About fanlistings
What is a fanlisting?
A fanlisting is, as the name suggests, a list of fans for a certain subject, which online and open for anyone. All that is required is your (nick)name, a valid e-mail and your country.
Some people don't see the fun behind it, but that is exactly what fanlistings are, a hobby and fun. Seeing how many people share one's interests, creating sites and graphics and sometimes even sharing extras and information about the subject.
So if you are a fan, there is no reason not to join, your e-mail doesn't need to be displayed and won't be used for spamming you either*. Giving a valid e-mail just helps preventing fake members to join.
And when you really like a subject, why not show it? Especially with not so popular topics you make a lot of other fans happy to see that they are not alone.
The fanlistings are all listed at www.thefanlistings.org, the idea itself is from Janine.
* The script used to manage the fans who joined will automatically sent you an e-mail when you filled out the form correctly and then a second mail once I have added you to the actual list. The only other mail might be an note about a change of the url, so you can update your links and won't bump into a dead link.
Why did I made this fanlisting?
Admittingly I don't know the original series, but Ben Cross playing a vampire who happens to be the main character got me interested immediately. When it first aired in Germany, it was impossible to see all the episodes, but what little I could see - made me want to see the all of it.
So when the DVD Set came out, I ordered it without thinking for one second and to honest I never had expected to like the show that much. Usually I am not too thrilled about vampires who moan and cry about being a vampire, but this show pulled it off quite well.
Except for the two creepy kids and the religious fanatics I do like all of the regular characters. The story is quite intriguing and the love-triangle between Barnabas/Victoria/Josette is very touching.
Where does the title come from?
Most of the story takes place around Collinwood, it is were the main characters life (whether it is the old or the new house) and all of them are like threatened by Angelique's curse. As night is sometimes associated with supernatural threats, I chose "Night over Collinwood" to summarize it all together.
