Johnny Depp and Tim Burton are finally set to start production next April on their big-screen remake of the cult vampire TV series Dark Shadows. The daytime soap, which ran from 1966 to 1971, starred Jonathan Frid as the vampire Barnabas Collins and worked werewolves, ghosts, witches, zombies, and other gothic things into its storylines. This television show was actually a precursor for all the vampire and werewolf series that are on today. They started it all.
Some rather interesting tidbits - one of my good friends loves Dark Shadows and actually met Jonathan Frid. My best friend's father was a director and actually took the whole family to New York to the studio and watched one of the shows being taped. Mr. Frid was not there at that time but David Selby was there.
I only remember catching glimpses of the show. We were not allowed to watch it.
let's hope they make a great remake!!
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