tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post3670160664052482708..comments2024-01-28T22:17:29.551-08:00Comments on Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blogzine: Number 1473: Throwing some light on Dark ShadowsPappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-83381261621002134452013-11-18T14:54:56.234-08:002013-11-18T14:54:56.234-08:00Daniel, I have seen episodes of Dark Shadows on VH...Daniel, I have seen episodes of Dark Shadows on VHS and DVD, and I wasn't particularly impressed. I'm struck that it was more of a pop culture phenomenon than something of any real quality.<br /><br />But to Dark Shadows fans, I won't argue that what I saw had a certain eerie charm. A show, soap opera or not, with vampires, werewolves, vengeful ghosts, etc., just can't be all bad.Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-57669289756840627832013-11-18T08:13:42.362-08:002013-11-18T08:13:42.362-08:00I first saw an episode of Dark Shadows before my l...I first saw an episode of <i>Dark Shadows</i> before my local peer group had discovered it. I remember calling to my mother, as Barnabas was about to attack some sleeping woman, that there seemed to be a vampire on a soap opera.<br /><br />I sincerely tell you that you didn't miss that much. Yes, it was remarkable that a soap opera veered-off in the direction of horror-fantasy. But the writing was pretty slap-dash, with lots of quick-and-dirty borrowings from familiar horror movies; the special effects were distinctly cheesy; and the actors had to learn and deliver a lot of material very quickly.Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.com