I remember watching Dark Shadows when I was little with my mother. Now watching it again as an adult, it really shows the quality of the story lines and acting. Yes there are more of a few lines flubbed and glimpses of equipment in the background but it had a grueling schedule and every shot was left in, probably because they thought it would never been seen more than once. I watched the series from the very beginning before Johnathan Frid was introduced as Barnabas Collins. It was creepy and was excellent at building atmosphere and suspense. The scenes in the cemetery during the Laura Collins story lines were truly scary. In fact I was surprised at how creepy they were for a daytime soap. It's nice coming back to Dark Shadows and seeing how well done it was, especially after the Johnny Depp film which really did not do the original series justice.
Review of Dark Shadows
