Don't you mean 1977?  We lost Thayer in 1978.

Just how "major" is Thayer's role in this?  I've tracked down a number of his appearances from this period where he had maybe five lines of dialogue, if that.

He was a very busy actor in the mid Seventies.  And I still miss him like Hell.

G.

A friend also sent me links today of reviews on DVD Talks of the inaccurately named "Fan Favorites" DS set (I think of the titling as misleading, as we have heard nothing about any polling of fans on our favorite episodes to craft this selection), and the "Best of Barnabas" set (9 episodes, each with a very short intro from Lara Parker).  I only had time to glance quickly at the reviews--I think they were done by the same critic who gave very high marks to the megaset.  He pointed out that only diehard fan completists should bother spending money on the "best of" sets and in one of the reviews pointed out that the selection would be like sending a friend a few favorite chapters--or even pages from chapters--of books in the Harry Potter series. With no context, the excerpts don't really make much sense to the casual viewer.

I presume the "Fan Favorites" set also has intro segments for each show, but don't recall seeing mention of who taped those.

G.

Happiest of Birthdays Misterioso Darling!  May your tapioca be truly sublime.

cheers, G.

So you're saying that you really dig rock and roll, a hot dog makes you lose control? 

You could loo-ooo-se your mind... when Cousins... are two of a kind!

winking, G.

I wonder whether the DJs will spin either DS music, or songs with DS themes... such as that Book of Love song "Witchcraft" with the line "Angelique takes Barnabas from Josette!"

Could be fun!  If you go, do let us know your impressions.

G.

If she would hire a professional researcher and editor to go over her books, errors such as this could easily be avoided.

But then I've said for years that editors are going the way of the dinosaur... and English is now my favorite dead language.

cheers,

G.

I think it's a moot point at this stage of the game, but the one test screening "review" that I read revealed very few real spoilers, from what I recall; certainly very little beyond what the official WB synopsis that was released in advance of the actual shooting revealed.  The Elfman score track listing (particularly the title of one particular track) gives more away than that individual's review did. 

He wasn't an OS fan, and he described the movie as a horror comedy.

Still, horror, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder.  Isn't it?

cheers, G.

Those are wonderful selections!

Original series:  Ah, I'm delighted you included Stokes giving his learned (and rather fussy) opinion of Barnabas' drawing room furniture.  Always a favorite scene.  And Quentin about to give Beth a taste of *the tongue*! 

hoDS:  So many wonderful shots of the Divine One this month!

1991:  Love Babs Steele in the specs!

Great work all around!

Thanks, G.