Thanks, CrazyJenny!

hopefully in two weeks I'll post some grabs of Selby in all his HD glory. 

Woo hoo  

Great! Cold Case is one of my favorite shows, so I'll definitely be looking forward to Selby on that.

I wonder if his character will be a part of the backstory? If so, it will be interesting to see who they get to play him in flashbacks...

tv.com's page lists Jonathan Keltz (Degrassi: TNG; Queer as Folk) as Selby's 1963 counterpart.  There are photos of Keltz on his IMDb page:  http://imdb.com/name/nm1947831/

Really looking forward to it too! 

Did Curtis do any more horror flicks besides this one which aren't in the Macabre Collection DVD set?

One that I encourage you to see at least once is Scream of the Wolf.  You'll get Peter Graves and JoAnn Pflug, a Richard Matheson script, a touch of suspense every now and then, some unintentionally amusing scenes, 70s flashbacks (!!), and James Storm (!).  (Other DS moments include the oversized small-town police force and their mysterious use of windshield wipers when there's no rain in sight, hee.)  Though some might, I can't say I recommend you purchase the DVD, but SotW is fun to catch when it shows up on cable.

is this the first - and, perhaps, only - time in which a character actually gets wet in one of Collinwood's numerous, but notoriously dry thunderstorms?

When Julia arrives at the Old House (with umbrella, also a rarity on the show), her back is noticeably wet.  I wonder what possessed them to indulge in this unusual piece of verisimilitude.

Even weirder, a year later we see Chris Jennings with rain falling on his head, his hair still sopping wet for the rest of the episode.

O is for "Ockham's Razor"-- the Crossing Jordan episode that introduced viewers to Michael T. Weiss' character.  

Borgosi, this will explain:  Fregosi Emerald

Geez, BuzzH, you're responding emotionally to things I never said.  I didn't say anything at all about the writer, his article or the email campaign called for in the main topic.  I didn't doubt that he wrote to you.  I didn't say you were a troll.  I didn't accuse you of misbehaving.  I didn't blast you or try to tell you what feelings you are allowed to express, and I didn't take any moderator action against you.

I did disagree with a couple of things you said.  It was my opinion, thus the use of phrases like, "I don't think" and "it's been my experience."

I also understand why you posted the emails (he asked you to).  And I agree with your point that civility is the best tact.  I just don't understand the need to admonish the readers who visit this topic, and I feel that publicly overreacting to anonymous emails can have a negative impact.

And do you HONESTLY believe FOR ONE MINUTE that the ppl he refers to DID NOT READ THIS POST???

I did say that, sort of.  I said it was possible that they didn't.  I honestly don't know either way.  I don't know if the call for emails was posted on other websites or e-lists or if anybody was contacted directly.  I don't know that fans didn't find the article on their own.  And honestly, I don't know that the negative messages were sent by several people; for all I know, the more negative comments could have been authored by 1 or 2 persons-- an online scenario I've witnessed far too many times.

If so might I suggest you are woefully naive!  You think it's a COINCIDENCE that these emails were received and ppl didn't read this post???  Give me a friggin' break!!!!

I'd be naive if I believed that all Dark Shadows fans read these boards and that the visitors we do get read every topic here, and in a timely manner, or that the only way that DS fans find out about articles of interest is through these Forums.  Though I'd be beyond thrilled if any of these scenarios were true...

Must be nice to be a MODERATOR!!!

Well, unless it's a labor of love, I can't say I would recommend it.