I just watched the original series episode where Barnabas is having dinner with his "Josette." It was beautiful, poignant, and suspenseful. And as I watched it, I became very sad thinking that this trailer is what has become of the beautiful, dark, romantic tale I have loved my whole life. If I hadn't watched that episode, if I hadn't seen Jonathan Frid, if I hadn't heard that music box, I'd probably be okay with this. But, in all honesty, I'm really not now. And I feel kind of betrayed that two original series fans could be okay with making some of these scenes as part of a project called "Dark Shadows." I get it if it's Dark Shadows: The Comedy. But, it's called Dark Shadows and it credits Dan Curtis as its creator. And as much as he held back the progression of the show with his persistent vision, I feel that it was for the best if the failed efforts were going to look anything like this trailer.
If this trailer is not an accurate reflection of the film, if there are more legitimate, true-to-the-original moments in the film than the cheap comedy, I will take back everything I said and feel. But, right now, it's pretty hard. I never thought I was one to take Dark Shadows extremely seriously. I have laughed along with the show a lot. But the main emphasis of this trailer is quite unnerving, to say the least.
I respect everyone who enjoyed this trailer and your opinions. But, I just had to express how I feel. And I hope that the final film looks a lot more like the scenes cut in-between these comic bits than the silly sex scenes. I love 1772, any clip with Bella Heathcote, and I found many of the Barnabas jokes enjoyable, but, the Angelique-Barnabas sex stuff, the toothbrush scene... It just doesn't come remotely close in tone to the original. And I'm not okay with how far they have taken it. Like I said, this is just how I feel. And I hope we will have another trailer that comes out to make me rethink everything. Right now, if this is a reflection of the film, though... I'm very disappointed.