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Title: 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows'
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on June 25, 2016, 12:02:41 AM: 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows' (http://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/index.ssf/2016/06/50_frightfully_fun_facts_for_the_50th_anniversary_of_dark_shadows.html#0)

See if you can spot what is technically a mistake in the piece because, after all, what would something about DS be without at least one mistake. [ghost_wink]
Title: Re: 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows'
Post by: barnabasjr on June 26, 2016, 07:40:56 PM: Well, he DID wind up with some golden nuggets after all! [ghost_cheesy]
Title: Re: 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows'
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on July 06, 2016, 06:03:37 PM: Quote from: Mysterious Benefactor on June 25, 2016, 12:02:41 AM
See if you can spot what is technically a mistake

Since no one seems to have spotted it on their own, here's a hint: the mistake is in this section -

'Dark Shadows' jumps to color

Fact #9. "Dark Shadows was taped and
broadcast in black-and-white for the first year
of its run. The jump to color was made on Aug.
1, 1967.

But what's wrong there?
Title: Re: 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows'
Post by: Gerard on July 06, 2016, 08:50:33 PM: I think that's around the date when it was filmed; it wasn't aired until about 10 days, give or take, later. I'm not sure on exactness.

Gerard
Title: Re: 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows'
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on July 06, 2016, 09:44:12 PM: You're getting very warm to the problem, but that's not quite it...
Title: Re: 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows'
Post by: dom on July 07, 2016, 12:16:37 AM: It was '68?
Title: Re: 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows'
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on July 07, 2016, 01:10:05 AM: No, the year is right. [ghost_smiley]
Title: Re: 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows'
Post by: Gerard on July 07, 2016, 04:01:13 PM: Here's another attempt. Didn't they have an episode in color initially (I think it was the one when Maggie walks into the Blue Whale after escaping from Wyndcliffe), and went back to black-and-white for a few more before the complete transition to color?

Gerard
Title: Re: 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows'
Post by: Uncle Roger on July 07, 2016, 04:08:31 PM: I found another boo boo. Fact #14 identifies the actor as Joanathan Frid. [ghost_blink]
Title: Re: 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows'
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on July 07, 2016, 05:59:48 PM: You're getting really, Really, REALLY HOT, Gerard - but you're not quite there...
Title: Re: 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows'
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on July 07, 2016, 06:03:14 PM: Quote from: Uncle Roger on July 07, 2016, 04:08:31 PM
I found another boo boo. Fact #14 identifies the actor as Joanathan Frid. [ghost_blink]

Oops, I didn't even catch that! [ghost_embarrassed] But in my defense, they misspell Barnabas and Jonathan so many times that my eyes probably just skip right by half the time by now.
Title: Re: 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows'
Post by: Gerard on July 08, 2016, 01:17:29 AM: Here's another shot, MB! Does it have to do with the opening credits? I mean, how the words "Dark Shadows" appear?

And I can understand how easy it was to make the mistake of saying "Joanathan Frid." It's so easy to get him confused with Joan Collins.

Gerard
Title: Re: 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows'
Post by: Uncle Roger on July 08, 2016, 02:21:42 AM: Is it the time frame? Dark Shadows Wikipedia lists the taping date as July 31st and airing on August 11th.
Title: Re: 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows'
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on July 09, 2016, 09:22:06 PM: That's the closest anyone has come! [cheers] However, there's just the slightest bit more...

(But unfortunately, IF the DS Wikipedia states or implies the ep that was broadcast on ABC on August 11, 1967 was in color, then their info is wrong, too. [ghost_sad])
Title: Re: 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows'
Post by: Gerard on July 10, 2016, 12:07:11 AM: This is fun, MB! Like Uncle Roger, I tried to guess it was when the episode was filmed as opposed to when it was aired. You said that's close. I'm still thinking it has to do with showing one episode in color and seeing how it went and then eventually to broadcasting all in color.

Gerard