Gothick, two characters were preparing for an audition by reading a script for "Dark Shadows" (though the name was never explicitly mentioned). I heard Burke Devlin's name mentioned, and Megan's friend described the role for which she was auditioning as a housekeeper in love. Was she supposed to be Mrs. Johnson?!
None of the dialogue sounded like anything that was actually featured on the show (though that doesn't mean a different scene could have been drafted for an audition script). I had been looking forward to this cameo, but as seems to be happening so often lately, the reference to DS emphasized how bad it was. Megan referred to it as "crap" at least twice and complained, "Isn't this show supposed to be scary?"
I suspect this reference was a tie-in to the release of the movie (which has been advertising heavily on "Mad Men." I wish the original series could get more respect.
ProfStokes