To be clear this is the end of the main story line. The show continued for a few months with an alt story line which has nothing to do with the OG characters.
I thought the same thing in 71 when Barnabas returned through the staircase. But since Angelique lifted his curse in 1840 there would be no body to return to in 1971.
How so true that Dark Shadows was so groundbreaking!! It probably influenced writers of vampire fiction such as Ann Rice. Barnabas, thanks to Jonathan Frid's initial awkward acting created the concept of the vampire with a conscience. And from that point future vampires were based on that concept. Let me suggest a vampire show you must review or recap and it is the cult crime drama Forever Knight.
Dark shadows is such a wild ride. I just finished the parallel time story and am at the 1995 story. Even though the show ends here, I do like how Lara Parker continued the world in her novels and Sam Hall's character endings are both depressing (Chris and Sabrina deserved better and Collinsport rivals Sunnydale in terms of being a hellmouth where awful things happen) and nice in the case of other characters. And ugh!, poor Victoria Winters though
Dan Curtis would be shocked in 1966 if somebody told him a young girl in 2021 would be immersed in Dark Shadows. I heard once that Dan told the actors dont worry if they screwed up their lines because it would only be aired once and people will forget. Nope.
So true. Dark Shadows has a lot of really great flubs. It's so impressive that these actors had to come in 5 days a week and know their lines for a show that was filmed live. It was like learning a new 30min play every day. Mind blowing.
@@legaultrants Agreed. Most challenging. They really had no time to even rehearse their lines. I was amazed the most with John Karlin. Very versatile and underrated actor, hardly ever flubbed his lines.
I didn't like Angelic dying either. Then again, I didn't like Josette dying back in 1975. Barnabas with his wife Angelic would've at least been a consolation prize if Trask had not shot her.
It has been so many years since I watched "Dark Shadows" during its' original broadcast run on TV from 1966--1971 (1972?), but didn't Prof.Timothy Stokes' ancestor Ben Stokes kill Angelique? Did Angelique die a second time during the TV series at the hands of Reverend Trask?
Oh I despise the Burton 're-imagining'. That movie is literally my most disliked film ever made. And I watch trashy movies like Shark Exorcist, Llamageddon, and Street Trash on the regular so that's saying something.
@@legaultrants it is such a shame because I remembered being excited before it came out. I remember reading how both JDepp and Burton were such big DS fans and then being disappointed after watching trailers before the movie was out. Then, I finally broke down and watched it and I was right, the movie, despite being visually arresting, was pure trash from a narrative perspective. What a shame, if it ever gets remade I hope someone does it right.
"830 episodes from Angelique's first appearance until her death..." The show ran for 1,225 episodes total which I mention @6:52 ish. Thanks for listening.
To be clear this is the end of the main story line. The show continued for a few months with an alt story line which has nothing to do with the OG characters.
And IMO, this should be where it ended.
This is awesome to see a young person into Dark Shadows. I watched this series when it first came on TV.
😃 you go girl
I thought the same thing in 71 when Barnabas returned through the staircase. But since Angelique lifted his curse in 1840 there would be no body to return to in 1971.
I love that soap opera when I was a child as I still do today .
How so true that Dark Shadows was so groundbreaking!! It probably influenced writers of vampire fiction such as Ann Rice. Barnabas, thanks to Jonathan Frid's initial awkward acting created the concept of the vampire with a conscience. And from that point future vampires were based on that concept. Let me suggest a vampire show you must review or recap and it is the cult crime drama Forever Knight.
Dark shadows is such a wild ride. I just finished the parallel time story and am at the 1995 story. Even though the show ends here, I do like how Lara Parker continued the world in her novels and Sam Hall's character endings are both depressing (Chris and Sabrina deserved better and Collinsport rivals Sunnydale in terms of being a hellmouth where awful things happen) and nice in the case of other characters. And ugh!, poor Victoria Winters though
Lara Parker's book are great. Big Finish also has a lot of audio dramas too.
I think Willie and Maggie would have been a great couple.
Dan Curtis would be shocked in 1966 if somebody told him a young girl in 2021 would be immersed in Dark Shadows. I heard once that Dan told the actors dont worry if they screwed up their lines because it would only be aired once and people will forget. Nope.
So true. Dark Shadows has a lot of really great flubs.
It's so impressive that these actors had to come in 5 days a week and know their lines for a show that was filmed live. It was like learning a new 30min play every day. Mind blowing.
@@legaultrants Agreed. Most challenging. They really had no time to even rehearse their lines. I was amazed the most with John Karlin. Very versatile and underrated actor, hardly ever flubbed his lines.
I didn't like Angelic dying either. Then again, I didn't like Josette dying back in 1975. Barnabas with his wife Angelic would've at least been a consolation prize if Trask had not shot her.
It has been so many years since I watched "Dark Shadows" during its' original broadcast run on TV from 1966--1971 (1972?), but didn't Prof.Timothy Stokes' ancestor Ben Stokes kill Angelique? Did Angelique die a second time during the TV series at the hands of Reverend Trask?
Yes
I believe Nicholas Blair brought her back not long after Vicki came back to 60s.
I agree with you wholeheartedly, I don't like the Tim Burton remake at all
Oh I despise the Burton 're-imagining'. That movie is literally my most disliked film ever made. And I watch trashy movies like Shark Exorcist, Llamageddon, and Street Trash on the regular so that's saying something.
@@legaultrants it is such a shame because I remembered being excited before it came out. I remember reading how both JDepp and Burton were such big DS fans and then being disappointed after watching trailers before the movie was out. Then, I finally broke down and watched it and I was right, the movie, despite being visually arresting, was pure trash from a narrative perspective. What a shame, if it ever gets remade I hope someone does it right.
I felt that way about Josette when she died from the Nasty Angelique.
This woman narrator of this video review of "Dark Shadows" says "830 episodes". But didn't "Dark Shadows" run on TV for at least 1000 episodes?
"830 episodes from Angelique's first appearance until her death..."
The show ran for 1,225 episodes total which I mention @6:52 ish.
Thanks for listening.
If I recall...and am not missing anything...I believe there were 1125 episodes aired from June 1966 to April 1971.
1225. Just finished watching.