DS DVD Volume 26 Listed as Best Seller

Jackie,

Thanks for supplying that math lesson! I knew the cost was a lot more, but it's really eye-popping when you see it worked out in front of you!
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Personally, I don't really care if MPI doesn't ever release the pre-Barn episodes to the public because I don't care to own them. If they released them, yes, I'd probably invest in them. But if they don't, it won't be any great loss to me. I liked them but I much prefer the Barnabas episodes. I don't think they'd hold out though--I mean I wonder what the ratio of DS fans who are in the club to DS fans who aren't is. I can't imagine that it's very different. I would expect more DS fans to NOT be in the club, given the humongous price differences, so it would be utterly stupid of them to withhold the DVDs.

If I may suggest, check out the pre-Barnabas Laura story with Diana Millay.
It begins slowly but gets creepy as things progress.
It was the show's first full fledged supernatural story & is worth seeing.

The very first episode is good to have, as are the occasional ghost eps that followed~~but you could probably get them cheap on VHS at this point.

The appearence of Bill Malloy's ghost & the early appearences of Josette were important to the show's
future development.
They led to Barnabas.

David

This will be brief:  my reason for joining MPI is "what Midnight said!" PLUS, I want that "members only" complete boxed CD set of ALL the Cobert DS music cues.  And the free Barnabas and Angelique bobbleheads-not something I would actually choose to buy-look nice on my knick-knack shelf.  The coffin is in storage, waiting for more bobbleheads....and then I'll probably offer them all on eBay and pay for my retirement.   

If I may suggest, check out the pre-Barnabas Laura story with Diana Millay.
It begins slowly but gets creepy as things progress.
It was the show's first full fledged supernatural story & is worth seeing.

The very first episode is good to have, as are the occasional ghost eps that followed~~but you could probably get them cheap on VHS at this point.

The appearence of Bill Malloy's ghost & the early appearences of Josette were important to the show's
future development.
They led to Barnabas.

I've seen the episodes before, but only once, maybe some of them twice. I'd love to have them, don't get me wrong, but if they don't get released I wouldn't be too upset. It would suck, but I'm happy that DS ever made it to DVD in the first place!

I'm happy that DS ever made it to DVD in the first place!

Amen to that!  The day I heard Dark Shadows was on DVD was the day I decided I would buy a DVD player.

Just got mine today, whoo-hoo!  Watched A Fan Remembers, which they showed at the Banquet, the Frid promos for NJ Network, which I recently watched on YouTube and rehersal footage of LP during ep 1001.  Good stuff!  Can't wait to get home and finish watching all the extras!  

Couldn't agree more dsbf.

My late cat Megan use to sit staring at a small mouse hole in the garage patiently and calmly waiting, waiting - sometimes for hours at a time.  She got what she was waiting for about 99.9% of the time.  I learned a lot from that cat.

Hear hear!  The price at DDD are actually pretty tempting, and Ebay is my best friend when it comes to DS, whether it be a new or gently used set that I can get for sometimes $10-20.  I may not collect them in order, but I will have the whole set one day.

I considered joining MPI's DVD club, but I just don't see the value in it for me, even though I would dearly love to get my hands on the Pre Barn eps ASAP!  Patience is indeed a virtue

Glorioski!  I somehow missed the announcement that the boxed set of Cobert's DS music is going to be a bloody "members only" item.  Shite!

Glad I checked this thread again, though.  I'd just as soon know. At least I do have all the previously existing releases which must have 99 percent of all the music ever used on the show...

G.

At least I do have all the previously existing releases which must have 99 percent of all the music ever used on the show...

I agree G, I got Volumes 1-4, the HODS/NODS compilation and the 30th Anniversary Soundtrack.  Think I'm all set for DS music!  

Buzz!  Our Libraries are TWINS!  *giggles*

I don't have the original CD of DS 1, though--I have the Rhino reissue with the edited Ron Barry interviews.  Which one had the Selby interview?  I think that was the Varese Sarabande one?

G.

I had all the pre-Barn VHS tapes except for #17 & 22, and missed the 30 day deal where MPI was selling them off for about $6 ea. before going to DVD. I wrote, begged and pleaded, and they did sell me those after the deadline at the sale price..if you are missing just a few, it might be worth asking them, rather than having to wait a year for the DVDs.