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Dark Shadows

  • TV Series
  • 1966–19711966–1971
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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Dark Shadows (1966)
Dark Shadows
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  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Horror
The rich Collins family of Collinsport, Maine is tormented by strange occurrences.The rich Collins family of Collinsport, Maine is tormented by strange occurrences.The rich Collins family of Collinsport, Maine is tormented by strange occurrences.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
4.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,222
310
  • Creator
    • Dan Curtis
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Frid
    • Grayson Hall
    • Alexandra Isles
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  • Creator
    • Dan Curtis
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Frid
    • Grayson Hall
    • Alexandra Isles
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    • 66User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

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    David Ford and Jonathan Frid in Dark Shadows (1966)
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    Kathryn Leigh Scott in Dark Shadows (1966)
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    Roger Davis and Alexandra Isles in Dark Shadows (1966)
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    Jonathan Frid
    Jonathan Frid
    • Barnabas Collins…
    594 episodes594 eps • 1967–1971
    Grayson Hall
    Grayson Hall
    • Dr. Julia Hoffman…
    475 episodes475 eps • 1967–1971
    Alexandra Isles
    Alexandra Isles
    • Victoria Winters…
    424 episodes424 eps • 1966–1968
    Nancy Barrett
    Nancy Barrett
    • Carolyn Stoddard…
    402 episodes402 eps • 1966–1971
    Joan Bennett
    Joan Bennett
    • Elizabeth Collins Stoddard…
    390 episodes390 eps • 1966–1971
    Louis Edmonds
    Louis Edmonds
    • Roger Collins…
    322 episodes322 eps • 1966–1971
    David Selby
    David Selby
    • Quentin Collins…
    312 episodes312 eps • 1968–1971
    Kathryn Leigh Scott
    Kathryn Leigh Scott
    • Maggie Evans…
    309 episodes309 eps • 1966–1970
    David Henesy
    David Henesy
    • David Collins…
    277 episodes277 eps • 1966–1970
    Lara Parker
    Lara Parker
    • Angelique…
    269 episodes269 eps • 1967–1971
    Thayer David
    Thayer David
    • Ben Stokes…
    225 episodes225 eps • 1966–1971
    John Karlen
    John Karlen
    • Willie Loomis…
    179 episodes179 eps • 1967–1971
    Joel Crothers
    Joel Crothers
    • Joe Haskell…
    166 episodes166 eps • 1966–1969
    Roger Davis
    Roger Davis
    • Jeff Clark…
    128 episodes128 eps • 1968–1970
    Christopher Pennock
    Christopher Pennock
    • Gabriel Collins…
    126 episodes126 eps • 1970–1971
    Jerry Lacy
    Jerry Lacy
    • Gregory Trask…
    109 episodes109 eps • 1967–1971
    David Ford
    David Ford
    • Sam Evans…
    108 episodes108 eps • 1966–1968
    Mitchell Ryan
    Mitchell Ryan
    • Burke Devlin
    107 episodes107 eps • 1966–1967
    • Creator
      • Dan Curtis
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In an interview with writer Ron Sproat, he and fellow writer Gordon Russell had just met with the show's creator, Dan Curtis, where they were given the news that a vampire would be added to the show. After the meeting, the two writers were on an elevator and it was at that moment that they decided that Barnabas would be "a reluctant vampire" with a conscience. It was the right decision, as Barnabas saved the show from the axe. They kept him on as the lead when he was only supposed to be around for a few episodes. This incidentally made Barnabas Collins the first example of a sympathetic vampire seen on-screen.
    • Goofs
      Jeremiah Collins's headstone is misspelled "Jerimiah Collins."
    • Quotes

      Barnabas Collins: I didn't say she was dead, I said I killed her.

    • Connections
      Featured in Now and Then (1995)

    User reviews66

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    Top review
    Move over, Buffy.
    Warning: Soap operas are habit-forming, and this is about the most addictive one ever filmed. Dark Shadows, the daytime serial which ran in the 1960s broke new ground to say the least. A vampire (Barnabas Collins) is released after a 170 year imprisonment to wreak havoc on his old stomping grounds. There's witchcraft, ghosts, romance, unrequited love, bodies buried in the cellar, duels to the death, werewolves....Any one of these elements is enough to build a story on. Put them all together and you've started a new religion. No wonder DS had such a dedicated cult following. Now it's back, released on DVD and unless I'm badly mistaken a whole new generation is out there getting hooked on this crazy show. The old B&W episodes are fun to watch and the restored color programs look better than ever.

    This show is well worth restoring. One reason; never before or since have so many gorgeous actresses been gathered together in one place. For us guys that alone makes it worth a look. Lara Parker is stunningly beautiful as Angelique. Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans) came to the series from Hugh Hefner's Playboy Club. Need I say more? Nancy Barrett (Carolyn) is a blonde bombshell in her own right. And we certainly can't leave out Alexandra Moltke (Victoria Winters) who on a good day tops them all. No wonder the plain-looking Julia Hoffman (Grayson Hall) couldn't score with Barnabas. She had no chance against competition like that. And like any soap there are plenty of handsome hunks for the ladies to admire. David Selby, Roger Davis, Joel Crothers, and of course Jonathan Frid (Barnabas) to name a few.

    Dark Shadows is remembered as being campy with lots of bloopers. You see overhead microphones, malfunctioning props, actors flubbing their lines. But this just adds to the fun. It was more like a stage play than a TV series. As a daily show with so many special effects they were in uncharted waters. They did well considering the technology available at the time. On a limited budget they even had to borrow equipment from other sets on occasion. As the star, Jonathan Frid was carrying a tremendous workload. He rarely got enough sleep so he was bound to flub now and then. Some days even without makeup he probably looked like one of the undead.

    For those of us over 40 seeing these shows again is like going to a reunion. The DVD set includes interviews with the surviving and now much older actors, a sad reminder of how much time has passed. But life goes on and vampire tales are hot stuff right now. Youngsters who are seeing all this for the first time will laugh at the bloopers. But they'll keep coming back for more. Some of the bloopers are not really bloopers at all. They're just life the way it really happens. We all flub our lines and drop things in our daily lives. And when Quentin yanks that sword off the wall, unintentionally sending a few other items crashing to the floor, well that could just as easily have been part of the script. Indeed, it might have made the scene more intense. Dark Shadows is the most far-fetched soap opera ever made. But at the same time it's the most believable because the characters stammer, stumble, and bang their heads on low hanging objects just like we do. That's why we love them. And that's why we'll always love this show.
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    • Release date
      • June 27, 1966 (United States)
    • Also known as
      • Shadows on the Wall
    • Filming locations
      • Seaview Terrace, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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      30 minutes

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