the withcraft topic got me thinking...why didn't angelique ever really use her powers on vicki?
she set her up as a witch during 1795 but it was generally vicki's own naivity that did her in and not something angelique did to her.

and in 1968 as cassandra ang put everyone possible under her spell to get what she wanted but not vicki.even though vicki knew who she really was and who's constant suspicion threatend her plans why didn't she just do something to get her out of the way?

vicki even tells cass off on a few occasions...why did she stand for that?

the massive number of episodes make it difficult to pick out a "best" episode to start with.each storyline has individual episodes that are riveting and others that are silly,dull or whatnot.

i think that episodes 1-5 or so are a must for anyone who wants a general backdrop for the show.they are way pre-barnabas but it helps to get a layout of who everyone else is for the opening of the barnabas story.i enjoyed the entirety of the pre-barnabas run but i can see some finding them dull since they are gothic but not overtly supernatural.it depends on what one's expectations are for the show and since they lasted for a year before the barnabas character was introduced it's totally up to the viewer how much they want to get involved in them.
that said,if one doesn't need to start with the barnabas episodes but doesn't want to watch the entirety of the first year i highly recommend the laura collins story(starting c/s/v/26).it's so good!it only lasted a few months so it can be viewd quickly and it leads directly into the elizabeth/jason mcquire story which is a must in that it leads into barnabas' release.

the 1795 time-travel story is also very good but without the backdrop of the months that lead up to it it might not make much sense(has anyone started watching the show with 1795?).

since registration was re-opened today...do we have new members amognst us?

a great blooper took place during the show's first months.
there is a scene at the diner...maggie is talking to someone(forget who)and roger is shortly to enter.apparently louis edmonds thought this was off-camera because he is outside the diner's(curtained)doors doing some sort of "warm-up" dance for the scene.sort of a "dance-like-a-moth" type deal.
i can't believe this made it to air.

i'm not sure if this qualifies as a "cliff-hanger" but the moment during the 1795 seance when the "present day" characters froze(ignore the microphone in the shot)and the next image is of vicki standing outside the old house(in 1795)was genius.i still get goosebumps when i think of it.
if this was a friday episode i certainly would have tuned in on monday to see what was going on.

i don't really see julia and barnabas as "romantic" despite the fact that julia is obviously smitten with him.i'd place them in the non-romantic duo category.

happy new year to everyone at the forum!

i'll second that DS to DA.i can assure you that everyone here loves your work!i look foreward to each new promo.

i'm sorry to hear that you're being harrased in your message book.d.s. fans can be opinionated and things can quickly spiral out of control.i look at this site as a "safe-haven" from some of the bickering seen elsewhere.everyone is always on thier best behavior here and that's why it's such a nice place.

you sound disappointed but keep up the great work on your site.i'm still greatly looking foreward to your "emmy's".

i saw that letter too...and i agree that t.v. guide has been very "d.s.ish" of late.a mention every few weeks...not bad for a soap opera that left the air over 30 years ago.