Oh...Sniffle... poor guy. 

Very moving. Having disorders like that in my own clan, I really feel for folks like that. But as Sandor had said, I'd like to think he's chatting away with souls such as Grayson as we speak. And I bet they're having a ball.   Thanks for passing that along, MB.  

:::Taps J-C on the shoulder::  Darling. . i think you should remember (and so should your little harem of baracudas) . . I SAW YOU FIRST .. (or rather you saw me) . . anyway, my claim still stands and i've not reliquished it. . You can wear whichever frock you like.  .now back back or i'll bring out Pepe's whip!!

Hey... that's Ms. Baracuda to you!      I have one of Pepe's whips too, ya know...

Ah well - could I just be in charge of making some naughty, decorated cookies for the reception? LOL

Wenchily,

Heather

No.....marry ME.

No...MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!   LOL 

Come on, cat fight at high noon tomorrow...  

Anyway - Hey Jean-Claude, fellow Mac-er you:

THANK YOU! [/size][/color]

I woulda posted some pics, but I don't have those particular DVDs...yet (grumble). Thanks for illustrating that episode - great job!

Hugs from W. PA,

Heather

Hiya,

Okay, so I was watching some DS tapes to cheer me up today... why yes, this is indeed a daily occurance.    Anyway --  I've been going through the series  again and I'm up to the point where Julia, "the historian" {wink wink} has invaded the Collins household. A couple of interesting tidbits I hadn't given notice before:

I get a kick out of the scenes between Julia and Dr. D-W 2  (Dave Woodard #2...whatever ). [spoiler]One thing that my made brows raise earlier this week was a scene between the pair right after Julia had found out that Barn is a vampire. Dave is visiting his friend to chat about Julia's mind-tripping patient, Maggie. Of course, everyone at this point thinks that Dave and Julia know eachother from college, but not medical school. Snort. JUlia, of course, is fiercely determined to keep her real "research" a big secret, even if it means lying to her friend...goddess forbid anything should get in her way, ya know. Anyhoo - Julia and D-W 2 are in the collinwood drawing room...he's threatening to take Maggie out of her care, and so Julia is doing her best to dissade him of such thoughts. She starts acting like her hunch about the Collinses and her research is amounting to nothing; that there's nothing to report because her leads have poofed into thin air. She acts despondent, but then all of a sudden Julia makes a show of sitting down in a chair, crossing her long legs towards D-W 2's surprised eyes. And then she gives him this sort of coy, innocent look. Dave gets up from his seat, stands behind her and says: "Are you sure you're telling me the truth....is this just another move to distract me?"[/spoiler] And of course my warped imagination started going off into parts unknown from that second on... LOL.

Another scene that had me cackling - well, not anyone else in my house, just me - [spoiler]is when Julia comes over to the Old House after Hypnotizing Maggie (this was right after the young lady had escaped from Wyndcliffe - Barn. was threatening to kill Maggie right away, but Julia convinced him to let her handle the girl). BTW, one thing I...dislike about the early B&J eps. is the way Barnabas acts. Although if I start playing armchair psychologist, I end up wanting to give him a swift firm kick and a hug at the same time - lol. However, Julia's scenes are just wicked...in this one, she definitely has her evil woman wig on. She waltzes right into the house, confidently explaining that everything is under control...that they have to trust each other or else. In the middle of their back-and-forth repartee, she snaps open her purse, pulls out a sleek cigarette holder, inserts her favorite brand, and then lights it using Barn's candleabra (LOL). From that point on, visions of Pepe were dancing in my head... she just puffs away, leaving the house with a trail of smoke in her wake. One unintentionally funny line occurs when Julia remarks that if Barn. doesn't cooperate, "I'll expose you." Barn's expression is priceless. he just sort of looks down - at what I'm not certain (well, I know what *I* was thinking - but since this is a family board and all... cough), and then he turns away, defeated. Julia just grins and walks out of the house.[/spoiler]

I love revisiting these episodes. Its a nice diversion from...other things (sigh)...and you find precious gems every time!! 

p.s. I have some other smileys to share...aren't they cute? sniff.[/size]

               
   


*was that too many pics for one post? lol*

And sometimes when Jonathan Frid delivered his lines flawlessly, it was an incredible bit of acting.  I particularly remember the classic scene where he returns to the Old House after being released by Willie and sorrowfully addresses the essence of Josette in the portrait.

I think that might be my favorite JF moment.  Really shows Barnabas' insecurity and vulnerability, especially those final words, "whatever that may turn out to be."  (Not sure if that's the exact quote.)

As we like to say on another list, that was most certainly a *defining moment*. Having watched the early Barnabas episodes again recently, especially the early B&J eps., all I can say is that whatever flaws there were, it never undermined the power, the energy of Frid's performance. Those complex characters had such chemistry...that's what strikes you the most. But of course I love the bloopers, and can really get a kick out of the absurdity of various situations...

I just look at it as a celebration of the whole entity that is DS...it's all good.

Stop rolling your eyes at me... LOL.  

<LOL>  There's an idea:  Willie could have taught Barnabas how to be "mod" -- a hip, swingin' cat from London, decked out in the latest Carnaby Street fashions.

LMAO. Always got the gears turning, doncha Jean-Claude? 

On that note, it is interesting to think about how "timeless" DS is.  DC and Company managed to keep out any sort of then-contemporary references.  Aside from hair, clothing, and make-up, there is really nothing about the series that links it to the 1960s or early 1970s.

Certain members of my family and I have talked about that...at length, believe it or not.    Although, one thing my sister and I have caught is references to modern music...definitely heard a few Beatles melodies played in the Blue Whale at one time or another, etc...

Sorry but - LMAO.............!         

JF gets a lot of flack for his problems with his lines, but I find that those moments add considerably to the "flying by their pants" charm of DS.

I agree... that's probably one reason why the I love the show so much. For some reason those...imperfections make it that much more real/endearing to me. And It made those improbable wacky situations that much more believable, IMO. 

The stats page shows the most online for today was 19 (probably from early this morning when you were here), so along with 13 guests there must've been 6 logged members.  Nineteen is the high for October and also occurred 2 weeks ago, though I can't give you a breakdown of guests vs. logins from that other date.  As to what's bringing them in, I'd like to think it's MB's fantastic graphics. 

I'd say its the graphics, too.   Whenever I'm feeling down, I pop over here and it always puts a small grin on my face - thank you, oh forum gods and goddesses. 

Funny...I just went and checked the forum *stats* page, and low and behold...guess who just made the list of those who spend the most time online? Whoo - hooo! Oh Yeah, baby...     


Happy All Hallows Eve y'all,

Heather