Moretz is the ideal age for today's latest, hottest fashions, isn't she? 

It's weird to think of Carolyn being portrayed by a kid... sounds as if the role is going to be a blend of Amy, Hallie and 1966 Carolyn...Her name will certainly add to the marquee value of the project.

Thanks for the photo.  Wasn't this the same night when the "burning of the Reichstag" style eviction of Occupy Wall St. occurred?  New York is a  strange place...

cheers, G.

Thanks for the nice note, sweetie!  Whenever you're not around for awhile I figure it is that danged old beastie laughingly known as "real life" getting in the way of fun again.

I don't think that people who are fortunate enough not to live with chronic pain have a clue just how debilitating and exhausting it is. 

here's to healing and more fun in your life!

G.

My condolences to the family.  She sounds as if she was a really lovely individual.  May she truly rest in peace.

"Darkness more clear than noonday holdeth her;
Silence more musical than any song--
Even her very heart hath ceased to stir.
Until the morning of Eternity
Her rest shall not begin nor end; but be;
And when she wakes, she will not think it long."

G.

From a non-gamer... it looks too boxy, crowded, and "fake" to my eye.  The drawing room is nice but doesn't really look at all like the Collinwood drawing room.  I hope she isn't on here because she says she worked really hard at all of it, and probably to those who are used to how places look in Second Life or whatever this is, it's fine. 

It's funny to read someone recalling that "Quinton" danced with Angelique to "Laura's theme" on the "music box"--several DS characters and storylines colliding there with Dr. Zhivago, methinks...

G.

That was interesting to hear.  I remember that guy interviewing me about Grayson at a DS convention a year or so after this broadcast.  He told me he had a friend who always said Grayson should have been a big star.

It seems ironic that one of the points is how "obscure" DS is and another is "so bad only really odd people want to watch it" when now it's huge again with the Depp movie and all the rest of it.  I guess it just goes to show that pop culture patterns and trends truly elude any attempt at rational analysis (or:  maybe what seems like a rational analysis from Ira Glass--isn't).

G.

Zack Golem,

I would love to see an in-depth review (even a short one that comments upon specifics, not just the tired old hash of the basics about the original publications and the series, etc.) of one of the Hermes books.  Please do post a link if handy.  I have been curious as to just who on Earth is buying these things, and why.  I enjoy reading well-reasoned statements of opinions that differ from my own, and I really appreciate the civility you demonstrate here (particularly since I'm just a cranky old fan).

michael, that scene with a cacchinating Angelique terrorizing Barnabas in his dreams actually looks and reads a LOT like similar scenes I recall from the Gold Key comics.  This is one element that does seem to make a nod, if that's the right phrase, to the Sam Hall outline for how the series would have continued.  Angelique's evil ghost played a part in that, and I think she even returned to fleshly existence for a time--it's been awhile since I last perused it.  It was because of her persecution that [spoiler]Barnabas and Julia ultimately moved away from the Collinsport area forever after their marriage in Singapore.[/spoiler]

I do suspect that there's more to Angelique's presence in this first bit than meets the eye.  I know I'm going to keep reading.

Lordee, how could I have forgotten Cheshire Collins?  What a hoot!

Cheers, Steve

Golem, I'd guess that what Certa was thinking of as he slogged out the DS stuff was "yep, that's another paycheck in the mail."  Or, as my long-suffering Dad (who hated his job) used to say upon returning home in the evening, "Another day, another dollar."

I'll take your word for it that he was a good or even exceptional artist--I really don't have the stomach to research the subject by looking at other examples of his work.

But, glad to hear you enjoy what he produced.  It's nice to know that there's a fan out there for every artist.

G.