A New Slideshow Is Coming

[Gothick]

I agree, MSC.  I thought the actual image of Carolyn and her featured line of dialogue beautifully evoked the strange mood of that episode.

Perfect Halloween viewing fare...

G.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

is today's slideshow from the infamous "dinner party" ruse that barnabas,julia and professor stokes cook up to get nicholas blair out of the house so barnabas can get in to dispose of a certain man-made lady?

A little late in coming (sorry) but as we now know thanks to the Robs slideshows for those eps having come and gone, that particular capture of Stokes, Julia and Barn was indeed from the planning stages of the "dinner party" ruse (though the actual "party" took place in the next ep).

Here's the cap in question from Ep #605:

1968: Ep #605 - Stokes: 'The man is an insufferable
egotist!'

And here's a Robs slideshow cap from Ep #606:

1968: Ep #606 - Barnabas' guests wonder what's taking
him so long.

i wonder about this gathering. after the days of the diner(donuts,coffee and roast beef sandwiches only,please)no food is ever seen being consumed and the old house certainly never featured a kitchen or dining room of any sort. so what was to be served at this gathering of intellectuals and sophisticates?

was it passed hors d'oeuvres? b is such a proper gentleman he seems like would have served something really formal like boeuf bourguignon or coq au vin.

Well, even though it was never seen, we can deduce that there was some sort of Old House kitchen because back during the original 1795/96 storyline Natalie complained about the night's meal because the fish wasn't cooked in wine because to have done so would have been against the Collins cook's religion.

It's actually amusing to try to picture Willie getting that kitchen back into working order after such a long period of neglect. 

[Mysterious Benefactor]

today's slideshow features one of those DS scenes that gives me chills...

carolyn telling david about her imaginary friend. then david and carolyn hear the message in sarah's music.

Like you (and Gothick), I love that scene too:

1967: Ep #344 - Carolyn: 'We would climb trees or look
for sea glass.'

then vicki hears the wailing of the widows. goosebumps every time!

that it's a black and white kinescope episode only heightens it's sense of bleakness. the overpowering mood of melancholy and despair.

total chills.

Another great scene (and one that I featured in the Robs slideshow for the ep):

1967: Ep #344 - Vicki is frightened by the sound of
wailing in the wind.

(Though one does have to wonder if either scene can ever duplicate the glorious moments involving THE pen in Ep #83, which aired on the same date in 1966?  )

[Lydia]

It's actually amusing to try to picture Willie getting that kitchen back into working order after such a long period of neglect.

What's strange is that with all the interest in seeing the restoration of the Old House, we never see anybody ask to see the kitchen.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

That shot of Julia from 1968 at the top of this page always makes me laugh.

1968: Ep #636 - Julia: 'Shall I make plans for the rest
of the night too?'

Of course it's a grimly tense moment in the story...

I think we as a audience might get a laugh out of it from the very facts that it is such a grimly tense moment and it's definitely a great comeback on Julia's part.

[Gothick]

Julia looks as if she's ready to royally shred a certain errant vampire in today's picture.  MEOW!

Love Chris's line, too.  Hysterical!

December of 1969 rates as a high point in the series for me.

G.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

And here's the capture/quote:

1969: Ep #905 - Chris: 'He gets more cheerful every day.'

[Mysterious Benefactor]

I hope the Barn and Ange shippers get to see the shot of them together featured on the Current Talk page today.  It's one of the best shots of them together I have ever seen.  And it really conveys the tension of their relationship.

Here it is just in case anyone missed it:

1795: Ep #390_391 - Angelique: 'I will be an obedient and
devoted wife.'

If only Ang had lived up to her pledge for more than 2 seconds. 

[Gothick]

You know I am just dying here with the quote that goes with the gorgeous new Julia image on the main Robservations page--a propos of Miss Olivia Corey--"all trace of her lice has disappeared."  

Thank God the Collinsport Inn summoned the fumigation experts in time...

G.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

And talking of nuances, today's featured image at the head of the front Robservations page is simply stunning.  Even in that nubby coat, Grayson is elegant, elegiac, mournful half-despair incarnate.

And here it is:

1970: Ep #934 - Julia: 'I wonder if he believes in monsters?'

[michael c]

Yay!  One of my favorite shots popped up on page 1 of the Robservations page today; Maggie giving Mrs J the "talk to the hand" gesture as reliable old Sarah was ranting away about "those children!"  Just a fab scene.

yes maggie's(and kathryn leigh scott's)"status" on the series was certainly raised when alexandra left the scene.

her elevation from secondary character to principle ingenue was swift but decisive. for her debut at collinwood she was granted some lovely new frocks. in today's slideshow she's not quite our "junior sophisticate" just yet(that credit comes i believe in 1970)but she's on her way.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

Yay!  One of my favorite shots popped up on page 1 of the Robservations page today

And here it is:

1969: Ep #682 - Mrs. Johnson: 'There's nothing ordinary
about those two children.'

[Mysterious Benefactor]

I finally got to this:

That featured shot on the Robs board of LeviaLiz giving a completely clueless Willie the freeze today is a hoot!  Love it!

And here it is:

1970: Ep #956 - Willie: 'I bet you're surprised to see me.'

[Mysterious Benefactor]

I just adore Julia's smile in the main capture on page 1 of the Robs board today.  So radiant!

And here it is:

1970PT: Ep #1038 - Julia: 'Perhaps I like being a spy.'

[DarkLady]

Kiss her, Barnabas! Kiss her!!!!