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Originally Posted by hammerfan
Initially, I was looking forward to the film. Then, I heard they made it as a comedy. The TV series is sacred to me. I remember running home from school every day to watch it. Now I'm glad I skipped it.
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Be glad You didn't see it. It seems everyone in our age range mentions "Running Home from School to watch it". I certainly did, especially in Kindergarten and getting to the TV right after ONE LIFE TO LIVE was ending. Really got into it during the 1795 Flashback (still the Best part of the series) and certainly recall being scared witless on some episodes (The Dream Curse, for example, that Skull with Eyeballs was too much!).
The DS comics were OK , although the Marilyn Ross novels had too much romance in them for Me. The Holy Grail for all things DARK SHADOWS was getting THE BARNABAS COLLINS DARK SHADOWS Game for Christmas 1970. Many a game played with Me and friends with the Fangs becoming "Communal"..I guess Third Grade Boys had other things to worry about then washing the Fangs between games
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Also recall many conversations about the show, especially noticing how Jonathon Frid spoke with only his lower teeth showing and we were wondering how he kept the fangs out of sight until blood time. The best answer We could think of was He had them folded in the back of his mouth until it was time to use them-if only that was the most pressing thing to think of these days
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Although I thought the show wasn't as good as it had been, April 1971 was sad as the showiest off the air and trying to find other ways to fill that spot. Can't believe it will be 50 years this April...I feel old
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