DARK SHADOWS BEGINNING COLLECTION #6
Set 6 of the early days of Dark Shadows,
continuing on about Victoria, Elizibeth,
David, Maggie, Carolyn, Roger & co.!
Sadly there are still no closed captions!!
EPISODE # 179: March 02, 1967:
The doctor and Joe get into the crypt. Frank
is insistant to stop him from doing anything!
The caretaker is adamant about not letting the
men open the coffin! Apparenly Josette didn't
agree with him! A-
EPISODE # 180: March 03, 1967:
The aftermath of the coffin opening! So now the
gents are out after Laura Murdock number 2! And of
course Laura shows up to the party!! And suddenly
the caretaker starts going nuts! This is the last
episode with the character of Frank! No reasons
given! A-
EPISODE # 181: March 06, 1967:
The mystery of Elizabeth prowling in the night is
a subject of discussion here! The new man in town
is back, still interested in Mrs. Collins!! A
EPISODE # 182: March 07, 1967:
David decides to go away with his mother! The doctor
tries to persuade Roger to help them keep David away
from Laura! Vicky works on Burke for the same purpose! A-
EPISODE # 183: March 08, 1967:
Laura goes to both Roger and then Burke and threatens
them to back her up! Hmmm, what will they do?! The
doctor and Laura have an interesting meeting!! A
EPISODE # 184: March 09, 1967:
The doctor wants to put on another seance, with
all the people who've had any kind of contact with
Josette present: Vicky, David & Sam! Of course Laura
knows somethigs going on and is determined to stop
it!! David is called upon to save Dr. Guthrie, by
Josette!!! A
EPISODE # 185: March 10, 1967:
More about the seance!! Of course, again, Laura
is determined not to let the seance happen! Will
the good doctor make it? And what will they all
see if it comes off?? A-
EPISODE # 186: March 13, 1966:
The last episode with Dr. Guthrie(John Lasell)!
The seance goes on without the doctor present
but with Burke & Joe there instead! They don't
participate, but are there for the aftermath!
Instead of Josette, the get David Radcliff! A-
EPISODE # 187: March 14, 1967:
Back at Collinwood! Carolyn learns what happened
at the seance and about Dr. Guthrie! David is again
saying he wants to go with his mother! A
EPISODE # 188: March 15, 1967:
Laura tells everyone that she's giving up and
leaving without David! Vicky doesn't believe
her! She later appears to David and tells him
to get ready to leave with her, lying that Roger
is planning to take him to a boarding school! A
EPISODE # 189: March 16, 1967:
This is just what you would expect!! Everyone is
relieved that Laura has left! But did she really!
This comes down to the stupid housekeeper not doing
what she was told to, and a mistaken date!! A
EPISODE # 190: March 17, 1967:
Laura meets up with David at the old shack that
they had set up previously to meet at! Everyone is
hunting for him! While later that same night, the
shack burns up!! A
EPISODE # 191: March 20, 1967
David is in the fisherman's shack which is still
burning and Laura trying to bamboozle him into
burning up with her! Carolyn is in the hospital
hoping for her mother to get better! And Vicky
has been lead to the shack and tries to save him! A
EPISODE # 192: March 21, 1967
The aftermath of the whole Laura story line! But
don't worry folks, SHE'LL BE BACK!!! A
EPISODE # 193: March 22, 1967
Sam is approached by an art dealer who wants to
put on a show with his paintings - from about 10
years ago!! Problem is he sold them to Roger! And
of course Roger being the loving, kind man he is
basically tells him to go to Hell!! Sam says he
has 48 hours to give them to him or he'll go to
Burke! A dude from Elizabeth's past shows up in
town and starts asking questions about her! A
EPISODE # 194: March 23, 1967
Elizabeth's homecoming!! She's acting a little
strange, even for a Collins, or should I say
Stoddard!! From one mystery to the next! A
EPISODE # 195: March 24, 1967
More about the new man in town! And several lies
covering Elizabeth's prowling around at night!
Liz makes Vicky lie, several times!! A-
EPISODE # 196: March 27, 1967
The old aquantance shows up at Collinwood and is
suggesting that he should stay at the house for
a while! He's introduced as a friend of her
husband, Paul!! A-
EPISODE # 197: March 28, 1967
Elizabeth is questioning how long their new boarder
plans on staying! He informs her that he's broke and
needs "more" money! Roger goes down to the basement
looking for the paintings Sam wants and discovers
Jason rustling around in the basement! Several questions
from Roger to Liz about the locked door in the basement! A
EPISODE # 198: March 29, 1967
Roger is very determined to get into the room
in the basement!! Still looking for the paintings!
Sam finally breaks down to his daughter(Maggie)
what happened ten years ago and that he saw Roger
kill the person that Burke was convicted of! A
EPISODE # 199: March 30, 1967
Jason meets up with his cohort in the Blue Whale!
He appears to be totally crazy! More on that one
to come! Maggie tells her dad that they should go
to Burke and tell him the truth about what happened
ten years prior! A
EPISODE # 200: March 31, 1967
Sam finally tells Burke the truth!! Burke handles
it pretty much how you would expect! More arguements
between Elizabeth & Roger! Sam and Burke arrive at
Collinwood!
EPISODE # 201: April 03, 1966
Sam and Burke get Elizabeth and Roger into the parlor
and spill the beans! David shows up for the first
time in several episodes!! And the big reveal about
what actually happened to Paul! A
Roger is concerned that now that Elizabeth knows
the truth about the accident that she'll kick him
out of the house, not realizing that she has her
own secrets!! A-
EPISODE # 202: April 04, 1967
So with the truth out about not only Roger, but
Elizabeth also, Maggie goes to the Blue Whale to
meet someone(she never says who) and the new asshole
tries to hit on her! In walks Joe, and while the
two are bantering, in walks Jason and defuses the
situation!! It's fortunate that the character of
Willie only lasts a few more episodes! Unfortunately
Jason hangs around a lot longer!! A-
EPISODE # 203: April 05, 1967
Willie show up at Collinwood and threatens the
plan of Jason! A
EPISODE # 204: April 06, 1967
As expected, Willie is being jerk to the girls but
Elizabeth isn't very aware of what's really going on!
Vicky winds up at the Blue Whale with Burke and guess
who's there!! He then goes back to Collinwood, where
he bothers Carolyn, and she pulls a gun on himm!! A
EPISODE # 205: April 07, 1967
Willie is tired of "waiting" and decides he wants
to get his money now! This ends very strangely,
even for a Dark Shadows episode! As Willie is
heading out of Collinwood, the camera pans over
to a painting of one of the ancestors(Barnabas))!! A
EPISODE # 206: April 10, 1967
IMDb has this incorrect, and from that point on
all of the episodes are off on their date!!!! Just
a FYI!!
Also, strangly, there's a new Willie!!! No explanation!
As for the actual story, Burke offers his help with the
Willie and Jason problem! A
EPISODE # 207 April 11, 1967
A hot night on the town! At the Blue Whale, Burke
and Willie lock horns again, only this time it goes
to blows and suddenly there's weapons involved! A
EPISODE # 208: April 13, 1967
Willie is quite money-hungry! And he'll do just about
about anything to get it, including stealing from
Elizabeth! Not too smart that boy! A
EPISODE # 209: April 14, 1967
After his discussion with David about the family
jewels, Willie plans a different kind of heist -
graves!! A
SPECIAL FEATUERS:
There are 11 specials in this set:
Episode 211 restored with original commercials;
(Not sure why they put this in this set before
you've been able to watch episode 210!!!)
Episode 191 extra footage;
Interview With Writer Malcolm Marmorstein;
Alzheimer's PSA produced & directed by Dan Curtis;
Dark Shadows syndication promo reel;
Dark Shadows sydication promo spots(3);
Sci-Fi Channel Dark Shadows commercials
Interviews with writer Ron Sproat;
Dark Shadows merchandise promos;
Vintage Joan Bennett newsreel footage
Dan Curtyis Movies on MPI DVD promo
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
Like many people I used to rush home from grammar
school to see this Gothic soap opera. I distinctly
remember being petrified of the werewolf and running
out of the room when Barnabas bit somebody.
Seeing it now it's still sort of creepy. It moves
very slow (of course) and the black & white seasons
are extremely dull with really pathetic special
effects and threadbare settings. But when the
series switched to color and started to really
be popular (in 1967) it really got going. The
special effects improved, the settings and
costumes got more elaborate and the plot lines
went barreling out of control. Also they had
a good cast who played all their roles seriously.
That's good, because if they had camped it up
or winked at the audience it would have fallen
apart.
A good, fun horror soap. It's a good thing
it's available on video and DVD now. - preppy-3