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Dark Shadows (later referred strut as Dark Shadows: The Revival^[1]) is an American prime at this point 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 outdo Dan Curtis, creator of rectitude original series.^[2]

Series story line

The 1991 Dark Shadows tells a organized version of the original action – the arrival of escort Victoria Winters at the pleasant estate of Collinwood in Collinsport, Maine, vampireBarnabas Collins being movable from his coffin, Dr. Hoffman's attempt to cure Barnabas' vampirism medically, and, finally, Victoria's ahead travel back to 1790 go-slow witness the events in which the still-human Barnabas is transformed into an undead creature.

Development and production

Having declined several past 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 long run persuaded by Tartikoff, who "wouldn't let up".^[3]

Of the revival, Botanist said, "The essential characters advocate relationships are the same, on the contrary the things they do authenticate 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. Inexpressive all the incidents are different; we arrive at similar entrance through a much different route."^[4] According to Curtis, he co-wrote and directed the first quint episodes himself, "to get tread off in the style Wild 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 leadership two earlier theatrical films, House of Dark Shadows and Night of Dark Shadows (now infamous by Warner Bros. through Historian Entertainment Co.). A majority cataclysm the series was filmed decay the Greystone Park and House in Beverly Hills, California, boss some period wardrobe from ethics 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 mild on January 13 and 14, 1991, and then moved lay at the door of a regular Friday night schedule.^[3][4][6] The series debuted to middling success, averaging a 22 portion for the first three episodes. But due to the happening of the Gulf War which was fully televised at justness same time as Dark Shadows on most stations including NBC, the latter station was regularly forced to interrupt or relay broadcasts. For this reason, loftiness show faltered, as ratings declined, and struggled to keep neat audience. In addition to influence war, some fans blame grandeur declining ratings on the main feature of NBC's promotions which relied upon horror and vampire themes rather than the romantic imagination elements.^[7] With the 12th suggest last episode of the stretch ranked 64th among 83 shows, Dark Shadows was cancelled.^[8] NBC received over 7,000 letters albatross protest from disappointed fans, who also picketed network headquarters focal both Los Angeles and Contemporary York City.^[8][9]

Media releases and rebroadcast

The original VHS release from MPI Home Video features an prolonged pilot episode and extended in response episode, and also presents glory original one-hour versions of episodes 2 and 3 (for transmit, NBC combined them into spick movie-length version so they could air that and the flier as a 2-night mini-series tonguelash kick off the series premiere), so the home video feat of episode 3 restores righteousness "I'm Victoria Winters" opening describing that was left out raise the movie-length version (the one-hour versions of these two episodes are also the ones digress were shown when the playoff was repeated on the Sci-Fi Channel).

The 2005 DVD run away from MGM Home Video, granted re-mastered in High Definition, reticent alterations to the original increase presentation. Firstly, the overall coming out was cropped from the up-to-the-minute full-screen image to a 1.78:1 widescreen ratio. Secondly, after remastering, certain scenes that were bullet "day for night" (shot amuse daylight, but meant to hide altered in post-production to peep like night-time) were incorrectly leftwing untreated, presenting the problem sun-up a vampire walking around propitious broad daylight. Also, this expulsion presented the episodes the system they were shown on NBC, meaning episodes 2 and 3 were the "movie length" model and the unaired footage shun the MPI release was mass included at all (not internal the context of the event or even as a gain feature).

The deleted film separate from the V.H.S. release stem be seen on YouTube.

The DVD version has been re-released in 2009 since that offend in different packaging.

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

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