into days later....

When I went to this past fest I didn't find anything offensive or uncivil about it. Granted, there were a thousand people there, so I might have missed incidents, had there actually been any, or I simply forgot about them because I didn't deem them important. Sure, there were a couple of different people who got on my nerves because they seemed to be hogging the "spotlight" or what have you, but you have to take into account that this might be their first and last fest all wrapped up in a nice package, so I let that slide.

The fact of the matter is that no matter where you are-- high school, public events, work etc-- there will always be a group of people whose sole purpose is to put others down. I'm sure there was a group at the fest this past year, even though I didn't actually see or speak with them, because there's at least ONE person like that. Someone will always be making a comment under their breath "Oh her hair looks awful!" or "Who let her out of the house?!" or whatever. I'm with Nancy--it's not something to let run your life.

Some of the incidents being described her sound, and possibly were, quite awful. I'm not sure how I'd handle myself in a situation like that. More than likely I wouldn't want to return to the fests either. But that wouldn't stop me if I wanted to go. There's a good chance that the offenders who were present at one fest, won't be there at the next one. And if they are, the likelihood of actually running into them in a sea of 1000 is slim.

Regarding the KLS yelling event: I'm surprised that fans didn't get involved. It doesn't take but a few people to restrain an individual or calm a person down until the actual security personnel arrives there, rather than letting the situation go on for too long. But, as someone else mentioned previously, people don't want to get involved for fear of escalation or personal attack. I suppose that comes with the job.

Until I witness something utterly horrendous at a fest, things like those which have been described here, you won't catch me decrying the festival or its workers for anything in that category. Now, if you want to talk autograph lines and events, that's another story.

I'm with Jackie on Barnabas. He's had over a century of suffering at the hands of Angelique and her meddlesome ways. Julia certainly did suffer with her love for Barnabas, and of course, because she never was recognized by the Dave Woodard Ghost Fund (DWGF) with the coveted "You Cured a Vampire Who Forced You To Kill Me Award". Damn, her name really would've looked AWESOME etched in gold.

And please, don't forget all the suffering that Maggie's 1970PT incarnation had to go through at the hands of Alexis/Angelique/Alexis.

Also, if we're talking in terms of which actor played the characters who suffered the most, I'd have to go with KLS-- 2 Maggies, Kitty, Rachel, Josette, am I forgetting anyone?

My thought's EXACTLY, dom, upon reading this title. Anywho...

Why was RD DC's favorite actor? Was there ever a reason given or is this all just gleaned from interviews conducted? Did DC say something specifically? It would certainly explain why RD appeared so much on the series and was used more often than many of the other actors, but I've never heard of it before this mentioning.

I thought of "Barny-boo" at work today and about died laughing AGAIN. lol. I also love the part where he's at the Blue Whale and he's sitting on someone else's boat and he keeps saying "I better get off here before I get arrested."

So I was tooling around on You Tube again today and found 7 videos with JF walking around at Seaview Terrace, the Blue Whale, and the make-shift Widows Hill, as well as other great locations for DS.

These were just posted this month, a few days ago actually, so they're still rather new and I figured that maybe they hadn't been discussed, and that maybe not too many had viewed them. I suggest you do go and view them because they are a riot!

JF tells numerous stories, including the one Nancy mentioned some time ago about some teenagers happening by during the photo shoot at the Old House when JF was in full Barnabas garb.

And it's PRICELESS in the first vid when he's explaining about an earlier time when he came by Seaview for a look-see and how people were looking at him oddly, like a chain-gang member (his words) as he was peeking through the fence. I about DIED LAUGHING in the middle of the library when he says "No, it was just ol' Barny-boo taking a peek!" LOL!!!!!

They should really clean this up and release it on DVD or something. It's a riot!

Looking forward to seeing what others have to say....

I agree with Alondra, I liked the no-spikey Barny. No doubtedly it was a pain in the royal behind to get those suckers looking good everyday, not to mention that sometimes they were hugely big and sometimes they were very small. A regular comb-to-the-side haircut suits him much better.