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Dark Shadows DVD Collection 26
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: MPI
EAN: 0030306775494
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 50
Label: Mpi Home Video
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Mpi Home Video
MPN: DVD7754
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Mpi Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 26, 2006
Running Time: 750 minutes
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: June 27, 1966
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Editorial Review:
With its alluring tales of Gothic mystery and supernatural intrigue Dark Shadows became one of the most popular daytime series of all time. Since first airing on ABC-TV from 1966-71 Dark Shadows has earned the reputation as being one of the most unusual and enduring programs in television history. The character of Barnabas Collins a guilt-ridden 175 year-old vampire brought the show tremendous success.In 1841 parallel time Daphne Harridge becomes suicidal at the thought of losing Bramwell Collins to her sister Catherine. James Forsythe's spirit reveals why he cursed the Collinses in 1680. The ghost of Brutus Collins traps Morgan Collins and Julia Collins in a secret corridor at Collinwood where they find two mummified bodies. After marrying Kendrick Young Melanie Collins becomes insane. Morgan is enraged to learn Catherine and Bramwell have resumed their romance. As crises continue to surround them the Collins family struggle to survive hoping to finally end the curse that has brought so much sorrow.This DVD set presents the final episodes of the series plus many hours of bonus material.Bonuses: Exclusive documentaries (Dark Shadows Tribute and Dark Shadows 25th Anniversary); Special compilation programs (Dark Shadows Vampires & Ghosts Dark Shadows Scariest Moments The Best of Barnabas); Featurettes and montages (The Making of Return to Collinwood Before the Shadows A Fan RemembersDark Shadows - The Beginning Beyond The Shadows). Also: rare rehearsal footage promotional spots trailers and behind-the-scenes home movies.Starring: Jonathan Frid Joan Bennett David Selby Lara Parker John Karlen Grayson Hall Louis Edmonds Nancy Barrett Keith Prentice Kate Jackson Christopher Pennock Kathy Cody and Thayer David.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 030306775494 Manufacturer No: DVD7754
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - the final shows
Sadly the series end left the cast back in the 1860's which is pretty much the only plot thread resolved. The DVD does have some bonus features where the writers surmise how some of the characters might have ended up in 1970.
In a way the final episodes do deal with the later day characters as the storyline is about the locked room and the family curse. Several bonus features flush out the set on disc 4. The promo clips from various television shows with Jonathan Frid were a nice feature. Dark ... Read More
Rating:  - finally,..after jumping the shark
It is, as several other reviewers have noted, sad to see the end of Dark Shadows in its original incarnation, but I for one, bought Set 26 simply to be a "completist." I never really enjoyed the final plotline set in 1841 parallel time, and I really consider this storyline to be the final nail in the coffin. Yes, the writers were running out of ideas and one could argue the show "jumped the shark" several times before, but I think this is where the shark bit back. Jonathan Frid said in interviews ... Read More
Rating:  - The begining of the end of the show...
Like most reviewers here, I used to watch this show after school in the 60's. I'd run home from school to get to see it twice in the afternoon, once at 3:30 on a Chattanooga station and then at 4:00 pm on my Atlanta channel. Even as a primary school student, the combination of vampires, witches and werewolves didn't scare me one bit. I was fascinated! And just as an aside, the question asked of the boys of my generation was always, "Ginger or Mary Ann?" Incomplete. It should have been "Ginger, Mary ... Read More
Rating: - The Last Shadows
I was sad when I was a kid watching Dark Shadows end ,I always thought there are more monsters to do .Now that the DVD's are coming to an end I'm saddened again .The show was a late night favorite of mine ,the charachters were never to over the top for me .I enjoyed the use of the actors in "family" roles ,playing someone from a different generation in the same family .This DVD set wraps up the last Parallel Time story and the series .The extras on this set are outstanding and really flesh out how much this ... Read More
Rating: - dark shadows DVD Collection 26
It's a wonderful opportunity to see again a very interesting and old TV serie and DVD system gives the chance to the dark shadows fans. In Chile this serie was put on TV in the seventy years but not completed and I am very happy right now seeing the next episodes that I never saw in that time. Thank you very much.
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