AchtungBono
Refugee
Ahhhhh yes....
As a young girl growing up in the 1960's, an integral part of my life was racing home after school to immerse myself in the lives (and I say that LOOSELY.....lol) of the Collins family.
Actually, Barnabas Collins the vampire was my first crush at the tender age of 6....heehee - how HANDSOME he was.....and Jonathan Frid doesn't look too bad now either.....
I've recently acquired some episodes on VHS thru Amazon.com and its so much fun to see the show again from a grownup perspective. I remember it frightened me so much as a kid (and I LOVED it), and I thought that it was so dramatic and serious. Only now can I appreciate how campy it was - even though all the actors really worked hard and were very good at what they did.
Watching the episodes now, I notice all the small flaws in the production - such as flubbed lines, obvious special effects, cameras entering frames, etc.....but I have to say that, for its time, Dark Shadows was very bold and innovative.
Highlights of the series for me were as follows:
1. The 1795 flashback where Victoria Winters goes back in time and we're told the story of how Barnabas became a vampire.
2. The love/hate relationship between Barnabas and Angelique (EXPERTLY portrayed by the lovely Lara Parker) - TV's first super-couple.....albeit a STRANGE one....
3. The tragic love story between Barnabas and Josette, whom he was supposed to marry until Angelique manipulated her into marrying someone else......a story that ultimately ended in Josette's suicide....*sniff*.
In short, I truly loved that show and it remains one of my fondest childhood memories.
You can check out Dark Shadows at www.Amazon.com or at www.collinwood.net
As a young girl growing up in the 1960's, an integral part of my life was racing home after school to immerse myself in the lives (and I say that LOOSELY.....lol) of the Collins family.
Actually, Barnabas Collins the vampire was my first crush at the tender age of 6....heehee - how HANDSOME he was.....and Jonathan Frid doesn't look too bad now either.....
I've recently acquired some episodes on VHS thru Amazon.com and its so much fun to see the show again from a grownup perspective. I remember it frightened me so much as a kid (and I LOVED it), and I thought that it was so dramatic and serious. Only now can I appreciate how campy it was - even though all the actors really worked hard and were very good at what they did.
Watching the episodes now, I notice all the small flaws in the production - such as flubbed lines, obvious special effects, cameras entering frames, etc.....but I have to say that, for its time, Dark Shadows was very bold and innovative.
Highlights of the series for me were as follows:
1. The 1795 flashback where Victoria Winters goes back in time and we're told the story of how Barnabas became a vampire.
2. The love/hate relationship between Barnabas and Angelique (EXPERTLY portrayed by the lovely Lara Parker) - TV's first super-couple.....albeit a STRANGE one....
3. The tragic love story between Barnabas and Josette, whom he was supposed to marry until Angelique manipulated her into marrying someone else......a story that ultimately ended in Josette's suicide....*sniff*.
In short, I truly loved that show and it remains one of my fondest childhood memories.
You can check out Dark Shadows at www.Amazon.com or at www.collinwood.net
