Who wants to start to take up a collection to buy and send a digital video camera to Alexandra Isles so she'd hopefully make a video/possible call for/to next year's Fest? 

mscbryk, is that you I see waving your hand? 

Absolutely! GMTA Indeed. Let me know when I can donate. I also thought maybe we can do some fan seances too. Maybe we can start out with Peter Turgeon just to test the waters. 
Michael 

Quote from: Nancy on August 20, 2006, 10:50:19 PM

I think fans see DS as campy and enjoy it for the bloopers. This isn't exacty news nor is it a criticism.

 If that is true, it is unfortunate and something of a slap in the face to the actors and people behind the scenes who worked hard to create a serious supernatural series.

  I find it hard to believe that most fans are into the show for laughs.  I doubt the show has survived as long as it has because people get off on bloopers.  I think the more likely scenario is the old adage that the most negative voices are generally the loudest.  I think most DS fans watch it for the good writing, acting and atmosphere and forgive the bloopers, not delight in them.  It seems in the 80s DS had this reputation amongst uninformed journalists for being "campy." Lately, this notion has started to change a bit, and "horror/fantasy" magazines and websites in particular seem to be giving DS the place it deserves as a groundbreaking and legendary show in the genre DESPITE the mistakes.  People who make fun of the actors should try memorizing pages of lengthy monologues overnight and then recite those lines verbatim the next day in front of a camera. They can then repeat this 5 times a week.

   If you wish, do tell Jonathan there are a lot of fans who don't think DS is a camp-fest and who appreciate the work the actors and crew put into creating a serious dark fantasy show.

Bravo Penny D  !!! Much my same thoughts. I tend to groan like an unhappy ghost when I hear the C- word (c*mp) associated with every DS article. While I can't say I don't have a few favorite bloopers, I also know full well they are only a part of the then inability to edit video tape affordably, and the quick pace of producing a daily show. I think with a few exceptions the show was very well acted and often wonderfully scripted, That's why I still watch it often, that and I love the supernatural soap concept. No one before or since had the right mix this one run did. If might be allowed to paraphrase from, gasp, Richard Harris's "MacArthur Park," "They'll never have that recipe again, " not the way they did in '66 to '71.
        I never dwell upon Jonathan's missed lines. If anything, I do more frequently mull upon all the times when he truly NAILED it! (All puns intended  ). Such scenes as speaking to Sarah, the fate of Dave Woodard, or the "stormy night" with Vicky and Carolyn. Marvelous. Untouchable. On one level, I can see why he may have once been sought after as the next big "horror star," he often has not only the supernatural channeling of Lugosi, but often the otherworldliness of Karloff as well, along with his own charm. Nonetheless, I respect his decision to quietly retire to his own. Maybe it was better to allow some few, great moments of quality than squander his talent on the remakes no doubt offered. To me, Jonathan will always hold a solid place justly earned in the misty realm of genre greats.

Michael