DARK SHADOWS FORUMS
General Discussions => Current Talk Archive => Current Talk '24 I => Polls Archive => Topic started by: retzev on January 15, 2006, 05:52:55 AM
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I'm still on my maiden voyage - episode 776, to be exact...
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I've only seen from the introduction of Barnabas up to the 1897 story line, the I ching wands/Petofi...but i look at it as I will always have something new to look forward to when i do see the later & earlier episodes.
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I've only seen from the introduction of Barnabas up to the 1897 story line, the I ching wands/Petofi...but i look at it as I will always have something new to look forward to when i do see the later & earlier episodes.
Same here. I watch about 5 - 7 eps a week.
I'm savoring...
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I've seen the show mostly in big chunks. Starting with the few episodes of the first Willie, most of Barnabas & Maggie, all of 1795, some of Adam, all of Quentin & Beth, 95% of 1897, and ALL of them from the start of the Leviathans onwards.
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I've taken about two trips around the block give or take a few eps. And, even though I'm continuing to collect the DVD's as they are released, I still wish a cable network would pick up the series again. I guess it's kind of silly but there's something about it unfolding on TV that makes the experience seem more alive.
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I've never seen the whole thing. I've watched most of Into to Barnabas -- All of 1795 ;D - and parts of 1895 and parts of Dream Curse.
I'll probably never be interested in the Parallel time or the rest of Dream Curse. I'll skip the remaining 1895 too. I really only like DS in parts
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I've only got three DVD collections, so I' ve watched the introduction to Barnnabus to where Barnabus turns into a bat and attacks David.
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i'm on my "maiden voyage" as well.
i've watched from episode one and i just completed dvd volume 18(episode 941 being that volumes final episode).when i was watching on video it was taking eons to get through this thing.the switch to dvd has speeded up things tremendously.that's a good thing because i really want to go back and re-watch some of the earlier stuff but have set this task for myself to get through it once.when i get a new round of episodes i'll watch them a few times and then move on to the next.i rarely re-watch out of sequence.
i cheated twice.i skipped the late 1968 fake-vicki episodes and a small chunk of the late 1897 storyline because the petofi stuff started to bore me to tears.
i intend to watch the show through the 1970 present-day episodes.1840/1841pt don't really interest me much.
after watching the 1897 story(which in my opinion went on for way too long)another time travel story is too much for me.i prefer the present-day episodes(this isn't to say that some day i might not change my mind and watch those episodes).
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I've seen pre-Barnabas once, from Barnabas' intro to ALMOST the end of 1897 (probably had about 10-12 eps to go when I ran out of tapes) once--on the 2nd journey now w/the DVD's, 1840 once (on Sci-Fi) and 1841 PT twice (on tape). Never seen Leviathan or 1970 PT, can't wait either! ;)
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I've seen bits and pieces of EVERY storyline, excluding 1840 and 1841PT. I've seen ALL of the END of 1970PT, seeing as how I got collection 21 for myself for Christmas. I do eventually want to watch every episode 1 - 1225 (including the Lara Parker voiceover one) in ORDER, but that'll take awhile. XD
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I doubt whether I'll ever get to watch the entire show from start to finish. There are still a few episodes missing from my little collection. I meant to order the tape that has the scene where Liz tells Vicki her ghost story (at the end of the Matthew Morgan storhyline) but forgot to make a note of the episode number so I could figure out which MPI tape it's on.
Maybe when I'm retired I'll have time for it...
G.
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Of course, there are quite a few shows that I've viewed many times--many the Cassandra and early Leviathan shows. I'm quite fond of early 1897 as well, and I'm Mad About Petofi!
G.
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I haven't seen the whole thing, either. I've never seen any of the pre-Barnabas episodes, nor have I seen the last twenty episodes or so of the series. Ugh, that stupid sci-fi channel dropped DS when it was just about over with! I'm glad I got to watch as much of it as I did, though, and the comment posted earlier about how better watching DS as a daily serial on TV than watching it on DVD is quite true. There's so much more suspense not knowing what's to come next and not being able simply to put on another disk and find out.
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I have seen the entire series once and some sections more than once. The last time I watched the series on a consistent basis was when it ran on New Jersey Network back in the 1980s. They stopped it before the last year. When the videotapes came out I borrowed a friend's set and watched that last year. My favorite part of the series is the Introduction of barnabas, 1795 and parts of 1897. I remember liking some of the acting in the Leviathan storyline but hated the storyline.
Even so, I can't really say I have seen the entire series because there were plenty of parts where I hit the fast forward button pretty regularly. I'm sure as a result I missed stuff I might have been interested in.
nancy
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I watched pretty much the whole thing from Barnabas terrorizing David in 1967 to the end when it originally ran 66-71. Since the MPI tapes and SCIFI, I've seen the whole thing through (from pre-Barnabas on) once, and several storylines, 67, 68 and 1897 three and four times through.
Petofi 8)
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I FINALLY decided to post something again! [winkg]
I watched most of the episodes during the original run on ABC from the introduction of Barnabas to the end of the series. I also remember watching parts of DS during the syndicated run during the 80's.
Then, in August, 2002, I discovered DS on Sci-Fi (!) [clap] and watched it from the middle of the Adam storyline to the end. I bought the last few eps. on video after it went off the air.
In January, 2004 (2 years ago already!) I started watching DS from the beginning, when I saw the pre-Barnabas episodes for the first time. [bigok] I am now up to Episode #827. I first purchased video tapes, then bought the DVD's. I now have all the sets up to Set #19. I am currently watching Set #16, and I will buy more DVD's again when I get to Set #19 . It's amazing how many sets there are!! [cheesyg]
I enjoy watching DS on DVD, because I can watch it whenever I want to, and the picture quality is better than it was on tv. I also enjoy the interviews. [smlyg]
------ Sally ------[/size]
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I've never seen the entire run - I'm a virgin to most of the pre-Barnabas episodes and the post-1970PT ones. Lost track of the show in its original run when Daphne and Gerard showed up. And most of the neighborhood kids stopped watching when Barnabas was off the canvas, and "Bramwell" was Frid's new character. The early Laura story looks interesting, but my favorite period of the show was mid-67 thru mid-70.
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I only recently saw the pre-Barnabas episodes and am buying all the DVD sets. I want the whole series. I think I've seen the entire series through once but not at the same time. I started seeing DS in the late 60's and finished it on the final day in April of 1971. Then it wasn't until 2002 when I started seeing it again on the Sci-fi Channel. It was during it's last run and they didn't finish it by Dec. 2002. So I missed a week or 2 of episodes of the final storyline. I saw it once originally in 1971 but I don't remember it. When I bought the DVD and saw the introduction of Barnabas, I was SHOCKED!!! I never saw the evil Barnabas until recently and my heart skipped a beat. I don't know how I would feel about "him" if I had seen those episodes first. I first saw Barnabas went he was "good" and my heart went out to him. Of course, I was 16 years old and hormones were growing for Quentin and Barnabas. Now, I have an adult pov and more critical mind. I still favor Barnabas but for different reasons.
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Quoting Joan Crawford "This ain't my first time at the rodeo". I've been to the place where Vicki comes to Collinsport on a train....a number of times.
But you know, if it were to start again today, I would be right there, ready to watch it. It's very gothic from the first time they had called "Action". It just gets more and more gothicy (sp).
Then when you get Willie, not the old one, but the new one, (John Karlen, the one that knew what he was doing), and he goes to the mausolem, well, it's every man for himself. Very gothic.
Its like, if it were on, I would have to watch it. I'm hooked.
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You realize, don't you, that "once" wasn't an option in the poll?! Is
DS like potato chips?
I have not seen 1966, and have not seen 1968 since 1968. It may be bits of 1967 through bits of 1969. I resent the fact that no one has left the missing tapes on my doorstep magically. Mysterious Benefactor, name validation awaits!!!
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I was a loyal fan of the series on TV starting with the 1795 episodes until it's end in 1971. I started collecting the VHS releases from 1989 through 1995 and subsequently watched the series from start to finish three times. I am now purchasing the DVD series but am only up to collection 5. But I will get them all in due time.
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By my count, four times for me, with some qualifications. I watched pretty much the entire run as a kid, with the exception that during the last story it was being shown at odd hours here in Virginia, rather than each afternoon, so I missed a few during 1840-1841. (Of course, over nearly 5 years, I missed it once in a while anyway). SciFi was the first time I saw EVERY single episode. I have watched two complete run throughs on Sci-Fi, and one complete run through when Diane and I completed the entire run, both "Red" and "Blue" tapes. Since then, we just run say a disc or tape through when we feel like seeing an particular run of episodes. I have begun to buy the DVDs, but its going to take a while. The funny thing is, sometimes the VHS tapes do look better, as I get a "digital strobe" or waivery area sometimes. Someone like Darren can probably explain that. Anyway, I always felt lucky that my mom liked the series way back when, so as a kid growing up we often watched it together, or sometimes when 2-3 of us kids watched it together. Now I'm lucky to be married to a fellow fan. [love3] (BTW, Diane's favorite is the B&W Barnabas era.)
Michael
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You realize, don't you, that "once" wasn't an option in the poll?!
Oops - ::) - Midnite, Dom? Can this be fixed?
Is DS like potato chips?
Yes, I think it is! :D
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You realize, don't you, that "once" wasn't an option in the poll?!
Oops - ::) - Midnite, Dom? Can this be fixed?
Sorry, but at this point the window of opportunity for changing anything about the poll has closed. :( Changes can only be made within three days of the original posting date. After that a poll becomes permanent as is.
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I started watching it on the Sci-Fi Channel, I don't even know where in the series they were. My earliest (foggy) memories are of them having some sort of lottery where a member of the family had to spend a night in the tower room, after which they went insane or something. Somebody help me out, where in the series was that? Anyhow, I was kind of watching it on and off, maybe catching half the episodes, but then they started from the beginning and I think I caught almost all the episodes the second time through. I didn't realize they quit showing it a few episodes before it ended until reading this thread! So, I guess I haven't actually seen the whole thing.
Now I've got DVD sets 5 - 12. Unfortunately, sets 7 - 12 are probably my least favorite part of the whole series. But set 13 and the return to the days of the gypsies is just around the corner, and I remember liking that a lot, and just about everything else that comes after it. Especially parallel time. I'm hoping to get up to DVD set 20 or whatever they're on by the end of the Summer.
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I started watching it on the Sci-Fi Channel, I don't even know where in the series they were. My earliest (foggy) memories are of them having some sort of lottery where a member of the family had to spend a night in the tower room, after which they went insane or something. Somebody help me out, where in the series was that?
That was the 1841PT storyline, the last one on DS. I still need to see that one. :(
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when i first read this question i thought i'd say i've seen it more than 4 times but then i realized
i only saw the entire show start to finish twice and then have seen storylines like
1795 and 1897 and the chris jennings present many times as these are my favorites and when i buy the dvds will start
with these. the only problem left as i have many episodes on vhs and my vcrs broke
and i replaced them with dvd players what will the future hold? is is worth it to buy anything anymore?
jennifer
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is worth it to buy anything anymore?
Don't get me started on obsolete technology. My daughter has a radio show that I tape off air so I can send it to her Grandmother. This week I ran out of casette tapes. I had to ask NINE employees of the local "Best Buy" where the packages of blank casette tapes were before I found them. I'm pretty sure 3 of them didn't know WHAT they were, never mind WHERE they were..... ::)
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Don't get me started on obsolete technology. My daughter has a radio show that I tape off air so I can send it to her Grandmother. This week I ran out of casette tapes. I had to ask NINE employees of the local "Best Buy" where the packages of blank casette tapes were before I found them. I'm pretty sure 3 of them didn't know WHAT they were, never mind WHERE they were..... ::)
Well, that's just a little sad. Speaking as someone that is the age of majority of Best Buy employees, I KNOW what cassette tapes are. XD
Try this on for size. My younger brother (by a year and a half) had some friends over:
Friend: Can I use your telephone?
Brother: Sure. *points at rotary phone*
Friend: What's that?
*dies*
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There's no option for "I lost count!" :)
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As much of a Dark Shadows fan as I am - and I watch at least one episode every day - I've never actually seen the entire run of the show all the way thru once. I saw the show occasionally during the original run when I was a kid, but only remember seeing Leviathan, PT1970 and 1840's episodes.
Rediscovered the show during one of SciFi's airings about mid 1999 - they were on the Chris Jennings/Haunting of Quentin eps, and I watched it to the end. Was SO thrilled when they started over from episode one - I'd never seen the pre-Barnabas stuff before. Can't tell you how disappointed I was when the bastards ended the run just before the actual end of the series.
Am pretty much sure I'll eventually own the whole thing on DVD. It may take me the rest of my life... ^-^
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That was the 1841PT storyline, the last one on DS. I still need to see that one. :(
Thanks Ian, I've been wondering about that for a long time ;D
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Try this on for size. My younger brother (by a year and a half) had some friends over:
Friend: Can I use your telephone?
Brother: Sure. *points at rotary phone*
Friend: What's that?
*dies*
Had a similar experience w/my niece, who is now 18, when she was like 12. She noticed a rotary phone at my mom's, asked what it was, and when I told her she asked me to show her how it worked! ;)
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I still have a rotary phone in my house. It's in the laundry area. Because as sure as the sun rises in the East, when I'm halfway down the staircase to the basement, carrying a basket of laundry in my arms, the phone will ring.... ::)
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How many times did it play (or replay) on Sci-Fi? Was it four? Five? Well, however many times that was, take that number, add it to the original run, and then tack on another half when I watched it in bits and pieces throughout the eighties when it ran syndicated on local stations, and there you have it for me. So we're talking maybe 5.5 to 6.5 times.
Gerard
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How many times did it play (or replay) on Sci-Fi? Was it four? Five?
Sci-Fi had four runs of DS - though *maybe* one of them was all the way through (well, with the one exception of Ep #1219 because it's missing). The first two runs, which ran between '92 and '97, skipped some of the pre-Barn eps. I didn't watch it, but I *think* they finally included those eps during the '99-'01 third run. And then the final '01-'03 run ended before completing the series.
Even though they started with Ep #189 and then ran Eps #1-#188 after Ep #1245, I count the '99-'01 third run as a complete run because that's the way Sci-Fi considered it. But if we want to consider a complete run one that goes from Ep #1 through Ep #1245, with only Ep #1219 missing, well, then I suppose we could say that Sci-Fi never actually did that. ;)
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Don't get me started on obsolete technology. My daughter has a radio show that I tape off air so I can send it to her Grandmother. This week I ran out of casette tapes. I had to ask NINE employees of the local "Best Buy" where the packages of blank casette tapes were before I found them. I'm pretty sure 3 of them didn't know WHAT they were, never mind WHERE they were..... ::)
Slightly off topic, but I have a few great stories on Best Buy. When I went in to buy "A Man for All Seasons" for Diane, (these situations always seem to happen when I try to buy for my wife) I asked the cleark if he could check to see if it was out on DVD yet. He asked, "The one with Burt Reynolds?" I withheld from asking if Burt played Henry the VIII or Sir Thomas More in the listing. When "It Takes a Thief" came out, they stated they had a copy but hadn't been able to find it, to which the sales person noted, "We really ought to have that one, beacuse I hear this guy Hitchcock is important and pretty popular." When I tried to pick up "It Happened One Night" as a new release, the sales guy stated "Never heard of it." I told him it won the Oscar for best picture, best actor and best actress , and he replied, "Recently?!?!" Lastly, when I went to pick up "Its a Mad Mad Mad World', again, I got, "Never heard of it" Followed by, "So who's in that one." [5393] I guess if any of these had X Box games spun off, then they would have heard of them.
Michael
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Slightly off topic, but I have a few great stories on Best Buy. When I went in to buy "A Man for All Seasons" for Diane, (these situations always seem to happen when I try to buy for my wife) I asked the cleark if he could check to see if it was out on DVD yet. He asked, "The one with Burt Reynolds?" I withheld from asking if Burt played Henry the VIII or Sir Thomas More in the listing. When "It Takes a Thief" came out, they stated they had a copy but hadn't been able to find it, to which the sales person noted, "We really ought to have that one, beacuse I hear this guy Hitchcock is important and pretty popular." When I tried to pick up "It Happened One Night" as a new release, the sales guy stated "Never heard of it." I told him it won the Oscar for best picture, best actor and best actress , and he replied, "Recently?!?!" Lastly, when I went to pick up "Its a Mad Mad Mad World', again, I got, "Never heard of it" Followed by, "So who's in that one." [5393] I guess if any of these had X Box games spun off, then they would have heard of them.
Michael
ROTFLMAOPIMP!!!! Ah....*youth*! I remember it well. 8)