Dark Shadows Episode Numbering in TV Terrors Forum

0 Points

<< Previous Topic Next Topic >>

Dark Shadows Episode Numbering

Author	Comment
Mark Morgan	Dark Shadows Episode Numbering	Lead	[-]
Apr 29 12 12:15 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	When I was in college I used to watch Dark Shadows every day after school on the Sci-Fi Channel. It was a rare treat since the cable package my parents had didn't include sci-fi. And while I loved the show, I never had the chance to go back and watch the show from the beginning. With the recent DVDs releases and the show's presence on Netflix streaming this is no longer a problem, but I have noticed something that I was hoping one of our members might clear up for me. On both netflix and on the new Dark Shadows Vol. 1 dvd, the episode numbering begins with 210. Is that a production number or did the show exist previously in some other incarnation? Kind of like how Popeye took over Thimble Theatre after it had been running for nearly a decade with a completely different star. Just wonder is all. Thanks! Like Number 5, I appreciate any and all input! Superman: Dreams save us! Dreams lift us up and transform us. And on my soul, I SWEAR ... Until my dream of a world where Dignity, Honor, and Justice become the reality we all share, I'll never stop fighting. EVER! Doctor Who: No, don't tell me! I'm a dangerous man when I don't know what I'm doing. Optimus Prime: Megatron must be stopped. No matter the cost! Godzilla: Rawr! Checkout my fan blog if you dare ... A Lone Fan Crying In The Wilderness
	Remove this ad
will		#1	[-]
Apr 29 12 12:48 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	You got it. That volume starts with the first appearance of Barnabus Collins. The very first episode of Dark Shadows is on youtube.
rvoyttbots		#2	[-]
Apr 29 12 12:55 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Beat me to it. The first 209 episodes are pre-Barnabas.
Helrunar		#3	[-]
Apr 29 12 1:07 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	In some ways, the most artistically successful and beautifully written and performed arc on all of DS was the original Laura Collins storyline from Dec. 1966 through March 1967. If you skip the pre-Barnabas episodes altogether, you give this fabulous chunk of shows a clean miss. It's told in a very leisurely pace, with lots of mood and Gothic atmosphere that would have made Rev. Montague Summers stand up and sing... just unearthly stuff. Actress Diana Millay who played the Phoenix, Laura Collins, seems to have embraced the role with a commitment that blurred the edges of acting and real life for her... she's incredibly creepy in it. H.
	Remove this ad
Mark Morgan		#4	[-]
Apr 29 12 8:22 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Okay, now that that's solved, have any of the Pre-Barnabas episodes ever been available for sale? Superman: Dreams save us! Dreams lift us up and transform us. And on my soul, I SWEAR ... Until my dream of a world where Dignity, Honor, and Justice become the reality we all share, I'll never stop fighting. EVER! Doctor Who: No, don't tell me! I'm a dangerous man when I don't know what I'm doing. Optimus Prime: Megatron must be stopped. No matter the cost! Godzilla: Rawr! Checkout my fan blog if you dare ... A Lone Fan Crying In The Wilderness
Red Gargon		#5	[-]
Apr 29 12 10:36 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yes, on DVD as "Dark Shadows: The Beginning", on VHS as "The Collector's Series" and they're all included in the new "The Complete Series" giant coffin-shaped DVD box. I agree with Helrunar, they are well worth watching, though the pace is languid, they are otherworldly and dreamy, in a somewhat different style than the later part of the series.
Nicholas Blair		#6	[-]
Aug 1 12 8:01 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Helrunar wrote: In some ways, the most artistically successful and beautifully written and performed arc on all of DS was the original Laura Collins storyline from Dec. 1966 through March 1967. If you skip the pre-Barnabas episodes altogether, you give this fabulous chunk of shows a clean miss. It's told in a very leisurely pace, with lots of mood and Gothic atmosphere that would have made Rev. Montague Summers stand up and sing... just unearthly stuff. Actress Diana Millay who played the Phoenix, Laura Collins, seems to have embraced the role with a commitment that blurred the edges of acting and real life for her... she's incredibly creepy in it. H. I agree with this. The Laura plot is often overlooked due to the fact that it came before the arrival of Barnabas Collins, but it was actually the first plot with a supernatural villain in it. Before that we only had the ghosts, who ranged from heroic (Josette) to unhappy (Molloy) but never really villainous. Laura Collins changed that and Diana Millay brought a lot of menace to the show. I also noticed the introduction of a few new tunes to the show (including quite a beautiful one that sounded like a lark). At the risk of spoiling anything, I'd just say that the 1890s plot brought a nice surprise! The first year of Dark Shadows is often not watched by many people getting into it, but I liked it a lot (some aspects were better than the later years), and I always find myself missing Burke Devlin and Matthew Morgan (though, luckily, Thayer David returned as many different characters since that point) and a few other characters. I also enjoyed a moment which really humanized the Roger character (who was the main villain in those days); him sitting on the cliff throwing rocks (or ''Burke Devlin'' as he calls them) into the sea after he thought Burke's ''persecution'' of him would be over. Louis Edmonds' acting in that scene was fantastic, and he truly captured an inner-beauty to the character that we had not seen before; he was almost like a child in that scene. And, of course, who could forget THE PEN!
	Remove this ad

<< Previous Topic Next Topic >>

Add Reply