You know, I'm not the least surprised that Sam had become what I shall politely call ornery. When Prospect Park did the short-lived online revival of One Life To Live, he was one of the many people who sued them for a piece of the pie. I don't think that the law suit went anywhere. Prospect Park had no assets to speak of. And it's been well over ten years since production ceased, the actors are still owed money.

While most of the writings about DS paint a very rosy picture about cast and crew, the book Llanview In The Afternoon paints a somewhat different picture of Sam. He said some rather nasty things about his longtime collaborator Gordon Russell, he said, in reference to Gordon's occasional acting career, that Gordon had been playing the part of a writer for years. Meow!

S: You know Chris ...If you're liking my new upstairs - wait til you see my new downstairs.
C: Homna homna homna...

D: Last time I try to ride this down the stairs... What a headache...

Uncle Roger: I doubt Mr. Blumenthal would have had any reaction. I spoke with him once on the phone, then he provided the brief letter on behalf of Sam Hall, whom I also spoke with only once on the phone. The conversation went like this, "Sam wants me to send you a letter. What do you need that letter to say?" I explained what we were doing, and he said, "So, you need a Letter of Interest?" I said yes, and a few days later the letter was in my mailbox. Of all the original cast and crew of Dark Shadows that I contacted, Sam Hall was the least enthused about the idea of a TV reunion film. Someone tipped him off in advance that I would be calling, so he was able to keep the conversation to an absolute minimum. Violet Welles and Ron Sproat were right there in the writing process with us, but Mr. Hall indicated he would only participate at that stage if there was a check attached. So, he never read any of the material that was developed, as we never sent it to him.

Thanks everyone!!! I appreciate the sentiments.