The cast of Dark Shadows, including Joan Bennett, Louis Edmond, CLarice Blackburn, Grayson Hall, Jonathan Frid, John Karlen, Alexandra Motlke, Nancy Barrett, Robert Gerringer, Joel Crothers, Kathryn Leigh Scott, David Hennesy, and Sharon Smyth
The প্রদর্শনী was the creation of a man named Dan Curtis, a TV producer and creator. Initially as a character-driven show, it aired first on June 27, 1966, with Alexandra Moltke's "My name is Victoria Winters. My journey is beginning. A journey to link my past with my future..." While a great beginning, the audience wasn't buying it. The series main attraction was Joan Bennett, a জনপ্রিয় movie তারকা from the 30's and 40's. She played the mistress of Collinwood, widowed Elizabeth Collins Stoddard.
Curtis intially tried to stay away from অতিপ্রাকৃতিক occurences, at least until the ghost of Josette was introduced. The সেকেন্ড অতিপ্রাকৃতিক character was Laura Collins, the immortal phoenix. Following the Laura Collins storyline, the series introduced the third অতিপ্রাকৃতিক character, the character that changed the প্রদর্শনী forever. Barnabas Collins.
Barnabas Collins, a guilt-ridden, 175-year-old vampire, is released from his chained coffin দ্বারা jewel-seeker, Willie Loomis. Barnabas was initially portrayed as a villian. He was just an evil, maroding vampire. After the introduction of Jonathan Frid in the part, the প্রদর্শনী became আরো জনপ্রিয় than ever. আরো people started tuning in every afternoon to see this vampire. Barnabas commited several evil deeds in his early episodes, at one point, kidnapping a girl named Maggie Evans, because she resembled Josette, a woman he loved and হারিয়ে গেছে in the 1790's. He tries to turn her into Josette but she escapes and loses her mind.
Barnabas' original plotline was to have him as an evil vampire and kill him off after 13 weeks. He became so জনপ্রিয় that they decided to keep him on. The পরবর্তি character that was introduced was his partner.
While Holmes had Watson, Barnabas had Dr. Julia Hoffman as his sidekick. She initially came on the প্রদর্শনী to investigate what happened to Maggie Evans. The actress who played Julia, Grayson Hall, was the wife of staff writer Sam Hall. Sam Hall decided to write her in as one of the main characters.
Julia Hoffman was in প্রণয় with Barnabas and tried to find a way to cure him of his vampirism. The original intention for that was to have Barnabas kill her and then soon he too, be killed.
They became so জনপ্রিয় that they were in a sense, the show! They were the main attraction and the chemistry between Frid and Hall was real!
The প্রদর্শনী went on to be a অতিপ্রাকৃতিক phenomenon.
There were great actors and great storylines and the প্রদর্শনী is just as জনপ্রিয় today. Dark Shadows used to be on Sci-fi but unfortunatley, has been taken off. The প্রদর্শনী is available on DVD through MPI প্রথমপাতা Video. The প্রদর্শনী ran for 5 years, from 1966 to 1971. It even sparked two movies, House of Dark Shadows and Night of Dark Shadows.
Dark Shadows has millions of অনুরাগী and shows no sign of letting up. Forty years after the প্রদর্শনী came on, it is still loved দ্বারা many.
The fanbase of Dark Shadows is gigantic. The spot on Fanpop.com has 85 অনুরাগী of the show, people of all ages who have one thing in common: the প্রণয় for a প্রদর্শনী that has lasted for a lifetime.
Dark Shadows was not only a great TV show, but a cult classic. It is loved, respected, and adored.
It has lasted not only for its generation and our generation, but for all time.
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