[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Way Off Topic: Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins!

[Lee Kaiwen]

lwilliams15209 blessed us with this gem On 10/08/2007 14:45:

> Really? I love Dark Shadows! I hadn't known there was a film version
> coming out. I agree that Johnny Depp will do a wonderful job as Barnabas
> Collins. I can't wait to see it.

I remember as a child treasuring those few afternoons when I wasn't in 
school because it meant being able to watch DS (who knows? I may even 
have feigned sickness a time or two just to catch it).  Later, when I 
was in college with much more sophisticated tastes, a local station ran 
reruns, and I couldn't believe how bad it was. As a full-on adult, now, 
I appreciate it for the camp. And Johnny Depp is one of my top three 
favorite actors, so I can't wait.

I still recall a scene in which Jonathan Frid attempting to act (a 
Herculean effort for him under the best of circumstances) while trying 
desparately to ignore a fly that kept buzzing him until it landed on his 
nose! I hadn't realized until then that they actually broadcast live.

So unfortunate I can't get it here in Taiwan.

Lee Kaiwen, Taiwan