Dark Shadows on Tubi

[PNGwynne]

I've browsed all three of these, too, Chris and enjoy them--good suggestions. The wiki is truly helpful, I've used it when I don't want to look like an idiot here.

A few Dark Shadows sites I have visited on my journey. This is where I gleamed nearly all my DS knowledge, although I'm just a novice:

https://darkshadows.fandom.com/wiki/Dark_Shadows_Wiki

This wiki is exactly what you'd imagine, the hard facts on the characters and each episode. But I do enjoy the notes tying the continuity together, and especially the bloopers they list for each episode.

https://darkshadowseveryday.com/2013/09/01/introduction/

A rather cheeky, but very well-written blog that covers the Barnabas saga from episode 210-1170. Hopefully the writer returns someday, but he seemed to be getting rather disenchanted towards the end, so who knows.

http://www.collinsporthistoricalsociety.com/

Old school DS fandom, with a nice website and cool features. There's a podcast too, but it doesn't come out very often, and focuses a lot on the audio books, which I haven't dipped into yet.

You guys probably already know about these, but in case you don't welcome to the rabbit hole!

Chris

[Earth 2 Chris]

A few Dark Shadows sites I have visited on my journey. This is where I gleamed nearly all my DS knowledge, although I'm just a novice:

https://darkshadows.fandom.com/wiki/Dark_Shadows_Wiki

This wiki is exactly what you'd imagine, the hard facts on the characters and each episode. But I do enjoy the notes tying the continuity together, and especially the bloopers they list for each episode.

https://darkshadowseveryday.com/2013/09/01/introduction/

A rather cheeky, but very well-written blog that covers the Barnabas saga from episode 210-1170. Hopefully the writer returns someday, but he seemed to be getting rather disenchanted towards the end, so who knows.

http://www.collinsporthistoricalsociety.com/

Old school DS fandom, with a nice website and cool features. There's a podcast too, but it doesn't come out very often, and focuses a lot on the audio books, which I haven't dipped into yet.

You guys probably already know about these, but in case you don't welcome to the rabbit hole!

Chris

[PNGwynne]

Jeez, I love this thread, I'm learning a lot. I need to get DS on dvd and start watching.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^I believe so. I think he was particularly put out by the marketing, which he felt was trashy. When the tag line is "Se how the vampires DO IT!", I can kind of understand, especially since the show appealed to such a young audience, despite it not being targeted at them, initially.

My understanding is the more brutal, Hammer-like film, and its marketing, also caused a lot of parents to ban their kids from watching it. So they really cut their throat with that film, despite the first one making MGM a ton of dough.

As for the Leviathan storyline, the back half is pretty good. I got stalled with the never-ending scenes in the antique shop BEFORE the rapidly-aging Jeb arrived. Chris Pennock made the story worth the time, but the emphahsis on the two new characters running the shop left me cold, as well as the suddenly duped Barnabas. Of course the creators figured that bit out, and created the "emergency episode" to turn things around with Barnabas.

Chris

Chris

[Figuremod73]

Just love seeing how you guys think out of the box when it comes to customs.

I'm in the middle of the Leviathan storyline. It's really not as bad as some have tried making it out to be. A lot of off camera imagination is required, I guess.

I'm watching House of Dark Shadows tonight. I saw it on TBS in the mid eighties and I remember it having a more brutal Barnabas in it. Is it true that Frid hated the movie and led to a falling out with Curtis?

[RonnyG]

I need to watch those early episodes again because I kept dozing off the first time. However, I was totally captivated during the Laura Collins storyline!

[Earth 2 Chris]

Slowly dipping into the first 200 episodes. I'm up to episode 3. In some ways feels like a totally different show. It's been so long since I've seen Victoria, Joe, and especially Burke, it's like Dark Shadows from a parallel world...or I guess the remaining 1,000 episodes are!

Chris

[PNGwynne]

I"m so glad, you're welcome--it looks good! And for Nicholas, too--he's one of my favorites.

The Rhett costume is fantastic--I want to make a Ken Phantom of the Opera with it.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Nice! And perfect use of Rhett for Nicholas!

Chris

[RonnyG]

I think those are fabulous. Hmmmm, I have a Ken as Rhett Butler Inverness coat that might be perfect for Barnabas.

Thanks to your suggestion, my Barnabas has a brand new Inverness coat. I checked out ebay, and they had lots of affordable Rhett Butlers for sale, so I purchased one. I plan on turning Rhett into Nicholas Blair so he won't go to waste.

[Dark Shadow]

Wow, great collection and display, Dark Shadow!

Love the Scotty connection, and your early Custom Mego!

I noticed while watching DS that Frid and Boris Karloff have quite a few facial similarities as well, but it's hard to come by non-Frankenstein or Mummy Karloff sculpts.

Chris

Thanks Chris...and Wow! Never noticed that before, but yeah, very much so. I have the Boris Karloff Amok 1:6 scale figure, but I have never opened him. Below is a pic I found of the three sculpts that came with the figure. The middle one would do quite nicely...

[Dark Shadow]

Nice collection you have there! Especially like the fireplace mantle and all the little touches you added. I've thought about creating my own diorama of the drawing room set, too, --- but I think it would be easier to make a diorama of Eagle Hill Cemetery complete with Styrofoam headstones just like the ones they had on the show!

Thanks RonnyG! Eagle Hill Cemetary would be very cool. My original plan was to have the Old House drawing room on the upper level, the basement with coffin on the mid level, and the mausoleum on the lower level. Put the brakes on the whole thing when 2nd wave was cancelled. I have most of the supplies still, and one day I'll follow through with it, just have to make do with the cast members available and get creative with extras.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Wow, great collection and display, Dark Shadow!

Love the Scotty connection, and your early Custom Mego!

I noticed while watching DS that Frid and Boris Karloff have quite a few facial similarities as well, but it's hard to come by non-Frankenstein or Mummy Karloff sculpts.





Chris

[RonnyG]

I started recreating the "Old House" set when I first heard about the second wave, ended up having to fill it up with extras...lol. Wish I could get a good shot of the whole scene, but the reflective glass makes it impossible. I refer to this display as: "Barnabas Is In Bangor, On Business"

This is the best shot I can get with the door slid open:

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Nice collection you have there! Especially like the fireplace mantle and all the little touches you added. I've thought about creating my own diorama of the drawing room set, too, --- but I think it would be easier to make a diorama of Eagle Hill Cemetery complete with Styrofoam headstones just like the ones they had on the show!

[PNGwynne]

That's uncanny.