Happy Birthday!!!

I'm very interested!  Everything from Cheep Productions was a scream!

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Brandon baby, the idea of Barnabas Collins in a mosh pit ... whoa.  I am trying really, really hard not to laugh out loud now given that I am in the office and this laugh could be a regular war whoop.  Thanks for that.  This week has been shredding.

I was thinking about this project last night and this vision of Tim & Johnny having DS night every week for years... I was considering the bits and pieces that have been shared and I think that in some ways, these two know more about the minutiae of MANY of the episodes than anyone else who has ever worked on a film or remake of the series.  Remember the time the writers had completely written themselves into a corner late in the original series, and somebody was sent outside to bring in a couple of the diehard fans to explain where they were in the story and what had been going on over the past few months?  That's Depp & Burton... or so it would seem ... given these hints we've been given about stuff we're going to see in this.

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Wow.  I'm glad I read the thread before bothering to start the quiz.

Shouldn't we have the person put a disclaimer on that there's nothing remotely "ultimate" about their knowledge of the series?

It reminds me of the time some tremulous admirer wrote the Ladies of Llangollen begging to come and spend the weekend basking in their fabulosity and received a reply that began, "I do not think you know Who We Are."

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Interesting to see the scans!  Thanks!

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I love Peter Gunn & would love to see more episodes beyond what have been released on disc.  I'm sure I could find them on the "grey market."  Hope Emerson was such an incredible presence as Mother.  I read that Minerva Urecal who is always such a wonderful crone in the Anita Bolster mode took over the role after Hope's untimely demise.

My question about these shows is how edited are they for commercials?  I don't get any signal any longer and I don't think those channels are offered in Boston anyway.

It is nice to see that some of these programmers still take an interest in vintage television...It's conceivable that high ticket sales and positive buzz around Depp Shadows could make one of these networks interested in the original show.  I think a deterrent has been how steep the price Worldvision charges is.

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Very cool!  The blood spattered claws are a very Nosferatu touch.  Michelle Pfeiffer is really going to put her own mark on the role of Liz, I can tell.  I hope she and Miller get at least a couple of juicy scenes together.  Wouldn't it be cool if they re-staged the legendary "Because I choose to do so!" scene!

I'm wondering if Burton isn't going to make this his personal tribute not just to DS, but to the whole aesthetic of classic horror that DS looked back upon.  Cobwebbed staircases, secret passageways, crashing thunder, shadows upon shadows.  I saw (and taped some of) Burton commenting on classic horror films on AMC many years ago--he's a huge fan of the genre.

From what I read of the text, there will be more of the Seth interview in the mag.  There may or may not be more photos.  Unfortunately mags from the UK often don't show up here until 3 to 4 weeks after they are released in the UK.  I don't know why since there are many daily flights between London and major cities of the US.

I didn't notice anything particularly spoilery in what was said in the text on the website, but Your Mileage May Vary.  Interesting that Burton decide the year "had to be" 1972.  I'd like to read more of his thoughts about that...

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A panel for Victoria Winters has been added, along with sketches (some very rough) for the Foyer in 1796 and 1969, and for the scene where Barnabas first meets the family.  The latter includes a rough concept for Roger which he says is going to be developed further.

I'm touched that he references the wonderful album by Wendy and Bonnie, Genesis, in his writing about Vicki.  The artist seems to share Donovan's 1960s obsession with the sexuality of teen (or even tween-)aged girls.

http://caltsoudas.deviantart.com/gallery

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