it is tempting to view the show as an anthology(not a serial)but even as such you hope that as one phase of the anthology progresses to the next it will maintain the same level of quality.

i've only seen about half of the show's run but when i was watching the earlier storylines like laura collins,early barnabas/julia and 1795 i knew intellectually that what i was seeing was unrealistic,implausible,preposterous but the level of storytelling and characterization left me with the feeling that i was seeing something excellent.

i've been slogging my way through 1968 because i love the characters,sets,music and mood of the show but in truth it's never been as engaging for after 1795.i intend to watch 1897 because everyone says it's so good but after that i'm going to step back and reassess the situation.storylines like leviathan and 1841pt don't hold much interest for me.

i think dan curtis and co. took the easy way out when they saw that supernatural elements brought in big ratings(for a while)and didn't really care how they treated the show's characters.

episodes that revolve around elizabeth's fear of death/being buried alive are pretty dreadful.

a waste of joan bennett's time and talent.

good point penny...the way the original characters deteriorate has been one of the most heartbreaking elements of the show for me.

i think that the writers could have gone foreward with the supernatural storylines that had become popular without turning the main cast into mincemeat.

barnabas(to himself):"what's this?it looks real but this tag sticking out says DYNEL FOR OHRBACH'S WIG SALON?!"

i like the collinwood study too...i feel like it disappears after awhile but maybe i just haven't seen it lately.

roger was given a very fancy bedroom set during the cassandra story.when the room reappears later it's much smaller.they changed people's bedrooms around alot and probably thought no one would notice.
when various characters stay at the evan's cottage in 1968 they de-do maggie's room as a guest bedroom and act like maggie's room was someplace else .
i think that vicki,carolyn,david and liz are the only characters who always have the same rooms.

best legs:maggie(those mini's!),best body:angeligue,best hair:vicki(it's so lustrous!),best make-up:liz,best wardrobe:julia(i'm a sucker for tweeds and tailoring).

grayson hall's attempts to walk in platform shoes finally end in disaster.