Hello people

I'm putting together a feature for my website celebrating classic DS dialogue.  Having wrung my memory of pithy puns and put-downs throughly dry, I thought it'd be fun to open the gates and get everyone else's favourites too.

So, over to you guys. Basically, the obscure, the witty, the absurd, the moving - any character quote that you think deserves celebrating.  Note it here in this thread, email, PM or whatever.

Thanks and stay spiffy

Stuart

TBH, unless you see the seller displaying a screengrab of the listed prop on the show, I'd be very wary of any puported props from the show. There's been a lot of frauds listing generic tat and bric-a-brac as DS relics and it's sad seeing fans getting their fingers burned in the process.

http://www.collinwood.net - new on the site:


* Lara Parker: Writing Angelique's Descent

The Angelique actress writes about her crossover to novelist in a classic feature from 1999.

The Leviathan story should have been a lot more interesting than it was.  Jonathan Frid, for instance, was turning in his best performances in ages, the stuff with the kid is deeply creepy, and some of the long-term links with 1897 were fascinating, particularly Julia tracking down Tate.

Problem is, we don't really get that story.  It starts, then the writers seem to lose confidence, and begin wildly changing track, with the result being a very random bunch of half-stories that don't really deliver what the early episodes promise.

I think also the writers didn't do much to ease the transition after spending *way* too long in 1897.  The show had hit its peak viewing figures during that time, so there were segments of the audience who had never experienced DS in the present day.  They make very few concessions for the casual audience - after nine months away, they really needed to restart the present day story afresh and reintroduce the characters properly.

Pity - it was a nice opportunity to get back-to-basics and try a fresh angle.  It could have worked great with some subtle tweaks and a little more long-term investment.

* January 2005 Wallpaper

Start the new year in style with our handy calendar desktop wallpaper

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http://www.collinwood.net | Dark Shadows Journal Online:

New on the Site:

* Jonathan Frid - an exclusive 80th birthday portrait, presented as desktop wallpaper
* Dark Shadows Memories - a review of the new audio book
* News updated

Enjoy

Stuart

Stuart were you walking down Broadway tonight or are you still across the Pond?  I saw a gent who looked remarkably like you--

Poor guy...  No, alas I'm here in London for the foreseeable future.

Thanks for the heads up on this - just placed my order... looking forward loads to seeing this at last