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Post by xmadxscientistx on Jul 16, 2008 1:22:44 GMT -5
Anybody else here like Dark Shadows?
If you haven't heard of it, it's this old TV soap opera about a vampire who tricks the decendents of his family into thinking that he's a cousin from England who's come to live with him. He's sort of a predecessor to Angel, he was a remorceful vampire with a tragic past, who kept falling in love with mortal women with rather predicable results. Very broody, but also kind of evil. Not completely evil, just kind of evil. He was always trying to relive his past. He became a vampire when a witch (Angelique) cursed him back in the 1700's. His father locked him in the family crypt where he remained until a grave robber accidentally freed him and became the Vampire's slave (or butt monkey as we've come to know them).
I think Buffy took some serious cues from this show (not in a bad way, just a good influence-y way).
If you haven't already, you should check it out, but not the 90's revival show because I haven't seen that so I don't feel I should reccomend it to anyone.
Also, Johnny Depp's doing a modernized film version of the show. Everybody thinks he's going to be Barnabas Collins, but I don't think there's been an official announcement as to which part he will play.
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