Yeah, Josette, I remember reading about Roger's incestuous tendencies but I never really "put it together". I just figured Laura was Laura was Laura was Laura was Laura was Laura was Laura was Laura. I also know that I knew Jamison was Liz's & Roger's father but I never thought about it enough to realize that the Jamison in 1897 was he. How fun though to know now. I like realizing stuff like this because now when I watch 1897 the next time, it will be like watching with a different set of eyes. I'll be thinking, "Hey, that Liz's and Roger's father." I should be embarrassed, but I'm a silver lining kind of guy.

PS - Thanks for answering my question as well, VW.  

Dom, That was Jamison you were talking about.   And you're right, that was a good funny scene.  I think any scene in which Sandor was in was pretty hysterical! He was a hoot!!

Duh! Thanks for the correction. You know, I had originally written David instead of Daniel, and was so glad I caught the error before I posted it. LOL. Not only can I not remember the dialog, I can't even remember the names!

It never occured to me until now, is Jamison of 1897 Liz's and Roger's father?

I'm thinking that perhaps one reason 1897 (and perhaps Quentin Collins - his good looks not withstanding) became so popular and really propelled DS in the ratings was because the injection of purposeful humor into the show. Though there were several humorous (intentional or not) moments on the show prior to 1897, it was, IIRC, primarily very serious and heavy-hearted (not to mention preposterous - think 1968, IMHO). And again, IIRC, the show never went to that humorous place again.

Adding to my list of favorite humorous moments posted in the other topic, I would add several moments between Magda and Sandor, and pre-werewolf Quentin in the 1897 eps.

ProfStokes reminded me just how wonderfully humorous Professor Stokes quips could be. One of my faves being when he arrived in 1840 via the Stairway through time. Julia was talking about a female involved in the mix of things at Collinwood (I can't recall who) mentioning her Victorian "presence" and Stokes made some comment that knocked me out of my chair. I'm sorry I can't remember it other than to say it was flawlessly delivered by Thayer David. As a matter of fact Thayer's delivery of his lines throughout this scene were quite priceless, most of them funny as heck.

Another of my fave Thayer scenes was of Daniel Collins and Sandor in the cottage. Sandor scares the crap out of Daniel with a cryptic warning of some sort, finishing off his threat with a creepy laugh - Daniel flees in terror. And Sandor laughs to himself at the thought of it all. Am I recalling this correctly? Surely someone has a more precise memory of this scene. It's one of my (many) all-time faves.

And lastly, though it was not meant to be funny at all, just about every scene between Eve and Adam split my sides. Marie Wallace's delivery of her lines concerning Adam and her proposed relationship with him just killed me. Being perhaps the only thing that got me through that (IMHO) wretched storyline. If I had the know-how and software to do so, I'd love to create a comedic music "video" of Eve's & Adam's scenes together (muted) with the Carpenters song For All We Know for the audio.

Great topic, Julian!

There is an airport in White Plains which would be closer to Tarrytown than LaGuardia. FYI.

http://www.westchestergov.com/airport/

Happy 21st Birthday!

(Stay outta trouble! )

Everything is different here in California. 

dom

Thanks for the clarification, Darren. My (big) mistake.  :-

d.