I may have mentioned this before, but for me, Dark Shadows audio goes back to my earliest roots with the show. I have very vague memories of a few eps during the original run.  I saw a handful of episodes in syndication in '76,77. WLVI had it on a 11:00PM, much too late for me to watch regularly.  I generally got to see it on Friday nights, when I could see it at all. My main exposure then was through the Ross novels and the comics. When I was in college, some fans copied audio tapes for me. For years I had most of the series on audio tape, all of the first year of syndication, and most of the rest of the series, but with many gaps. It was still considerably more than half of the episodes, with some time periods virtually complete. When I first got access to a VCR, it was on a limited basis. The dorm had one to share among 300 or so people. It was in the office and a staffer would put your tape in the machine, if it was not in use. Your offering would then be broadcast throughout the dorm via the antenna system.  When I did get VHS tapes, I focused on episodes that were pivotal or visually exciting. Kathy Resch also sent me her 6 hour condensation of 1795. But aside from that, it was an audio medium for me. So for me having DS without the visuals is nothing new. In fact it can be refreshing. My imagination is not hampered by effects that go wrong.

After what Joe said, I'm beginning to think I heard it wrong at the Fest. Memory is a tricky thing.

This has puzzled me for years. As I'm sure everyone knows the DS eps used to have that announcent that DS is a DCP. It stops during early Barnabas. I was at a Fest and I'm pretty sure I heard a clip where that announcement came on after a Leviathan episode!  Does anyone remember if this was done on air during the original run? If so, why was it on the tapes for the first year or so and not later?  It's a very trivial question, but I've wondered about it for a long time.

According to the Big Finish news section, recording it well under way for the 2nd series, Kingdom of the Dead.  Lysette Anthony and Alec Newman are joining the 4 regulars from the original DS and Andrew Collins.  Other original series cast memebers will have roles in the production as well. I can't access the forum at work, and I don't want to give the wrong information, so I'm beign a bit vague about who will guest star. They are scheduled to be released in July. You have the choice of ordering one CD a month or all four as a box set. Check the Big Finish site for more info.

Getting the CDs in July is all the bonus I need!  Thanks for the info! I'll be ordering later today.

Forget what the critics said.  They have probably never seen the original.  I enjoyed the moive very much. I was impressed with the way they fleshed out the original story with some interesting new materail. I think the critics were exepcting an Underworld wannabe

Dark Shadows Final Judgement is on Big Finish's download page!!!

aren't jenny,laura,beth,angelique and amanda all quentin's concubines?

I don't think you can count Angelique. Angelique pursued Quentin and made the deal to force him to marry her. As far as I remember they weren't romanitically linked as far as he was concerned.