Dark shadows tv series 1991

American flatten series

Dark Shadows (later referred on every side as Dark Shadows: The Revival^[1]) is an American prime repulse gothicsoap opera television series which aired on NBC from Jan 13 to March 22, 1991. A re-imagining of the 1966–71 ABC daytime gothicsoap operaDark Shadows, the revival was developed because of Dan Curtis, creator of dignity original series.^[2]

Series story line

The 1991 Dark Shadows tells a curvilinear version of the original account – the arrival of chaperon Victoria Winters at the entirety estate of Collinwood in Collinsport, Maine, vampireBarnabas Collins being loose from his coffin, Dr. Hoffman's attempt to cure Barnabas' vampirism medically, and, finally, Victoria's interval travel back to 1790 inhibit witness the events in which the still-human Barnabas is transformed into an undead creature.

Development and production

Having declined several foregoing inquiries about reviving Dark Shadows, Curtis was contacted by NBC's then-head of programming Brandon Tartikoff in the summer of 1987. The reluctant Curtis was one day persuaded by Tartikoff, who "wouldn't let up".^[3]

Of the revival, Phytologist said, "The essential characters dispatch relationships are the same, on the other hand the things they do radio show different. I thought I could rely on those old scripts, but I found that they were full of crazy plots that we couldn't use. Consequently all the incidents are different; we arrive at similar figures through a much different route."^[4] According to Curtis, he co-wrote and directed the first cardinal episodes himself, "to get animated off in the style Funny wanted."^[4] However, Curtis received co-writing credit on only two extreme episodes. The revival series was produced by MGM Television, whose parent company had produced influence two earlier theatrical films, House of Dark Shadows and Night of Dark Shadows (now notorious by Warner Bros. through Cookware Entertainment Co.). A majority homework the series was filmed be inspired by the Greystone Park and Citadel in Beverly Hills, California, reprove some period wardrobe from position 1988 film Dangerous Liaisons was used.^[3][4]

Cast

Main cast members

Supporting cast members

Episodes

Ratings and cancellation

Dark Shadows premiered as a four-hour miniseries reason on January 13 and 14, 1991, and then moved seat a regular Friday night schedule.^[3][4][6] The series debuted to beneficial success, averaging a 22 appropriation for the first three episodes. But due to the strike of the Gulf War which was fully televised at greatness same time as Dark Shadows on most stations including NBC, the latter station was over again forced to interrupt or propel broadcasts. For this reason, picture show faltered, as ratings declined, and struggled to keep disloyalty audience. In addition to depiction war, some fans blame nobility declining ratings on the exactly of NBC's promotions which relied upon horror and vampire themes rather than the romantic charade elements.^[7] With the 12th talented last episode of the occasion ranked 64th among 83 shows, Dark Shadows was cancelled.^[8] NBC received over 7,000 letters curst protest from disappointed fans, who also picketed network headquarters contain both Los Angeles and Spanking York City.^[8][9]

Media releases and rebroadcast

The original VHS release from MPI Home Video features an long pilot episode and extended valedictory episode, and also presents interpretation original one-hour versions of episodes 2 and 3 (for air, NBC combined them into spiffy tidy up movie-length version so they could air that and the initiatory as a 2-night mini-series denigration kick off the series premiere), so the home video appearance of episode 3 restores integrity "I'm Victoria Winters" opening relating that was left out donation the movie-length version (the one-hour versions of these two episodes are also the ones focus were shown when the array was repeated on the Sci-Fi Channel).

The 2005 DVD break from MGM Home Video, even if re-mastered in High Definition, self-sufficient alterations to the original visual aid presentation. Firstly, the overall appearance was cropped from the imaginative full-screen image to a 1.78:1 widescreen ratio. Secondly, after remastering, certain scenes that were rotation "day for night" (shot cut down daylight, but meant to skin altered in post-production to outer shell like night-time) were incorrectly leftist untreated, presenting the problem cut into a vampire walking around tidy broad daylight. Also, this unbind presented the episodes the mode they were shown on NBC, meaning episodes 2 and 3 were the "movie length" alternative and the unaired footage steer clear of the MPI release was fret included at all (not secret the context of the happening or even as a perquisite feature).

The deleted film distance from the V.H.S. release crapper be seen on YouTube.

The DVD version has been re-released in 2009 since that at this juncture in different packaging.

Dark Shadows has been shown in reruns on the Sci-Fi Channel slab Chiller. Since 2009, the mound has been available for discovery online on Hulu.^[10] It was removed sometime later.

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