i agree that besides barnabas vicki would have been the most difficult role to re-cast.although grayson hall would have been nearly impossible to replace as well.alexandra was so identified with the character that perhaps that's the reason d.c. never thought she could play another.a similar thing happened with frid.when he tried to play another charcter than barnabas the audience was not respnosive.
but why do we think d.c. allowed vicki to become so marginalized by the end of her days on the show? he's cast victoria as his female lead in both the 1991 revival and the recent unsuccessful attempt so obviously he "believes" in the character.

i just checked out the link.it took forever to download but was it worth it! it made the 1967 liz/jason story look like some 1940's film-nior.most excellent! i forgot what a "rebelious teen" carolyn was supposed to be before the show went in a different direction.

but mysterious, the 1897 story lasted nine months, would dan curtis allow alex,a contracted player,to collect a paycheck for that long without using her in some capacity.ditto 1840.what was it about vicki,as opposed to carolyn or maggie,that made him feel as though the audience would only accept her as such.since she was with the show from it's first minute,wouldn't audiences tune in to see what she was up to as opposed to never seeing her again.i'd think d.c. would recognize the curiosity factor/ratings boost her reappearance would cause.

i, of course, voted for alexandra.her elusiveness adds to her allure for me.i was unable to attend the museum of television and radio tribute to d.s. in 2001.i believe it is the only reunion alex has ever attended.where any of you guys there?if so, what was she like?

hey emerald.i'm glad you're enjoying these eps.they're the one's that got me hooked.i had no idea all that was in store for me later in the run!i remember vividly the scene with vicki writing letters to herself,it was sad,it was at this time that i really began to "fall" for vicki.what the poor dear goes through later!

it would have have been cool too to have burke come back and re-claim vicki from that yucky jeff clark.at that point in the show it would have been nice to have another human around and not some stupid monster.

it was pointed out on another topic that vicki was really "spunky" during the show's early days.savvier too.i began to notice a distinct change in vicki as soon as the show went to color.almost to the episode.her voice gets slightly breathier,her manner more perplexed,she becomes less inquisitive and self-assured and slowly evolves into a much ditzier character(but one i still adore).during the black & white eps. she's way more on the ball.

silly-dillys....i didn't mean literal "bits" of roger driving the car but small shots of roger behind the wheel.btw, the exterior shots of the car driving down the road was also used when [spoiler]matthew morgan tried to run vicki down.[/spoiler]i guess film was expensive.[spoiler]but my all-time fave d.s. car crash is still the one where vicki and barnabas almost run peter bradford down and vicki becomes so "hystericle" she crashes the car.[/spoiler]it's cinematic genius.