one reason why frid didn't become a major horror movie star after ds could be that the whole climate in hollywood was changing drastically during the late 1960's and early 1970's.
there was a definative move away from artiface in favor of a gritty new realism.look at the kind of films that were being made at the time.with his debonair,cultured manner frid probably seemed like the product of another time(even though he was still relatively young).it's difficult to imagine him in the type of gross-out slasher horror films that became popular in the 70's.
t.v. being somewhat behind filmaking i could have seen him being a major star in a prime time mystery-type show.

the show itelf was somewhat quaint when you think about the tumultuous political and cultural climate of the era.

except for the voiceover and the serial format i don't see any similarities either.i don't even really see the lynchian element.d.h. is nowhere near as dark and surreal as anything lynch has done.it's more black-comedy mixed with straight-foreward soap.there's nothing gothic or supernatural going on at all.

think "knot's landing" not "twin peaks"(or dark shadows).

i'm with gothick on this one...the 1966 laura collins story is awsome!very near close to being my favorite storyline so far.

andre,it sounds like you're watching the dvds and these episodes won't be out for awhile but if you feel like investing in a few old-fashioned videos they're worth it.

i'm very excited to see laura's return in 1897.

miles,

i like your choice B.she was smokin' hot!alexandra moltke's not really my "type"  but she was one seriously foxy governess.towards the end of her days on the show she wears her hair down alot and she's extra sweet.

anyways i try not to overthink or overanalyze the character too much.i just like to see her.

since the show seemed to make itself up as it went along i like to think that the deterioration of the writing for vicki was not a deliberate act("let's shaft this girl!")but an unintended slight that snowballed as time went on until it was almost too late to turn back.didn't dan curtis always want her back?

but it's true that dr.hoffman took over as "straight man" to those crazy collins'.i like julia alot and she was an integral part of the story(i prefer her before 1795 in a more adversarial role)but her prominence does become somewhat overblown(and remarkable in it's nepotism when you know the backstory).

Ouch!

over the weekend i received what are,for me,a very signifigant group of episodes.original series volume 79...the final alexandra moltke vicki episodes.

i started watching the show from episode one("my name is victoria winters...my journey is beginning...").for various reasons it's taken me over three years just to get to this point in the show.so victoria winters has been a part of my life for a long time.

true,the character deteriorated greatly after 1795 but she was still around and for whatever reason i found her to be a comforting presence on the show.a quiet note in a cacophony of over-the-top characters.her placidness(often criticized)reassuring.i felt like when i was seeing vicki i was watching "dark shadows".

i know i can always go back and re-watch her episodes but i wanted to get through this whole thing once before i re-watched favorite storylines.even though barnabas became the stand-out character from the show i feel as though vicki was at it's heart and when i watch future episodes her absence will be a large void for me.i went into this knowing that she was only around for about two and a half years but i guess i got more attatched to her than i thought.

plus she was just so darn easy on the eyes.

anyways i couldn't bring myself to watch the episodes.the box is still sitting unopened.at the risk of sounding like a maj drama queen i'm really kind of sad.

i know alot of you here consider vicki to be a total ditz but did anyone else experience a similar sense of "loss" when she exited the show.

dr. hoffman:"well vicki...um...i would have thought that they would have explained this to you girls at the foundling home but...um...sometimes it's a girl's "special time"...and see,well it has "wings"...and it's extremely absorbant...and um..."