I thought it was rather hysterical and spot-on.  It brought up the many reincarnations of Lara - somebody did their homework.

Gerard

I'm just surprised there isn't more, like another "up-dated" documentary like there was for the 25th.  Yup, I know, what more could they add, especially with so many of our favorites now gone?  But one would think there would just be more something for the 50th.  Just something.

Gerard

Roger:  "Don't put me in the middle of this.  Looking at how both of you are dressed, you really expect me to say who would be better on Mowan and Rartin's Laugh Out?"

Gerard

I agree that TPTB (whomever they are in all the various fields of DS fandom, merchandise, marketing and franchising) are not make as big a deal about the 50th anniversary.  Back in '91, for the 25th, there was much more hoopla.  The documentary which aired on Sci-Fi was released.  Is it just that they don't think there's much of a fanbase anymore? 

I'm one of those DS'ers who saw the original show back in '66.  It aired a day later, at 11:00 in the morning, because our local ABC affiliate did it that way - they had some local program on at 3:00 p.m.  It was a fine, summer day and I was ready to go outside after watching some gameshow and the commercial came on with the spooky music saying that Dark Shadows would begin next.  The Colbert music and the foggy scenes caught my interest, so I watched it.  And then again the next day.  And the next.  Of course, back then, it wasn't a supernatural show but hinted at it (with explanations being provided for ghostly sobbing and creaking doors).  But it still got me, a nine-year-old.  I would play "Dark Shadows."  I pretended I was David, hiding that bleeder-valve (using an old hotel-room key - remember those with the plastic numbers on it? - as my bleeder valve).  Fortunately, after a couple months, our local affiliate dumped its local programming and shifted DS to 3:00 p.m.  That Monday, it aired the Friday episode at 11:00 a.m., and then the regular episode at 3:00 p.m.  Within a short time, actual ghostly things started to happen.  Books opened by themselves.  Josette's ghost stepped out of the portrait.  Malloy's ghost appeared to Vicki and left seaweed on the floor.  For the next five years, I ran home to watch every possible episode.  I had to battle with my mom who wanted to watch Art Linkletter's House Party and later The Galloping Gourmet, but I won.  She didn't want me watching "that spooky crap," but when she would see Joan Bennett, one of her favorite actresses, starring in it (saying "she's in that spooky crap?"), she capitulated and would sit and watch, a dishrag in her hand, whenever Joan was on the TV screen.

The 50th needs a blowout.

Gerard

Cyrus:  "That is the last time I try out that new Taco Bell chain."

Gerard

Nancy Barrett's character was Claire Jenkins, married to Alex.  They were friends of Quentin and Tracy.

Gerard

It seems that a multiple versions of Spiderman and Batman movies, produced at big budgets, some making critical/commercial success, other not, every few months.  Of course, they have more of a base than DS.  Maybe there is the possibility of some sort of cinematic version of DS rising again.  I think another version made for TV would be better, but let it be more subtle like the OS, not over-the-top like the '91.  Too bad the '04 wasn't given its chance.

Gerard