There is some really entertaining acting (prissy Louis Edmonds as Roger Collins is priceless, and Joan Bennett as his dignified sister Elizabeth Stoddard is very appealing in her role, plus there are various attractive male actors and some pretty good kid actors). Well, aside from Barnabas of course. And we knew that there was something special about what we were doing.". We know Louis Edmonds was gay but was Jonathan Frid? In 1970, he was the youngest and last of the Collins name. You can catch it on this YouTube channel! Some of these happen so quickly it's hard to notice. That was something the actor playing Barnabas had to remember all the time. And so I did Crazy Jenny. I watched about 6 or 7 episodes and became bored with it. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." We ran out of stories, gas and interest, added Frid. It hadnt occurred to me to be a professional until then and a friend of mine was definitely coming to New York after the war to become a professional actor, he recalled. 689, 690, 691, 693, 694, 695, 700, 767, 815, 839, 893, 894, 896, 897, 898, 902, 903, 904, 908, 911, 913/914, 918, 924, 925, 926, 937, 942, 958, 959, 979, 1002, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1089, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1100, 1102, 1103, 1109, 702, 708, 710, 718, 722, 725, 726, 730, 734, 738, 753, 754, 758, 760, 761, 767, 770, 801, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 828, 829, 836, 838, 983, 984, 991, 992, 1002, 1003, 1008, 1013, 1028. Were still talking about Dark Shadows for the same reasons were still talking about Casablanca, Star Wars, and The Twilight Zone they all have a lot of gears working in unison that sing to us on levels deeper than just personal. Fandoms tend to crop up around these kinds of properties because they provoke a shared experience thats transcendent, and we gather together to try to prolong that experience. Karma for embarassing me I suppose. Said Scott: "Gene Roddenberry went ahead in time and told universal tales. What the character did have was "Quentin's Theme," an instrumental that became a hit song in 1969. Also, she was beautiful -- Hitchcock would have loved her! I love every second of it. My first introduction to Dark Shadows was when I was 10 years old and a friend told me about a TV series with a ghost, Josette, who saves our heroine Victoria Winters and leaves a smell of jasmine. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. "You don't mean, like, the baseball playing cards?" Watch it to see if you can tell when Joan Bennett is reading her lines in the tea cup. I don't think I care much for Roger Davis, though. They had a fake arm on the bottom of the box; it looked like it held the box. David Henesy (October 20, 1956-) Child actor in film, television, and. By 1954 he had decided to move to the United States, where he would attend New York University and, in 1957, would receive a Master of Fine Arts in Directing from the Yale School of Drama. I am, however, watching a Canadian show called Strange Paradise that aired around the same time. Lastly, you can "liberate" an Amazon stick to access just about everything everywhere for free but video quality and buffering will vary. Following are reflections on the original 1966-71 Gothic soap, compiled by 1971. R112, they both were good, but the girl that played Barnabas' little sister Sarah was the worst child actress I've ever seen. Dark Shadows and Edge of Night were two of gayest sets in NYC in the 60s and 70s and that is saying a lot. Still watch and enjoy the reruns and and the series still holds up quite well. The end wasnt really a great shock, because the writing on the wall was always there for me, he shared. She was a little bit isolated and wanted to break out, like everybody in the '60s they wanted to break out of whatever mold they had been cast in. And a little girl said, 'Mommy! Florida I think, to his apartment in NYC and as he was about to leave, his phone rang and it was his agent, offering him the Dark Shadows role, so he decided to delay his plan to take a job teaching on the West Coast, and save up . The fang business with Barnabas I never thought that I created fear, I always felt foolish doing that part of it, but the horror part I liked was the lie. Theres nothing more horrible than looking someone in the eye who is tell you a lie and you know its a lie. Or comedies that werent funny? Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins and David Henesy as David Collins on 'Dark Shadows' (courtesy Dan Curtis Productions) . It wasnt the ordinary soap opera and they went through all the horror stories three or four times; we were repeating ourselves. If not, it was a pop culture phenomenon youd have to have been there for to fully appreciate just how big it was. "But the first time we did it, when I lifted it up to choke (another actor), the box dropped! Please complete the process by verifying your email address. He started in some years ago and he's still going strong. I may try that, R11. Like R4, I too rushed home from elementary school to watch it, but soon realized that the only part worth catching was opening title and end credits. They found something very human in the monster and he became the most popular character on the show, which made him unkillable. "Just as Jonathan (Frid), with his Barnabas thing he must have gotten sick of seeing himself.". "Now that you've killed her father, the wedding must be postponed.". R106 That I cannot believe. As a child actor on the show, he played several key roles, and was there for the cult serial's . How was that? I would laugh every time one of the characters would say how terrifying that dream was. He was always nice, right from the beginning; he was never really bad. It's my comfort viewing. After Moltke left to raise a family in 1968, actresses Betsy Durkin and Carolyn Groves briefly replaced her for only a handful of episodes, before Victoria was written out completely. "She was a very '60s person," Barrett said. And then the other side, which is the pure side, the virginal side. It's me! The Dark Shadows Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Fun fact - i'm named after one of the characters since my mother was apparently very into the series around the time of my birth. Look! "He had the long frock coat, which I thought was wonderful, and he had the sideburns," Selby said. The Dream Curse was like going to an elementary school haunted house that got one extra feature each new time. I loved the early episodes, when the show was struggling to find a voice and tone. 'Dark Shadows' trailer: Why the comedy? I didn't have to carry the load that Barnabas or a couple of the other people had to carry. ABC debuts 'Dark Shadows' on June 27, 1966. Oh, the malevolence at my house in early July, when Dallas episodes briefly went back to costing money on IMDB TV. "If I saw them and don't remember them, it's because I saw a lot of them and they began to blur. He also played Andre DuPres in the 1795 storyline. "I had been through the mill already by the time I hit 'Dark Shadows.' In terms of the theater, I like the inner drama rather than the outward manifestation. I'd never heard it before Dark Shadows was on. I'm in the U.K., though, so it might be different here. On April 14, 2012, Jonathan Frid died at age 87 from a combination of pneumonia and complications from a fall. The close-ups on David were funny! ", Karlen reprised Willie in the film "House of Dark Shadows. ), "Because, he wanted somebody who was very aggressive, very macho and very strong. I'm not paying for it now it's been pulled, though. Henesy eventually left acting as he grew up, and currently lives in Panama City, Panama with his wife, Carolina Rodriguez. Our dreams were fulfilled when Victoria Winters travelled back to 1795 and we learned the full story of Josette and her tragic love for Barnabas. Willie Loomis makes my skin crawl. That was really dress-up time.". He wasnt at all. The list distinguishes characters from the original ABC daytime soap opera series, the 1970s films, the 1991 NBC remake series, . "Oh, I was getting so bored being straight man during all the fun everybody else was having, turning into a vampire," he said. I do, but I dont miss the work, he admitted. You could smell her way before you ever saw her. It was essentially a Gothic novel brought to life, involving a woman (Alexandra Moltkes Victoria Winters) who comes to Collinwood to work as a governess for young David Collins (David Henesy) while trying to uncover secrets of her own past. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. Nancy Barrett never seemed to flub her lines. I mmediately told my friend that my brother was a huge DS fan and would plotz at where we were, As well as the fact that he dressed up as the character for several Halloweens. She had been married to three Collins, Jeremiah Collins (1700s), Edward Collins (late 1800s), and Roger Collins (1960s). The Leviathan storyline saw the first ratings decline, but it was the parallel world plot that really killed it. David Henesy really did a fine job acting possessed. "I was only on once or twice a week. Work got sloppy, the writing got sloppy, the discipline got bad and the show burned itself out.. Even better than many of the adults on the show. "They kind of represented two sides of woman, you might say. Reminds me of riding my bike as fast as I could home from school to make the 4 o'clock broadcast. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I was nervous and under a great strain. He started cooking for his fellow cast members of Dark Shadows when he was about 11 years old. I watched it from first episode to last back in the day (yes, I'm old). And let's not forget that the actress who played Victoria Winters was also Claus von Bulow's mistress and testified at his trial. David's aunt is Elizabeth Collins Stoddard. We start today's show with young David somewhat the worse for wear, following an improperly motivated "boo" attack earlier in the day. 4, 5, 6, 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35, 36, 48, 50, 53, 58, 59, 68, 70, 73, 74, 77, 79, 82, 83, 84, 86, 90, 93, 98, 100, 101, 102, 108, 113, 114, 115, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 130, 132, 135, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 147, 150, 151, 155, 159, 162, 163, 165, 166, 173, 176, 181, 182, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 194, 201, 205, 208, 212, 223, 224, 240, 241, 253, 256, 267, 268, 284, 288, 292, 304, 305, 306, 308, 310, 311, 313, 315, 316, 318, 320, 324, 325, 326, 327, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 337, 342, 344, 348, 350, 352, 363, 364, 489, 492, 495, 497, 511, 539, 540, 541, 598, 609, 639, 640, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 656, 657, 659, 660, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 684, 685, 686, 688. R38 Yes, and my understanding is that if you want to watch the early episodes before Barnabas came along, you have to specifically type in "Dark Shadows: The Beginning." It seemed like one brick per episode. Every time the show went up another notch, I figured it was peaking and that it would start to go down. I also love the late 60s/early 70s clothes the women wore, especially when they went to color. "You know, he was a bit of a rogue. Together they . Vicky!" Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). It still never fails to disappoint me. He was just going to be like every other vampire predator a threat that had to be eliminated. R69 John Karlen who played Willie Loomis was in his mid 30's when he started on the show. Like all fan events it was culty and as I was not in the cult quite hilarious. The entire set of shows can be found on the internet, if you know where to look. The shows ratings skyrocketed, the writers introduced a wide variety of other supernatural beings to torment the Collins family, vast amounts of merchandise were inspired by the show and there were two feature films, House of Dark Shadows (1970) and Night of Dark Shadows (1971). ", Friendly neighborhood vampire: 'Dark Shadows' is the latest movie to de-fang its monster. So I'm not sure why people have identified with him, but I'm grateful that they have. He played Humphrey Bogart in one of the Woody Allen films I think - Jerry Lacey. Another option is to invest in a VPN that allows you to change nationality and access sites from other countries as they appear to their locals. "How will I ever find her?". "It's not dependent upon technology or anything. People often complain about it being "too slow" and I've never understood that. Laura Collins was a Phoenix. But not everything Nickerson and Henesy did on the set was quite so wholesome. It seemed random to me. I really wish they wouldn't have dropped Victoria's story, because it was somewhat compelling. They remind me of my high school theater days when sets would collapse, muslin walls would wiggle, and doors refused to open! When Karlen took over, he did his best to keep the accent but was from NYC (Brooklyn?) That was how we did it. It was a soap opera and so there were long stretches of the day-to-day run where nothing much happened, and even as kids we could tell they were just dragging things outHere's a nice clip where the busybody housekeeper, Cousin Abigail, in a sequence set back in the 19th Century, catches Barnabas emerging from his coffin at sundown. I think the Laura the Phoenix storyline, which was pre-Barnabas, was more interesting than any of the vampire crap. That was in 1945. The introduction of Barnabas Collins in the second year took the focus off sincere, earnest young governess Victoria Winters, who was searching for her roots from Episode 1, and put it on an unrepentant, cruel vampire played by an actor who looked 15 years older than he was IRL and who regularly blew his lines. It was a favorite as a youth. I liked all of Dark Shadows, but I do think the 1897 storyline went on a skosh too long. said the actor in 1997, when asked about the phenomenon. Frid and Henesy are both adorable as panelists. Will I see it as high camp now? Kate Jackson and some others had their start there. Outside of Dark Shadows, Ford is perhaps best known for the role of John Hancock in the musical 1776 which . They've fixed it. Hard to believe she had a Oscar nom. Ive always played the heavy and Ive had great delight in playing them. You see, the arm inside the box (a prop for a scene) was my arm. Apparently the show was shot live on tape. "We could do that, because she wore Jungle Gardenia (brand) perfume, which is extremely intense. He died and had himself buried in his Dracula cape. R121 - You can tell from outer space. Google Dark Shadows Every Day. We were almost like a summer stock group. Love the DS bloopers. This one, Don Briscoe. The black and white episodes were especially like watching badly rehearsed theater. The first 250 episodes go extremely slowly, so you are advised to start when Barnabas arrives and the show transforms from a gothic soap into a monster mash. And the audience loved it. "Dark Shadows" came the reply. It's a good thing "Dark Shadows" creator Dan Curtis wasn't in New York when the role of gentleman vampire Barnabas Collins was cast. I thought Reverend Trask was the one bricked behind a wall - he was sexy! Is David from Dark Shadows still alive? Everything I've seen said they had to cut the storyline short because Diana Millay was pregnant. Why did James Hall leave Dark Shadows? "There was something about (Jenny's) vulnerability that really was endearing to me." If you missed a line, you were out of luck.". All told, though, things were pretty quiet. She did away with Frids concerns by pointing out that once they had the tour schedule, they could schedule engagements on the road. What they came up with was a concept that would put Frid who always had a tough time memorizing lines on the road armed with a music stand, stool and written material from which he would read/perform. Not only the impact that the character had on the show, but the impact that the character had on the pop culture and all of horror storytelling going forward., When Jonathan joined the show, he continues, nobody could actually tell him how to play a vampire. David Collins (4-1109) His roles varied, ranging from The Rivals Sir Anthony the Absolute to Father Barrett of The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Dr. Sloper in The Heiress and Richard III among many Shakespeare parts. Victoria Winters going back to see how Barnabas became a vampire was my all-time favorite storyline, but the Quentin-becomes-a-werewolf s/l was great too. If I did make a career out of it, I would have to become an honorary member of every occult society in the country and get into vampirism. He did embrace his Dark Shadows past by attending a number of conventions in New York and California between 2007 and 2011, and he reprised the role of Barnabas for the first time in the 2010 audio drama The Night Whispers. It never occured to me to ask for an autograph for my brother. I was one of those kids who rushed home from elementary school to watch Dark Shadows in its original run. Another land rover pulled up, and there was a family. The vengeful, and beautiful, witch Angelique hypnotized viewers by looking into the TV camera while casting spells. I don't remember much about the film or the light meal he'd prepared , but I do remember the thirty minute or so conversation about everything but DS, with him asking if I could see about getting his one man show into the town I lived as I knew someone who worked at the Performing Arts Center. Back in the 90's I went with pal to a Dark Shadows convention. "We started a little restaurant on the set. ", While on a vacation in the '60s, Scott became aware of the impact of "Dark Shadows. I swear I once saw partially dressed Thayer David walk across the set as the credits were running, then hustle away as he realized the camera was on. As Amy Jennings, Denise Nickerson became the on- and offscreen playmate of fellow child actor and "Dark Shadows" co-star David Henesy. "But I was not a kid, I'll tell you the truth," Karlen said. Watching it now I realize Grayson Hall was the whole fucking show. There's Maggie Evans!' I never really got into it in elementary school, which was where I was when it came out. Few likely consider them blood-thirsty predators who look upon us as nothing more than cattle, which is the way it used to be until the arrival, in 1967, of a perfect storm: actor Jonathan Frid, vampire Barnabas Collins and Dark Shadows, the daytime horror soap opera. She would have been a good opponent for Barnabas and Dr. Hoffman in the 20th century (we had to wait for the 19th century for that, which is an interesting sentence to write). And there are a lot of people who still are. R71, I'm still able to watch it through Tubi for free. David Henesy (born October 20, 1955) played David Collins, the young Daniel Collins, Jamison Collins, Daniel Collins (PT), and Tad Collinsin the original Dark Shadows. I watched a few episodes when the revival came out in the early 90's - i was interested in the source material. But once we went into the studio, I found that I enjoyed it and we went back a second day to perform it again after I was comfortable. Jonathan Frid flubbed more lines than everyone else in the cast put together. You couldn't smell the smoke through the Jungle Gardenia. Its too much hard work. Entertainment is hard work statistically speaking, its almost impossible to make anything thats not forgotten by the end of the week.