tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post612773379080395772..comments2023-12-17T11:49:28.493-08:00Comments on Dark Shadows News Page: 40 Years Ago: The Final EpisodeStuartMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012916302744278456noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-68868935136302733202021-07-28T10:46:30.342-07:002021-07-28T10:46:30.342-07:00I never watched it as a kid, being too young and m...I never watched it as a kid, being too young and more interested in going outside and playing with friends, then sitting at home in front of a tv after sitting in school all day. But I remember all the buzz about it, and how everyone was talking about the best vampire they ever saw in film, Barnabas Collins. Now that I'm retired, I happened to catch it on Tubi one night and was instantly Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139610420901167133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-16077363315770191272020-12-04T13:21:57.676-08:002020-12-04T13:21:57.676-08:00In a few months we'll have (somehow) survived ...In a few months we'll have (somehow) survived 50 years without Dark Shadows. I was living in Newport News, Virginia in those years, bussed to and from school and pleading with the bus driver to drive faster so I could get to my TV by the time the intro music finished playing. I missed the final 5 months of the show because my dad got reassigned to a new duty station in Florida and my Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699309789420798335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-65744114857688859822020-12-01T14:47:10.027-08:002020-12-01T14:47:10.027-08:00I only saw parts of this showing Barnabas. That ...I only saw parts of this showing Barnabas. That was in 1960s. I'm now 80. While I've been home during Covid, I saw that dark shadows was on. But it was called THE BEGINNING. I'd never seen it and thought I'd watch it to see where Barnabas got his start. Low and behold I loved the beginning of 8 episodes. It explained so much. It is a fun fun story. I grew up in the time Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852306141309642605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-55730238021791581042020-11-23T11:30:17.156-08:002020-11-23T11:30:17.156-08:00Someone.mentioned seeing their own dark shadows be...Someone.mentioned seeing their own dark shadows being on a video they were filming. It took me back fifty years to the best "Soap" ever aired. Thanks Jonathan Frid. You brought to life a vampire that housewives secretly loved.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589852228836671504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-60268848282980811992020-04-28T21:14:08.782-07:002020-04-28T21:14:08.782-07:00It is now April 28, 2020, more than 49 years after...It is now April 28, 2020, more than 49 years after "Dark Shadows" left the air. Decades is now showing it at 11:00 p.m. Central Time weeknights. Some great memories!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572500947741146213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-60611930527770120052019-04-20T16:21:26.780-07:002019-04-20T16:21:26.780-07:00I was in grade school when the show originally ran...I was in grade school when the show originally ran. Yes, we ran home to watch it. It was a very big deal and immensely popular. Watching DS today, you really appreciate how unique it was and how excellently the show's cast was. A true cultural icon to this day. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18434396578511355183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-9698325306993408202019-03-24T12:47:00.324-07:002019-03-24T12:47:00.324-07:00I am watching on The Decades channel in Florida.I am watching on The Decades channel in Florida.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703235780185717077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-27474352133088859772018-10-29T10:06:00.627-07:002018-10-29T10:06:00.627-07:00Again, I have watched, Dark Shadows.
I remain a d...Again, I have watched, Dark Shadows. <br />I remain a devoted Fan of the writers & Cast of this historic & amazing Gothic Novel. <br />Dark Shadows will "Transend Time" for All ages to Enjoy !!<br /><br />God Bless you All ! And, Thank you, for filling my days & nights with enjoyment thru the years.❤Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779619331084829752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-14026799900028788802018-10-21T13:11:41.145-07:002018-10-21T13:11:41.145-07:00I didnt remember the final episodes of Dark Shadow...I didnt remember the final episodes of Dark Shadows and I cannot remember when I stopped watching it. Having now watched the series over again, the Bramwell period certainly did kill the show. I would have rather have seen the last episodes be the fate of the characters. Everybody wanted to see Barnabas marry Julia, Maggie and Joe get married, etc. That would have been a nice ending to the seriesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15189390744579526361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-73097173553516802152017-11-01T12:25:02.897-07:002017-11-01T12:25:02.897-07:00They really had run out of ideas, and it probably ...They really had run out of ideas, and it probably should have ended sooner. With both Victoria and Maggie gone, Frid increasingly bored, what's the point? How many more alternate timelines were needed? I think the first time travel storyline should have been the last. It was overkill. <br /><br />By far the best ending of any daytime drama was that for Edge of Night, which also had a Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00271250698430923736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-73979352310046864602016-10-30T14:12:15.907-07:002016-10-30T14:12:15.907-07:00Yes I also ran home and watched dark Shadow.i am n...Yes I also ran home and watched dark Shadow.i am now watching it on Decades.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465668107030267341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-70795946214860461862015-11-01T08:45:06.609-08:002015-11-01T08:45:06.609-08:00There is a Decades channel showing every ep...There is a Decades channel showing every episode of Dark Shadows. It gets to the point, where the doctor is about to expose the vampire. Thats where it ends, and then starts all over again to the beginning. I never saw a ending episode.<br /><br />The Delco Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923353529323032222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-83377218033410719462013-09-11T14:59:42.903-07:002013-09-11T14:59:42.903-07:00My only complaint with the voice-over is that it s...My only complaint with the voice-over is that it speaks of the Collins family of 1841 in parallel time. I would have wanted to hear what happened with the original Collins family in 1970-71.bruceburns12https://www.blogger.com/profile/12051085284663738557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-7384638180848965602011-04-26T06:59:05.571-07:002011-04-26T06:59:05.571-07:0045 Years!
So happy to learn that there will be a f...45 Years!<br />So happy to learn that there will be a full-feature film. I'm hoping for cameo appearances! I was in my teens watching the show in the 60s...yes ran home from the bus and burst in the door. Enjoying it once again on MPI's DVDs right now, as I never saw the 'final episode.' Can hardly wait to attend the 45 year anniversary festival celebration in August.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07990236656465135597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-31210107301771294222011-04-05T06:19:56.762-07:002011-04-05T06:19:56.762-07:00I don't know the answer to that. Toby Longwor...I don't know the answer to that. Toby Longworth played Prof. Stokes in one audio (and did a great job!) so maybe it will be him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-42108852739461861632011-04-04T17:59:05.446-07:002011-04-04T17:59:05.446-07:00Thanks Tracy, for the heads up on Count Petofi. W...Thanks Tracy, for the heads up on Count Petofi. Who will fill in for the late, great, Thayer David?Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900470936696536392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-76595044969941587252011-04-04T16:40:52.582-07:002011-04-04T16:40:52.582-07:00I too was one of the kids who ran home from school...I too was one of the kids who ran home from school to watch Dark Shadows faithfully. I would call Dan Curtis Productions and Dan Curtis' secretary told me that the show was cancelled. This was two or three months before. I remember going to my room and I cried like a baby. Dark Shadows was so special to me and to so many other kids at the time. The last 6 months of the show were really awful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-69347760219305841612011-04-04T07:16:23.146-07:002011-04-04T07:16:23.146-07:00My mom told me that Frid and Hall had agreed to 1 ...My mom told me that Frid and Hall had agreed to 1 more year of the show, but that they were reluctant. So that year passed. Then we heard the show was ending. Some don't want to face it, but Frid drove the final nail in the coffin by refusing to do Barnabus anymore. So we all sat in front to the t.v. and watched the final episode. We were in disbelief. Then the next Monday, we were Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047071017474045731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-8115936187248444102011-04-03T12:35:12.605-07:002011-04-03T12:35:12.605-07:00I remember this day, forty years ago. I was only 9...I remember this day, forty years ago. I was only 9 years old, and the ending was completely unexpected. What a bummer!!! (I remember hating Password afterwards!)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11453843672290414774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-10051159379515689932011-04-03T01:18:10.832-07:002011-04-03T01:18:10.832-07:00Dale--
I think you may finally get your wish as it...Dale--<br />I think you may finally get your wish as it looks like Count Petofi is going to wreak havoc in the lives of Carolyn Stoddard and David Collins and all their family and friends in Big Finish Audio's third season of Full Cast Audio Dramas. Go to www.bigfinish.com for more information, to check out their current Dark Shadows releases, and to wait for the release of the Full Cast Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-16104091572047334772011-04-02T21:12:53.433-07:002011-04-02T21:12:53.433-07:00It's hard to believe that forty years have pas...It's hard to believe that forty years have passed since the final airing of Dark Shadows. The writers really didn't have a chance to properly end the show with such short notice. <br /><br />I had always hoped that Mr. David's character, Count Petofi would somehow find his way to 1970's Collinwood to wreck further havoc.<br /><br />At least they saw fit to have Mr. David do the Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900470936696536392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760755576518813474.post-24323156182122974562011-04-02T19:26:43.523-07:002011-04-02T19:26:43.523-07:00This is an awesome blog. I just found it this even...This is an awesome blog. I just found it this evening. 40 years? 2 years before I was even born. I've been watching the series for the last year and it is a fantastic show. Simply one of the best I have ever seen. I definately will come back to this informative and fun blog frequently.<br /><br />GregGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700232778483876870noreply@blogger.com