For me, MB, (besides what's in her closet) it's how Joan's role has shifted and her relationship with him has evolved.  I like the supporting cast too, btw; love Aidan Quinn! 

I think it's fantastic that you have no problem understanding him.  I can't say that I recall having had that issue with other British actors-- for sure not to this degree.  When I caught a screening last month of Frankenstein with JLM as the title character, I enjoyed it enough to want to see it again with the roles inverted, but I had difficulty with some of his lines there too, and that was with the UCLA theater's state of the art acoustics.

(Wow, Unc, one of your most obscure references yet?)

SHADOWGRAM NEWS UPDATE # 308
February 5, 2014

Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,

ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS) announces the following key breaking news in this Official DS News Online Update "bulletin."

**** UPDATING DS FESTIVAL‘S “TWO DAYS AT COLLINWOOD" WEEKEND

JUNE 28-29, 2014:

---- NEW GUEST

--- LYNDHURST DAY & LUNCHEON WITH THE STARS – TICKET PRICES (includes reduced-rate child admission)

--- PREMIERE-ANNOUNCING: THE WEEKEND’S TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

In Oct. & Dec., 2013, SG Online Updates #300 & #304 announced the 2014 DS Festival event. “The DS Weekend” in Tarrytown, NY, marks the actual 48th anniversary weekend of the 6-27-66 original TV series’ debut on ABC-TV’s daytime schedule.

The Weekend highlights the original DS movies: 1970s’ HOUSE OF DS (HODS) and 1971’s NIGHT OF DS (NODS).

---- SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2014

All activities will be at Lyndhurst Estate, where the 2 movies were filmed. Lyndhurst is at 635 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591.

---- SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2014

All activities will be at the Tarrytown Double Tree Hotel, a few hundred yards from the Lyndhurst entrance. The hotel is at 455 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591. 914-631-5700.

The Double Tree soon will sell out the limited number of available reduced-rate hotel sleeping rooms. When making a reservation, please mention / type in the special code – DSF.  Call the hotel directly or reserve online at http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/new-york/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-tarrytown-TERHIDT/index.html

Fans also can reserve rooms at the nearby Westchester Marriott Hotel at 914-631-2200, or contact another Tarrytown hotel for the weekend.

Tarrytown is 25 miles north of midtown Manhattan, easily accessible by car (Route 9) and train (Metro North-Hudson Line North to the Tarrytown exit).

**** ANNOUNCING MORE DS WEEKEND NEWS:

--- NEW GUEST: Sharon Smyth Lentz (Sarah Collins)

--- PREVIOUSLY-ANNOUNCED GUESTS:

HODS: Kathryn Leigh Scott, Marie Wallace (Marie was to portray an art dealer in the movie, but she was performing on the soap opera “Somerset” at the time)

NODS: David Selby, Lara Parker, James Storm

BOTH FILMS: John Karlen, Nancy Barrett

Our guests will be available for autographs and photo opportunities. The DS Marketplace will offer many different exciting and new items for sale at a range of prices.

NOTE: The tentative schedule for each day is later in this SG Update.

*** “A Day At Collinwood” – Lyndhurst Estate – Sat., June 28 – 12:00 noon to 9:00 Admission tickets:

Adult: $40

Children under 13: $20 (Half-Price)

*** “Luncheon & Afternoon with the Stars” – Double Tree Hotel – Sun., June 29 – 11:00am to 5:00pm

(Includes full 3-course meal and special DS gift bag)

Admission tickets:

Adult: $50

Children under 13: $25 (Half-Price)

Advance registration is required. Single-day & Both-days admission tickets are now available, ONLY by postal-mail.

You MUST use the official order form available in the Fest’s general postal-mailing, to be sent soon to everyone on the Fest’s postal-mailing list. You also can print the now-posted official order form directly from the Fest website. Addresses follow.

All tickets are non-refundable. Please send the full name/postal-mail address for each person for whom you are paying. Also please include a SASE (Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope) with your payment by check or money order. Payments / order forms / SASEs must be received at the following address no later than June 21, 2014.

Dark Shadows Festival

P.O. Box 92

Maplewood, NJ 07040

www.darkshadowsfestival.com

The Fest can not accept PayPal or credit card payments.

**** DS WEEKEND – TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

(All times are approximate and subject to change)

*** SATURDAY - June 28, 2014 (Lyndhurst Estate - "Collinwood")

All events (except for mansion tours and exploring the estate grounds) will be held in the air-conditioned Lyndhurst Stables complex, unless otherwise noted.

12 noon Gate opens / Registration begins / Opening Ceremonies / Guests’ Autograph Session Begins

12:30pm "Collinwood" Mansion Tours Begin / Dark Shadows On Location Presentation

1:00 The Lost House of Dark Shadows - Hosted by Marie Wallace

1:30 Dark Shadows At Lyndhurst - A Behind The Scenes of The DS Movies

2:00 Charity Auction of DS Memorabilia & Collectibles

3:00 Light & Shadows - A Dark Shadows Tribute Performance by David Selby

4:00 Guest Questions & Answers with the Stars

4:30 Dark Shadows Audio Drama Live

5:00pm Kathryn Leigh Scott, Nancy Barrett, & John Karlen host House of Dark Shadows, screened in High Definition

7:00pm Lara Parker, David Selby & James Storm host Night of Dark Shadows, screened in High Definition

9:00pm Closing / Dark Shadows “Afterglow” at the Double Tree Hotel Next Door / Ghost Stories with Sarah Collins (Guest: Sharon Smyth)

*** SUNDAY - June 29, 2014 (DoubleTree Tarrytown Hotel)

All events will be held in the Double Tree Hotel ballroom and lobby.

11:00am Doors Open / Registration

11:30 Luncheon Begins / Charity Auction / Door Prizes / Gift Bag Distribution

1:30 Dark Shadows Follies: Stage performance starring Lara Parker, Kathryn Leigh Scott, and Marie Wallace

2:15 Guest Questions & Answers with the Stars

3:00 Autograph Session / DS Marketplace Memorabilia Sale

5:00 Optional No-Host Fan Field Trip to nearby Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Marcy Robin

Happy Birthday, David!!!   

I placed at MB's score exactly, lol.

SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL ONLINE DARK SHADOWS
NEWS UPDATE # 306
 
January 22, 2014
 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS) announces the following key breaking news in this Official DS News Online Update "bulletin."
 
**** ANNOUNCING: MPI / AMAZON.COM “SUPER SALE”
 
DARK SHADOWS COMPLETE SERIES DVD COFFIN BOX SET
NOW AT SPECIAL SALE PRICE - THROUGH AMAZON.COM
 
PLUS – NEW DS MERCHANDISE FROM MPI

SG is asked to report:
 
”MPI Home Video has just announced that the DS COMPLETE SERIES set of all 1,225
original episodes  on 131 DVDs is on sale for a limited time and only at Amazon.com – for just $289.95 - a huge savings of $310.00 off the regular price.” (This price is more than half-off the regular price.)
 
“The DVDs come in a coffin-shaped box with a glossy black finish and the DS logo in red on top. When opened, the spines of the 131 DVD slipcover cases combine to create a color image of Barnabas Collins lying inside the coffin.
 
“The set also has dozens of bonus video interviews with cast and production personnel,  bloopers, featurettes, outtakes, and many more special features, including an episode guide booklet.
 
“This COMPLETE SERIES DVD set includes all 32 separate DS DVD releases and all the special DVD titles, such as the “30th Anniversary Tribute,” “Music Videos,” “Behind The Scenes,” and others.

“Supplies are limited, so it is recommended that orders be placed before the offer expires soon.”

To order the full coffin box set, go to: 
 
www.Amazon.com
Search under: Movies & TV
Enter: Dark Shadows The Complete Series
 
MPI also is directly offering new DS merchandise, plus other DVD special offers.
 
A 4-page color DS brochure will be sent in the next few days by postal-mail from MPI to all DS fans on the Official DS Fan Club and MPI mailing lists.
 
Among the special available items included in the brochure:

*  BARNABAS BLUE & WHITE CANVAS TOTE BAG (15 x12") - $20.00
*  BARNABAS RED PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE WITH LID (21 ounces) - $10.00
*  DARK SHADOWS BLACK & BLUE BALLPOINT PEN - $5.00
*  BARNABAS & QUENTIN DS COLLINWOOD T-SHIRT (Black or White Cotton - S/M/L/XL - $20.00)
*  DARK SHADOWS DELUXE CREW JACKETS (Black & Gray - M/L/XL) - $59.98
 
To order the items noted directly above, please call MPI weekdays, 9am-4pm Central Time, at 1-800-323-0442 or 708-460-0555 (in Illinois).
 
Or go to: www.mpihomevideo.com

Isn't the show filmed in North Carolina?