Ah, here it is--the fateful first glimpse of the REAL star of the show in 1970, Hoffman!  I just adore every snide, sinister, sardonic word that drips from those sublimely bitter lips of hers.  Yes, Hoffman is one jive mo-fo, and indigent female pensioner-relatives in hand-me-down sweater sets better not forget it.

Love the line--I think it's actually in a subsequent episode--where Hoffman is orgasmically crooning over the late lamented Angelique "let them remember HER" and Liz snaps, "How could anyone EVAH forget her?" 

Hoffman and Liz don't get too many scenes together in the later body of the PT 1970 storyline, which is a pity.  I love how the two characters play off one another.

G.

This is fascinating, Brian.  I've thought about purchasing the hoDS and NoDS dls for my laptop but just haven't gotten around to it yet. 

It's disturbing to think there are further cuts on the NoDS dl.  I hope they fix it but doubtful that they will bother.

G.

My condolences to you and your family, Annie.

G.

Wow, I loved Briscoe with the longer hair! Adorable!

But sad to think of how close to devastating personal collapse he was at this point in his life...

G.

Board traffic on IMDB continues to claim that season 4 of Dante's cove will be in production as soon as they line up all the "actors" involved.

G.

Thanks for sharing that, Robot Quentin.  That's a really cute story.  You know I love it that Grayson gets the most calls...

Best,

G.

Fans, the discs for season 3 of "The Lair," here!TV's velveetaesque gay vampire soap opera, are now available on Netflix and I have been catching up with the latest antics.  Creator/director/writer Fred Olen Ray (a friend of Barbara Steele's, btw) continues to show his appreciation for DS and Hammer vampire movies.  In the new season, not only is there a character who talks to a ghost on a disconnected candlestick telephone (and there's even a tracking shot showing that the phone wires aren't connected to anything that mimics a similar shot from a 1969 DS episode), there's also a character who represents a palpable nod to a storyline from the 1991 series comic books (published by the shortlived "Innovation comics").  Not bad, eh?

Sybil Danning is a guest star on the new season, but does not appear until episode 8 so I have yet to see her.  Can't wait!

G.

Damn, but today's portrait of Hoffman laying down the law fiercely, epically RULES.

Way to go, MB! 

G.