Don't know if anyone read this article in the Boston Herald 11/30/03 edition ,a bit out- dated but very informative about the proposed series. Here are some of the important quotes from the article "WB turns to "Dark" side for vamp revamp" by Terry Morrow:
In hopes of holding onto viewers who have been devoted to supernatural adventures during the last seven years, WB is dusting off the coffin of Dark Shadows.
"We made a deal with John to do it" says Pam Morrison, WB's head of programming publicity. "It's one of our top priorities. The fact it has been off the air for so many years, and there is still a following for the franchise, makes it appealing to us."
With WB involvement, the new "Shadows" will have "a slightly younger slant with the characters" said Jim Pierson, marketing and promotional director for Dan Curtis Productions.
What will the new Dark Shadows be like?
" A new Dark Shadows would be adapting ( the franchise) to the times, but keeping the original flavor intact," Pierson said. " It's an old-fashioned gothic story with a romantic slant".
"Certainly the WB plays genre programming well", Pierson said. "(The network is) a little more niche oriented. If you look back at Dark Shadows when it first aired, many of the characters were in their early 20s. You did have young lovers on the show. The WB has had shows like Felicity and Dawson's Creek, so it is not so much of a stretch (to emphasize) the youth aspect of Dark Shadows. It's very much the basis of the show anyway."
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