When the DS audiobook series was first announced with KLS as reader/narrator, I was concerned that they would not compare to other audiobooks that I have heard. Specifically, many narrators do voice characterizations when reading dialogue. I like this because it helps me to follow the different characters.

The first two books in the series did not differentiate between the characters. However—and I am happy to report this—in “Strangers at Collins House” KLS has started doing some characterizations for certain characters. In reading dialogue for Henry Collins, Ms. Scott lowers the pitch of her voice and gives it a slight roughness. She makes distinctions for several other male characters and the one new female character heard so far, as well.

This will make the series much more enjoyable for me.

THANK YOU, KLS!

Brian

With all the humor surrounding a certain DS heroine’s very frequent use of the phrase “I don’t understand,” I have found myself in recent weeks noticing the use of the phrase by characters in movies and TV shows.  Among them were JJ on DAYS OF OUR LIVES in a recent scene with the character Abe, and in a 1931 movie I streamed called THE DEVIL PLAYS (as well as in another movie I streamed last week.).

This phrase now jumps out at me whenever I hear it—and it seems to be quite common.   

Having watched (a few times over the years) Dan Curtis’ DEAD OF NIGHT and TRILOGY OF TERROR II TV movies, I would like to hear from other DC fans which version of “Bobby” they like—specifically, Joan Hackett versus Lysette Anthony?  (BTW, both movies used the same script by Richard Matheson—and Cobert’s music was also he same.).)

Any thoughts?

I have been watching the end of the 1795 story/episodes (maybe for the 3rd time since the original VHS release—I did not see them in 1968) and I am constantly impressed with Nancy Barrett’s versatility as a character actor. Her other characters (from Carolyn to Charity/Pansy to Melanie, among them all, are validation of her great talent.

Though I love all the actors and appreciate their work, the only other actors on DS who, in my opinion, equal Nancy’s versatility, are John Karlen, Thayer David, Louis Edmonds.

I don’t intend to open up a controversial “can of worms” in this post, but after watching (for the first time in many years) DS episode 385, in which Abigail and Trask—in their religious fervor—accuse Victoria of being a witch, I cannot help but compare Abigail and Trask to Kimberly Davis, the religious fanatic in Kentucky, who used her religious beliefs to deny marriage licenses to gay couples.  How appropriate that DS, which (I believe) has a large gay following, made such comments about religious fanatics almost 50 years ago!

I've been trying to find a parody of DS that I watched on YouTube a few years back, but can't come up with anything. It's not the "Dank Shadows" parody, but one with the same male performer playing both Barnabas and a spot-on Julia/Grayson vocal impersonation.   Any help in finding this again will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.  Brian

Somewhere, somehow, I found about 19 minutes of "outtakes" that were filmed but cut from the TV airing of the 1991 DS series, starting with a scene in which Roger and Liz discuss why David cannot return to school. (These scenes were included, in context, in the MPI VHS release of the series, but not in the MGM DVD release--go figure!)  Anyway, I transferred these scene to DVD from whatever my source was, but that quality is not up to today's standards...so... I was looking for those scenes to re-transfer--I thought that they came from the DS Resurrected VHS video, but I cannot find them on that video (which I found pretty cheapo on eBay).  Anybody have any clues where I found those 19 minutes of outtakes?

Brian