For best male vampire, Tom Jennings gets my vote. You know I loved that tongue. I was interested to see an interview Jonathan Frid did for a Baltimore paper (yes, in your home town, Byron!) where he complained about the "almost pornographic" tongue-rolling by a certain actor (Mr. Frid was too gracious to name dear Don). I personally felt the tongue action emphasized Tom's animality.
This brings up just how different various vampires have been on DS. Some retained more of their personality than did others.
For best FEMALE vampire, I vote for Angelique. I just loved watching her work her way through the male cast members. I guess Lara Parker still recalls that period fondly as well, since she has shown some of those episodes to classrooms when she's worked as a substitute teacher. (Incidentally, I think the Cassandra period rates as her least favorite--she bluntly told a friend of mine that she doesn't even remember playing Cassandra! How on Earth could she have forgotten those wigs, and those clothes! Especially the CLASSIC purple butterfly robe! What a thing to be wearing while being exorcised!)
I think KLS and Terry Crawford deserve special awards for super-duper honorary vamps. Both only appeared as members of the Undead in dreams or visions, but both ladies did a wonderful job chewing up the scenery with their "fang cameos"! Another one who got a lot of bang for fang (oooh you saw that one coming didn't you) was dear Marsha Mason as Audrey the Leviathan Vampire Chick.
That's enough natter for one day.
Steve
