I thought it would be fun to paint these wooden peg people as Dark Shadows characters. A few years ago, some toy company tried to start a line of DS action figures, but they only released Barnabas, Angelique, and the werewolf. I always wished they would have released more. Too bad because DS had so many great characters. I'm currently amazed at the popularity of those Funko Pop figures based on TV and movie characters, and the simplicity of them, so that was my inspiration for turning these basic wooden peg dolls into DS people. Hope you like them!

I kept checking Entertainment Earth's website periodically to see if the DS Action Figures were available, and now they are showing up as cancelled.
Does anybody here really care anymore??
I had mixed feelings about them. I thought the Barnabas and Quentin figures were good likenesses, but not crazy about the Angelique one. I liked the cloth outfits but thought the plastic they used look cheap.
Not worth $20 each, but the Barnabas one sold out quickly and has sold for much more $$$ on ebay.
I liked the idea of a Collinwood playset.
Surprisingly, there are a lot more disappointed MEGO fans over at the Mego Museum message board than there are here. Here's the link to a 5-page thread:
http://megomuseum.com/community/showthread.php?85111-Dark-Shadows-Wave-2-CANCELED

At the end of each episode there would be a cliffhanger.
The next day, they would usually repeat the ending at the beginning of the show as a teaser before the credits.
Were these "teasers" newly filmed a second time-- or were they merely reruns (i.e. footage taken from the previous episode)??.

I finally purchased the DS DVD Volume 26, and I was blown away by the special features.

I thought the Lara Parker Dress Rehearsal footage was fascinating.
Has anyone ever commented on this before. I did a search, but couldn't come up with anything.

Anyway, for those that haven't seen it, the rehearsal was from the episode in parallel time where Lara plays dual roles: Angelique and Alexis, where they switch places in the mausoleum. It was a very complicated scene to set up because Lara was playing opposite herself and they had to shoot it 2 times: once with Lara as Alexia, and once with Lara as Angelique, then they would superimpose or merge the two together.
Lara was playing her scene as Alexis first, and she had to pause every few moments to give Angelique time to say her lines, and you could see Lara getting frustrated with the teleprompter moving to fast. Well, she actually tells the director that the prompter is moving 3 times faster than she would say her lines.
Then, later she flubs her lines, and after they yell, cut! you can see her mouth the words, "I messed it up."
Next, the crew helps her climb into her coffin, and she is ready to go with the scene, but then they

announce over the loudspeaker to break for lunch, and you can see her throw her hands up in the air.
The footage last about 11 minutes.
I would like to know where this footage came from, and if there is more rehearsal footage out there.

Okay, so vampires are really hot right now--have been for at least a year or two with Twilight and The Vampire Diaries. Who knows how long this craze will last?
This is the perfect time for the new Dark Shadows movie, but as far as I know there is no premiere date as it is only in pre-production. Have they started filming yet? I haven't heard of any other actors cast besides Johnny Depp. So it looks like the movie won't come out until 2011 or maybe 2012.
I'm interested in reading what everyone's thoughts are on the new Dark Shadows movie.
Here are mine:
I'm worried the vampire craze will die down by the time the movie premieres.
I'm wondering if a lot of young moviegoers will think it is a Twilight-rip-off (even though we all know DS came first)..
Will the movie be aimed at young viewers or older audiences? The reason why I say this is because Johnny Depp isn't exactly a young Robert Pattison-type. Also, the original DS audience-the ones who used to run home from school--must be in their late fifties/early sixties now.
Do you think the movie will become as big as Twilight?
The best thing is that Tim Burton will direct or produce it (not sure) so it will have a big budget and look fabulous.

I couldn't pass on this:

At Walmart.com the preorder price is $29.98 + $ 2.47 =$ 32.35


http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=6457968&sourceid=02359886223428579391

I did a search, but Couldn't find any topics about this, so thought I'd post because some people might not know about it.  I saw it at Barnes and Noble. It focuses on Joan and sister Constance.  I read some chapters on the last years of her life. Was surprised to find out that one-time controversial talk show host/big mouth Morton Downey Jr. was Joan's nephew. It looks very interesting and includes candid and revealing moments like when, where, and how she died. She really did enjoy working on Dark Shadows, but is quoted as saying that one of the actors "thinks he's Henry Fonda", but he can't act. Alexandra Moltke, Nancy Barrett, KLS, and Marie Wallace provide memories. She also had falling out with one of her daughters. She did not enjoy working on "Suspiria", but did it to please hubby and free trip to Italy.