thanks for the great pol!dr.hoffman was without a doubt the chicest character that ever appeared on the show.i love the crisp lines and fine tailoring.no.13 was my favorite.while julia looked great in gunmetal,pewter and black she also very successfully pulled-off strong color as well.she seemed to favor greens and spice colors(to play of the red hair).i've actually just seen alot of these looks recently.and julia finished each ensemble with a proper handbag and gloves.love it!

look no.3 was the "sceance" outfit and it was quite dowdy.julia got decidedly more "glam" after 1795.

i asked mpi if they planned to release the bre-barnabas episodes on dvd and they told me that after they finish releasing the rest of the show's run that they would go back and then release the early episodes on dvd.i don't know where they are currently with the dvd's so i can't say when those might be released.

i think that's what they did with the videos which market the pre-barnabas stuff as "collector's series".

when i posted this i had no idea that mr.hofstede had any other history with the show.i thought it was just a random thing.
so he wrote a book reviewing the show?he's quite funny,i'd be interested to read it.does anyone know where it can be purchased(other than at the fest)?

b.t.w...when i mentioned the classic clunker "supertrain"(#20)i hadn't yet read its chapter.one of the co-producers of this disaster was our friend dan curtis!i don't really remember the show(probably on past my bed-time)but apparently dan's opulent vision for the train included a swimming pool and ballroom that drove the cost per episode to a stunning 1 million dollars(in 1978)!

have you guys seen this?i found a new book today called "what were they thinking?the 100 dumbest events in televsion history"by david hofstede.it just came out i think.

taking pride of place along such gems as "supertrain" and "pink lady and jeff" at #61 is the dark shadow's leviathan story.
the chapter is actually quite praiseworthy of the show itself.it comments on strong writing and specifically the performances of johnathan,nancy,kathryn and lara.it notes the show's enduring popularity and goes so far as to say that when the show was right it was "as good as anything on television"(i get the feeling mr.hofstede might be a fan).
but then goes on to say that after the "triumphant 1897 flashback" the show gambles on a plot that spelled the beginning of the end.it calls the story "dull,poorly-paced even by soap standards" and complains that popular characters like quentin and angelique were relegated to the sidelines.it took several confusing turns before "ending as an afterthought".yikes!
it ends by saying that the show had a few late bursts of creativity(1970PT)but never really recovered in the ratings and was cancelled a year later "though thankfully it never really went away".

it always amazes me when the show comes up in a mainstream publication...and not just the show itself but specific characters and plot-twists.there might be more of "us" out there than we think.
anyhow,the book is a hoot with or without the d.s. chapter.give it a look.

gothick, i agree completely with what you're saying about roger and liz and thier talk.the show does lose alot when moments like this disappear.but i'm a little confused.this seems to be somewhat at odds with recent posts.when the topic came up asking if one prefered the earlier,character-driven episodes as opposed to the later monster-themed stories you expressed a clear preference for the latter.and isn't leviathan your favorite story?

please don't take this question the wrong way....i'm just genuinely curious .

i'm glad you enjoyed these episodes emeraldrose...i loved them too.the final scene at the fishing shack was awsome!it was vicki,david and laura at thier best.

keep your eyes peeled for that fishing shack.it shows up again in a totally different context.

i see that i'm in very good company...but what the heck did we do?