The Dark Shadows Alphabet Game

[EmeraldRose]

Q is for Quadragenerian - a person who is between 40 and 50 (in his/her forties).  Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall, Louis Edmonds, Thayer David, David Ford, Clarice Blackburn, Dennis Patrick, Anthony George, Addison Powell, Robert Gerringer, Peter Turgeon, Florence Stanley, Conrad Bain, Abe Vigoda, and Richard Woods were all  quadragenerians during some or all of their time on Dark Shadows.

---- Sally -----

[EmeraldRose]

R is for Roots - one of the first TV mini-series, which aired in 1977.  Thayer David (Prof. Stokes, Count Petofi, Ben, et. all) played Harlan in Roots.

I remember watching Roots and being very impressed by its scope, the multi-generational aspect of it, the violence, and excellent acting.   It really pointed out the plight of African Americans in a way that was never done before at that time.  Everyone talked about it! It was a huge media event. 

----- Sally -----

[IluvBarnabas]

S is for Steve, Buffie's sometime boyfriend in PT before John Yaeger entered the picture.

[EmeraldRose]

T is for The Twilight Zone.  George Mitchell (Matthew Morgan #1) appeared in four episodes of The Twilight Zone - "The Hitch-Hiker" and "Execution" in 1960;  "Jess-Belle" and "Ring-A-Ding Girl" in 1963.   Roger Davis (Jeff Clark, et. al.) appeared in one episode - "Spur of the Moment" -  in 1964. 

Also, Dennis Patrick (Jason Mcguire, Paul Stoddard) appeared in one episode of The Twilight Zone  in 1987 - "The Girl I Married".

----- Sally -----

[ClaudeNorth]

U is for Up the Sandbox, which featured David Selby in the male lead.

[ProfStokes]

V = Velvetians! 

ProfStokes

[EmeraldRose]

W is for "Who Watches the Watchers" - An episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation which aired in 1989 - Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie, et. al) guest-starred as "Nuria" in this episode.

----- Sally -----

[EmeraldRose]

X is for Xanthic - Having a yellow or yellowish color.  I think some of the psychedelic sequences (maybe dream sequences?) may have had a yellowish tint - which would make them xanthic.  Also, some of the dresses were yellow - which would make them xanthic.

I hope this works.  X is hard!

----- Sally -----

[EmeraldRose]

Y is for Young Dr. Malone - a daytime soap opera which aired on NBC from 1958-1963.  Louis Edmonds (Roger, et. al) played Rick Hampton in 1962, and Hugh Franklin (Richard Garner) played Fred McNeill from 1962-1963.

----- Sally -----

[EmeraldRose]

Z is for Zymotic (noun) - contagious or infectious disease.  In 1841 PT, Melanie and Quentin had the Plague, so they were zymotic.

----- Sally -----

[EmeraldRose]

A is for Awkward - There were many awkward silences on DS.  A good example was at the end of Episode #337 and the teaser in Episode #338 when there was an awkward silence between Barnabas and Dr. Woodard.

----- Sally -----

[Mysterious Benefactor]

B is for John Baragrey who played Burke's cohort Blair during the pre-Barn episodes.

[ClaudeNorth]

C is for Tate's Doe-Eyed, Luscious-Lipped Creation 

[IluvBarnabas]

D is for disuse...which Barnabas described the Old House as being in for too long.

[Midnite]

E is for English, as in English branch of the family, or English cousin.