DARK SHADOWS FORUMS

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Title: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Watching Project on January 01, 2011, 06:52:04 AM
Here's the Project schedule for the next two weeks:

Monday, January 3: Episode 1121, originally aired Monday, October 12, 1970
Tuesday, January 4: Episode 1122, originally aired Tuesday, October 13, 1970
Wednesday, January 5: Episode 1123, originally aired Wednesday, October 14, 1970
Thursday, January 6: Episode 1124, originally aired Thursday, October 15, 1970
Friday, January 7: Episode 1125, originally aired Friday, October 16, 1970
Monday, January 10: Episode 1126, originally aired Monday, October  19, 1970
Tuesday, January 11: Episode 1127, originally aired Tuesday, October 20, 1970
Wednesday, January 12: Episode 1128, originally aired Wednesday, October 21, 1970
Thursday, January 13: Episode 1129, originally aired Thursday, October 22, 1970
Friday, January 14: No Episode, originally Friday, October 23, 1970 was Pres. Nixon's speech to the United Nations
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Watching Project on January 15, 2011, 06:08:18 AM
Here's the Project schedule for the next two weeks:

Monday, January 17: Episode 1130, originally aired Monday, October 26, 1970
Tuesday, January 18: Episode 1131, originally aired Tuesday, October 27, 1970
Wednesday, January 19: Episode 1132, originally aired Wednesday, October 28, 1970
Thursday, January 20: Episode 1133, originally aired Thursday, October 29, 1970
Friday, January 21: Episode 1134_1135, originally aired Friday, October 30, 1970
Monday, January 24: Episode 1136, originally aired Monday, November  2, 1970
Tuesday, January 25: Episode 1137, originally aired Tuesday, November 3, 1970
Wednesday, January 26: Episode 1138, originally aired Wednesday, November 4, 1970
Thursday, January 27: Episode 1139, originally aired Thursday, November 5, 1970
Friday, January 28: Episode 1140, originally aired Friday, November 6, 1970
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Watching Project on January 29, 2011, 01:12:50 AM
Here's the Project schedule for the next two weeks:

Monday, January 31: Episode 1141, originally aired Monday, November 9, 1970
Tuesday, February 1: Episode 1142, originally aired Tuesday, November 10, 1970
Wednesday, February 2: Episode 1143, originally aired Wednesday, November 11, 1970
Thursday, February 3: Episode 1144, originally aired Thursday, November 12, 1970
Friday, February 4: Episode 1145, originally aired Friday, November 13, 1970
Monday, February 7: Episode 1146, originally aired Monday, November  16, 1970
Tuesday, February 8: Episode 1147, originally aired Tuesday, November 17, 1970
Wednesday, February 9: Episode 1148, originally aired Wednesday, November 18, 1970
Thursday, February 10: Episode 1149, originally aired Thursday, November 19, 1970
Friday, February 11: Episode 1150, originally aired Friday, November 20, 1970
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Watching Project on February 12, 2011, 01:23:22 AM
Here's the Project schedule for the next two weeks:

Monday, February 14: Episode 1151, originally aired Monday, November 23, 1970
Tuesday, February 15: Episode 1152, originally aired Tuesday, November 24, 1970
Wednesday, February 16: Episode 1153, originally aired Wednesday, November 25, 1970
Thursday, February 17: Episode 1154_1155, originally aired Thursday, November 26, 1970
Friday, February 18: No Episode, originally preempted Friday, November 27, 1970 for basketball
Monday, February 21: Episode 1156, originally aired Monday, November  30, 1970
Tuesday, February 22: Episode 1157, originally aired Tuesday, December 1, 1970
Wednesday, February 23: Episode 1158, originally aired Wednesday, December 2, 1970
Thursday, February 24: Episode 1159, originally aired Thursday, December 3, 1970
Friday, February 25: Episode 1160, originally aired Friday, December 4, 1970
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Lydia on February 12, 2011, 11:42:51 AM
They preempted Dark Shadows for basketball?  Dear me, I had forgotten just what a strange decade the 1960s were.
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on February 12, 2011, 04:53:07 PM
The odd thing about that is that It would have been more expected for DS to have been preempted on the Thursday because it was Thanksgiving. 1970 was the only year during the show's run that it actually aired on Thanksgiving. But then ABC made up for that by preempting DS on the Friday afterward instead.

Though it could have been worse - in 1966 DS was preempted on Thanksgiving AND on the Friday afterward. The Thursday was for football. BUT the Friday was for cartoons!!
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Watching Project on February 25, 2011, 10:11:08 PM
Here's the Project schedule for the next two weeks:

Monday, February 28: Episode 1161, originally aired Monday, December 7, 1970
Tuesday, March 1: Episode 1162, originally aired Tuesday, December 8, 1970
Wednesday, March 2: Episode 1163, originally aired Wednesday, December 9, 1970
Thursday, March 3: Episode 1164, originally aired Thursday, December 10, 1970
Friday, March 4: Episode 1165, originally aired Friday, December 11, 1970
Monday, March 7: Episode 1166, originally aired Monday, December  14, 1970
Tuesday, March 8: Episode 1167, originally aired Tuesday, December 15, 1970
Wednesday, March 9: Episode 1168, originally aired Wednesday, December 16, 1970
Thursday, March 10: Episode 1169, originally aired Thursday, December 17, 1970
Friday, March 11: Episode 1170, originally aired Friday, December 18, 1970
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Watching Project on March 12, 2011, 01:04:16 AM
Here's the Project schedule for the next two weeks:

Monday, March 14: Episode 1171, originally aired Monday, December 21, 1970
Tuesday, March 15: Episode 1172, originally aired Tuesday, December 22, 1970
Wednesday, March 16: Episode 1173, originally aired Wednesday, December 23, 1970
Thursday, March 17: Episode 1174_1175, originally aired Thursday, December 24, 1970
Friday, March 18: No Episode, originally Friday, December 25, 1970 was Christmas
Monday, March 21: Episode 1176, originally aired Monday, December  28, 1970
Tuesday, March 22: Episode 1177, originally aired Tuesday, December 29, 1970
Wednesday, March 23: Episode 1178, originally aired Wednesday, December 30, 1970
Thursday, March 24: Episode 1179_1180, originally aired Thursday, December 31, 1970
Friday, March 25: No Episode, originally Friday, January 1, 1971 was New Year's Day
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Watching Project on March 26, 2011, 12:10:26 AM
Here's the Project schedule for the next two weeks:

Monday, March 28: Episode 1181, originally aired Monday, January 4, 1971
Tuesday, March 29: Episode 1182, originally aired Tuesday, January 5, 1971
Wednesday, March 30: Episode 1183, originally aired Wednesday, January 6, 1971
Thursday, March 31: Episode 1184, originally aired Thursday, January 7, 1971
Friday, April 1: Episode 1185, originally aired Friday, January 8, 1971
1841PT BEGINS:
Monday, April 4: Episode 1186, originally aired Monday, January 11, 1971
Tuesday, April 5: Episode 1187, originally aired Tuesday, January 12, 1971
Wednesday, April 6: Episode 1188, originally aired Wednesday, January 13, 1971
Thursday, April 7: Episode 1189, originally aired Thursday, January 14, 1971
Friday, April 8: Episode 1190, originally aired Friday, January 15, 1971
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Watching Project on April 09, 2011, 03:48:18 AM
Here's the Project schedule for the next two weeks:

Monday, April 11: Episode 1191, originally aired Monday, January 18, 1971
Tuesday, April 12: Episode 1192, originally aired Tuesday, January 19, 1971
Wednesday, April 13: Episode 1193, originally aired Wednesday, January 20, 1971
Thursday, April 14: Episode 1194, originally aired Thursday, January 21, 1971
Friday, April 15: Episode 1195, originally aired Friday, January 22, 1971
Monday, April 18: Episode 1196, originally aired Monday, January 25, 1971
Tuesday, April 19: Episode 1197, originally aired Tuesday, January 26, 1971
1841 ENDS/RETURN TO 1971/COMPLETE SWITCH TO 1841PT:
Wednesday, April 20: Episode 1198, originally aired Wednesday, January 27, 1971
Thursday, April 21: Episode 1199, originally aired Thursday, January 28, 1971
Friday, April 22: Episode 1200, originally aired Friday, January 29, 1971
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Watching Project on April 23, 2011, 12:00:35 AM
Here's the Project schedule for the next two weeks:

Monday, April 25: Episode 1201, originally aired Monday, February 1, 1971
Tuesday, April 26: Episode 1202, originally aired Tuesday, February 2, 1971
Wednesday, April 27: Episode 1203, originally aired Wednesday, February 3, 1971
Thursday, April 28: Episode 1204, originally aired Thursday, February 4, 1971
Friday, April 29: Episode 1205, originally aired Friday, February 5, 1971
Monday, May 2: Episode 1206, originally aired Monday, February 8, 1971
Tuesday, May 3: No Episode, originally preempted Tuesday, February 9, 1971 for the Apollo 14 Splashdown
Wednesday, May 4: Episode 1207_1208, originally aired Wednesday, February 10, 1971
Thursday, May 5: Episode 1209, originally aired Thursday, February 11, 1971
Friday, May 6: Episode 1210, originally aired Friday, February 12, 1971
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Watching Project on May 06, 2011, 10:20:39 PM
Here's the Project schedule for the next two weeks:

Monday, May 9: Episode 1211, originally aired Monday, February 15, 1971
Tuesday, May 10: Episode 1212, originally aired Tuesday, February 16, 1971
Wednesday, May 11: Episode 1213, originally aired Wednesday, February 17, 1971
Thursday, May 12: Episode 1214, originally aired Thursday, February 18, 1971
Friday, May 13: Episode 1215, originally aired Friday, February 19, 1971
Monday, May 16: Episode 1216, originally aired Monday, February 22, 1971
Tuesday, May 17: Episode 1217, originally aired Tuesday, February 23, 1971
Wednesday, May 18: Episode 1218, originally aired Wednesday, February 24, 1971
Thursday, May 19: Episode 1219, originally aired Thursday, February 25, 1971
Friday, May 20: Episode 1220, originally aired Friday, February 26, 1971
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Watching Project on May 21, 2011, 02:48:47 AM
Here's the Project schedule for the next two weeks:

Monday, May 23: Episode 1221, originally aired Monday, March 1, 1971
Tuesday, May 24: Episode 1222, originally aired Tuesday, March 2, 1971
Wednesday, May 25: Episode 1223, originally aired Wednesday, March 3, 1971
Thursday, May 26: Episode 1224, originally aired Thursday, March 4, 1971
Friday, May 27: Episode 1225, originally aired Friday, March 5, 1971
Monday, May 30: Episode 1226, originally aired Monday, March 8, 1971
Tuesday, May 31: Episode 1227, originally aired Tuesday, March 9, 1971
Wednesday, June 1: Episode 1228, originally aired Wednesday, March 10, 1971
Thursday, June 2: Episode 1229, originally aired Thursday, March 11, 1971
Friday, June 3: Episode 1230, originally aired Friday, March 12, 1971

And BTW, has anyone figured out what's going to happen very soon?
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Lydia on May 21, 2011, 10:15:38 PM
I'm due to be Raptured in less than an hour, but I don't suppose you're referring to that.
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on May 21, 2011, 10:28:39 PM
Um, not quite. But I think you may have already missed out on the Rapture because the last I read is that lunatic had revised his calculations and it was supposed to happen at 6 in Pago Pago, which would have coincided across the world as 2am ET and 11pm PT of last night. And since nothing happened, well, who knows what he's going to come up with next? But then, this is the umpteenth prediction of the Rapture supposedly going to take place from who knows how many such people, and, well, obviously none of them have ever taken place...

On the other hand, what the post is referring to is completely DS related and completely Watching Project related - and it will take place as scheduled...
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on May 28, 2011, 07:31:42 PM
And BTW, has anyone figured out what's going to happen very soon?

I'm surprised that no one seems to have figured it out. But it's going to become much more apparent very soon. In fact, it should become more apparent with every day that gets closer to it happening...
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Watching Project on June 04, 2011, 12:58:10 AM
Here's the Project schedule for the next two weeks:

Monday, June 6: Episode 1231, originally aired Monday, March 15, 1971
Tuesday, June 7: Episode 1232, originally aired Tuesday, March 16, 1971
Wednesday, June 8: Episode 1233, originally aired Wednesday, March 17, 1971
Thursday, June 9: Episode 1234, originally aired Thursday, March 18, 1971
Friday, June 10: Episode 1235, originally aired Friday, March 19, 1971
Monday, June 13: Episode 1236, originally aired Monday, March 22, 1971
Tuesday, June 14: Episode 1237, originally aired Tuesday, March 23, 1971
Wednesday, June 15: Episode 1238, originally aired Wednesday, March 24, 1971
Thursday, June 16: Episode 1239, originally aired Thursday, March 25, 1971
Friday, June 17: Episode 1240, originally aired Friday, March 26, 1971

What was being referred to last time should definitely be clearer. And people may feel a bit foolish if they don't figure it out before the next schedule is posted...
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on June 11, 2011, 04:50:51 AM
I'm surprised that no one seems to have figured it out.

Does no one have access to a calendar - nor is anyone able to visualize one in their mind?  [ghost_huh]
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Lydia on June 11, 2011, 05:50:45 AM
It does seem to me that if we go right from the episode 1245 to episode 1 in the Watching Project without a decent interval for mourning, then we'll be watching episode 1 on the 45th anniversary of its original broadcast, but I'm not sure that qualifies as a Happening.
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on June 11, 2011, 06:13:01 AM
we'll be watching episode 1 on the 45th anniversary of its original broadcast, but I'm not sure that qualifies as a Happening.

Qualifies as one for me because that's exactly what I was referring to (not to mention that the subsequent eps will all be coinciding with their original airdates as well until we decide to take some sort of a break at some point) - though I didn't actually say it was a Happening, only that it was something that was going to happen very soon. But what I find interesting is that it wasn't even planned - it's just working out that way completely on its own.

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It does seem to me that if we go right from the episode 1245 to episode 1 in the Watching Project without a decent interval for mourning

As for an interval for mourning, there was never one when the Sci-Fi Channel ran DS - it always went right from Ep #1245 to Ep #1 on the very same day. At least with the Watching Project there will be three days in between.  [ghost_wink]

Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: DarkLady on June 11, 2011, 06:14:36 PM
So we start all over again once the current cycle is over? I'm delighted, because I didn't sign on to this board until close to the end of RT 1840/1841. :)
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on June 13, 2011, 04:28:25 PM
We haven't actually done the pre-Barn eps yet. A lot of people still didn't own them when the Watching Project began back in January of '07, so we kicked off with Ep #210. But a lot more people have indicated that they've gotten the pre-Barn eps since then and they're really looking forward to watching them as part of the WP (and perhaps even others will follow along with the Robservations). And the fact that the schedule for watching the pre-Barn eps is going to coincide with the 45th Anniversary of their original airdates is really too serendipitous not to do them.  [ghost_wink]
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: DarkLady on June 13, 2011, 08:21:32 PM
Cool!  [ghost_smiley]
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Lydia on June 14, 2011, 05:13:01 AM
We haven't actually done the pre-Barn eps yet. A lot of people still didn't own them when the Watching Project began back in January of '07, so we kicked off with Ep #210.
Well, sort of...

If I had my druthers, the Project would start with Episode 1, but I don't have Episode 1, and it would set a dangerous precedent if the Project Initiator didn't have a clue what was going on.

It's fun going back and looking at Current Talk from the first half of 2007: lots of interesting topics.  Thank you, moderators, for keeping them available!
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Watching Project on June 18, 2011, 12:22:10 AM
Here's the Project schedule for the next two weeks:

Monday, June 20: Episode 1241, originally aired Monday, March 29, 1971
Tuesday, June 21: Episode 1242, originally aired Tuesday, March 30, 1971
Wednesday, June 22: Episode 1243, originally aired Wednesday, March 31, 1971
Thursday, June 23: Episode 1244, originally aired Thursday, April 1, 1971
Friday, June 24: Episode 1245, originally aired Friday, April 2, 1971
END OF SERIES/BEGINNING OF SERIES:
Monday, June 27: Episode 1, originally aired Monday, June 27, 1966
Tuesday, June 28: Episode 2, originally aired Tuesday, June 28, 1966
Wednesday, June 29: Episode 3, originally aired Wednesday, June 29, 1966
Thursday, June 30: Episode 4, originally aired Thursday, June 30, 1966
Friday, July 1: Episode 5, originally aired Friday, July 1, 1966
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: DarkLady on June 25, 2011, 06:37:16 PM
What a happy coincidence! Thank you, Watching Project!  [ghost_grin]
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Gothick on June 26, 2011, 04:48:53 AM
That's uncanny--that we're repeating the same days of the week as in 1966--

Glad to see the Watching Project will continue!

G.
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: loril54 on June 27, 2011, 08:29:35 PM
That is nice, maybe we can go through things again. Get more people involved from the very beginning.
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: MagnusTrask on June 27, 2011, 10:43:00 PM
That is nice, maybe we can go through things again. Get more people involved from the very beginning.

I've already posted on episode 1!   Come and emulate me in this matter, as all people should do in all things...
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on June 28, 2011, 12:54:25 AM
I was frustrated today because I lost my Internet connection soon after I made a couple posts this morning. Then it came back, I made a couple more posts, and then I lost it again for several hours because, after calling my provider, I learned they were having trouble with their network. So, I wasn't able to post half the things that I had planned to (like the CTP/FITBs captures for Ep #1). Instead I decided to go out with a friend and make a day of it doing other things. I just got home a few minutes ago. But we had so much fun that I'm exhausted, so all the things I would have posted today will just have to wait until tomorrow.  [ghost_smiley]
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: Janet the Wicked on June 28, 2011, 12:55:44 AM
That's OK. We forgive you. Glad you had a good day!
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: MagnusTrask on June 28, 2011, 01:23:07 AM
Life happens!   I'm coming perilously close to forgiving you, for your huge trangressions... and... I'm there!
Title: Re: Announcing the Coordinated Dark Shadows Watching Project!
Post by: EmeraldRose on July 01, 2011, 06:36:08 AM
As many of you know, I got REALLY behind with the WP and pretty much gave it up. [ghost_shocked] BUT... I decided to start watching DS from the beginning this week in honor of the 45Th anniversary of its debut. [ghost_cheesy] I've already watched the first 9 episodes. I checked here tonight, and, lo and behold, the WP is watching the beginning episodes, too! [milestone] WOW! What a coincidence! [clap2] I just might start posting for the WP again!  [ghost_wink] That's neat that the WP is starting to watch from Episode #1, and the days coincide exactly with how they were in 1966! [ghost_grin]

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