Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - Midnite

Pages: « 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 »
6346
Calendar Events / Announcements '06 I / Congratulations to the Forum's newest Senior
« on: January 16, 2006, 07:44:44 PM »
PennyDreadful is the newest Senior cousin.  She zoomed past several posters like they were standing still.

 [zoom]Belated congrats, PD![/size][/color]

6347
Testing. 1, 2, 3... / Re: Junior v Full Registration?
« on: January 16, 2006, 07:37:55 PM »
Quote from: Patti on January 16, 2006, 06:29:08 PM
Actually, I wasn't clear. I meant near G-D status...

Thank you for clarifying.  Based on the quote you chose, which is about all member groups, and since your topic title refers to "Junior v. Full," it seemed difficult to tell.  If:
Quote
there are 2 cousins who I believe are very close...and a 3rd who's up there too..
was meant to be a question, I have a guess as to which member will reach God status first based on the current posting rates of our top posters, but of course anything could happen.  However, I suspect it won't happen for several months.


What a shame that no one has commented about our newest Senior cousin.  I'll try posting it elsewhere. 

6348
Calendar Events / Announcements '06 I / Re: Roger Davis to appear at Burbank area autograph show
« on: January 16, 2006, 06:59:24 PM »
Thanks for letting us know, Michael!  Jayne Meadows will be there on Friday, btw, signing copies of Ben's book.

(Russ Tamblyn, woo!)

6349
Calendar Events / Announcements '06 I / Review of DS Revival Series DVD as seen in 2006 Videoscope
« on: January 16, 2006, 06:46:51 PM »
This superb and timely review of the '91 series DVD (Happy 15th Anniversary!) was just published in Videoscope #57, available later this week at your local Barnes & Noble, Borders, Virgin Megastores, Tower, etc., is posted here with permission of the author.


Dark Shadows: The Revival (1991)
2 1/2 antennas
D: Dan Curtis, others. Ben Cross, Jean Simmons, Joanna Going, Barbara
Steele, Roy Thinnes, Jim Fyfe, Michael Weiss, Joseph Gordon Levitt,
Julianna McCarthy.
592 minutes. DVD
Sony Home Entertainment

     This is the short lived but superbly Hammer-esque revival of the legendary Gothic horror soap opera Dark Shadows. A wonderful produced show in it's own right, Dark Shadows: The Revival, like the late Mr. Dangerfield,  can't get no respect! Sony's abysmal presentation of the series' 13 episodes makes a 4 antenna production get a mere 2 1/2.

     The dissing of the Dark Shadows revival began the night it's first episode aired on NBC, which was also the first night of the first Gulf War. NBC pre-empted the show for several weeks to cover the war. With no announcements whatsoever, they ran the show at 1AM, then shook their heads in disbelief when no one watched!!!! By the time Dark Shadows aired in it's normal timeslot, several weeks later, most people didn't even know  it was on!

     So NBC changed it's timeslot, again with no announcement! When it didn't immediately become NBC's #1 show, they cancelled it. Thousands of Dark Shadows fans held vigils at NBC affiliates all over the country. They were ignored, and one of the most promising horror series in years was gone after 13 episodes.

     It was a wonderful series. Unlike the stagebound, videotaped original, Dark Shadows: The Revival was shot on film in a real mansion. Cross played Barnabas Collins with the same tragic aura that Jonathan Frid displayed in the 1960s. But the younger, sexier Cross gave Barnabas an erotic intensity that Frid could never have conveyed. When Barnabas Collins feasted upon blood in the 1990s, the results were truly orgasmic, for both the vampire and the victim.

     Collinsport Maine in 1991 was a scary place! The residents actually ran through the storms that were, in the 1960s, only seen through windows. The thunder, lightning and howling winds were real, and terrifying.

     Former horror movie queen Steele played the lovelorn Dr. Julia Hoffman in 1991, who tries to cure Barnabas of vampirism while loving him from afar. Steele was about 53 when the series was shot. Still youthful and beautiful, she gave Julia a seriousness, and a sexiness, that the frumpy, over the top Grayson Hall failed to convey in the 60s. Going's Victoria Winters was no dummy, unlike Alexandra Moltke's earlier portrayal of the character. While Moltke's recurring line was "I don't understand! Help! Save Me!", Going's Victoria strong and savvy. But still vulnerable.

     Dark Shadows: The Revival took a wonderfully fun, sometimes cheesy but innovative show from 1960s daytime TV and gave it all the blood and thunder we saw in the best of the early Hammer Films.

     NBC, in their foolishness, destroyed it. And now, Sony Home Entertainment does the same.

     Sony's first blunder was to repeat NBC's mistake of burying the series. Dark Shadows: The Revival has been released on disc with no fanfare, no publicity. On Dark Shadows message boards, fans have been asking when/if the series will be released. You know the publicity department is not on the ball if the show's hardcore fans are not sure if it's even available!

     The second, and perhaps greatest mistake on the part of Sony is the presentation. The three discs that comprise this set are letterboxed. Why? The series was shot full screen for God's sake. This is a TV show, not a film. The purpose of letterbox bars is to preserve a director's visual images when a film is seen on the small screen. In this case, the letterbox bars DISTORT that image!! Worse, the show's opening and closing titles are boxed on all four sides! This makes the credits hard to read and is  annoying. What was Sony thinking?

     There are no extras. On other discs, Dark Shadows creator Dan Curtis made himself readily available for interviews. MPI home video had produced a very good behind the scenes doc on this series, Dark Shadows Resurrected. Surely there's material that Sony could have included on the discs, especially since the set costs $30.00!!! Sony was so cheap in their presentation, they didn't even include the sub-title options one finds on their other discs. Sony took Dark Shadows: The Revival, and threw it away.

     What makes this all the sadder is not only the superb quality of the series, but the vibrant colors and sound found in each episode. The print quality is incredible! This has got to be one of the biggest missed opportunities in the history of DVD!

     Sony, you are sitting on a potential goldmine. Recall these discs at once. Consider rereleasing Dark Shadows: The Revival next year, but do it right. Present it as it was shot, full screen. Give us those much needed extras.

     After 15 years, it's time to give Dark Shadows: The Revival the respect it deserves.
-----------------------------David Nahmod
[/size][/font]

6350
Current Talk '06 I / Re: Favorite Tongue-tied Lines Of Dialogue
« on: January 15, 2006, 12:52:16 AM »
Arashi, that's one of my favorite lines to imitate.

When Barnabas was trying to convince PT Quentin that Maggie didn't leave Collinsport on her own, and Quentin, indicating the letter she left, says it "was mailed from Collinsport, so she must have got there, which means she did get there somehow, and she didn't walk, so she must have some way of getting there."

Um, okay.

6351
Calendar Events / Announcements '06 I / Re: Michael T. Weiss on stage in Boston
« on: January 14, 2006, 04:08:23 AM »
Quote from: Vlad on January 14, 2006, 03:58:30 AM
I'm guessing that the big question is whether Michael T. Weiss takes off his shirt.  Yes, it appears he does.   :)

There is nudity, but it's a mystery if it's he that goes full Monty.

Quote
I hadn't noticed the video clips before.

Thanks, Vlad!  Video was to have been added today and it slipped my mind to check for them.  Silly me.

6352
Testing. 1, 2, 3... / Re: Junior v Full Registration?
« on: January 14, 2006, 03:05:01 AM »
And PennyDreadful is the newest Senior cousin.  She zoomed past several posters like they were standing still.
 [zoom] Belated congrats, PD![/color]

6353
Current Talk '06 I / Re: Why were some of the main characters always so clueless?
« on: January 14, 2006, 02:31:39 AM »
There're a few more comments about the Collection 1 & 2 DVD reviews in this topic:

Quote from: Luciaphil on April 10, 2003, 05:06:08 AM
Some reviews of possible interest

6354
Calendar Events / Announcements '06 I / Re: OT-Support Your Local Vampyre
« on: January 14, 2006, 01:38:18 AM »
Quote from: arashi on January 14, 2006, 01:02:02 AM
However please refrain from grouping Witches and Pagans with Satanists. Thanks.

I came across this about him from http://www.politics1.com/blog-1205.htm:

I had mistakenly described Sharkey on the Minnesota page as a "Wiccan Dark Priest." Because of this I quickly received the following email from Sharkey's campaign: "Thank you very much for placing Jonathon's name for the race for Governor. However, he is a Satanic Dark Priest, not a Wiccan. Wiccan's do not believe in Christianity at all. Satanist are against the Christian God ... Can you please update this as soon as your time allows, to avoid the Wiccan Communities becoming angry at Jonathon."

Too late.   :-


6355
Calendar Events / Announcements '06 I / Re: OT-Support Your Local Vampyre
« on: January 13, 2006, 11:38:20 PM »
"he thinks God the Father was a poor parent for allowing his son to be crucified"

 [8311]

6356
Calendar Events / Announcements '06 I / OT - Who says vampires can't run for office? / was Re: Barnabas' occupation?
« on: January 13, 2006, 06:49:06 PM »
This is OT, but...

Quote from: BuzzH on January 13, 2006, 04:06:18 PM
Who says lawyers can't administrate?  ;)

And who says vampires can't run for office?--

I vant to get your vote!
Self-proclaimed vampire running for governor of Minnesota

The Vampyres, Witches and Pagans party?

6357
Calendar Events / Announcements '06 I / Re: Criseyde's David Selby Site Update 1-12-06
« on: January 12, 2006, 09:14:10 PM »
Quote
I'm waiting while the trailer downloads.

Well that was worth the wait.  The movie looks hot.  I loved Selby as yachtsman.  :D

6358
Calendar Events / Announcements '06 I / Re: Criseyde's David Selby Site Update 1-12-06
« on: January 12, 2006, 09:06:44 PM »
Quote from: MsCriseyde on January 12, 2006, 06:16:43 PM
[li]A link to the official Spin web site. David Selby appears in this film as record company owner Rob Polan. Filming wrapped in December, and the final product should be ready by the spring. The site features images and a preliminary version of a trailer. David can be seen in both the images and the trailer.[/li]
[/list]

I'm waiting while the trailer downloads.  And that's low resolution using DSL.  Anyway, so it's listed on the California Film Industry's site and is about the Miami Latin music scene?  Hmm.  I guess I shouldn't be surprised after learning that one of the exotic locales in the first season of his "Soldier of Fortune" was actually my neighborhood with a lot of palm trees brought in.   ^-^

Thank you for the info!

6359
Calendar Events / Announcements '06 I / Re: Lone Ranger - Barnabas in Collins Wood LP
« on: January 12, 2006, 08:34:31 PM »
Quote from: PennyDreadful on January 12, 2006, 07:58:41 PM
Ya mon!  My fav line in that song is about Barnabas "chewin' on your neck like a Wrigley's" LOL!

Love it!  Don't know for how long, but a sampling of the song is featured here:

http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,459958,00.html
select: Barnabas Collins

Here's most of the lyrics heard in the clip (as best as I can figure them out):

"...Gal out the candle
Take off your bangle
Turn ya neck pon your right angle
(repeat)
He dem the best in the business
Barny chew ya neck like a Wrigley's
(repeat)..."

The song was a big hit in Jamaica in 1980, and #1 on the Reggae chart in the U.K.

6360
Calendar Events / Announcements '06 I / Re: Marie Wallace in new commercial?
« on: January 12, 2006, 05:57:55 PM »
Quote from: Nancy on January 12, 2006, 01:10:35 PM
I asked Marie today if she made the commercial and she said she didn't. She's curious to see it though since so many people think it is her.

Thank you for clearing that up, Nancy.  I believe it's worth a pitcher of sangria, ole!  :D

I would've sworn it was Marie if not for the voice.  I'd try to get a capture if it played more often.  I only spotted it once, I think on the Food Channel.  (I wonder if they have a good recipe for sangria.  ;))

Pages: « 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 »