"Try taking our Vamp out in the sunlight and watch it sparkle."  Hoo boy.

I'm not even going to touch that one *rolls eyes*.

Um, Happy Holidays?

G.

Uncle Roger,

[spoiler]When Julia came back from 1897 to 1969, there's a scene where she tells Chris that he is actually a Collins because he descends from Quentin's daughter, who survived.  Since the head of the family in PT 1970 is a Quentin Collins who looks just like the 19th century Quentin, we must presume that the PT 1890s Quentin proved to be a devoted husband to Jenny and that both his children survived.  The Chris Collins of PT 1970 could therefore be a descendant of 1890s Quentin's first son, or of a second son if, as seems likely, he and Jenny had more children together.  If Chris was a first cousin of Quentin's, then he would have descended from very close to the original 1890s Quentin.  Since Chris handled Quentin's legal and financial affairs, he was clearly a close and trusted member of the family.[/spoiler]

That is my take on why Chris in PT is a Collins.  If Tom existed, he presumably was no longer living in Collinsport, as he is never mentioned.

Best, Gothick

Thanks, Midnite!  You're awesome!

 Exactly, Cathy.  I thought that tone and temper had a lot to do with what Helena said, and one always has to take into account the classic British tradition of "taking the piss" (making sarcastic fun even of one's nearest and dearest), of which she is clearly a mistress.

If you listen to both interviews, she is really saying that the new movie is extraordinary, even by Tim Burton's standards.  She said it is very subtle.  I remember in an interview before the filming started she commented on how unusual it was going to be because the focus was overwhelmingly going to be on interactions between actors, as opposed to big box FX sequences.

In her own mind she may have been saying that DS was a "so bad it's good" cult classic.  As MB and others have commented, we're used to hearing this from others, including the stars of the original series.

I remember at a Brooklyn festival a few years ago, there was a moment where Selby and Karlen sat while a clip sequence played of their scenes together on the series (mostly Desmond and Quentin from 1840).  I remember Selby saying something like "that dialogue!  Sam Hall, you have a lot to answer for!"  But then subsequently he stated:  "I'm really amazed at how good this is."  It was his first time seeing the show, apparently, in many years.


G.

Huge fan of PT 1970 here.  I agree that it was the last of the really good storylines on the series. (1995 feels more like an idyll than a fullblown storyline.)  Nancy, Grayson and Louis in particular all had some really great material... Parker had great clothes and great opportunities to do what she did best. 

[spoiler] I personally failed to "get" the whole Yeagar-goes-after-Maggie Collins thing, and both Quentin and Maggie seemed wearisomely one-note to me ... others disagree which is a fan's prerogative of course ...[/spoiler]

I also LOVE Hannah and Tim Stokes...  great characters!  I wish Hannah had stayed on for awhile after Hoffman returned.

G.

Well, they were there for perhaps two days.

I realize KLS read the shooting script, but as has been stated several times, the completed film could look very different from that beginning point.

And KLS *always* seems to put the most positive spin possible on any situation... *biting tongue on sarcastic comment*

cheers, G.

There was discussion of this interview over on the main thread about the movie.  I don't think their marriage is in trouble; I think Helena is just in love with the sound of her own voice.

Great shot of her scarily working the Michael Jackson hair.

These interviews with HBC remind me of when Grayson and Sam were touring around doing interviews to promote NoDS, and some unfortunate journalist tried to ask Sam to talk about the story of the movie, and Grayson barked:  "DON'T give away the ending!"

Clearly, HBC is even in more need of a minder...

G.