Dark Shadows

I just read a preview, if that is the correct term, from examiner.com's Jeff York --"This Ain't Your Mom's Dark Shadows" is his title. this-ain-t-your-mom-s-dark-shadows  Just like the latest Star Trek movie wasn't your daddy's (or in my case, mama's) Star Trek, the new Dark Shadows film will be a different take on the old television show. I don't expect the new Burton-Depp Dark Shadows to be exactly like the original series, but I am hopeful that it might be at least entertaining. It certainly can't be any worse than the horrible House and Night of Dark Shadows movies Dan Curtis left us with. From the trailers of the new DS film, it looks humorous, dark and slightly shady; just like I like all my Burton films. I am excited about seeing the new film; however, I don't expect it to totally reflect the original shows except in characters and certain storylines. May 11 won't get here soon enough for me; if only to see Johnny Depp's Barnabas Collins and Helena Bonham-Carter's Dr. Julia Hoffman, two of my favorite characters from the original DS.

I starting watching the series when it premiered on ABC back in the summer of 1966. I was hooked from the first episode and watched it to the end. Discovering it again on SciFi in the 90s was a real treat. Little did I know that there would be still be this huge fan base. Dark Shadows fans are diverse and amazing.

Let's wait to see the movie before we make any snap decisions about whether or not it will be true to the story. We know that it can't possibly be so, there is no way to duplicate what Dan Curtis created, but here's to hoping Burton and Co. can make it as close as possible.