We saw it this afternoon -- going to the "Dark Shadows" movie was my Mother's Day request! It was true fun. And I noticed as the credits zoomed by that not only Jonathan Frid but also Lara Parker had walk-on parts! I'm going to have to find a way to watch it again and see if I can spot them. Apparently they were guests at the ball.
Chiller had a marathon of the 12-episode "Dark Shadows" remake from 1991. We recorded it and we've been watching it. It's surprisingly good and very enjoyable. I was very young when I watched the original soap -- it went off the air when I was nine -- so I don't remember much detail. It's fun to see that the themes I remember only vaguely are right up front. In particular, the argument over whether vampirism is a medical condition or a spiritual curse is right out there -- interesting to me, since so many more recent vampire stories tend to sidestep that one.
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Chiller had a marathon of the 12-episode "Dark Shadows" remake from 1991. We recorded it and we've been watching it. It's surprisingly good and very enjoyable. I was very young when I watched the original soap -- it went off the air when I was nine -- so I don't remember much detail. It's fun to see that the themes I remember only vaguely are right up front. In particular, the argument over whether vampirism is a medical condition or a spiritual curse is right out there -- interesting to me, since so many more recent vampire stories tend to sidestep that one.