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Okay I only just started watching it. When I am done i'll return to edit and add comments about the film. Now I've only seen the first 19 episodes of the late 60's gothic soap opera when the biggest concern the Collins had was Mr Devlin returning to Collinsport. The rest I have only heard about loosely.

But just let me say this. Any film that starts like this one has, and leads into Victoria Winters train ride from New York to Collinsport Maine to the music Nights in white satin by the Moody Blues, gets an automatic bonus point if nothing else just for epic benning.

I'll be interested to hear your full review. I also liked how it opened, although, for old time DS fans, it was startling not to hear the iconic theme music.

The Maggie Evans/Victoria Winters name thing was an in-joke for the old-time fans. When Barnabas was initially introduced (with the intention of his being a short-term story arc), his object was Maggie Evans. She was the one who physically resembled Josette Dupres, his lost love from another century. In the soap, Maggie was a waitress, but I don't recall her father's being an artist. That was part of the revival series' story line. Maybe he was an artist in the original, too, but I just don't remember that part.

When Barnabas stayed on the show, he needed a new victim, and his attentions turned to Victoria Winters, who was the original "heroine" of the series.

I'm glad you enjoyed the Tim Burton movie. It was vastly different in tone from the original series, but I thought it was enjoyable if taken on its own terms.

Yeah in the original series, Maggie Evans father was a formerly sucessful painter who had become a drunkard over his stress and fear of Dirk Devlins revenge on any whom he believed were responsible for sending him to Prison.

How are you watching Tim Burton's version? It isn't even out yet is it?

If someone has the hacking skills they can watch something that isn't in theaters yet.

Yeah I know, I've never been one of those people. LOL! Whenever I have run into people like that that can give me a link I get scared I'll get sued later.

It was out a long time ago. I saw it on the big screen.

EDIT: Oh, you mean on DVD? Duuur! Yeah, how did you see it, Nos?

I'm expecting them to release it in October although I've heard nothing. But it seems silly to save it for Christmas. They ought to just release it in time for Halloween.

We certainly intend to buy it. My husband, daughter and I saw it in the theater, and we enjoyed it.