I'm in total agreement that DS appealed to females AND males. That write should go to a DS Festival to see how many Baby Boomer guys attend!

As for soaps in general, the storylines just keep repeating over and over and over again. With AMC bringing back Jesse, as has been mentioned, it's so completely over the top and stupid, I'm still shaking my head. We saw the man flatline in the hospital as his doctor-wife, Angie, sobbed over his body. Normally, when soaps want to resurrect someone, they make sure the body isn't found. This is just too dumb!

Perhaps a good reason has to do with the character of Barnabas Collins. When we meet him, he's a vampire, a creature who's definitely something to be reviled -- an outcast to human society. Yet, as time goes on, he gains acceptance by those around him and a self-acceptance as well. A parallel could be drawn between his experience and that of a gay person dealing with coming out of the closet. I don't know if that's over-analyzing, but I can see where someone who's gay could relate to Barnabas' experiences.

As someone who purchased the entire series on VHS, I can tell you that, at times, certain volumes were sold out, and I'd have to wait for them. Then, when MPI announced they were discontinuing the VHS tapes altogether, I had to scramble to acquire the volumes I didn't yet possess. There was such a rush from fans like myself that the office had a difficult time keeping up with all the orders! So, long story even longer, I don't foresee the DVD's being discontinued!

That's fabulous! I was driving around yesterday but somehow missed that (I live in NY)!

The thing is, though {spoiler alert}, Gabriel killed Edith in 1840, so how could Grandma Edith be alive in 1897?{end spoiler}. Of course, we all know this was, yet again, one of those writer hiccups. The 1897 storyline came before the 1840 storyline, so it really was a matter of whatever suited the storyline needs at the time, and logic be damned.

I totally love this! Very cool!

I don't know of any and haven't heard even a rumor. I'd venture to say, though, that a lot of the actors were grateful. For many of them, it was their first "real" job in the business. If the character of Barnabas hadn't taken off the way it did, the show would have been cancelled. I suppose, given that, they were grateful for his appearance.

The person I thought was shoved to the side, and this was tragic, was Joan Bennett. I would have liked to have seen her utilized more effectively, as she was in the beginning. As for Moltke, yeah, she became a real clueless idiot after Barnabas came on the scene.

Got Reservations???

We do!!! 

Thanks, Adamsgirl!!!  

P.S. Do we get the GALA back?  Pleaseohpleaseohplease!!! 

You're quite welcome, Judy! I made the reservation as soon as you let me know this a.m.! And, yes, the return of the costume gala will be most welcome. Because, as we all know, it's "knock, knock, knock upon those hallowed doors -- our English cousin's here!"