I checked in on this today just to see if there have been any new developments and was quite surprised to discover that apparently they've already posted the first ep even though it was indicated that it wouldn't come out until January.
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Dark Shadows: The Web SeriesOr go directly to the YouTube video:
Dark Shadows The Web Series Episode 1I must say it's much better than I was expecting. And that's not to slight the people involved, but one never knows what to expect with these sorts of Web Series.
Here are a few observations thus far:[spoiler]Fans who certainly know who they are will no doubt be thrilled to hear the new Liz utter the retort "Because I chose to do so."
It's great that Art Wallace gets his due.
The casting seems quite good.
Apparently the new Maggie is so talented that she can prepare instant sandwiches.
Love the portrait of the Collins ancestor with the powdered wig.
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Some things that are different from the original series:[spoiler]Sarah's Ghost is already at Collinwood before the arrival of Barnabas - but she was also already at Collinwood in the '91 series.
David seems older than 10 - but that just means that his pranks can be all the more, uh, advanced.
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All in all I'm really looking forward to Ep #2 on January 14th...