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Title: What will we do?
Post by: dsforever on December 22, 2003, 04:30:13 AM

I'm new to the DS forum.  I've been visiting for a couple of days and I think most of you will be as sad to see DS off the air as I will be.  :'(  What are we going to do? Does anyone know of any other station that could possibly be going to run DS?  Why did Scifi drop it?
Merry Christmas everyone   ^-^

Title: Re:What will we do?
Post by: picard on December 22, 2003, 05:08:23 AM

Welcome dsforever, sci-fi decided to drop darks shadows for what dan curtis productions, which owns ds, said that they wanted to explore new programming options or something along the lines of that and that they no longer schedule old shows. There are 2 networks that could possiby air ds, the soapnet, which runs all kinds of soap operas,or the horror channel which will go on the air right on halloween night 2004. There is also a new dark shadows pilot in the works for the WB network. It invovles dan curtis of course, and john wells, both who will be sharing the title of executive producer and john wells has experience in E.R. and the west wing and has a development deal with the WB. The new DS pilot if it gets the greenlight will air fall 2004 primetime on the wb nework. So lets just hope they do not put an all teenage cast in there and put some so-called supernatural garbage that seems to pass for supernatural these days like buffy or angel or charmed. I hate those shows for ripping off dark shadows. This new ds better  have the same stories, settings, characters,music, opening sequence, or in fact the same show if you will, i feel that this is the only way to succssessfully rvive darkshadows and hopefully  tell some good storie while not mangling the storylines from the original series which i think are essential to do, espically the intro of barnabas. What is known is that a general casting call has been issued and i think that an at least  32 years old and not some 20something or teenage idiot.  But we all know that no one can be as good as johnathan frid when he played barnabas. Which he made his own and no one else can come half as good as he did, or for instance the whole original series cast, so lets hope they do this new ds pilot whith respect to the original series. I know the only confirmed character is barnabas. Mark verheiden, who now serves as co-executive producer of smallville on the WB network,is writing the script.

Title: Re:What will we do?
Post by: Connie on December 22, 2003, 11:09:18 PM

Quote from: picard on December 22, 2003, 05:08:23 AM

....But we all know that no one can be as good as johnathan frid when he played barnabas. Which he made his own and no one else can come half as good as he did,

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Oh, I dunno.  I would imagine David Selby can come just as good as JF did, if not better.  [winkb]

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Title: Re:What will we do?
Post by: Annie on December 22, 2003, 11:56:17 PM

Hi DSForever welcome to the board!!!  I agree'
Connie i would love David Selby playing the
part too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                   Love Anne :) ;D :P

Title: Re:What will we do?
Post by: Connie on December 23, 2003, 02:48:09 AM

Oh no!!    ROFL    Help!  Save me!!!

Annie,
I LOVE you.  I absolutely LOVE you to pieces!  [9341]

:) Merry Christmas!  :)


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Title: Re:What will we do?
Post by: Midnite on December 23, 2003, 05:29:38 PM

Quote from: Connie on December 22, 2003, 11:09:18 PM

I would imagine David Selby can come just as good as JF did, if not better.  [winkb]

Hmm, from today's eps:

QUENTIN (discussing Gabriel): "I've been to every sleazy boarding house on the waterfront.  Nothing.  No one's given him any semen papers..."

Or something like that.  [wink2]

Title: Re:What will we do?
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on December 23, 2003, 06:08:59 PM

Um, I believe that should be "No one's given any seamen papers..."  [b003]

Title: Re:What will we do?
Post by: Midnite on December 23, 2003, 07:38:08 PM

That's how RobinV writes it too, but I like my way better.  ;)

Actually, though, I was recycling a Kosmo-ism from the SciFi boards.  Credit where credit is due. :)


With apologies to dsforever!

Title: Re:What will we do?
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on December 23, 2003, 07:42:35 PM

Oh, those crazy people over on the Sci-Fi boards.  :D

Title: Re:What will we do?
Post by: Connie on December 24, 2003, 11:02:58 AM

Quote from: Midnite on December 23, 2003, 05:29:38 PM

Hmm, from today's eps:

QUENTIN (discussing Gabriel): "I've been to every sleazy boarding house on the waterfront.  Nothing.  No one's given him any semen papers..."

Or something like that.  [wink2]

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Title: Re:What will we do?
Post by: Birdie on December 24, 2003, 01:21:41 PM

Love it Connie, I have missed your wit.  Very sad Christmas Eve day and I am off to work.  Oh ya, have about a million things to do why am I sitting at the computer.

Birdie--ho-ho-ho