It's a nifty site.  I've been looking up old Lovecraft books on there.  I haven't ordered anything yet though, but this site was highly recommended to me by a book dealer, so I would guess they're reliable.

Abebooks is also one of Amazon's used booksellers, and my mother has ordered stuff from them via Amazon numerous times. Everything has always been exactly in the condition in which it was described (if not better), and their prices seem reasonable in comparison to the other used booksellers on Amazon (and she usually buys the cheapest copy she can get her hands on  ).

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But there are instances that show the writers' literacy knowledge too -- e.g., Bramwell was named after the real life Bramwell Bronte, brother to Emily, Charlotte, and Anne.

And perhaps how fuzzy their knowledge was since the Brontes' brother's name was actually Branwell, not Bramwell. 

Gothick,

Thanks for posting this. I took a lot of courses in Eastern religion as an undergrad, some of them as I was seeing 1897 for the first time, and, like you, I never came across anything that showed a connection between the hexagrams and time travel. I always just assumed that the writers plucked it out of, well, you know. 

C.

In addition to the posts Midnite noted, there was a recent online chat (June 2) during which the CEO of the channel stated, "We have been evaluating the original Dark Shadows as [a] potential staple for our launch lineup." Full transcript is here:

http://www.creature-corner.com/columns/chatnickpsaltos.php3

Someone may have posted about this on another thread because the question that was actually posed was whether or not the channel would try to acquire the new series. Apologies if I'm repeating info.

I would imagine that any concrete developments on this front would be announced rather quickly via an SG email update. 

Getting into Manhattan from LaGuardia shouldn't be horrible....I have to admit I've never done it myself....but I know thousands of people do it every day.  Perhaps someone else here who's flown in for NY Fests can explain what all the options are from the airport to midtown.....

Here's the transportation page from LGA's own web site:

http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/lgtsmain.HTM

Since I popped this page out of its frame for the link, the main page link would probably be helpful too:

http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/lgaframe.HTM

I've taken a cab from LGA into Midtown. Pretty simple. You just follow the signs to the taxi stand and tell them where you need to go. The estimates they give here regarding price and time seem fairly accurate from what I recall.

I did some "who is" searches on some popular DS domain names.  Not one of them is even owned by DCP including the DS Fest Site.  MPI owns the domain darkshadowsdvd.com.  This means that we fans pay for, create and maintain internet information for Dark Shadows.  As far as I can tell, DCP does nothing.  I would think then that it's not in their best interest to shut us all down.  They are getting loads of free publicity out of it without the cost of website maintainence.

I wouldn't put too much faith in a whois search on domain names as an indication of who ultimately controls or foots the bill for a site. In many instances, sites are registered in the name of webmasters and/or technical consultants and then billed back to the actual owners. Their names and addresses may never appear for a number of reasons including privacy issues and the fact that they wouldn't have the technical expertise to deal with any of the mail/e-mail related to the site.

Anyway, I wouldn't expect the Dark Shadows Festival site to be owned by DCP or MPI. Ostensibly, the Festival is a fan organization with members who work on a volunteer basis, not a corporate entity.

The "free publicity" argument ultimately doesn't carry any weight should someone decide to dispute your use of their copyrighted material. However, companies generally don't bother you if you're not interfering with their ability to turn a profit. Therefore, posting a screen grab isn't likely to cause problems. Posting so much of an episode that your presentation serves as a substitute for buying the actual item will get you into hot water.

If your site serves as a supplement to rather than a substitute for a product, then you usually don't have much to worry about, but that's certainly not a guarantee.