interesting thought about the set...

d.s. was moved to it's own studio at some point but in 1966 i think it was still filmed at an abc studio.

perhaps this luxurious set was built for another program and "lent" to d.s.

the series is quite engaging up to this point.i'm always surprised that this series(as opposed to what it later becomes which is essentially a different show with the same name)failed to catch on in a bigger way.

as gothick mentioned kathryn leigh scott always sets up major shop at the fests.

she'll happily autograph your purchases as well(if you care about such things)so if you plan to attend it might be a good time to stock up.

hopefully she'll have some new offerings this year.

indeed.

the bejeweled hannah stokes was one of the high points of this often maligned storyline which i got a huge kick out of.

i'd like to rewatch it someday.right now i don't have time(i'm in 1966)but i'ts a hoot.

i thought i had seen all of the 1966 episodes but i must have missed a few because last night i watched one i hadn't seen that contained a real gem of a scene...

roger and vicki stop into the blue whale(yes,an odd couple,but it's all part of a ruse)and encounter joe and maggie on their first unofficial "date".

vicki joins them while roger and sam,at another table,get into their usual unpleasantries(pens,manslaughter,bill malloy,blah,blah...).

maggie and joe coo and flirt while vicki,suddenly getting wise to the situation(remember that 1966 vicki was wiser than 1967 and 1968 vicki),gives them both a 2+2=4 glance that's priceless.

anyways roger,left peevish by his run in with evans,returns to the group and abruptly tells vicki that they are leaving he has a headache...but as a parting barb to his niece's betrothed and his date inquires as to whether they had been discussing "the price of fish...or the price of hash?".OUCH!

"mr.collins" really kicks these two lovebirds "downstairs" if you know what i mean!it's quite a loaded exchange.

funny but in later years roger become one of the stalwart "beloved" characters but for the first year he was a douchebag of the highest order.

having recently watched maggie and joe's sour 1968 denouement(orchestrated by a vampire witch and satan's emissary)it's quite bittersweet to see this relationship in it's infancy.what becomes of all of these people!

i've said this before but as much as i adore the supernatural years because the plots become so outrageous the characters become hard to sympathise with.here they seem more like real people and thus are easier to relate to.

perhaps in the name of accuracy it should be noted that the article is archived from 2003.

hence mr.isles,born in 1969(after alexandra left the series),is mentioned as being 34 years old.

yes!

and if you'll recall i'm not shy. 

literally.today.on the street in new york.at 60th and madison.i ran face to face into marie wallace...

i stopped her("excuse me ma'am"),introduced myself(even though we've met before)and told her what a huge fan i was of her and of dark shadows.

she was so nice.charming in fact.more than willing to spend five minutes chatting on the street with a fan of a forty year old show she appeared in.

i know we're supposed to keep "unconfirmed" information to a minimum but she did tell me she'd be at this year's fest,as well as jonathan frid,and lara parker and kathryn leigh scott too(all i believe have already been announced).she also "thought" john karlen might show up too.

i had a similar encounter with diana millay a few years ago and also spotted donna mckechnie but didn't approach.

funny but i see everybody where i work and am so jaded i don't bat an eye but i returned slightly giddy after my encounter with ms. wallace.