The Original Idea for 1795

[Joeytrom]

Originally posted by Joeytrom on the Dark Shadows: General Discussion Forum on February 03, 2002 at 13:12:35:

Ron Sproat mentioned in an interview back in the 80's that the original plan to tell the story of Barnabas was through books and ghosts.

Perhaps this meant that they planning to stick with the original version of events mentioned during 1966-1967, but then decided to tell it in a time travel story which condenced everything to a 5 month period.

Though if they went with the story told by books and ghosts, it would have been interesting to see the characters thorugh the years..perhaps it was a span of 10 to 15 years.

Joey

[Gerard]

Originally posted by Gerard on the Dark Shadows: General Discussion Forum on February 04, 2002 at 10:44:55:

I always thought it would've been interesting if they would have told the 1795/96 storyline without [spoiler]Vicki being metaphysically thrust back to that era. For example, just having Barnabas begin to tell Julia about those events - screen swirls and swirls - and, voila, there we are for the next several months. Alexandra Moltke could have just played Phyllis Wick. Of course, then Vicki would not have met Peter Bradford and blah-blah-blah, you know the rest.[/spoiler]

Gerard

[VAM]

Originally posted by VAM on February 04, 2002 at 15:59:18:
In Reply to: Re: The Original Idea for 1795 posted by Gerard:

They could have used Ben Stokes' diary as a vehicle for transport to 1795. It was used during the 1841 storyline. -VAM

[mfmdpt]

Originally posted by mfmiozza on February 04, 2002 at 18:20:32
In Reply to: Re: The Original Idea for 1795 posted by Gerard:

[spoiler]then Vicki would not have met Peter Bradford and blah-blah-blah, you know the rest.[/spoiler]

Oh, Gerard, if only you'd been there to make that suggestion. Think of what we would have been spared!


VAM wrote:

Ben Stokes' diary ... It was used during the 1841 storyline.

As well as in 1897.

[Taeylor Collins]

WOW! I just love combing the archives on this site.  I find new information like this to be such a treat.  I have been in fandom for 17 years and I mostly thought I had heard it all. Very neat indeed to know that the writers were thinking of going this route.  Perhaps this would be a good way to retell the story in the new film or a DS REBOOT!?