deja vu all over again.....

[Raineypark]

......watching Barnabas beat Willie with his cane.....in black and white. 

Truthfully......I think the show should never have been broadcast in color.  I know that at the time color TV was a fairly new and exciting concept......but I honestly think DS gained something from being in black and white.....it had more atmosphere, more menace, literally, more dark shadows.  Watching a kinescope is annoying....but seeing it in black and white was a treat.

But then, I think colorizing old black and white films should be a Capital offense.

[Eleanor_Rigby]

I didn't get a color TV until the mid-1970s so until the episodes reappeared on SciFi I never saw it in color.  I absolutely agree that there is a lot more "spookiness" in the atmosphere when the episode is b/w.  I understand why fans like the episodes in color, the costumes, etc. but it didn't take anything away from my enjoyment of the show when it ran on ABC.

I was surprised but impressed with directors who chose to film in b/w over color, like Paper Moon, Raging Bull & The Longest Day.

[Patti Feinberg]

......watching Barnabas beat Willie with his cane.....in black and white. 

Is that what he was doing?

I actually thought Barn had grabbed the cross from William and was stabbing him with it....

For 1970, the quality of the film seems poor.

Oh Kitten...sweet Kitten.....let's run away & I'll lavish the things you should be used to

Patti