Happy 50th Anniversary, Night of Dark Shadows

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I got somewhat distracted by Angelique's big hair

 

One really has to wonder how Angelique's somewhat flattened hair (due to Charles running his hands through it) -

- suddenly becomes as big as it is, especially at the end of Scene 85 -

- but perhaps that's even more evidence that Scene 85 was shot over the course of a few days... (Or is it evidence that Angelique really was a witch and had cast a spell so that her hair would go back to being perfectly coiffed no matter what Charles did to it during their, uh, amorous interludes?  )

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One final comment that just occurred to me regarding the heart pendant continuity goofs:

It's hard to imagine that DC and editor Charles Goldsmith didn't notice those goofs when they were assembling the footage for Scene 85, so could it have really been the case that, as with the daytime show, DC thought the DS audience was too stupid/unobservant to ever notice? After all, on the daytime show we were never suppose to be smart/observant enough to notice things like when actors wore different clothes during the end of one ep and the restaging of the same scene for the teaser of the next. Though at least in that case, we would be seeing things on different days (and the thinking was that supposedly we were only going to watch the eps once and never again). But in the film the pendant goofs take place in the same scene - and as is the case with most of us, we've watched the original DS films MANY times. Though in my defense, as I've said before, more often than not I tend to strongly focus on faces and not other things (which is why I've rarely been one to notice the occasional stagehand at the outer fringes of the frames of some of the daytime eps unless someone else has pointed them out). But again, even I'm shocked that after all these decades no one else seems to have mentioned the goofs in Scene 85 with the pendant. It pains me to say it, but maybe there really was some point, even if it was only a small one, to DC's belief. But at least it's not like the pendant goofs never went noticed...

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If you want to learn about or refresh your memory concerning the background of the first part of today's first quote -

Page 53/Scene 113 - Alex: 'That's what I'm going to try to find out.'

- and/or the second part of today's first quote -

Page 53/Scene 113 - Alex: 'Tracy...have you ever been in that room?'

- and/or today's second quote -

Page 53/Scene 113 - Tracy: 'No. Why?'

- check out -

Beginning Scene 113, picking up from Scene 112:

- this post...

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If you want to learn about or refresh your memory concerning the background of today's first quote -

Page 53/Scene 113 - Alex: 'Because I think some of our answers are there.'

- and/or today's second quote -

Page 53/Scene 113 - Tracy: 'How could that be?'

- check out -

Continuing with Scene 113, beginning with today's first quote -

- this post...

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Yesterday's and today's graphics -

- have been made using different crops of this still -

- which has been published on page 181 of DS Return To Collinwood...

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If you want to learn about or refresh your memory concerning the background of today's first quote -

Page 53/Scene 113 - Alex: 'I don't know...think you could get in there?'

- and/or today's second quote -

Page 53/Scene 113 - Tracy: 'He keeps it locked and I'd rather not try.'

- check out -

Continuing with Scene 113, beginning with today's first quote: Alex' reply to Tracy asking how can some of the answers they're looking for be in the Tower Room -

- this post...

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...this still - which has been published on page 181 of DS Return To Collinwood

But that's not the only place it's been shared because it appeared as August's photo in the Fest's 1999 Movie Calendar -

(Click here for a 916X620 version)

- a version that shows more than the DSRTC version...

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If you want to learn about or refresh your memory concerning the background of the first part of today's quote -

Page 53/Scene 113 - Alex: 'OK...forget it.'

- and/or the second part of today's quote -

Page 53/Scene 113 - Alex: 'Tracy, I want you to be careful.'

- and/or the third part of today's quote -

Page 54/Scene 113 - Alex (Contd): 'Just be careful...keep an eye on him and if anything else happens, call me.'

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Wrapping up Scene 113 and moving beyond, first with Alex' scripted reaction to Tracy saying she'd rather not try to get into the Tower room:

- this post, and also to learn about Scene 114 and who has witnessed what has transpired between Alex and Tracy...

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If you want to learn about or refresh your memory concerning the background of today's quote -

Page 54/Scene 115 - Quentin: 'You didn't tell Alex about...my attacking you last night.'

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Moving on to today's new scene:

- this post to also learn how the quote is changed in DC's script as well as changes to the directions and descriptions...

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If you want to learn about or refresh your memory concerning the background of today's quote -

Page 54/Scene 115 - Tracy: 'No...I couldn't...I just couldn't. You weren't yourself.'

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Continuing Scene 115 with today's quote, Tracy's response to Quentin remark -

- this post to also learn how the quote is changed in DC's script, changes to the directions and descriptions, as well as some musings about Quentin and Tracy holding back truths...

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Here's the first of three stills I'm sharing that are associated with Scene 115:

(Click here for a 700X476 version)

This one was first shared on the back cover of the NoDS VHS' box, though this actual still shows much more...

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If you want to learn about or refresh your memory concerning the background of yesterday's quote -

Page 54/Scene 115 - Quentin: 'Carlotta. Good. I've decided not to use the tower as a studio anymore.'

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Continuing Scene 115 with the script continuing with:

- this post to also learn how the quote is changed in DC's script, changes to the directions and descriptions, as well as a bit of subtext that Grayson explains in her script...

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Here's the second of three stills I'm sharing that are associated with Scene 115:

(Click here for a 700X476 version)

This one was first shared on page 182 of the DS Movie Book - and interestingly, while it and that version are the same on the left side, that version shows more at the top and this version shows more on the bottom and the right...

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If you want to learn about or refresh your memory concerning the background of Saturday's quote -

Page 54/Scene 115 - Carlotta: 'You said you were painting so well there.'

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Scene 115 continues in the script, beginning with Tracy's reaction to Quentin's decision not to use the tower:

- this post to also learn about the differences in the dialogue and notes Grayson made in her script concerning Carlotta's reaction and a decision she makes...

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If you want to learn about or refresh your memory concerning the background of yesterday's quote -

Page 54/Scene 115 - Quentin: 'This room seems better to me. Would you mind moving down my easel and paints tonight?'

- and/or today's quote -

Page 54/Scene 115 - Carlotta: 'If you're sure, I'll start now.'

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Continuing Scene 115 with yesterday's quote, Quentin's reason for not using the tower -

- this post to also learn about differences in the dialogue and to see a screen capture of how Carlotta throws daggers with her eyes at Tracy...