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Polls Archive / Re: Tell us what was the most important 'behind the scenes' decision in DS histo
« on: September 07, 2006, 01:05:02 AM »
We've pointed this out many times, yet the miconception continues to persist:
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It's a common misconception that Curtis preserved the DS episodes, but that's not actually true. Curtis has never owned them. ABC did and then ownership was transferred to Worldvision. ABC is who should be thanked for preserving them. However, we can thank Curtis for filing suit against ABC because, even though he didn't win, the result finally got the episodes released into syndication. A couple years ago I shared an article about the suit that appeared in Variety in 1975:'Dark Shadows' Prompts Suit Against ABC And Worldvision