Okay DS fans, being Mr. Curious here. What's are some of your other favorite supernatural TV shows?
Are you a modern vampyre fan of Buffy or Angel? Do you still love the anthology shows like Thriller or Twilght Zone? Did you cruise the streets with Nick Nite or Mulder and Scully? Are you the ONLY person you know who's ever actually seen "Strange Paradise"? (I've net met anyone who's seen one) Or do you just surf to the Munster's themesong? What's your choice for the next TV box sets? Spill your spooky faves.

I'm going to start this off with 2 of my favorites...

1.) Smallville . I'm hooked. The first year had a lot of X Files overtones, but now the characters have kept me coiming back. Great cast, great scripts. Clark Kent is a man with a secret held by only a few. A great reinvention of the Superman saga without a cape in sight.

2.) Twin Peaks. It had a great group of oddball characters, but there was a nice thick underbelly of mystery and the supernatural that was fascinating if you stuck with it. Unfortunately, it will forever be a cliff hanger.

Your turn...MJ

I've been wanting to take the time to reply to this one for some time...

My Favorite Characters

1.) Barnabas. Of all the classic film characters, vampyres are my favorites. David Skal in his books notes that Barnabas is the transitional figure from the Lugosi/Lee type vampyres to the modern, emotional Anne Rice type of characters. Barnabas was the most complex if sometimes contradictory character of the show, and when Jonathan Frid was truly "on", he was riveting. Without Barnabas, I don't think we'd be watching this show 35 years later. (Skal-Hollywood Gothic, V is for Vampyre, others.)

2.) David Collins. I have a great affection for David as he was living the life I wanted when I was his age. Great spooky house, endless rooms, plenty of mystery and best of all, real ghosts. I definitely projected myself into the show as David growing up.
He looked about my age even if he was a little older.
I also identified with his lonliness, as another only child.

3.) Prof. Stokes. As a professor of the occult, he was the adult i wanted to grow up to be. He had style, wit, and sophistication.

4.) Angelique. My favorite female character as she was so good as the adversary of Barnabas, and yet you sensed the love behind the hate. Like Barnabas, as complex and excitingly unpredictable character. ( I really like the episodes Violet Welles scrpited for Lara, they gave her such depth.)

5.) Quentin. Because he was the opposite of Barnabas, fun loving, extroverted and yet sensative as well. He had a sense of strength I liked too.

I want to say all of these character we very , very well cast. They fit the parts like a glove and brought so much personality to them.

I also love Vickie, Trask, Ben Stokes and Cyrus among others as well.

My last favorite is totally personal.

Julianka, the gyspy. Okay, she's totally hot. Sadly, only 4 epsiodes. And yes, my wife has my permision to buy that costume for Halloween or anytime.

   You know, I had without ever really pondering it, thought the guy looked like Richard Garner. However, as he wasn't at all in that episode, I would have to agree that its probably a stand in. Timothy Gordon or a camera man is a pretty good bet.

I remember reading either in "Big Lou" or another interview, that Louis Edmonds "liberated" some shutters from the Spratt House and put them to use out at his home, The Rookery. Bobubas has been out there before and may be able to tell us more about them.
           Cyrus aka Michael

A Cousin from Virginia

   Actually, i think they are all kinda cute. I think i would have recognized them even out of context. I agree Quentin should have a period costume, but I do see some resemblance. Hey, I saw a Dracula figure on a different website that don't look so much like Lugosi as it was a dead ringer (all puns intended) for Howard Dean.  I thoght both the Julia and Angelique clay figures were nicely feminine.

Journey to the Center of the Earth-1960
   This is one of my favorite Thayer David performances. Okay, the films does have Pat Boone who is actually an adequate actor and they do let him sing, so don't hold that against it. Thayer gets to play the adversary of James Mason as they race to the title destination. He appears mainly in the second half of the film. If you like Thayer's dark side, head here! 

Its out in a nice widescreen DVD

    Yes, I love these montages too. I was also awaiting one for David Selby. It would be nice to do them for the other major performers, even though about 8 of them made it  to the last episode.  I appreciate the work that has gone into them.