A question I forgot to pose (probably because it's not related to the point I was making): What in the world is it about female vampires that when a woman dies and rises as a vampire, suddenly every hair on her head seems to be tease up to within an inch of its undead life?! Some of Scream, Blacula, Scream's female vampires, far from looking scary, look ridiculous. And it's not just a phenomenon linked to the '70s because it even continues today (though thankfully not in shows like Interview with the Vampire).

I think, MB, it's the result of a sung motto from hair color adds back in the early/mid seventies:  "Because vampires have much more fun!"

Gerard

On my cable package, there is a collection of movie channels that belong to STARZ that are included, rather than a subscription.  They play both Blacula and Scream, Blacula, Scream on a regular basis.  I saw the former in the theater, but, for some reason, never saw the latter on the big screen.  I finally saw it on TV on some local late-night monster movie show.  Now, it's repeated quite frequently on the afore-mentioned STARZ affiliate.  (Usually, both films are aired back-to-back.)  When it rains, it pours.

Gerard

Well, I found it a powerful entry into the second season.  I especially found fascinating how the plot was woven into the history of war-ravaged Romania towards the end of WWII and its subjugation by the Soviet forces that arrived as liberators and remained as conquerers.

Gerard

Last night, here in my assisted living community, after one of the sessions where we're forced to make ashtrays and candy dishes out of popsicle sticks, as I rested in my apartment watching TV, the cable (Comcast - horrible stuff) went down all throughout this region.  Most residents here have to use Comcast for their viewing pleasure, unless they're streaming (something technologically over most of their heads) because there is no other cable alternative.

So while there were some anxious moments amongst my neighbors, I just plugged my computer into the TV and called up Pluto, on which I once again enjoy watching Dark Shadows.  I noticed something in the results for DS that I had either missed or was new - either way, I never saw it before.  It's an MPI documentary made, I believe, in 2019 about Dan Curtis and his life and times from the moment he entered the world all the way until his passing.  Of course, most of it was focused on DS and had scores of our favorite DS alumni offering commentary on what it was like working for him (which, all stated, could be very difficult - Barbara Steele even quit and walked off the set of DS-'91, but returned the following day).  It was a thoroughly enjoyable documentary to watch and I learned quite a few things I didn't know before.  It was long, but that's partially because Pluto has commercials which is what makes it a free streaming service (but the ads, other than during the first break, were rather few and would consist of only one).  The cable service was rather quickly restored (two hours ahead of the predicted repair time - that's shocking, considering it's Comcast) but I continued to watch the presentation until the end (and then, since I had it all plugged in and turned on, I grabbed some of my usual DS reruns). 

So, if you haven't seen this enjoyable and informative documentary, now you can, totally free, on Pluto.  You don't have to register unless you want to in order to have your own favorites library.  Just type "Dark Shadows" into the search and voila. 

Gerard

It was enjoyable to watch.  One had to pay somewhat close attention to the finale to find out what it was all about.  Were there better seasons of AHS?  Of course; they're all going to be ranked, just like every plot of DS.  Delicate is not classic TV, but that doesn't mean watching it was time not well spent.  It was fun; that's all it was intended to be.

Gerard

From the latest trailer, there were clips of reviews that were positive, so I'm curious to see the film.  But then, the studio is not going to have clips of negative reviews.

Gerard

Bob, I'm thinking if DS were shot today, fashions might be courtesy of H&M (one of my favorite stores) - all the fashions at bargain-basement prices.

Gerard