DARK SHADOWS FORUMS
General Discussions => Current Talk '24 I => Topic started by: Mysterious Benefactor on September 18, 2019, 12:36:50 AM
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Ask Matt: ..., 'Dark Shadows' and ... (https://www.tvinsider.com/813561/ask-matt-stumptown-instinct-cancellation-queen-sugar-emmys-tv-text/)
When I saw the headline for this column I thought for sure someone was going to be asking about the CW's script deal. And a particular someone at that who often writes to Matt about DS. But I was wrong...
Check out: "The Shadows of Our Past"
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Oh come on... Matt Roush should know better than to refer to "seasons" of DS!!! (And this is a new one to me: 26 seasons?!? I think I may have heard of 5 seasons--supposedly each year being a season--but how do they calculate 26?)
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Well, MB's post the other day had 12 seasons - apparently calling each storyline a season!
http://dsboards.com/SMF/index.php?topic=85808.0
But, as crazy as that seems, I can't imagine how that could be expanded to 26 and Roush goes along with it!!
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The "seasons" refer to how DS is listed on Amazon. It lists 26 seasons of "Dark Shadows", each season representing 1 DVD collection of the show--there were 26 of these released beginning with Barnabas' arrival through the end of the show.
Amazon has a similar set up for DS: The Beginning, with one season representing each DVD collection of the show.
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It's odd but not unique to DS. Reality shows tend to refer to each new competition as a season. Survivor claims 38 seasons. It has only been airing since 2000.
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"Season" for the reality shows makes more sense, because they go on hiatus, then start up with a whole new cast (set of contestants). Although, perhaps the word "series" would be even better (that's what the British use). But with DS--as with all American soaps--season doesn't make sense because it's one continuous story, told without stopping. (And although there are separate story arcs, they overlap and interconnect.)