tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117271266602245309.post3833509551410162571..comments2022-02-11T04:29:26.760-05:00Comments on Keith B. Darrell: A Sense of WonderKeith B. Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12797839222223414701noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117271266602245309.post-51056858183556013622011-11-04T00:35:40.649-04:002011-11-04T00:35:40.649-04:00Originally, Dark Shadows was broadcast at 3:30, ri...Originally, Dark Shadows was broadcast at 3:30, right after General Hospital, so I would catch the tail end of that show and soon learned about the trials and tribulations of Dr. Hardy, his blonde wife Audrey, and nurse Jessie Brewer. Then, ABC debuted a new soap at 3:30, One Life to Live. I immediately identified with hard-hitting reporter Joe Riley and was devastated when he was killed off (his car went off a cliff but his body was never found) and his wife Vicki Lord married another newspaperman, Steve Burke, an ersatz version of Joe. I sooned learned that in the world of soap operas (as in comic books) death is a temporary condition, as Joe resurfaced a year later. <br /><br />In 1970, I convinced my mother to drive me to the worst neighborhood in town, where the only theater showing House of Dark Shadows stood. The neighborhood was scarier than the film. <br /><br />Night of Dark Shadows is a major disappointment, mainly because about a third of the film was left on the cutting room floor, resulting in an unintelligible mess. Yet I still have the movie posters for both.<br /><br />All 1,225 episodes of the original series are avaiable on DVD from MPI Home Video.Keith B. Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797839222223414701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117271266602245309.post-69161939165576866462011-10-21T19:57:23.415-04:002011-10-21T19:57:23.415-04:00Same here, guys! At age 11, I'd get home just ...Same here, guys! At age 11, I'd get home just in time for the previous soap opera - The Edge of Night - to close off with it's black & white shot of water pounding the cliffs, THEN it was time for BARNABAS COLLINS!! Oh my, nothing beat that feeling of watching werewolves [David Selby], vamps & Angelique fill the tiny screen of our B&W TV :D<br /><br />But - if you haven't seen the 1970 and 1971 movies they made [House of Dark Shadows and Night of Dark Shadows], make it a point to get a hold of them! Filmed with the original cast~M.A.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14924439808069320143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117271266602245309.post-77959113486711744952011-10-21T09:19:52.974-04:002011-10-21T09:19:52.974-04:00I, too, would rush home to watch Dark Shadows, I c...I, too, would rush home to watch Dark Shadows, I couldn't get enough. I hated the remake, it just wasn't right. Hope the movie version is better.loves to divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14207647987922245570noreply@blogger.com