Fascinating.  I have actually been to Cotehele... wonderful memories.

G.

That's a beautiful, vibrant photo of David.  Much nicer than the one run in Scarlet Street a couple of years ago.

G.

And now I watched episode 3.  Mrs. Johnson in this version appears to be British.   Perhaps she'll get the movie Stokes line about the Bromwells in Cadogan Square?

G.

All I can ever say on this topic is that when watching it back in the Sixties, it somehow made perfect sense.  I now see how outrageously it flouts the continuity that had been established for Angelique.  I think that at that point, Lela Swift was the de facto head writer orchestrating the storylines, the position that DC himself had formerly occupied, and some fan reported from an old newsletter from 1970 that it was Lela's idea to introduce a storyline involving a romance between Barnabas and Angelique.

On some level, I simply accepted that this Angelique was the same person we had seen before, but this time, instead of her knowing of all that had happened since 1796, she was the immortal Witch who had roamed the earth since that time.  I don't think I actually remembered the lines that established that Angelique had been confined to Hell, first between 1796 and 1968, and then subsequently after her disappearance in 1968 and invocation by Quentin in 1897.

It actually makes even less sense that the Angelique brought back in 1897 would know and recall events from 1968.  I suppose one could argue that Barnabas's use of the dangerous magic of the I Ching had not only propelled himself backwards in time; it had also created some kind of space-time warp that allowed for Angelique's reappearance from her time in '68, AND Julia's subsequent visit as an astral body (one of the most idiotic of all their ideas, given the rules said to govern astral travel, but don't get me started).

G.

Great captures from those '97 ads MB!  It is strange how ... old they look now!  But yes, beloved, it was 14 years ago...

G.

Hey Gerard,

When I was a kid in the Sixties, Lost in Space was my favorite show during the years it aired, to be succeeded by DS in 1968.

I've often wondered whether there were any kids back then who watched and loved both.

Just re-watched a season 1 episode, The Lost Civilization--Royal Dano had a very DS look to him as a scheming Major-domo although I think TPTB were going after memories of Ming the Merciless with the character.

G.

Great shots again from today's episode showcasing the 1967 Laura storyline.  I particularly love the shot of Vicki with Frank, and Carolyn with Burke; both shots really encapsulate the mood of this story for me.  And did Alex know how to work a coat, or what?

And another of my alltime favorite moments on DS in the 1971 show, with Grayson Hall in stereo as Julia witnesses the icy condescension with which "Mrs" Julia Collins dismisses the unfortunate Kendrick Young in 1841 Parallel Time.  Truly priceless!

G.

Ooh!  the red one was worn by Liz during the Tom Jennings storyline, too!  Magic!

I have no idea where that floral pattern thing was worn.  The only thing remotely like it that comes to mind is the unfortunate gown Liz wore to her wedding with Jason Maguire, but the cut and styling of that horror was completely different from the one in the photo.  Both feature really loud patterns however.

G.