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Number 171. July 10, 2007.
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Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), announces the following breaking news.
***** POSSIBLE NEW CABLE TV NETWORK HOME FOR ORIGINAL EPISODES
Fans are urged to join the campaign to help bring the original DS back to TV.
The Sci-Fi Channel successfully re-aired DS in the 1990s and into the early 2000s. SG print newsletter issues published during that time thoroughly reported and detailed Sci Fi's 4 broadcast runs of DS.
Now fans are asked to be part of the grassroots effort to help bring DS back to television on the new Chiller cable television channel, available via digital and satellite services.
It is requested that fans contact Chiller by posting thoughtful and encouraging requests on the Chiller TV website message boards, asking them to air DS reruns. Please visit:
http://boards.nbcuni.com/chillertv/You also can write postal-mail letters requesting DS be carried on the network's programming schedule. Send your letters of support to: Chiller TV Programming Department, NBC Universal, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112.
Please act now - don't delay!
SG will report any confirmed developments.
***** LATEST DS AUDIO CD AVAILABLE WITH FREE BONUS DISC
"Big Finish Productions newly-released Dark Shadows: The Legend Reborn is a special behind-the-scenes CD documentary about the making of the new DS audio dramas. The deluxe double-disc CD is $17.00 (includes postage).
"The release features over a dozen interviews with the cast and crew of the series, including David Selby, Lara Parker, Kathryn Leigh Scott, John Karlen and Robert Rodan, plus a bonus soundtrack CD of Joseph Fox's haunting scores from the first audio series."
To purchase "The Legend Reborn" and other titles in the DS CD w audio series, please go to
www.darkshadowsfestival.com or ww.darkshadowsreborn.com.
Big Finish is currently working on the second series of DS audio dramas, with plans to record later this year. SG will update confirmed news.
***** CHRIS PENNOCK IN NEW PRODUCTION OF SHAKESPEARE'S "KING LEAR"
Chris (Jeb, Cyrus/John, Sebastian, Gabriel) asks SG to please tell fans that this classic play opens July 13 and runs to August 1 (Chris hopefully adds, "and maybe beyond!").
Performances are at the Lee Strasberg Film and Theater Institute, 7936 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046. 323-650-7777. (The location is near the intersection of Santa Monica Blvd. and Fairfax Ave.)
Chris says, "I'd love it if all the Dark Shadows fans in the area could come and support me in a truly terrifying endeavor. It's a wild and radical King Lear!"
Fans attending "King Lear" are invited and welcome to share their reports, photos, and program books with SG so fans who cannot be there can enjoy it through your experience.
***** JOAN BENNETT FILM MARATHON ON TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES (TCM) -
INCLUDING "HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS" - AUGUST 15-16, 2007
Before portraying Elizabeth, Naomi, Judith, and Flora on DS, Joan's acting career featured acclaimed film noir movies during Hollywood's "Golden Era" in the 1930s-40s. These roles and others often are noted in retrospectives and tributes like this one on TCM.
The cable network plans a total of 13 films, starting at 6:00 am (EDT) on Aug. 15. The 24-hour marathon is due to conclude with 1970's "House of DS," the first major motion picture based on a TV daytime soap opera. "HODS" should screen at 4:15 am (EDT) on Thurs., Aug. 16.
TCM Publicity:
4:15 am - House Of Dark Shadows (1970)
A vampire seeks a cure so he can wed the reincarnation of his lost love.
Cast: Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall, Joan Bennett. Dir: Dan Curtis. C-97 mins, TV-14.
SG asks fans to please share any media reviews, articles, or advertisements for the marathon. Please send them to SG's postal- or e- mail addresses (given later in this Update).
*** DARK SHADOWS FESTIVAL CONVENTION - AUG. 17-18, 2007
WESTCHESTER MARRIOTT HOTEL, TARRYTOWN, NY
SG premiere-announced our 2007 convention earlier this year. The current SG print issue #110 announces and updates our guests, general programming highlights, and other details.
To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Jonathan Frid's first appearance as "Barnabas Collins," we welcome Jonathan back to the Fest as he joins us on Sat., Aug. 18 only.
We also welcome our "Ladies of Dark Shadows" guests: Lara Parker (Angelique), Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie/Josette), and Marie Wallace (Eve, Mad Jenny). They attend the Fest both days.
SG Online Updates #167-170 announced the latest confirmed plans and developments, including general programming and special events such as Friday day trips to nearby historic Lyndhurst Estate ("Collinwood" in both DS movies) and the closing Banquet with the Stars on Saturday evening. To receive more information from these e-mail List announcements, please contact
ShadowGram@aol.comA schedule of events will be announced on this SG Updates List when convention programming is confirmed. The schedule also will be sent via postal-mail to pre-registered Fest members shortly before the Fest.
The Westchester Marriott Hotel is at 670 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591. 914-631-2200. It is approximately 25 miles (45 minutes) north of Manhattan on the eastern shore of the Hudson River at the Tappan-Zee Bridge. The hotel is accessible by air, train, and driving. Closest major airports: JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark. Main highways: US-87, US-95, US-287, Route 9, and Route 119.
SG reminds fans that the Westchester Marriott Hotel is sold out of sleeping rooms. Fans still can book rooms at the following hotels. Please contact them directly to make reservations in any of these locations.
Nearby hotels: Courtyard Marriott Greenburgh-Tarrytown, 475 White Plains Rd. 914-631-1122. Marriott Springhill Suites-Tarrytown, 480 White Plains Rd. 914-366-4600. Sheraton-Tarrytown, 600 White Plains Rd. 914-332-7900. A mile from the Westchester Marriott is the Extended Stay America Hotel at 118 Tarrytown Rd. in Elmsford. 914-347-8073. In the town of Hawthorn 4 miles away is a Comfort Inn. 914-592-8600.
Fest memberships / Trip reservations / Banquet reservations:
Send SASE (Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope) to:
Dark Shadows Festival, P.O. Box 92, Maplewood, NJ 07040
General information is on the Fest website:
www.darkshadowsfestival.com***** All fans attending the Fest are invited and welcome to share their photos and reports with SG. Your sharing lets SG readers worldwide enjoy the Festival event through you, and helps each SG published issue be as complete as possible. Please send all materials to SG's e- or postal- mail addresses below. A Contributor's Copy issue is given in thanks for major input.
SG in print will further detail the news in this Update and other news within the coming weeks.
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