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madman25 on 06 April 2009
BTFeather55 said:
I haven't seen True Blood yet, but I think both the original Dark Shadows from the late sixties and early seventies and the truncated nineties version were both great television programs.

I'm ashamed to admit i've never heard of Dark Shadows. After digging around I found out there was 1,245 episodes from 1966-71. After watching a small part of the pilot episode on youtube I can see it is definitely something I can (sorry!) um...sink my teeth into(couldn't resist!)...

Does the story continue for the entire run or is it broken up with one off episodes where the underlying plots still bubble away? 1245 episodes is a hell of a lot! Thanks for the find, by the way.

 



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BTFeather55 on 06 April 2009
madman25 said:
BTFeather55 said:
I haven't seen True Blood yet, but I think both the original Dark Shadows from the late sixties and early seventies and the truncated nineties version were both great television programs.

I'm ashamed to admit i've never heard of Dark Shadows. After digging around I found out there was 1,245 episodes from 1966-71. After watching a small part of the pilot episode on youtube I can see it is definitely something I can (sorry!) um...sink my teeth into(couldn't resist!)...

Does the story continue for the entire run or is it broken up with one off episodes where the underlying plots still bubble away? 1245 episodes is a hell of a lot! Thanks for the find, by the way.

 

You're welcome.  They used to show it (the original one) on Sci-Fi Channel in the mornings.  Like a lot of soap operas, it follows the same pattern of building you up to a cliff hanger and then it is time for the next day's show where they usually leave the exciting thing that was happening at the end of the last one to percolate for a bit.

However, there have been tapes and dvds released over the years that only contain the show's creepier moments on them.  Examples would be The Best of Dark Shadows and The Best of Barnabas Collins.

Also, imo the show's music was quite wonderful.

 

 



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amp316 on 06 April 2009

Nosferatu and Dracula (the one with Bela Lugosi).



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BTFeather55 on 06 April 2009

I just found out that the latest Tim Burton / Johnny Depp movie is supposed to be an adaptation of Dark Shadows and it is supposed to start filming in London in Mid 2009 with Johnny Depp in the role of Barnabas Collins.



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quarashi on 06 April 2009
madman25 said:
Anyone else watching True Blood? No holds barred vampire tv show that goes straight for the jugular. Great stuff.



Ps. Just when you think this thread is dead I will drag it back to life :)

Yea I watched the whole first season.  The show is great.  I like it a lot!  Glad it has a second season in the works.

 



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tastyshovelware on 07 April 2009

@OP

I hated salem's lot so, so much.

I love, however, let the right one in.



megaman79 on 07 April 2009
BTFeather55 said:
I just found out that the latest Tim Burton / Johnny Depp movie is supposed to be an adaptation of Dark Shadows and it is supposed to start filming in London in Mid 2009 with Johnny Depp in the role of Barnabas Collins.

 

Cool, I see such wasted potential in Burton when he does not do another horror movie. If were getting technical Sleep Hollow is amazing, though not traditional horror monster archetype (wolfman,vampire, frankenstien, etc).

 



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BTFeather55 on 07 April 2009
tastyshovelware said:
@OP

I hated salem's lot so, so much.

I love, however, let the right one in.

 

 What decade did you  watch it?  And why did you hate it?  I watched it when the original Mini Series was first on tv back in the seventies and it was pretty scary and hardcore for a five year old to watch.  Granted, it might have lost some of its quality over the years as it has aged.



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tastyshovelware on 07 April 2009
BTFeather55 said:
tastyshovelware said:
@OP

I hated salem's lot so, so much.

I love, however, let the right one in.

 

 What decade did you  watch it?  And why did you hate it?  I watched it when the original Mini Series was first on tv back in the seventies and it was pretty scary and hardcore for a five year old to watch.  Granted, it might have lost some of its quality over the years as it has aged.

Maybe it's cause I watched it as one piece when it hit dvd, but it did nothing for me sadly. I guess there were a couple different lengthed cuts, I remember mine being 3 hours and 3 minutes. The last time I saw it was a good 5+ years ago, so who knows, maybe my opinion would change if I saw it today.

 



BTFeather55 on 07 April 2009
megaman79 said:
BTFeather55 said:
I just found out that the latest Tim Burton / Johnny Depp movie is supposed to be an adaptation of Dark Shadows and it is supposed to start filming in London in Mid 2009 with Johnny Depp in the role of Barnabas Collins.

 

Cool, I see such wasted potential in Burton when he does not do another horror movie. If were getting technical Sleep Hollow is amazing, though not traditional horror monster archetype (wolfman,vampire, frankenstien, etc).

 

     The Headless Horseman and elements drawn from Salem Witchcraft make me consider Sleepy Hollow to feature traditional horror story archetypes.  Plus the windmill is the one from Karloff's Frankenstein.

 



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