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Current Talk '04 I / Re:How & when you discovered Dark Shadows
« on: January 14, 2004, 08:12:15 AM »
Hey Everyone, I'm new here and still getting acquainted and I thought I'd just mention that the suggestions to get acquainted helped alot.
Anyway, I'm 19 years old ( much younger than many viewers of the show... that's probably why everyone who saw me watch the show when I had taped it at college couldn't understand what I saw in the show ) but that's just it they wouldn't understand. I stumbled upon the show probably in `96 or `97 ( I guesstimated seeing as I picked up when Jeremiah's ghost was tormenting the house, and now I have finally seen the run all the way through to the end twice and only seen the pre Barnabus episodes once). I found the show absolutely astounding. I didn't realize it was a "Soap Opera" until a couple weeks later when it had dawned on me. I got very interested in the show and began taping it because of school, VCRs are wonderful. For a while, I just watched the show and then I wanted to put some of the pieces together so I got online and found darkshadows.com which at the time was updated regularly but now the website has no activity. When I found out the show was to be cancelled I didn't know what to do I thought maybe this would spark ds.com into some aggitation but no, nothing. So I began searching and found this forum. I want to say thank you to the Administrators for setting it up. I was a part of an old forum but my use fell off quickly because it was very difficult to keep up with.... in fact I believe ProfStokes was a member also, my username was youngshadow and my stint was very brief just thought I'd mention it.
Anyway, I am really excited to hear of remake talk and I am working on acquiring the DVDs but being a poor college kid that's gonna take a while...I've got expenses like crazy. Again thanks, and just to mention it I had a very large aspiration of putting together a magnificent website together regarding the show sometime in the notsonear future because I don't have the skills to do it quite yet but anyone interested in sharing knowledge, pictures, or questions let me know.
P.S. * A funny happenstance concerning Dark Shadows, I attend Washington University in St. Louis and my Acting I teacher was telling us about an actor he worked with who could rarely remember his lines because he never had time to apply repetition instruments to learn them due to his rigid schedule. It just so happens that he was speaking of Dark Shadows own Louis Edmonds. I nearly jumped out of my shoes and let him know quite enthusiastically that I was abreast of the show and got a few wierd looks from classmates (*embarassing sort of ) He was saddened to hear that he had passed away. I was very touching and coincidental.
JUST THOUGHT I'D SHARE
BenStokes
Anyway, I'm 19 years old ( much younger than many viewers of the show... that's probably why everyone who saw me watch the show when I had taped it at college couldn't understand what I saw in the show ) but that's just it they wouldn't understand. I stumbled upon the show probably in `96 or `97 ( I guesstimated seeing as I picked up when Jeremiah's ghost was tormenting the house, and now I have finally seen the run all the way through to the end twice and only seen the pre Barnabus episodes once). I found the show absolutely astounding. I didn't realize it was a "Soap Opera" until a couple weeks later when it had dawned on me. I got very interested in the show and began taping it because of school, VCRs are wonderful. For a while, I just watched the show and then I wanted to put some of the pieces together so I got online and found darkshadows.com which at the time was updated regularly but now the website has no activity. When I found out the show was to be cancelled I didn't know what to do I thought maybe this would spark ds.com into some aggitation but no, nothing. So I began searching and found this forum. I want to say thank you to the Administrators for setting it up. I was a part of an old forum but my use fell off quickly because it was very difficult to keep up with.... in fact I believe ProfStokes was a member also, my username was youngshadow and my stint was very brief just thought I'd mention it.
Anyway, I am really excited to hear of remake talk and I am working on acquiring the DVDs but being a poor college kid that's gonna take a while...I've got expenses like crazy. Again thanks, and just to mention it I had a very large aspiration of putting together a magnificent website together regarding the show sometime in the notsonear future because I don't have the skills to do it quite yet but anyone interested in sharing knowledge, pictures, or questions let me know.
P.S. * A funny happenstance concerning Dark Shadows, I attend Washington University in St. Louis and my Acting I teacher was telling us about an actor he worked with who could rarely remember his lines because he never had time to apply repetition instruments to learn them due to his rigid schedule. It just so happens that he was speaking of Dark Shadows own Louis Edmonds. I nearly jumped out of my shoes and let him know quite enthusiastically that I was abreast of the show and got a few wierd looks from classmates (*embarassing sort of ) He was saddened to hear that he had passed away. I was very touching and coincidental.
JUST THOUGHT I'D SHARE
BenStokes