DARK SHADOWS FORUMS
General Discussions => Current Talk Archive => Current Talk '24 I => Current Talk '10 I => Topic started by: jimbo on June 28, 2010, 12:28:34 AM
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Nice to see SciFi Wire acknowledging the 44th Birthday and putting up the original 1st episode at the website. Hopefully Syfy will bring back the original series.
http://scifiwire.com/2010/06/dark-shadows-turns-44-wat.php
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It's very nice to see that we're not the only ones commemorating the day. [ghost_wink] But why, Why, WHY does SyFy have to describe the first ep as "campy" when it sure as hell isn't anything of the kind??!! [ghost_mad]
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I know MB but what are we going to do? jk Will we ever lose the "campy" tag anytime in the near future? Doubtful.
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The terrible thing about the campy tag is that it associates DS with a stereotype that isn't true. And worse still, it can easily set up expectations in any potential audience's mind that the Depp/DS film will indeed be campy (which we can only hope with every fiber of our beings that it will not be)!
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I agree totally. There was nothing "campy" in the first episode the site uploaded to the article. I am not even sure if this writer or the other writers who use the term ever saw the entire series. It certainly is a stereotype. I don't think Tim Burton or Johnny Depp ever used the word campy in referring to the original show but I could be wrong. I know TB mentioned it had a weird vibe. So at least it is not them spreading the campy term although it will be interesting to see how the DS producers refer to it when they market/promote the movie.
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People relentlessly "see" and "hear" what they're expecting to see and hear, rather than what's actually going on in front of them.
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I am not even sure if this writer or the other writers who use the term ever saw the entire series.
Or even any ep. [ghost_rolleyes]
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There are so many different versions of what is 'campy' and what isn't. What also bugs me is when someone's version of what is 'cheesy' is different from mine! [ghost_rolleyes]
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Ah! That amazing first episode, simply one of the best. It's a shame Lela Swift didn't continue using those camera angles for the house throughout the series. They were extremely effective, as was the lighting. The black and white helped a lot too!