I have said it before and I will again. I am a Revival child as that show brought me to DS, fandom, all the wonderful people I have meet. And when it was cancelled I was DEVESTATED and I mean devastated! However, I bought THE DS COMPANION and learned about the original. I went into with an open mind and decided I wouldn't compare the two shows. Used to seeing lavish sets, etc. on shows I could have blew it off but I totally fell in love with the show. My collection I ever got was on video and it was 5 where Barnabas kills Jason. I know that ep by heart pretty much.
So again, I at the midnight showing on Friday. I will go into the theater with an open mind and heart and I will enjoy this movie for the version of DS that it is.
That for me is the key. We will always have TOS, The Revival, NODS, HODS, and now Dark Shadows 2012! I cannot wait to see what they have come up with and I hope that it makes tons of money. That it infuses fandom with many new fans. And that the legacy that is Dark Shadows remains long after I am gone. And I wouldn't mind several sequels as well!
I owe much to DS for some really amazing people in my life. That is why I will always support DS now and forever! To me it's so much more than a show. It has changed my life for the better. It's like a living breathing (not a Leviathan
entity that has brought us all together. And to me that is the
most beautiful thing about my experience with Dark Shadows....