Dark Shadows Discussion Thread

[Soaplovers]

I think the show gradually changing Maggie from her original incarnation to a weepy victim sort of downgraded Victoria's character. However, the thing I noticed about Victoria was that she had the trappings of the typical heroine but with a backbone.

[SFK]

I am in tears watching these DS bloopers on YouTube.

[EricMontreal22]

Quentin. Selby was dreamy *sigh*

[drasticmeasures]

When I was a kid, I waffled back and forth, but re-watching the show as an adult I would definitely have to say Team Barnabas. That rich baritone voice and dark sad eyes win out over blue eyes and sideburns.

[DRW50]

There was a very early Joan Bennett movie on TCM last week, called Eleven Men and a Girl. It was a Joe E Brown movie (an annoying comedian of that era) and Joan was the romantic figure, along with James Hall. Her father was the football coach for a California university and she would bring talented players to the school and charm them if they would join the team. There was a scene with the latest guy where he wanted to give her his pin but she already had tons of them pinned to her dress, under a shawl.

She had short blonde hair at this time (she said she wasn't really noticed until later when she dyed her hair black) and she "sang" and played the ukulele! And in one scene she did some kind of wild, manic dance where the entire football team stood around her in a bedroom. Then they all took her on their shoulders and did some type of huddle. Given that this was a pre-code movie I almost wondered if it was going to get a little out of control...

I could definitely see her as Carolyn Stoddard's mother here.

[DRW50]

From the July 1971 Daytime TV.

Edited August 23, 2010 by CarlD2

[Bright Eyes]

Is Maggie about to go cuckoo cacho? Sarah Collins (thanks credits!) just showed up singing "London Bridge is Falling Down" in quite the orphan/poltergeist way.

To be honest, I don't think I actually want anyone to answer that. NO SPOILERS!

[Bright Eyes]

They just mentioned, Dr. Julia Hoffman. She was a big character on the show, wasn't she?

[DRW50]

Yes. Julia carried the show at certain points.

She was supposed to be Dr. Julian Hoffman, but a typo made it Julia and Dan Curtis said "Why not."

[Bright Eyes]

Oh wow, I find that fascinating. Can't wait until she premieres.

[MichaelGL]

The funny thing is, compared to Victoria, I always thought the show centered around Julia. I think Victoria was gone around the time I started watching the reruns on Sci-Fi, and I found myself enamored with Grayson Hall's acting. I think, still to this day, I have not seen episodes of DS that have this Victoria character.

[Bright Eyes]

Victoria Winters was mostly a supporting character, but she was connected to practically everyone and every story. She narrated the beginning of each episode and always started with the classic line, "My name is Victoria Winters ..."

It's no secret that she was supposed to be Elizabeth's daughter somehow, but it never happened concretely, though there were major hints at the very beginning of the program.

[Bright Eyes]

Does anyone know why this Anthony George is playing Burke Devlin, and not the original actor? Is George only temporary or does he end up staying for the rest of the character's run?

[DRW50]

The first Burke left because of alcoholism. He just stopped showing up, I believe. Anthony George stays for the rest of Burke's run.

[quartermainefan]

she was so interesting. I used to watch DS reruns on Ch 55 in NY (UHF) and then all of a sudden she was on OLTL too! Not pretty, but she had an interesting face. I had no idea until wikipedia that Grayson Hall was once nominated for an Oscar. Not too many soap stars can make that claim.