Thanks for sharing these.  It's nice to know that Roush is a fan.  A columnist as high-profile as this might actually be able to bring some pressure to bear for some standards of excellence in the show--not that I'm displaying any optimism that The New WB Dark Shadows will be anything than a giant teen cheeseball, you understand.

G.

March 1 was Don Briscoe Day?  I know I stopped by on that day, and I totally missed that.

I'm glad my eye dr gave me a clean bill of health on my last visit, otherwise I would be calling her!

G.

Well, I *did* notice the Lustful Lad's debut on the montage, but was far too raddled at work (we now have the operating system FROM HELL) to manage a post about it.

Can't wait for the appearance of some of the infamous FANGING pictures here!  yowza!

::licking lips::

G.

PS At first I thought you were referring to his birthday, but then I checked Sandor's post and saw that that's not until the 20th.  Chris Jennings would be relieved that it's the night of the New Moon this year!  arooooo!

Grayson put a lot of wit into her lines in certain scenes, as did Joan.  I loved it when Julia and Carolyn are discussing the new antique shop that's just opened in town; Carolyn's raving about how "divine" it is and then says something else about it, to which Julia ripostes "you don't make it SOUND very 'dee-VINE'" with this Holly Golightly elevated-eyebrow face that never fails to crack me up.

A lot of Magda's funniest moments were non-verbal.  I remember one scene where she's waiting for Barn to come out of his coffin with a very arch expression on her face and hands planted firmly on hips that's a scream.  Her shuffling of the tarot cards in a scene with Laura at the cottage is wonderful too and always indues fits of cackling.

Joan had so many fabulous moments in the first year of the series.  A great one from 1897 is a certain scene where rings up her husband, "Reverend" Gregory Trask, and informs him that thanks to certain arrangements she's made, he now has all the time he needs to meditate.  I just love Joan's delivery of that line and the expression on her face--it's the embodiment of "the cat that ate the canary."  Flawless.

Thayer David as Prof Stokes had some memorable zingers, too, particularly during the Cassandra Collins storyline (my personal all-time favorite DS storyline).  I loved whenever he referred to Cassandra as "our favorite Witch" or mentioned his own "cat complex."

G.

Hi John!

Meant to tell you that I was discussing my thoughts about visiting Toronto with my buddy in Ottawa, and he mentioned that in their gay history archive, they have complete runs of Colt Magazine from the Sixties.  So if there's a Briscoe layout in there, I'll have the chance to look for it when I visit.

Maybe I'll even be able to make a photocopy, or better still, order a scan!

Best, Steve

Thanks for these gorgeous captures, MB!  Did you see Rhys Meyers in Gormenghast?  I do think he's too pretty and pouty for Barnabas, but he'd make an interesting Quentin, especially Quentin as the spoiled prettyboy of early 1897.

My housemate has become addicted to Smallville (which I alternate between calling Schlongville and Schlockville, depending upon how much skin Tom Welling has been showing on any given episode).  I told him that Ian Sommerhalder had been discussed as casting for the role of Barnabas, and the poor lad practically had a seizure!

I do think James Marsters would make an interesting Barnabas, with dark hair, of course, and a different look.  At least he has the needed theatrical traning to pull it off.  I fear there aren't very many people in the current WB stables of whom that can be said...

G.

I also wonder whether the script Barn Undead was given is for real.  The summary reads like a MAD Magazine or Carol Burnett Show skit on the program.  At least it could be entertaining, which is saying a lot, these days.

I wonder whether the WB are hoping for product placement revenue from Keno and IHOP?

Ryan Seacrest's show is being taken off the air, so he is now available to play Barnabas.  A little long in tooth by the WB's standards, but what the hey.

G.