I praise another commenter’s suggestion that 1970 Parallel Time (the segment I call “Meet Another Angelique”) would have been better with Alexandra Isles as an evil version of Vicki and Lara Parker as her innocent victim, the second Mrs Quentin Collins. That would make it an inversion of the 1795 storyline (which I call “Meet Angelique.”)
Tag: imaginary recasting
Episode 1066: This Is How We Do It
In which I wonder what it might have been like if Dan Curtis had had his way and Bert Convy, rather than Jonathan Frid, had played Barnabas Collins. I then try to imagine Jonathan Frid in Convy’s place as host of Tattletales.
Episode 1110: Attack of the Clones
I mention a part I wish Virginia Vestoff had played in the 1897 segment.
Episode 1137: It’s Alive, Sort Of
Does Gerard matter? Could Buzz have mattered? Isn’t it for the best that Buzz didn’t matter?
Episode 1167: The English Way of Death
I get carried away and write five substantial paragraphs defending the proposition that you can’t watch Dark Shadows without creating fanfic of it. Nobody notices all the bloopers boom mic shadows, etc; we all mentally edit those things out as we watch.
Episode 1172: The Deck Chairs
Black characters I wish they’d had in Dark Shadows.
Episode 1176: The Week Between
I go on at length about some of the imaginary recasting I would do in my head to keep myself awake during dull parts of the show.
Episode 1187: I Presume You’ve Never Heard About Something Called Parallel Time
I describe episodes 1061-1198 as “Meet Gerard,” and try to think of ways that 1199-1245 could have been made more interesting.
Episode 1187: I Presume You’ve Never Heard About Something Called Parallel Time
Episode 1199: The Wuthering
A couple of ways they might have improved the 1841 Parallel Time story if Jerry Lacy had still been on the show.
Episode 1201: Willie Loomis Must Die: The Movie
I mention one of the episodes of Columbo where Jonathan Frid would have been good as the murderer.
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