Hi, Robert.

Happy Birthday David!

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,
dom

PS - My my, but aren't you in good company today!? 

You know, since we heard and started speculating about this possible new version of DS, I've been catching shows on the WB and other stations and "making believe" that I am watching the new DS just to see if I can shatter my own prejudices (sp?) about a new DS as compared to the original and being able (myself) to accept the new DS for what it is. Interestingly enough, I have seen some shows (minutes only, I admit) that actually could have been the new DS, meaning that they involved darkness, big houses, spooky scenarios, and Dark Shadowseque type characters. Most interestingly for me was trying to accept younger (teenage) actors in the imaginary roles. So far I've found that I can accept the premise of a new DS if the mood of the show is right. I am finding it a bit harder to accept teenagers in the roles, but mostly when they are taking the place of established characters (fantasy wise, in my own head). I find it much easier to accept teens if I make believe that they are totally new characters. I have decided that however (and if) it's presented, I am going to watch the new DS no matter what, but I do hope (now that I've tested myself) that somehow they will present the show with a new cast of characters, save Barnabas, perhaps with guest appearences by original cast members reprising their original roles. I doubt that will happen because, let's face it, they'll probably want to do the release of Barnabas as opposed to having Barn already there, picking it up in present day. It just wouldn't be interesting enough to pull in viewers without the intro of Barn as vamp attacking everyone in sight and us waiting to see how he gets himself out of seemingly impossible situations relating to his being caught. I'd love to see a new Barn with John Karlen as an older (if not, wiser) Willie Loomis. It would make sense that Barn wouldn't age while Willie has, along with Maggie, Carolyn, and other original cast members who's mortality would make them aged in 2004.

Anyway...here's to coming one step closer to a new DS, hooray!!

Happy Birthday!

Saw Joan Bennett on the silver screen last night in RECKLESS MOMENT. Thought of you, Luciaphil. Thought of how much fun it would be reading your take on it. Have you seen it?

Hope you have a wonderful day!

dom

That's great. Best of luck, Anne.

How sweet of you to be interested, ProfStokes. I'm afraid none of those cassettes have survived my torrid life, (it's a miracle that I have, lol). Back then we practically rerecorded over those 120 minute tapes until they broke. But to be totally honest, had they survived, I'd be much too embarrassed to transcribe them for public consumption.

Hi BenStokes. Welcome.

A quick word to say that I am thoroughly enjoying reading through this thread. The commonalities make for fun discovery.

**Spoiler ahead for those who haven't seen the pre-Barn eps yet**

My first glimpse of Dark Shadows happened during a stroll thru our living room. My older sister and her girlfriends were watching it during it's original run. It was the scene where...
 [spoiler]Laura Collins was attempting to get David to come into the flames with her as Viki was trying to save him.[/spoiler] I stood there mesmerized. It was by far the weirdest thing I'd ever seen. It made no sense to me at age nine.

I caught back up with the show and started watching on a regular basis during 1897 sometime after Petofi came on the scene and stayed with it through about half of 1840.

I tuned in for the last episode and was so disappointed because I didn't have a clue as to what the heck was going on. But it was still a sad and sentimental farewell nonetheless.

My family still ribs me about my past DS viewing. I used to put blankets over the windows so that it would be as dark as possible in the apt when I would watch the show, lol. They busted me once but that was enough to have to hear about it the rest of my life. 

Thank goodness they never caught me during my other "secret" DS related activities of which only one I'll admit to here. I used to play the DS album for background music and create my own episodes on cassette tapes.