More info about this disc has been announced. One of the extras is to include one of the Art Wallace "The House" broadcasts. Apparently there were two of them, one longer than the other, but I was unable to find information that specified which one.I'm pretty sure it will be the shorter one. A half hour version was shown at one of the Festivals. I think it was in 2016.
As Grayson used to say: "Who can figure anything?"
It's pretty obvious that the documentary will continue to promote the myth that Dan Curtis was somehow responsible for the success of Dark Shadows.
I really think he had very little to do with it.
I hope they do mention that Bert Convy was Dan's choice for the casting of Barnabas, but I am not holding my breath.
Rather scary that Roger Davis was interviewed.
I can't say that I've led a sheltered life but I can honestly say that I had never heard of Zeena until I read the article. And I still had to go to Wikipedia to confirm that she is the daughter of Anton LaveyI can't believe you'd never heard of her!!!! Zeena the Warrior Princess was all over the place in the 90s!!!She even had a loosey and lawless attitude towards cleavage!!
The only warrior princess I know from the '90s is Xena: Warrior Princess, played by Lucy Lawless. Is there some connection?I was joking. I guess it fell flat. Loosey lawless...
| Scene: | Billowing fog/smoke as Barnabas slowly steps out into the open. |
| Announcer: | Barnabas Collins lives in the tiny fishing village of Collinsport, Maine. He has lived there all his life. For 175 years. He has been able to live this long on a select diet because Barnabas Collins is a vampire. |
| Barnabas: | Welcome to the supernatural, where the night is my ray of hope. In the dark shadows of nightfall I make my presence known. I strike with cold steel, my prey is the living. In the dark shadows of night you will see and hear my presence. I am Barnabas Collins. If you crave the mysterious, the strange, you can see me every weekday at four pm right after Ed Miller's two o'clock Dialing for Dollars movie on Channel 7. |
| Announcer: | Join Dark Shadows Monday through Friday at four pm on Channel 7. You'll see Barnabas Collins at work. This way he won't see you first... |
| Scene: | Billowing fog/smoke as Barnabas slowly steps out into the open. |
| Announcer: | Barnabas Collins lives in the tiny fishing village of Collinsport, Maine. He has lived there all his life. For 175 years. He has been able to live this long on a select diet because Barnabas Collins is a vampire. |
| Barnabas: | If you crave the mysterious, follow me on a journey to the unbelievable. In the dark shadows of the night you will see and hear my presence, for I am Barnabas Collins. Join me weekdays at four following Ed Miller's two o'clock Dialing for Dollars movie on Channel 7. |
| Announcer: | Join Barnabas Collins weekdays at four pm on Channel 7 before he joins you... |
Of course, had Grayson's Playtex commercial been included, that would have been another matter. But clearly, the individual in charge of these releases does not care either about Grayson Hall OR her fans, so we're left to rot in obscurity and chew wet cigarette butts in the dark.Do you know if the commercial still exists? I heard that some of the iconic ads from by gone eras were never saved. I'd also heard that some of the "Johnny Smoke" PSAs were only saved because they happened to be on kinescopes of shows that aired them. If they do exist, I wonder who they'd have to contact to get the rights. Are they in the public domain? These might be factors that have prevented them from appearing.
Nothing I have read thus far about the new disc excites more than a very abstract interest but I'm glad fans are having fun with it. Of course, had Grayson's Playtex commercial been included, that would have been another matter. But clearly, the individual in charge of these releases does not care either about Grayson Hall OR her fans, so we're left to rot in obscurity and chew wet cigarette butts in the dark.
Happy Easter! Does that mean the bunny smiley orgy is going away soon??
As fans were listing projects that weren't included, I couldn't help asking, waggishly: "But did they cover SUPERTRAIN? Did they???"
... I'm talking about the first of the TV spots in the extras section which in part features Vicki running across Collinwood's lawn with the voiceover (in reference to Collins House, not Collinwood) "... strange things have happened there and are happening still. It is to this isolated old mansion high on Widows' Hill that 20-year-old Victoria Winters has come to probe the mystery of her past. [thunder] Her curiosity plunges her into a gothic world of love, hate, revenge and terror. ..." ...
I could care less if the rest of Master of Dark Shadows is complete junk - I have to buy it now that I know that promo is part of it! [easter_wink] [easter_grin]