although that could have been someones Master's thesis.

Snort.

I thought even Barnabas in 1795 had sad eyes, but that's me.

Did Frid actually use the b word? Thanks for posting the article Midnite.

Nooo, that part wasn't in quotes.
And you're welcome. 

I have scholarly proof: in his new book on DC, Jeff Thompson clearly states it was Curtis' idea, owing to Curtis' career background in syndication sales before he became a producer.  He foresaw the viability of DS in possible future syndication- a market he knew all about.

Well, there's no citation for that one sentence about saving the episodes, and the author states in the book's preface that some of his information came from his fellow DS fans.

He also claims, in the intro, that ShadowGram scooped Variety with news of the Depp/DS project by a day (p. 10), and yes, ShadowGram's email update arrived in fans' mailboxes hours before they could get their hands on a print edition, but comparing electronic info to news in print is like apples and oranges, and the fact is that Variety had the information on the wires and the announcement was already appearing on the internet on the evening before ShadowGram sent it out.

I think Violet Welles did viewers a bit of disservice here.

For one thing, she changed the lines (spoken in Magda's voice) that played in Tim's head during the opener.  In the previous ep, they were lines he overheard while eavesdropping on a conversation that the audience was also privy to.  But in this ep they weren't from Magda's conversation.  This change was noticeable, silly and pointless.

Also, Quentin told Magda, "What Aristede did wasn't done to me personally. He had to do it because he needed the hand very badly. Now there's nothing wrong with that."  We get Quentin's desperation to find a cure; I imagine he'd make a deal with the devil at this point.  But he would NOT enter that deal blindly, nor is he prone to underestimating his enemies.  To have him write off Aristede's torture tactic as nothing personal-- that's just absurd.

the way Victor was only using his left hand gave away that he was Count Petofi long before Magda figured it out.

Yep, he did everything one-handed, including awkwardly pouring a drink and slapping Aristede.  Yet in his very first appearance, I'm sure he slapped Aristede with his right hand.  And there were other moments we're supposed to forget, like this one from #798 (captured by MB) of Victor using both hands:

Didn't his prosthetic right hand come out of left field?  

Magda uttered, "You... are.. Count Petofi!"

I wish I could remember something of my original reaction to that.  Namely, if I was the least bit surprised.  I would hope not.

There's no note on the hotel website about a free airport shuttle.

It's on the hotel's Maps & Transportation page.

Kathryn (Maggie, Josette, Rachel, Kitty) asks SG to announce: "I've been invited to sign autographs at Comic-Con International 2009 in San Diego. While I was asked to sign all four days, I am only available from 3 - 7pm on Thursday, July 23. For more information, please check the convention website."

Adrian Paul will also be signing autographs nearby:

Thursday 3-7 pm, returning Sunday from 11 am-2 pm (AA6)