I have vague memories of watching reruns of the 1960's soap opera Dark Shadows as a kid. It seemed so delightfully creepy when I was little! Actually, it was probably a low budget campy kind of deal, but I was young (and it was in reruns then). Although it probably wasn't all that great, you have to admire the kind of creativity that makes a gothic vampire soap opera! I love lots of shows from that era, especially the corny ones like Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie. Nothing is more boring to me than the kind of shows that we have today: reality tv.
I read recently that Dark Shadow is being made into a movie now. It is going to be directed by Tim Burton and stars Johnny Depp. I am not a big JD fan (his characters are so over the top and overdone sometimes it puts me off--I feel the same way about Jim Carrey) but this looks good! Apparently JD and TB both have fond memories of watching the show at young ages, just like me. And when I saw this article (and it's just-released first cast photo) I got kind of excited! Unfortunately, it won't be released until May. I think it would make a better movie for autumn!
Here is a link to the article:
Dark Shadows press release
I have never seen an episode of Dark Shadows, but I really want to. And I like Johnny and Tim, so I'm definitely open to their take on it. Although I agree that some of the characters are extreme. I didn't care for his Willy Wonka!
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