pretend I'm Rachel Drummond delivering a pizza to Collinwood

Thanks everyone!!! I appreciate the sentiments.

A lot more than that episode were either damaged and or lost.  They were replaced with kinescopes that had been sent off to other time zone and countries that didn’t have the ability to record a program over the air and then show it at a later time. They stopped doing this for the later episodes after technology caught up in places like Alaska. I remember reading an article about it, but can’t remember when or where. I think there is an explanation by Lara Parker on the DVD about that episode.

It always bugged me Angelique's intro episode was a kinescope! Like someone at the studio took the master tape home with them because it was such a great episode! At least we have those! I've been watching alot of British shows from the 60s and early 70s, and some of those shows episode tapes were routinely erased and recorded over by the BBC due to the cost of the  tapes back then! And are sadly lost forever... Crazy stuff.

Such terribly sad news... I was literally beside myself yesterday for an hour yesterday, with tears on my face... Such a gut punch.

The people here on this forum DO realize how much this show, this world, the actors, mean to us. I thank everyone for sharing their stories of Lara. She seemed like such a sweet person, and really took the time with the fans, and DID understand our well-intentioned obsession with the show (and her).

Only interaction I had personally with Lara, was when I bought her book from her website back in the early 2000s. She took the time to sign it and write a heartfelt short note in her gorgeous handwriting. She even wrote out the name and address on the outside of the padded envelope. I will cherish that.

She'll always be in my heart as my first childhood crush. Thank you Lara (Ms. Rickey) for everything. I'm sure to my last dying day, I'll be watching you and loving every minute!!!!

I used to have this dream I met her in an elevator at some random place and was able to thank her for giving my life so much joy. Strange, but true. 

Thanks MB!!! Appreciated on both counts. 

she was addicted to Jenningses

I think this is true 100% Magnus!

That moon poppies made moon heroin

At least they were good for something Uncle Rog!!


...Tom said he was better in bed, but she needed some more empirical data to confirm this, and that she had opening in her schedule on Friday night he could fill.

Thanks Trooper and Magnus! Hope y'all are doing well.