My earliest memories of Dark Shadows are of the 1897 period from the summer of '69. I have the individual DVD box sets, and just completed the entire run again a few months ago. 1897 is still my favorite period, it's just so well written and chock full of great characters.
I have since found a blog "Dark Shadows Every Day" where the blogger writes about each episode, not really a synopsis, but more of an analysis of the serial narrative aspect. He hasn't quite finished the series yet, he's currently on episode 1150. Some of it is snark, some of it is out there, but there is a great deal of spot-on analysis and behind the scenes trivia that I find fascinating. He did a real good job of explaining why 1897 worked so well, how the writing team really came together plus the introduction of Quentin.
I started at episode 210, and have read straight through 758 so far. Once I read through this completely, I plan on watching the series again (from 210 forward) and follow each episode by reading the corresponding blog.
Here's the episode guide: https://darkshadowseveryday.com/episode-guide/
Not likely everyone's cup of tea, but give it shot and see what you think.
I have since found a blog "Dark Shadows Every Day" where the blogger writes about each episode, not really a synopsis, but more of an analysis of the serial narrative aspect. He hasn't quite finished the series yet, he's currently on episode 1150. Some of it is snark, some of it is out there, but there is a great deal of spot-on analysis and behind the scenes trivia that I find fascinating. He did a real good job of explaining why 1897 worked so well, how the writing team really came together plus the introduction of Quentin.
I started at episode 210, and have read straight through 758 so far. Once I read through this completely, I plan on watching the series again (from 210 forward) and follow each episode by reading the corresponding blog.
Here's the episode guide: https://darkshadowseveryday.com/episode-guide/
Not likely everyone's cup of tea, but give it shot and see what you think.
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