oh my aching liver...i can't wait to play!

perhaps we could get a round going in someone's hotel room at the fest.i'm sure we could get a few actors to join us as well.

this odd thought crossed my mind today.

because 1897 was the show's highest rated storyline that means there were thousands of viewers who had never watched before this.thus they had never "met" victoria winters or burke devlin or joe haskell or most of the characters that populated the earlier part of the show.

but for that matter they actually knew very little about "present time" barnabas collins' situation either.or that quentin first appeared as a ghost.they had never "met" carolyn stoddard or roger collins or maggie evans either.

so when the storyline returned to the present these were essentially "new" characters to these viewers that they had to be "introduced" to.which is funny when you remember that most of them had been on the show for years.

these viewers experienced the show in reverse to the way most of us have.they might have recognized the actors who played roles in 1897 but had no idea who thier present time counterparts were.imagine the first time elizabeth stoddard walked into a room and saying "who's that?".long time viewers would patiently explain "that's liz.she owns the house.she's carolyn's mother" or "that's maggie evans.she used to be a waitress but now she's david's tutor".to them maggie evans was just some girl who looked like kitty hampshire.

that must have been strange.like i said...odd thought.

i sometimes wonder this myself.

are any of those anonymous "guests" lurking at our board actually d.s. cast members?

does johny karlen ever take a peek just for fun?

and what about people like lara parker,diana millay and kathryn leigh scott who publish books based on thier work on the show.reading this board(which i consider to be the "defininitive" source online)provides "real-time" research opportunities.a place to find out what's on the fan's minds.

what would elexandra moltke think if she knew she had the undying adoration of a queer boy not even alive when this silly show aired?

i didn't watch the oscars but when i saw pictures of charlize in the papers the next day i totally see the resemblance.

i think it was the updo and witchy dior gown.also something about the eyes.

she would make a stunning angelique.it's fun to imagine the show cast with top-tier hollywood stars.

Guthrie had no charm or depth of perception like  Elliot Stokes.    It's too bad that Thayer didn't play the role since the charecter he was playing was killed off not long before.

i'll have to disagree with this.i found dr.guthrie to be a very interesting character.

his on-screen chemistry with laura was excellent.thier cat-and-mouse scenes really crackle.

it will come as no surprise to anyone here that despite her supposed "blandness" i find alexandra moltke as victoria winters to be mesmerizing.

perception is a funny thing.

because of angelique's stature she comes across as taller than maggie when in fact they are close in height.

i was very surprised to see how petite diana millay is when i met her in person.her powerful characterization of laura projects a much bigger person.

she's tiny.

i haven't seen these episodes in a long time but if i'm remembering this correctly carolyn was really gross here.

true she's spoiled and petulant and flirtatious(qualities i usually adore in her)but in these episodes she comes across as crude and rather slatternly:loose with burke(didn't she take off her shoes?),hateful and hurtful with joe,totally unconcerned with her missing and possibly in danger "friend" vicki.

carolyn really yucked me out here.